Stephanie Pasquesi, Ph.D., P.E. Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Early stage development of three start-up ideas in the tech, e-commerce, and social media spaces

Co-owner of an LLC aimed at rehabilitating houses

Founded consultancy to continue providing biomechanical engineering expert witness services to existing clients, including sworn deposition testimony

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Title change with addition of Professional Engineer license (Illinois, #062.072265), same role as below.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Managed projects with revenue totaling more than $3.7M with 97% realization and an average of 30 projects per year
• Grew original revenue 320% year-over-year from 2019 to 2020, and 570% from 2020 to 2021
• Led cross-disciplinary team to design, build, and implement head impact research facility, resulting in $2M+ revenue project
• Contributed to ~270 projects related to injury claims, analyses for which have saved clients millions of dollars in litigation o Notable clients include large automotive, industrial equipment, and athletic/recreational.
• Analyzed unique and multifaceted biomechanical questions in a systematic and detail-oriented manner
• Effectively communicated nuanced biomechanical analyses to both technical and non-technical audiences, trusted by clients to explain science in lay terms

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Technical consultant assessing human injury biomechanics and kinematics occurring during traumatic events.
• Selected as junior most of 16 top-performing Associates and Senior Associated across 6 East Coast offices for exclusive firm mentoring program in 2018
• Directed research publication as the junior-most member of a six person multi-office team resulting in internal form recognition as an expert and trusted advisor in the biomechanics of traumatic brain injury
• Advanced firm-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives through data-driven research and service as office liaisono Awarded Exponent Excellence Award for conceptualizing and coordinating diversity, equity, and.
• Mentored and assisted junior consultants with career advancement through discussions and implementation of rotating coffee chats with senior members of the Biomechanics Practice

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Characterized mechanical properties and behavior of pediatric cerebral bridging veins
• Analyzed event-related potential and actigraphy data collected in a porcine model of traumatic brain injury

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Designed and built biomechanical test devices and data analysis protocols
• Characterized mechanical properties and behavior of pediatric cerebral bridging veins
• Reproduced injury kinematics with an instrumented anthropomorphic child surrogate
• Utilized a large animal model of pediatric traumatic brain injury to inform human injury etiology
• Developed finite element models of the infant brain and skull to simulate and predict intracranial hemorrhage
• Performed computational and statistical analyses on experimental and clinical data using Matlab, R, JMP, and Abaqus

• Coordinating and collaborating with seven other women on the executive board to strategically steer the sorority towards future milestones
• Managing four active committees of alumna volunteers with tight deadlines
• Ensuring proper governing procedure is followed and updating or creating new policies as needed
• Streamlining internal processes for bylaw amendment and degree program reviews
• Advising members on parliamentary procedure and bylaw creation, amendment, and interpretation
• Networking and partnering with outside organizations

Greater Atlanta Area

• Designed and developed a sports medicine implant incorporating the shape-memory properties of polymers
• Created prototype part models and drawings
• Tested prototype ideas for proper function
• Developed a design decision matrix to identify the most feasible design
• Assisted in the development of an orthopedic trauma device incorporating NiTiNOL, a shape-memory material
• Researched topics of anatomical and biomechanical interest to better determine implant design features

Greater Chicago Area

• Researched possibilities and designed configurations for a new surgical instrument
• Coordinated and organized brainstorming sessions
• Investigated patent landscapes to ensure no infringements would occur
• Networked with outside corporations for collaboration on new instrument components
• Communicated with doctors and inventors about new instrument ideas
• Examined confidentiality agreements to ensure compliance and acceptability

Greater Chicago Area

• Same position as Motorola, Continental bought Motorola's Automotive Division in July 2006.
• Responsible for Engineering Data Exchange with General Motors
• Transferred CAD data from Pro/Engineer to Unigraphics software
• Created and updated part model drawings
• Fixed errors associated with part model geometries
• Established drawing file system for better organization of drawing status

Greater Chicago Area

Same position as above, Motorola's Automotive Division was purchased by Continental AG in July 2006.

Phd, Bioengineering

Activities and Societies: Penn Biotech Group (PBG) Healthcare Consulting, Penn Science Policy Group, Engineering Representative for GAPSA.

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, French Minor

Activities and Societies: Alpha Omega Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, ASME