• Generated new product requirements through clinician calls and anthropometric analysis to improve the coverage and conformity of cold therapy pads for the shoulder, knee, and forefoot.o Designed and rapidly prototyped such pads and have received unanimous agreement from clinicians and sales force that the design changes are major improvements.• Experience with generating content for and directing concepting/ideation sessions.• Collaborated with Marketing, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to respond to a corrective action plan using the DMAIC method.• Designed and developed a polyester felt filter using tolerance analysis to fit an existing cold therapy device’s housing constraints to eliminate clogs throughout the system, which led to a drop of 40,000 to 25,000 CPMs on the product.o Supported manufacturing by rapidly creating a go-no-go gauge for the filter.• Experience preparing engineering drawings with proper tolerances and critical dimension call outs.

• In charge of leading the design and development of a strictly mechanical arm support device for children in low-income areas plagued with spastic cerebral palsy.• Set up weekly build days to share ideas and designs developed in order to gain constructive feedback on them.• Delegate research, design, and outreach related tasks to a group of 5.

• Utilized a Western blot on liver tissue samples in order to determine the effects of PolyB Hb infusion on protein content.• Became familiar with basic histological techniques such as paraffin blocking, trimming using a microtome, and iron tagging in order to analyze up to 20 kidney samples at a time.• Deployed multiple glucose tolerance tests along with a variety of other drug tests, such as reaction to acetylcholine administration, on a weekly basis in order to monitor changes in blood pressure of PolyB Hb infused guinea pigs.• Performed blood transfusions on guinea pigs with PolyB Hb hemoglobin in order to assess its functionality in a circulatory system.

• Worked 16 hours a week.• Prepared meals for customers with great attention to established instructions and worked the cash register.

Duties included serving, bussing, and setting up large scale events.