• Wrote all Design Verification Test Methods for a novel medical device.• Organized corresponding DV Test Flow, sample sizes, and overall DV Test Protocol.• Defined Design Inputs/Outputs and wrote DI rationale for each corresponding User Need.• Created detailed CAD drawings for components, sub-assemblies, and full assemblies.

Projects• Designed and 3D printed test fixtures in SolidWorks.• Identified and defined various Design Inputs and Design Input Rationale to inform and guide component selection and testing.• Developed Test Methods based on Design Inputs to ensure that the device met the user needs and requirements.• Identified user steps, potential user errors and adverse events, hazards to the end user, and possible troubleshooting steps for medical devices.• Developed detailed user steps including warnings and precautions, step-by-step instructions, labeled pictures and diagrams showing how to use medical devices.Daily Tasks and Responsibilities• Built and organized medical device prototypes for surgeon to use with tissue during lab testing along with a corresponding spreadsheet to keep track of devices and their performance during testing.• Collected force and displacement data using Mark-10 machine and corresponding software to analyze and compare strength of using different welding methods, materials, and dimensions.• Directly involved with brainstorming design ideas and testing ideas using rapid prototyping techniques like 3D printing.• Communicated regularly with the team on the performance and maintenance of lab equipment.• Regularly used troubleshooting techniques to fix and repair lab equipment.Skills and Knowledge Gained• Familiar with the interaction, communication, and collaboration between physicians and engineers and the importance of involving the end-user throughout the medical device development process.• Gained significant knowledge of adjusting welding parameters and modifying welding techniques to bond small metal components.• Learned how a startup company operates on a daily basis and how to approach challenges, concerns, constraints, and various limitations such as time, resources, Human Resources, and cost. • Developed familiarity with medical device packaging.

• Utilize ANSYS FLUENT and COMSOL Multiphysics to simulate respiratory dynamics.• Develop airway models for novel respiratory dynamics research.

Daily Tasks and Responsibilities• Displayed organizational and time management skills by prioritizing daily tasks which included editing, updating, and writing new test procedures, troubleshooting system issues, running test procedures in the research lab and collecting data, and presenting data and test results.Special Projects• Developed strong and consistent ability to work and solve problems with minimal instruction or oversight when developing a test procedure to test a new sensor in order to solve an ongoing issue.• Demonstrated a dedicated work ethic through a comprehensive final project which involved researching an ongoing system efficiency problem, developing multiple test procedures, running the test procedures, and comparing the results to a released dialysis machine.Skills Developed• Ability to work independently efficiently.• Ability to work and solve problems with minimal instruction or oversight.• Ability to understand and interpret high-level flowcharts and use them to troubleshoot problems.• Ability to see the system level and how the mechanical, electrical, and software systems all interact.• Troubleshooting and problem-solving in a research lab setting.• Verification and validation of procedures and systems.• Data collection, data analysis, and data interpretation in Excel and Minitab.• Following, writing, and editing test procedures.

• Honors College Research Fellowship entitled "Evaluating the Usefulness of Wearing an Exoskeleton Device when Lifting is Required"• Exhibit enthusiasm and a consistent work ethic collecting data every week for five hours from 12 participants in order to study the physiological effects of the exoskeleton when lifting is involved.• Interpret data using a variety of methods and software systems in order to analyze the results.

• Demonstrated a positive and patient attitude every week tutoring Calculus I and Chemistry I and II.

• Proved to have strong verbal communication skills, customer service skills, and interpersonal skills.

• Contributed to and observed the repairs of medical devices such as hospital beds, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines, cast saws, scales, centrifuges, and heart rate monitors.• Demonstrated strong attention to detail when updating and reorganizing Safety Data Sheet (SDS) information for chemicals stored in the department.• Exercised consistent willingness to do whatever asked when contributing to conducting preventative maintenance (PMs) to medical devices, collecting over 100 B-Braun IV pumps from every hospital department for a new software update, and retrieving shipments of device parts.