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Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Secured funds and managed multi-stakeholder projects to improve various healthcare systems locally and across Canada. Conducted an exploratory study investigating patient and staff safety as related to oral chemotherapy in Nova Scotia. Co-authored a Human Factors handbook to teach health technology professionals how to use a variety of human factors.

Toronto

Executed project planning, data collection and data analysis, and provided recommendations to improve various health technology designs, processes and environments. Applied human factors methods such as heuristics and usability testing to improve patient and staff safety, with a focus on oncology and home care. Undertook prospective risk analyses (FMEA) to.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Researched, designed and implemented a method to extract an analogue voltage signal from a rehabilitation device for dysphagia. Created a biofeedback user interface to view and capture real-time pressure wave data from patient rehabilitation sessions.

Greater Boston Area

Planned and conducted a software update of physiological monitors in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) and recommended organizational improvements to the committee responsible for risk analysis of incoming medical devices.

Kitchener, Canada Area

Quoted new business and engineering changes for two Toyota accounts. Served as the primary contact for Toyota Purchasing and Toyota Design and conducted market research to determine existing demand for new decorative technologies (e.g., hydrographics versus in-mold film)

Waterloo, Ontario

Ran engineering trials to prove out changes made to pre-production injection molding tools, materials and processes.

Master Of Health Science, Clinical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Hart House Singers

Bsc., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Mini Baja

Education record

Education record