Safety Performance Integration Engineer, PhD in Biomedical Engineering with 10 years of experience in computational numerical simulations, expertise in human body modeling development and application, sports and motorsports safety, occupant and pedestrian safety. I'm passionate about pushing the field of occupant safety to a virtual future, using innovative tools to better evaluate and streamline product development. I have a MS and PhD from Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering. During my career, I have worked on many projects within the field of computational modeling, ranging from the development of human body models (GHBMC) and football helmet models, to evaluating vehicle occupant crash safety using innovative restraint systems. My current role at General Motors involves the evaluation of occupant crash safety using both new tools like the GHBMC and traditional ATDs. While earning my PhD, I served as the senior student in the development of the GHBMC for the Full Body Model Center of Expertise, Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics. This team was tasked with the development, maintenance, and improvement of a family 13 human body models. These models serve as a valuable tool to predict and prevent injuries from blunt force trauma in automobile accidents. Additionally, I have aided in the development and validation of the simplified pedestrian GHBMC models, which are currently available for use in the EuroNCAP pedestrian test protocol. I have also served as the lead student over a project to develop and validate a finite element American football helmet model. This project required developing CAD from a physical helmet, meshing and assembling a finite element model, and validating the response of the model to experimental test data. This model was developed as a tool to improve safety of American football helmets. These projects have provided me with experience in a broad range of modeling applications and have helped me develop into an effective researcher and leader. I have given numerous podium presentations at conferences such as Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury, and CARHS Human Modeling Symposium. I’m passionate about computational modeling and would like to pursue a career using it to enhance human safety.