Analyzes injuries and their mechanism in cases involving automobile collisions including and seat belt effectiveness, helmet protection and effectiveness, brain injuries, slip and falls, and workplace accidents. Conducts research on helmet performance and head injury potential.

Adjunct professor, College of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering

Evaluated of the efficacy of the 3D Knee ® implant by coordinating, leading and reporting on a 5-year follow-up study for device manufacturer, observed surgeries and performed follow-up evaluations including collecting clinical outcome measures, conducted and reported on clinical gait analysis using 3-D motion capture

Assessed operator/equipment interface, designed and implemented manufacturing solutions to reduce ergonomic risks, led effort to incorporate ergonomics into design control process, collaborated across business units and technical disciplines for process improvements, provided ergonomic training to all operations employees, supported the launch of a work-fit program, conducted and reported on injury investigations, developed protocols for return to work employees

Developed technical data and conducted structural analysis of turbine airfoils, conducted root cause and corrective action investigations, interfaced with global repair operations, conducted structural analysis with crack-growth prediction software and ANSYS, worked across multiple engineering disciplines including metallurgy and durability.

Developed dental devices from concept to manufacturing including design (Solidworks), prototyping, vendor sourcing and collaboration, conducted patent reviews and submissions, established assembly processes, observed surgical procedures, provided training, and integrated surgeon feedback into designs, responded to technical inquiries

•McPhail Equine Performance Center: Three-dimensional modeling and analysis of the temporomandibular joint during chewing, participation in equine gait studies•Laboratory for Comparative Orthopaedic Research: Quantification of collagen denaturation, under prescribed heating protocols, through polarized microscopic techniques and strain measurements, photoelastic stress analysis of normal and pathological equine hooves in-vitro using photoelastic plastic•Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratories: Blunt-impact loading of patellofemoral joint, tissue harvesting and preparation, histology sample preparation•Biomechanics Evaluation Laboratory: Patient preparation in clinical gait lab, kinetic, kinematic, and electromyographic data collection and analysis; population: cerebral palsy, athletes, compromised balance•Teaching Assistant: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and Physiology Laboratories, Design of Thermal Systems

Modeled the biomechanical response of passengers for design of safety restraint systems, experimentally verified simulations, advised on airbag design with customer collaboration