Biomedical Engineering Experience

 

Medical Device Design Certificate Program

Duke University Biomedical Engineering Department   |   Fall 2020 – present   |   Durham, NC

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• Developed knowledge and understanding of the product development process for medical devices from start to finish

• Redesigned and improved upon various medical devices using CAD modeling and prototyping

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Duke Design Health Fellow                                                                                                       

Duke Design Health Program  |   Fall 2020 – present   |   Durham, NC

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• Responsible for the design and development of a device to mitigate barriers of proning therapy

• Interviewed clinicians within intensive care units to investigate issues surrounding mechanical ventilation

• Built prototype with continuous stakeholder feedback and proof of principle testing

• Identified user and design risks (FMECAs) using probability and criticality metrics

• Used Product Development Process: Needs finding, design ideation, prototyping, V&V, commercial business planning Co-inventor and co-author for a provisional patent

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Clinical Engineering Intern

Project C.U.R.E   |   Summer 2020   |   Houston, TX

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• Tested medical devices to ensure proper operation and electrical safety for shipment to developing countries

• Sorted through biomedical consumables and cables to pair with medical devices

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General Research Intern

Van Heron Labs   |   Summer 2020   |   Houston, TX

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• Created a mathematical model using parameter optimization to represent cell growth

• Gathered specifications on other existing media for comparison of VHL technology

 

Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering Internship

BiVACOR   |   Summer 2018 & Summer 2019   |   Cerritos, CA

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• Assisted engineers with artificial heart development

• Performed 3D Solid Works design

• Constructed flow loops to mimic human biological conditions

• Drafted procedures for measurement equipment & heart device assembly

• Initiated quality engineering lab documentation

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Undergraduate Projects

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Senior Capstone Project - Intelligent Microfluidic Particle Sorting Device

Pennsylvania State University   |   Fall 2019   |   State College, PA

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• Designed microchannel to sort particles in DI water

• Fabricated sorting mechanism using inverted microscope

• 3D printed adjustable device to hold components in place under the microscope

• Machined custom components for manufacturing set up

• Wrote proposal for Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition

• View Report

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Stem Kit Design Project

Pennsylvania State University   |   Spring 2019   |   State College, PA

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• Designed a 3D spring-loaded car kit to promote interest in STEM careers for middle school students

• Performed concept generation, screening, selection, and prototyping using additive manufacturing

• View Report

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Coronary Artery Analysis

Pennsylvania State University   |   Fall 2018   |   State College, PA

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• Extracted 3D model of healthy and calcified coronaries arteries using Mimics

• 3D printed the arteries for benchtop experiments

• Used COMSOL Multiphysics simulation to examine differences in fluid dynamics between the healthy and calcified arteries

• View Report

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Lab Experience

 

Research Assistant

Artificial Heart and Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics Laboratory   |   Fall 2017-Fall 2018   |   State College, PA

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• Acquired pressure head data for a Fontan heart pump

• Used laser Doppler velocimetry to obtain velocity profile of pulsed flow

• Created a fluid with similar Non-Newtonian properties to blood

 

Research Assistant

Transformative Biomaterials and Biotechnology Laboratory   |   Summer 2017   |   State College, PA

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• Performed degradation studies on synthesized biodegradable polymers

• Constructed biodegradable vascular scaffolds

• Experience with cell culture

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