Created a data pipeline that connects Bluetooth IoT devices using the Blynk mobile platform as a gatewayDesigned PCB of a wearable necklace for emotional expression between peers using Arduino and Bluetooth microchipsPrototyped a responsive digital ‘smart coin’ for addiction management using an Arduino real-time-clock

Connect Midwest companies with Venture Firms across the countryCoordinate speaker events with VCs and fund managers

Coordinated four speaker events with top venture capital firms from around the country, each with 80+ attendees Sourced more than 40 Midwest startups and passed on 8 thoroughly vetted ventures with detailed investment memosSecured 20 new partnerships with venture capital firms using cold outreach and demonstrating UpRound’s value

Guide biweekly due-diligence calls on newly sourced startups with students from top universities

Conduct due diligence reports on early-stage ventures in the Health and Food vertical

Implemented a TCP data collection and controls system across a network of valve performance sensors using the Mosquitto SDKReduced costs of performance monitoring by over $5,000 per year and saved hours of manual interference per weekConducted market research on microfluidic valves in laboratory automation and designed plan for market entry

Assisted in research on adipose tissue in mice for the discovery of diabetes therapies