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San Diego, California, United States

San Diego Metropolitan Area

Irvine, California, United States

• Redlined engineering drawings to ensure that drawings are clear, concise, and have only one valid interpretation. Checked drawings for manufacturability and compliance to ASME drawing standards
• Investigated current cleaning/sonication procedure for manufactured assemblies using Six Sigma DMAIC principles
• Designed fixtures for use during assembly cleaning process. Worked with suppliers to fabricate fixture and submitted accompanying Tool/Fixture Qualification documentation

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Designed and developed >10 custom orthopedic devices and accompanying instrumentation for implantation in lower extremity cases
• Converts CT scan images into realistic, anatomically accurate 3D renderings for use in surgical planning and implant design.
• Drafted and released new controlled receiving process for 3rd party manufactured surgical screws used in implant fixation.

Duke University

• Modeled phenotypic characteristics of Pompe disease on human derived 3D skeletal muscle tissue for development and evaluation of various modes of treatment.
• Cultured 3D tissues derived from healthy and diseased skeletal muscle cells to evaluate the force production, protein expression, and glycogen content of tissues under different treatments.
• Compiled and analyzed experimental data for publication using JMP, Matlab, and Microsoft Excel

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Performed statistical analysis on NYBC's COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor database in regard to donor demographics, donation characteristics, and SARS-CoV-2 antibody status.
• Drafted and submitted IRB Human Subjects Study Protocol and application.
• Created comprehensive survey for COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors covering symptom onset and severity for later correlation analysis of donor symptom severity and resulting SARS-CoV-2 antibody titer levels.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Designed, built, and tested prototypes for easy-to-use assistive device that allows nurses to turn and rotate patients on hospital beds with ease.
• Evaluated the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of device through field testing with nurses at Duke Hospital.
• Automated prototype functions using Arduino

Beaufort, NC

• Studied the biotechnological applications of marine algae as an alternative source of food and fuel.
• Worked with cultivation and growth optimization of algae on a large scale by sampling, processing, and inoculating cultures daily.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Certificate in Medical Device Design

Bachelor'S Degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Engineering 101 and BME 271 TA, Duke Asian Students Association, Duke Bass Connections Project Team, Duke Club.