Saúl Pacheco Elorza, M.S. Email & Phone Number

Portland, OR, US

Beaverton, OR, US

Davis, California, US

• Analyzed the motion of the tibiofemoral joint after total knee replacement surgery with various implants to determine which implant best restored motion to that of the healthy knee
• Reviewed and analyzed existing literature in the tibiofemoral kinematics field to gather knowledge of key findings
• Trained and managed a team of 3 undergraduate students to help with data processing using a 2D to 3D image registration software (JointTrack)
• Prepared weekly progress reports to present to my advisor, data analysis was performed on Excel & JMP

Davis, California, US

• Instructed 32 undergraduate students in a weekly 3 hour lab section through the product development process
• Provided demonstrations on Solidworks capabilities: 2D sketches, part design, assemblies, and working drawings
• Achieved a 4.5/5 teacher review from students and led my section to score the highest average on the final exam

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Assisted an average of 30 customers daily in finding and selecting the best mobile phone and accessories that best fit their lifestyle needs which resulted in a monthly average of $8k in revenue for the store
• Achieved an average of 120% of sales goal for 3 consecutive months

Berkeley, CA, US

• Organized a team to put together a resource guide of on-campus clubs, student support groups, food and mental health resources, fellowships and scholarships, and research programs to support undocumented students in STEM
• Analyzed trends in the food pantry usage data using Python to better serve our student community

San Francisco, CA, US

• Investigated the range of motion (ROM) of pre- and post-operative Reverse and Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (RTSA & TSA) patients using a low-cost motion analysis system
• Analyzed subjects' ROM on MATLAB by generating a surface plot of all the points subject could reach
• This research project culminated in being presented at the Berkeley Undergraduate Engineering Research Symposium in October 2019 and an approved abstract submission to present a poster at the 2020 Orthopaedic Research.
• My current project aims to improve the current biomechanical model used in the aforementioned project and make it more accurate to discern scapular and humeral rotation in the shoulder by first analyzing scapular.

Berkeley, CA, US

• Fostered a welcoming and safe environment for 100+ students within the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley
• Informed students about resources available at the center including but not limited to tutoring, lending professional clothes, and access to food
• Coordinated and organized events for 50+ attendees for the College of Engineering

Berkeley, CA, US

• Increased club membership by 160% through informational sessions and handing out fliers
• Led fundraising efforts to enable club to compete in tournaments

Berkeley, CA, US

• Analyzed the flame properties of Polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) and Solid Inflammatory Boundary at Low Speed (SIBAL) fabric by examining their pyrolisis and burnout fronts, average flame propagation speed, and flame.
• Machined the samples to proper dimension, organized the sensors onto the samples to record the data, and analyzed the data on MATLAB
• It was found as pressure levels were decreased, the pyrolisis front, burnout front, and flame propagation speed decreased and the data closely approached that recorded in microgravity at 30 kPa
• This study informs spacecraft crews about how these fabrics combust and facilitates safety aboard the spacecraft

San Rafael, California, US

• Designed a curriculum to integrate 2nd to 8th grade mathematics and engineering concepts to youth and engaged their interest in STEM
• Organized insightful hands-on engineering projects to visualize and apply concepts learned in class
• Prepared 17 students to present the engineering projects they worked on at the Summer Camp Project Fair

Master'S Degree, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering