Designed a portable device used to measure the reaction forces between athletic shoes and field surface interfaces.Wrote test reports for individual parts and subsystems as well as weekly memos that informed client of project status.Built design using parts ordered and performed testing of device. Presented results and completed device to client and class through a final presentation. Gained management experience through mentoring a junior design team.Gained management experience through mentoring a junior BE design team.

Helped complete DOW and Cook Urological summer projects by machining plastic and aluminum parts for finished devices being sent to the client.Learned the CAD program, SolidWorks, and was able to build 2D and 3D models.Redesigned a stone removal device for Cook Urological to include an irrigation system.

Worked directly with the FDA to gain 510(k) approval of a new medical device.Designed innovative testing for a medical device and performed statistical analysis of results.Presented results at an executive board meeting and to project manager and taught him how to perform statistical analysis for other projects he has worked on.Learned a new design software system, Inventor, and used that knowledge to create 2D and 3D models for existing parts.

Cast photoelastic coatings for and performed stress analysis of all-polyethylene unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.Designed and built a new femoral component that included an indenter for the medial condyle and an adjustable point load for the lateral condyle to make testing more physiologically real.Drafted the abstract, introduction, and methods sections for a journal submission.