Experience: About

Work Experience

Customs Engineering Intern

Restor3d | March 2021 - Present

Designed and developed 10+ custom orthopedic devices and accompanying instrumentation for implantation in lower extremity cases
Converts CT scan images into realistic, anatomically accurate 3D renderings for use in surgical planning and implant design
Drafted and released new controlled receiving process for 3rd party manufactured surgical screws used in implant fixation.

Data Research Analyst

New York Blood Center | June 2020 - August 2020

Performed statistical analysis on NYBC's COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor database in regard to donor demographics, donation characteristics, and SARS-CoV-2 antibody status
Drafted and submitted IRB Human Subjects Study Protocol and application
Created comprehensive survey for COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors covering symptom onset and severity for later correlation analysis of donor symptom severity and resulting SARS-CoV-2 antibody titer levels.
Resulting Publication ->

R&D Engineering Intern

Zephyr Mobility | July 2018 - January 2020

Collaborated with team to design, build, and test prototypes for easy-to-use assistive device that aims simplify the process of turning and flipping patients in hospital beds.
Evaluated the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of device through field testing with nurses at Duke Hospital

Engineering 101 Class Teaching Assistant

Duke Pratt School of Engineering | Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

Guided students through the engineering design and prototyping process to address problems sourced from the Durham community
Provided support in operating laser cutters and 3-D printers, and using Arduino microcontroller and Fusion 360

Research Experience

Transparent Kidney Phantom for In Vitro Laser Lithotripsy Experimentation

Duke Department of Mechanical Engineering | Aug 2020 - Present

Designed, developed, and manufactured transparent kidney model for use in in-vitro Laser Lithotripsy surgery experiments
Conducts experiments using kidney model to gain better understanding of the mechanisms that drive kidney stone ablation in Laser Lithotripsy treatment
Works with Duke urologists to further refine model for clinical training and experimentation

Skeletal Muscle Engineering in the Bursac Lab

Duke Department of Biomedical Engineering | March 2019 - May 2021

Modeled symptoms and various treatments of Pompe disease on human derived 3D skeletal muscle tissue
Cultured 3D tissues derived from healthy and diseased skeletal muscle cells to evaluate force production, protein expression, and glycogen content of tissues. Analyzed experimental data for publication
Resulting Publication ->