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Washington, Dc, Us

Driving product strategy and operations, including M&A integration, new product introductions, go-to-market strategy, and improvements in business systems and processes.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Led annual planning, Health Equity priorities xGoogle, internal and external comms, and external partnerships. Co-led team strategy as we transitioned from volunteer-led to resourced team with scalable approach xGoogle. Led Health Equity Research Initiative investing funding, Fitbit devices and Cloud resources in university and community researchers.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led Google's participation in industry-government academic research investments in Networking ($40M) and AI ($120M). Co-led $8.5M Google.org Covid-19 AI and data analytics research investments in universities and non-profits. Influenced Google Health's academic investment strategy and researcher engagement forums.

Alexandria, Virginia

Drove multi-million dollar academic-industry-government partnerships in emerging technology areas, fostering collaboration across diverse stakeholders, advancing national research priorities, and promoting access to critical resources like cloud computing for US academic institutions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Contributed to CISE outreach and stakeholder communications including NSF Assistant Director's Congressional Testimonies (Quantum and AI), OSTP-requested briefings, presentations, and blog posts. Supported execution of Smart and Connected Communities and Cyber Physical Systems research programs.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supported execution of NSF/NIH Smart and Connected Health research program and the scoping and launch of NSF Smart and Connected Communities research program.

Wore many hats on a small multidisciplinary team dedicated to building high fashion glasses with sensors seamlessly embedded for the largest vision insurance provider in the US. Contributed to algorithm development, UX/UI research, device testing, patent generation, and academic research collaborations.

Davis, California

As a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, executed research 1) characterizing mechanisms of dysfunction in the temporomandibular joint, or jaw joint, and 2) harnessing the potentials of tissue engineering to generate therapeutics.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Capstone Research: Created inferior venous cardiovascular model used for proof of concept testing and training for catheter insertions.K-12 Engineering Education: Designed, validated, and published challenge-based STEM curricula for K-12 education, two of which were selected as finalists in Premier Curriculum Award for K-12 Engineering.Biomaterials: Designed, synthesized, and coated biodegradable polymer scaffolds and generated release kinetic curves to investigate the effects of scaffold surface coatings in modulating growth factor release in vitro.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta, Society of Women Engineers, Order of the Engineer, Vanderbilt Students Volunteering for Science

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical Engineering With Designated Emphasis In Biotechnology

Global Education Experience, Biomedical Engineering