Experience

Olivewood Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Venture Fellow

  • Sep 2023 - Present



The Michael J. and Ann Sherman Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship Education

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief of Staff

  • May 2023 - Present

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Supporting development of the Sherman community through a variety of projects leading to resource expansion, inclusive community operations, ecosystem & network activation, people development, and venture impact.

• Partnerships Lead

  • Jun 2022 - May 2023

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Program Leadership

  • Sep 2020 - May 2022

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Various leadership roles in Generate Product Development and Forge programs.



Evolve

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partnerships Director

  • May 2023 - Present

• Sponsorship Lead

  • Jan 2023 - May 2023

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States



NanoHive Medical

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research & Development Engineer Co-op

  • Jan 2023 - Sep 2023

  Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

• Research & Development Intern

  • Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States



DePuy Synthes

• United States
• Medical Device
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research & Development Arthroscopic Equipment Co-op

  • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Raynham, Massachusetts, United States • Contributing member of cross-functional core product team developing portfolio of blades, burrs, and shavers for arthroscopic surgery • Conducting performance testing and providing input for supplier/manufacturing down-selection, software performance, and design improvement • Spearheading test method development and fixture design for product design freeze and future PV • Supporting QA in documentation & communicating with potential suppliers



RTI Surgical®

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research And Development Intern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Alachua, Florida, United States • Optimized traditionally discarded human donor tissue to develop a dermal bioscaffold for advanced wound healing and trauma applications • Advanced costal cartilage allograft for plastic & reconstruction surgery from technical feasibility stage to prototype development • Built demo formulations of aseptic bone graft substitute product for customers and KOLs • Conducted biomechanical testing for process validation and qualification testing • Supported the R&D/QA teams in… Show more • Optimized traditionally discarded human donor tissue to develop a dermal bioscaffold for advanced wound healing and trauma applications • Advanced costal cartilage allograft for plastic & reconstruction surgery from technical feasibility stage to prototype development • Built demo formulations of aseptic bone graft substitute product for customers and KOLs • Conducted biomechanical testing for process validation and qualification testing • Supported the R&D/QA teams in pre-market research and new product development testing • Worked with tissues such as dermis, cartilage, tendon, and amnion. Show less



Florida Atlantic University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Jun 2017 - Apr 2020

  Boca Raton, Florida, United States • Investigation of the biocompatibility of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) spinal interbody fusion devices. • Developed a "two-day, two-step" method of treating PEEK materials to form a porous surface structure integrated with calcium sulfate mineralization. • Work recognized at the World Biomaterials Congress (2020) and Society for Biomaterials (2018).



Allgens Medical, Inc.

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Biomedical Device Intern

  • 2019 - 2019

  Beijing, China • Worked on technology development and quality control of collagen-based products for hemostatic and tissue regenerative purposes. • Identified methods to improve existing products and their manufacturing processes.



Stanford University School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher

  • 2018 - 2018

  Palo Alto, California, United States Researched electron beam sterilization and the degradation rates of 3D-printed bone regeneration scaffolds composed of different ratios of polycaprolactone and beta-tricalcium phosphate.