Laura D’Anna-Dalang Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

As the manager of the human factors department at Debiotech, I was responsible for the implementation of the usability process (IEC 62366, 2015) for every medical device under development. My specific responsibilities included:• Implementing uniform workflows, documentation guidelines and work instructions• Ensuring the usability process is applied across all projects• Managing a team of engineers and graphical designers• Allocating resources based on the usability requirements and development stage of each product

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

As a human factors project manager, I was responsible for the entire usability process for a specific project: the development of a hemodialysis device for home use. My specific responsibilities included:• Planning and conducting usability evaluations using quantitative and qualitative research methods (e.g. formative tests), to inform targeted changes to hardware and software• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design hardware mockups and GUIs• Supervising one direct report (human factors engineer)

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

As a human factors engineer, my role was to improve the safety and ease of use of several medical devices. My specific responsibilities included:• Planning and executing the usability engineering process (IEC 62366, 2015) for drug delivery systems such as microneedle injectors and dialysis devices.• Generating documentation: user needs and specifications, market requirements, risk analysis (ISO 14971), work/task analysis, potential use error and use scenarios (cognitive engineering)• Planning and conducting interviews with health care professionals and patients• Creating technical illustrative figures, conceptual figures and video user guides

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

As a research assistant at the Chair in Spinal Cord Repair IRP, I prepared motion analysis data for a research paper (published in Nature: A brain–spine interface alleviating gait deficits after spinal cord injury in primates, Capogrosso et al.). I tracked monkeys' joint movements at the level of the hip, knee, ankle and foot (SIMI motion software).

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

• Co-founded a consumer electronics startup building biometric-based user interfaces.• Conducted surveys to assess product-market fit and users’ reactions to our prototypes.• Price winner at the “Start Lausanne” competition.

Genève

Thesis title: "An enhanced experimental setup for sound localization evaluation and training in cochlear implant users."• Created scientific experiments to test sound localization in children with cochlear implants.• Developed custom software with a participant-facing graphical user interface (Matlab).

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Used biometric data (motion capture and muscle recordings) to analyze the impact of knee osteoarthritis and specialized insoles on locomotion (VICON).• Developed custom data collection, analysis, and visualization tools (Matlab).

Tokyo, Japan

• Developed internal web apps for publication management (HTML/CSS, Javascript).• Designed figures and diagrams used in high impact scientific publications (Illustrator).

Master Of Science (Ms), Bioengineering

Orientation: Biomechanical Engineering Minor: Management, Technology and Entrepreneurship

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Life Sciences And Technology

Maturité Fédérale, Biology, Chemistry And Advanced Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Student committee