Taehee L. Email & Phone Number

United States

- Led engineering team in designing and delivering transportable functional prototype, placing 2nd in BME Design Competition- Created CAD of components and full assembly for modeling physical integration, placing 3rd in BME Autodesk Fusion 360 competition- Guided team's design efforts and verification experiments with focus on defined need criteria- Integrated various designed/selected mechanical, electronic, and sensor components into a functioning system

Lead investigator in developing and validating animal model of mitochondrial diseaseRelevant techniques: zebrafish husbandry, cleaved amplified polymorphic sequencing, antibody validation, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, Noldus video tracking, qPCR, TIDE (Tracking of Indels by DEcomposition)

Philadelphia

In vitro screening of potential treatments for mitochondrial diseases in the Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; diseases being studied include Friedreich's ataxia, cystic fibrosis, MELAS. Responsibilities include characterizing animal and human in vitro models of diseases; screening random shRNA library in in vitro models; optimizing assays for new cell models.Relevant techniques: Cell culture, rt-PCR, enzymatic assays, Seahorse metabolic assay, Oroboros respirometry assay, Sanger sequencing, gene cloning, ELISA, flow cytometry

· Organized and led design verification activities as project technical lead for next generation glucose sensor system· Contributed to direction of product development in cross-functional engineering groups to ensure designs meet product requirements, regulatory guidelines, and international standards· Defined design requirements, specifications, and test methodologies· Performed calculations and analyses to verify designs and validate processes· Guided team members on verification, validation, and qualification activities for product development

Northridge, Ca

· Drove improvement of major product component based on unmet patient needs· Collaborated with other departments and external vendors on development projects· Designed, set up, and executed experiments to evaluate design concepts· Managed process characterizations and validations in accordance to medical regulatory guidelines· Scheduled and coordinated activities for deliverables for product development milestones· Brought validation protocols and documentation practices into compliance through extensive communication with FDA representatives as part of CAPA activities

Northridge, Ca

· Performed and reported process validations and part qualifications for products in production and in development· Coordinated engineering and clinical builds of prototype products· Corresponded with vendors to implement tooling changes for product components and vendor validations

-Supported department business administration staff-Communicated with research lab members to resolve issues with product vendors-Created VBA scripts and increased task efficiency

Evanston, Il

-Troubleshooted software and network issues of students and faculty at Northwestern University-Provided tech support over phone and in person

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Certificate, Post-Baccalaureate - Specialized Pre-Health

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Mu Alpha, Formula SAE, Northwestern Boxing Club, NU Ballroom Latin and Swing Team