Rachael Rich Email & Phone Number

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Lead mechanical engineer on projects, working on a cross-functional to bring products from concept through development and into production- Experience taking a mechanical device from design to production- Experience designing parts for machining, injection plastic molding, casting, and sheet metal fabrication processes- Skilled at mechanical design, drawings, prototype fabrication, design for manufacturability, and the testing necessary for the development and support of new Class II/III medical devices- Mentor for college summer interns of 2016 and 2017- Managed a mechanical team of designers, interns, and other engineers, including senior members

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Clinical/sales representative for Minnetronix in the hospital neurology intensive care unit at 4 different locations across the United States- Completed training to operate a device design for cerebral spinal fluid filter for subarachnoid hemorrhage via spinal catheter and to facilitate the collection of data during first-in-human safety trials- Coordinates with lead physician, nurses, and research assistants to ensure the safety and comfort of each patient, and guided adherence to the IFU- Provides education and support to the families of the patients during each case

Shakopee, Mn

• Determined the feasibility of a technological design and implemented new functions in the company’s new haptic grip project. The assignment was completed in 3 months and will be considered for the final product design.• Conducted an in-depth research of piezoelectric technology for the project• Designed, built, and tested iterative prototypes with haptic feedback capabilities• Developed electro-mechanical equipment and procedure to quantitatively test prototype output

Edina, Minnesota

• Contributed to research, testing and prototyping of the Throwbot XT with Audio Capabilities• Designed test methods and equipment to assess functions based on customer requirements• Operated mill, lathe, jigsaw, and various shop and soldering tools to make equipment for robot testing• Wrote official procedure and results documentation for testing to compare the prototype to company standards and existing products

• 5th and 6th grade math: fractions, multiplication, division, basic geometry• Create games in order to use the student’s strengths in reading and art to learn and understand the subjects within mathematics• Use patience and creativity to teach the subject areas, discipline to implement organization and consistency as a teacher