San Jose, California, United States
• Instructed graduate and undergraduate students in mechanical design, rapid prototyping, and manufacturing processes • Machine shop specialist—in charge of teaching advanced machining labs, leading safety training, and shop maintenance
• Designed and implemented test methodology to identify and measure the forces involved in actuating the Sureform 60 Stapler • Ideated, prototyped, and built cyclic testing fixture for the Sureform 60 Stapler • Analyzed and presented data outlining the force decomposition at the distal end of the instrument • Designed models for D&E day to demonstrate the Sureform 60 Stapler mechanism and manufacturing process
• Designed hemostasis valve for Vizigo Nav Sheath; implemented Gage R&R and DoE testing for design and material • Ideated and prototyped valve cutting and lubrication fixtures to streamline manufacturing processes • Assisted in clinical animal study, preparing prototypes and facilitating communication between engineering and physician teams • Designed and prototyped sheath deflection mechanism. Patent filed for handle deflection mechanism.
• Studying neurological mechanisms underlying social attribution • Analyzed & visualized iEEG data using MATLAB • Assisted in patient data collection, ensuring clinical data is collected and recorded according to protocol • Awarded Bio-X Undergraduate Research Fellowship • Advised by Dr. Josef Parvizi