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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Conduct primary research by facilitating interviews, mock shelf study sessions, and play testing• Execute secondary research tasks including review mining, competitor analysis, and trendspotting• Synthesize data and present meaningful findings to product development team

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Analyzed interview videos and transcripts using NVivo to capture insights and measure interviewer skill• Facilitated twelve student research assistants in conducting interviews in Uganda and Zimbabwe• Presented findings at the American Society for Engineering Education 2022 Annual Conference

United States

• Investigated design solutions to ensure adherence to form, fit, and function• Specified tolerances and created CAD drawings for manufacturing tooling• Facilitated the transfer and certification of equipment during a manufacturing site move

Chanhassen, Minnesota

• Owned the manufacturing processes and procedures in the printed circuit assembly area including soldering, potting, conformal coating, functional testing, and failure analysis• Provided ongoing production support by investigating quality and safety concerns, identifying and implementing continuous improvement activities, and tracking manufacturing metrics

Duluth, Minnesota Area

• Designed and prototyped a toddler toy for children with special developmental needs using Solidworks CAD and 3D printing technology• Guided 7 teams of engineering students in the toy design and prototyping process as they produced their own designs for a variety of toy options in market research• Conducted primary research testing with children of all ability levels at the College of Saint Scholastica and UMD's daycare center and analyzed the results• Published as part of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference 2018

Cary, North Carolina

• Investigated potential for new engine option in three mower models by verifying commonalities, documenting areas of conflict, and finding solutions to integration issues• Modeled versatile new component concepts for established mower assemblies using PTC Creo Parametric• Consolidated platform engine qualifying processes into one flowchart for clarity of cross-departmental communication• Researched the necessary tests and standards for an emerging continuous improvement project• Performed component teardowns to determine and document failure modes for warranty reduction

Ankeny, Iowa

• Executed test engineering activities for product development, improvement, and benchmarking purposes• Gathered data using Somat eDAQ, TCE, and InField• Processed and displayed data using nCode Glyphworks and Microsoft Excel• Presented regularly in test review meeting with engineers and management• Analysed data in two big data projects for quality purposes

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial And Product Design

Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering, Cum. Gpa 3.80/4.00 | Major Gpa 3.77/4.00

Activities and Societies: • Society of Women Engineers • Minnesota Public Interest Research Group• Inclusive Toy Design Project.

Undergraduate, Industrial Engineering, 3.926/4.000

Activities and Societies: National Student Exchange Program

Undergraduate, Pre-Engineering, 3.462/4.000