HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
• I am passionate about engineering, primarily medical devices and diagnostics, towards the low and middle income setting. It isn’t about repurposing and donating worn devices. The need is for designs that consider cultural as well as economic differences.
• I have a strong desire for research experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work well with fellow employees and patients
• Well-developed problem solving skills
• Relevant coursework includes: Biology, Chemistry, Biomaterials, Analysis of Biomedical Data, Physiological Transport Phenomenon, and Systems Physiology 1 & 2, Biomedical Instrumentation, Modeling Living Systems for Therapeutic Bioengineering, Biomedical Optics, Therapeutic Bioengineering, Perspectives in Global Health, Nanobiotechnology, Biosensors and Bioanalytical Techniques, Drug Delivery, and Water Chemistry
LEARNING OPORTUNITIES
Plano Dermatology, Plano, TX Summer/2009
Histotechnologist/ Surgical Assistant
• Interned in dermatology office specializing in Mohs surgery for skin cancer
• Trained as histotechnologist in order to prepare histological slides of excised, cancerous tissue
• Stained slides for the doctor to view
• Assembles and sterilized surgical packs
• Assisted in skin cancer surgery
Institute for Study Abroad: University of Stirling, Scotland Summer/ 2010
Scholastic and Cultural Studies and travel in Europe
• Studied Philosophy and Photographic Art in Scotland
Undergraduate Senior Design Project Fall-Spring/2012
• The team aimed to design a simple, one-lead EKG integrated into a chair. This EKG was designed specifically towards the limited resource setting; above simple resource restrictions, special consideration was taken towards culture and already established clinical flow within the targeted setting.
o Our design was a finalist in the Rice 360 Beyond Traditional Borders competition
Graduate Design Project Fall/2012-Present
• The team set out to design an infant respiratory monitor to be implemented in Tanzania at the Weill Bugando medical center. We were operating under the cultural and physical constraints tied with the resource limited setting (i.e. low-c...
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