Mikayla Mann Email & Phone Number

Claremont, California, United States

• Developing a synthetic skin model to streamline testing of company's intradermal injector products• Prototyping and characterizing designs that simulate properties of human skin, including mechanical behavior during puncture, pressure resistance during injection, and absorption of delivered fluid

• Coordinate graduation logistics, including commencement speaker selection and graduation events • Organize and lead community-building events for class of ~220 students

• Leading a project to redesign a custom PEG bioprinter by integrating a PID-controlled pneumatic pressure pump with existing infrastructure• Synthesizing and combining three sub-assemblies: pneumatic driving components, electronic sensors, and feedback control software

• Collaborate closely with a team of 10 selected tutors, leading weekly tutoring workshops (30+ attendees) to facilitate students' learning in HMC's introductory Systems Engineering course• Provide feedback on the current course based on student input, via direct collaboration with the Engineering teaching team

• Lead students through machining projects using mill, lathe, bandsaw• Develop my own manufacturing skills through advanced machine training and personal projects, including a hammer and ocarina, which I machined according to rigorous dimensioning standards

• Furthered students’ understanding of fundamental mechanics concepts during in-class group work• Collaborated directly with the professor teaching team

• Studied biomechanics of biological latch-mediated, spring actuation systems• Formulated and verified original methods for testing and analyzing biological tissue samples of frog tendons

• Managed club of about 70 active members and 9 officers• Oversaw planning of national conference trip, including sourcing over $17k in funding for over 40 attendees by collaborating with the school's president, engineering and CS departments, and applying for multiple grants• Coordinated and led monthly workshops attended by 30+ people to prepare members for future careers and build a supportive community

Claremont, California, United States

• Organized, planned, and led HMC-SWE social events• Achieved attendance of over 90 people (10% of school population) for top event

San Diego, California, United States

• Created a new process to characterize an automated assay system based on capacitive sensing and microfluidic principles • Designed and 3D-printed test fixtures to ensure repeatability of capacitive sensors• Spearheaded the development of a new heat sealed, peelable membrane for a consumable product by working with vector files, a cutting plotter, and an automated assembly system

Claremont, California, United States

• Collaborated with student team to build an experimental blood lab from the ground up by sourcing devices and supplies• Designed experimental plan to optimize CO2 removal device via combinations of two free parameters• Contributed to liaison, faculty, and team meetings 3x/week

Irvine, California, United States

• Led multiple initiatives to advance in-vitro testing and streamline a particulate testing process• Prototyped and evaluated ~5 iterations of an in-vitro aneurysm blood loop model to evaluate thebiocompatibility of embolization devices, characterized the prototypes using human blood experiments• Designed and iterated ~7 filter fixtures for a particulate analyzer based on user needs• Collaborated with all team members; coordinated and led meetings with other companies

San Diego, California, United States

• Executed precise recipes in a fast-paced environment• Used detail-oriented skills to meet customer demands while working in a team.

San Diego, California, United States

• Assisted with biaxial testing, measuring, and analysis of rat heart tissue to study pulmonary arterial hypertension using stress/strain curves• Key member on a project to develop more efficient infrastructure for biaxial setup using Solidworks CAD modeling and 3D printing• Performed animal dissections and honed fine motor coordination with forceps and hemostats

• Interviewed faculty and composed profiles featured on college website• Wrote informational blog posts every other week• Managed HMC’s Instagram by creating posts every other week using my own photos