Background

I am seeking a full-time position in the medical device field that will allow me to apply my knowledge of product development of medical devices, development of testing protocols, and data analysis, to advance healthcare technologies.

Job experience

• January 2019 - April 2019
  Graduate Student Instructor (Biomedical Engineering Design)
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  ● Managed two Biomedical Engineering student teams’ projects and successful development of alpha prototypes
  ● Guided teams through the design process – problem definition, concept generation and evaluation, detailed design and fabrication, testing and validation
  ● Ensured that teams accurately translated clinical needs into specific design requirements and specifications
  ● Ensured proper implementation of decision matrices to select optimal design concepts
  ● Assisted in developing computer simulations for analyzing prototype design and environment (SolidWorks)
  ● Helped troubleshoot and find alternative solutions to address bottlenecks and design shortcomings
  ● Reviewed verification and usability testing protocols, risk and failure analysis (DFMEA), and interpretation of results to ensure that the prototype met the specific design requirements and intended user needs
  ● Reviewed and graded all 12 team’s Design Review presentations and Design History Files to ensure proper use and documentation of design controls

• September 2017 - August 2019
  Graduate Student Research Assistant
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  ● Assisted in running over 30 clinical study sessions investigating neurostimulation therapies for chronic pain
  ● Edited Manual of Operation and Procedures for the clinical study experimental procedures
  ● Administered patient-reported outcome questionnaires and collected experimental data on Case Report Forms
  ● Created data logs based on study outcome measures and maintain records of experimental data on MS Excel
  ● Prepared, organized, and maintained records according to NIH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidelines
  ● Developed computer simulations of electric fields generated by neurostimulation devices (COMSOL) and
  ● Coupled electric field solutions with multicompartment cable simulations of neurons (NEURON) to obtain time-dependent solutions of induced intracellular currents
  ● Determined that spine anatomy and electrode location affected the shape and amplitude of Compound Action Potential recordings taken from neurostimulation devices

• April 2015 - May 2017
  Undergraduate Student Research Assistant
  University of California, San Diego
  

  La Jolla, CA, USA

  ● Developed an animal model (mouse) for studying diabetic neuropathic pain induced by periodic insulin treatment (insulin neuritis) to systematically investigate potential drug treatments.
  ● Measured paw withdrawal thresholds to tactile and heat painful stimuli of insulin neuritis mice shortly after insulin and insulin+treatment injections
  ● Identified a compound that alleviates pain for half the duration of an insulin neuritis episode.
  

• June 2016 - July 2016
  Summer Student Research Assistant
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  ● Evaluated designs for control circuits to operate the output of a microelectromechanical system (optoelectrode)
  ● Developed a graphical user interface (LabVIEW)a to control the light intensity, frequency, and pulse duration, of two laser diodes on an optoelectrode

Education

• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  MSE
  

  2017 - 2019

  Biomedical Engineering
• University of California, San Diego
  BS
  

  2012 - 2017

  Bioengineering (Biotechnology)