Experience

IVIVA Medical Inc
• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Scientist

  • Aug 2023 - Present


Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Biomedical Engineer

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2023

  − Designed and manufactured two bioprinter systems with onboard heating, cooling, and UV crosslinking (one pneumatic, one mechanical). Created biaxial tensile testing device for quantifying complex, biaxial behavior of tissue engineering materials − Developed patent pending, embedded bioprinting method for producing tunable mechanical properties in homogeneous biomaterials − Studied methods for development of complex mechanical behavior of simple biomaterials using material heterogeneity… Show more − Designed and manufactured two bioprinter systems with onboard heating, cooling, and UV crosslinking (one pneumatic, one mechanical). Created biaxial tensile testing device for quantifying complex, biaxial behavior of tissue engineering materials − Developed patent pending, embedded bioprinting method for producing tunable mechanical properties in homogeneous biomaterials − Studied methods for development of complex mechanical behavior of simple biomaterials using material heterogeneity and mechanical stimulation Show less



Weill Cornell Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Research Immersion

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  - Completed research study and second-author publication showing that mitral valve regurgitation independently affects effort tolerance in stress tests - Developed statistical analyses using SPSS regarding heart valve function, exercise tolerance, and ventricular output - Shadowed in the cardiac radiology department and cardiac intensive care unit at Weill Cornell



The Ohio State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2013 - Dec 2016

  - Prepared samples for imaging of aorta collagen with atomic force microscopy and analysis of structural features - 2nd author on article published in Microscopy & Microanalysis and completion of undergraduate thesis: AFM Investigations of Collagen Fibril Structure in the Murine Adventitia - Research Achievement Award 2016, Department of Biomedical Engineering



The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biomechanical Engineering Intern

  • May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Laurel, MD - Signal processing and analysis of experimental data relating the human biomechanical response to blast wave conditions using PMHS - Experimental setup and data acquisition using projectiles to simulate ballistic forces on various materials with multiple types of sensors - Analysis of acquired data to determine appropriate applications for material and sensor use in future models for ballistic testing



Philips Healthcare

• Medical Device
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Physics/Software Engineering Co-op

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Highland Heights, OH - Performed image quality testing for Philips’ first digital PET/CT system - Prepared phantoms (human analogs) with radiopharmaceuticals and tested system specifications against the standards set by the governing bodies of nuclear medicine - Used Python scripting in conjunction with Philips software to create an automated process to efficiently analyze large numbers of images