Refining medical products to better suit patient needs.

For my Senior Project I was a part of a team that designed and manufactured a surgical tool that will aid surgeons during knee replacement. This involved working with a local surgeon to develop requirements and specifications. From there we designed the device with manufacturability in mind as well as other DFX principals. Of-the-shelf parts were sourced and custom parts were manufactured from 316L stainless steel with mills, lathes, and a waterjet.

I was a grader and teacher assistant for BMED 410, Biomechanics for two quarters. After taking the course the professor asked me to become a TA. I attended lab in order to help students execute lab procedures and answered questions. I also graded lab assignments and homework.

For two years I was a tutor for 3 separate courses each quarter. These courses included engineering statics and dynamics, physics, chemistry, linear analysis I and II, and all levels of calculus. I helped communicate course content to students when they had questions, walked through example problems in front of groups, and prepared worksheets and study guides.

I started in QL+ as a member and developed my skills by attending workshops where I learned SolidWorks, soldering, 3D printing, laser cutting and many others. I later joined a year-long design project where I helped design and manufacture a prosthetic swimming fin. After enjoying this first project so much I decided to be a Team Leader the next year. In this project I led a team of 5 other engineering students to create a prosthetic tool for a nurse to use on the job. I managed the project schedule, communicated with our customer, advised on all components, created CAD models, and 3D printed prototypes. I led our team to create a successful device on time and under budget which is currently used by our customer. My current role is to advise new Team Leads in project management, manufacturing, and design.

I worked at OHSU's West Campus performing biomedical research. I completed an independent project on a non-human primate model for diseases of the eye, particularly the retina. I developed a new methodology for analyzing and correlating data. To further understand the data I modeled, 3D printed, and iterated designs to investigate optical interactions between the cameras and non-human primate eyes.