Peyton Tharp Email & Phone Number

Buñol, Valencia, Spain

Assisted the two English teachers in twelve classes total ranging from first (1st) to sixth (6th) grade, created and executed interactive lesson plans and projects completely in English sharing American culture for each grade, and assisted in extracurricular classes that are taught in Spanish to bring English outside of the typical classroom setting

Goose Creek, South Carolina, United States

Worked on a team of five (5) engineers to startup manufacturing of company’s neuromodulation device, developed project timelines, product assembly flowcharts, and manufacturing floorplans, wrote and executed necessary equipment documentation per FDA and ISO standards

Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Led tutorials with freshman, sophomore, and junior students at Westside High School for three classes twice a week, and facilitated discussions and encouraged critical thinking among students to address points of confusion in classwork

• 3rd Best Overall at Clemson Bioengineering Senior Design Exhibition – Poster Presentation• The Vertex Zenith: device utilizing dynamic thermal imaging to non-invasively diagnose melanoma• Collaborated with a clinician at the Medical University of South Carolina to ensure project validity and advancement• Worked through design controls and regulatory protocols of a Class II medical device• Organized and maintained a design history file with all relevant design documentation• Wrote software for prototype using MATLAB software• Presented progress biweekly to a group of professors, teaching assistants, and mentors

Cartilage Regeneration Using 3-D Cell Culturing (2015-2016)• Worked in a tissue engineering lab approaching the problem of cartilage regeneration• Utilized cell culture of fibroblasts and porcine-derived chondrocytes, culture of spheroids, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) to compare spheroid elastic moduli to that of native articular cartilage

Aiken, Sc