Resume
Work Experience
2023 - Present
Product Realization Lab Course Assistant
Stanford University | Palo Alto, CA
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Lead 2,000+ students through product design, development, and manufacturing processes.
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Teach students to safely utilize machines shop, foundry, plastics lab, rapid prototyping lab, and welding lab.
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Coach groups on projects for ME203 Product Realization: Design & Manufacturing – a foundational course in mechanical design, prototyping and manufacturing using mill, lathe, sand casting, welding, and metal forming.
2020 - 2022
Lead Design Engineer
Design that Matters | Redmond, WA
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Collaborated with 20+ Médecins Sans Frontierès (MSF) stakeholders stationed in over 8 countries to identify qualitative design requirements for a newborn warmer to be implemented in low resource settings (LRS).
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Developed a rigorous set of technical product requirements and specifications for the newborn warmer.
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Designed, fabricated, assembled, and finished two works-like, looks-like newborn warmer prototypes
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Conducted user interviews and simulations on a field visit to MSF project sites in Kano, Nigeria.
2019
Research and Development Intern
Retia Medial | Valhalla, NY
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Optimized portable blood pressure monitor (TouchBP) performance through mechanical and software development.
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Developed MATLAB software to signal process raw ppg and load cell data collected from TouchBP device.
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Designed and conducted trials to gather data from TouchBP in preparation for IRB clinical trial protocol optimization.
2018
Medical Equipment Technician
Engineering World Health | Arusha, Tanzania
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Participated in instructional training focused on troubleshooting and repairing 27 types of medical equipment.
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Conducted medical equipment repairs on 88 devices, enhancing the operational efficiency of Tengeru hospital.
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Designed, constructed, and installed partitions in minor surgical ward, inhibiting the spread of infections and HIV.
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Created and implemented standard operating procedure manuals in English and Swahili to provide instructions on proper use of medical equipment that was donated without operation instruction manuals.
Education
2022-present
Stanford University
MS in Engineering, Design Impact
I received my Master's Degree in Engineering with a sub-focus on Design Impact from Stanford University. During my studies, I focused on design research with the d.School, design and manufacturing processes, and biodesign innovation.
2016 - 2020
Duke University
BSE in Biomedical Engineering
I received my Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. In addition, I received a certificate in Global Development Engineering - focusing on engineering solutions in a global health context.
Skills & Leadership
Design Software:
Autodesk Fusion360, Solidworks, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma
Fabrication:
Injection Molding, CNC, Rapid Prototyping, Electronics, Mill, Lathe, Welding, Metal Forming
Software Tools: Arduino (Java/C), MATLAB, Python