Scientific and executive leader for a stealth startup in biotech/medtech rethinking our approach to health empowerment:+ DeltaV (MIT) 2024 cohort+ One among top 9% of 1500+ ventures worldwide selected to participate in the 2024 cohort of Nucleate Activator, a comprehensive educative accelerator for bio and eco startups+ One of the 8 finalists of over 80+ startups that competed in the MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize, 2024+ Winner of 2nd Prize in Design Innovation in the MIT Mechanical Engineering De Florez Award Competition, 2023+ Pre-seed and mentorship support from MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund, a tailored entrepreneurship education and mentoring program empowering student innovators in MIT ecosystem+ Mentorship from MIT Venture Mentoring Services, a confidential mentoring service connecting upcoming ventures to experienced volunteer mentors, founders, funders and startup experts+ Supported by NSF I-Corps

+ Researcher in Molecular nano structures and nano machines group + Designing DNA nanostructures for controlled bio-molecular interactions + Conducting high throughput and low precision experiments to sense and quantify bio-molecules

Research and Development Engineer in New Product Development+ Designed, developed and tested components for next-generation MR8™ high-speed Midas Rex spine and cranial drills + Led Mechanical design team in a multi-site collaborative project for designing high-speed drill components that interface with interactive technologies+ Skilled in data analysis, root cause investigation, design feasibility studies, protocol development, bench testing, and DOE+ Organized and Lead Voice of Customer cadaver labs with surgeons to gather feedback on new designs and products+ Certified Green Belt in Design for Reliability and Manufacturability+ Accelerated cross-functional decisions to release new products

+ Designed "Tricone" drilling bits by implementing the fundamental principles using modeling software NX and Microstation+ Interacted with field engineers globally to investigate the causes of drill bits’ under-performance+ Proactively organized design reviews with technical expert teams to explore and develop the best design changes+ Designed one of the fastest drilling "air-bits" for North-East US during 2013-2014 which outperformed the competitors and saved over 8+ hours of drilling time + As a member of the Manufacturing Review Board, made critical engineering judgements to cap scrap material during everyday production+ Supported maintaining top safety and quality standards by performing regular engineering audits

+ Worked part time as a Tutor in Reads and Counts Program established with the ideal of Texas A&M University's commitment to community service.+ Assisted the elementary school teachers to tutor young students between ages of 5-8 years in Mathematics and Reading+ Responsible for creatively communicating the fundamental concepts to small groups of students and mentoring them to develop mathematical aptitude and passion.

+ Worked under supervision of Dr. Gerald Morrison to teach Fluid Mechanics Lab in Mechanical Engineering Department+ Responsibilities included conducting labs, delivering presentations, grading reports and fostering an encouraging learning environment for 72 Juniors

+ Created a Rapid Prototype model of a human bone with tumor to research the best implant design. + Mechanical designing skills were integrated with bio-medical requirements of implant. Processed and analyzed raw 2-dimensional CT scan data images to reconstruct a 3-D model.+ Extensively used the software applications Materialize 'Mimics' and Raindrop 'Geomagic Studio' to virtually reconstruct the defective bone model.