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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