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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Consumer research & product development for Grooming Ventures team. Focused on predicting and validating disruptive opportunities in the grooming space.

Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos

R&D product design and process development. Validated scale-up of injection molding & assembly process for Gillette's biggest product launch in 15 years, the Gillette Labs razor.

Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos

R&D product design engineer for Gillette and Venus products.

2.00b Toy Product Design: Guide a team of 6 first-year students through an introduction to the product design process.2.009 Product Engineering Processes: Mentor a team of 20+ students through the product design process, from idea generation to fabricating a working alpha prototype.MIT Glass Lab: Teach MIT students beginner glassblowing skills, techniques, and safety.

Madrid Area, Spain

After 15 years of Spanish classes, I was thrilled to put my language skills to work and join an international team serving clients throughout Europe. Working in both Spanish and English, I:- Conducted user research through trend analysis, one-on-one interviews, and surveys- Prototyped products for user testing and pilot programs to validate market fit- Presented clients with strategic roadmaps derived from research and user testing insights

Greater Boston Area

Worked on developing cutting-edge technology to achieve faster, more accurate diagnosis of disease.

Cambridge, Ma

Assisted students with weekly lab projects exploring circuit design and common uses for electronics in mechanical systems. Labs included soldering, using breadboards, and Arduino programming.

Austin, Texas Area

Brainstormed, researched, and prototyped solutions for medical devices and consumer productsCommunicated design concepts to clients and selected project direction based on feedback

North Reading, Ma

Designed mechanical parts for semiconductor test machines and performed FEA using SolidWorksCollaborated with electrical and thermal engineers to develop assembliesCreated engineering drawings for manufacturers using GD&T standards

Cambridge, Ma

Design and built programmable educational robot using SolidWorks and laser cutterDeveloped Arduino Scratch extension blocks to control robot using JavaScriptTaught programming and basic robotics principles to class of 14 Girl Scouts

Madrid, Spain

Designed dance game for NAO robot therapy program for children with cerebral palsy, using Python and PDDL

Cambridge, Ma

Brain Power is an award-winning, dynamic startup focused on wearable technologies and augmented reality to assist children and adults with autism.In my role, I led a full stack web development team of 8 other MIT students while regularly working with the CEO to identify project goals and deadlines.

Hamden, Ct

Acted as camp counselor during the summer, instructing 10 campers aged 6-12 in week-long, hands-on building projects.Designed projects for summer camps that teach history, engineering and electronics skills.Acted as a Senior Apprentice during the school year by designing, manufacturing, and packing projects to ship out to schools. Projects are made of wood and require drilling, band sawing, and routering. Taught fun, hands-on building projects at birthday parties at the Museum to groups of 15+ children.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering With Concentration In Product Development

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program (GEL), Panhellenic Association (Executive.

High School

Activities and Societies: Student Council President, Science Olympiad Team (Captain), Girls' Varsity Squash (Captain)