Experience

HIVE Medical

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Embedded Engineer

  • May 2021 - Present

  St. Louis County, Missouri, United States



Illumino Lighting

• Head Engineer

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

  Saint Louis, Missouri I worked in a small team for the startup Illumino Lighting on the development and production of a surgical lighting device. The goal was to improve visualization during constrained open colorectal surgeries using a light that could be directly attached into the patient's abdomen. I worked closely with colorectal surgeons at Barnes-Jewish Hospital on the design process, independently learned EAGLE to design and produce a PCB, worked with lawyers on the incorporation and patent processes, and… Show more I worked in a small team for the startup Illumino Lighting on the development and production of a surgical lighting device. The goal was to improve visualization during constrained open colorectal surgeries using a light that could be directly attached into the patient's abdomen. I worked closely with colorectal surgeons at Barnes-Jewish Hospital on the design process, independently learned EAGLE to design and produce a PCB, worked with lawyers on the incorporation and patent processes, and raised over $15,000 as a team through venture competitions. Working at such a small startup taught me true independence. There were no guidelines, and unless my team and I personally took action nothing would get done. I'm proud of what we were able to accomplish across so many different areas that we initially knew very little about. I'm also grateful for my teammates, whose motivation and perseverance pushed us to accomplish things that that I couldn't have imagined before my work at Illumino. Show less



Case Western Reserve University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area I worked at Tom Kelly's lab at Case Western Reserve over the summer of 2016. Tom's lab was focused on elucidating the pathway of cystic fibrosis to create new treatment strategies. My role for the summer was primarily to determine the effect CF had on cellular transport in different areas of the mouse brain. This was done through quantifying the proteins tau and phosphorylated tau in Western blots. I also did work with microscopy, sterile tissue culture, and lab upkeep jobs like making… Show more I worked at Tom Kelly's lab at Case Western Reserve over the summer of 2016. Tom's lab was focused on elucidating the pathway of cystic fibrosis to create new treatment strategies. My role for the summer was primarily to determine the effect CF had on cellular transport in different areas of the mouse brain. This was done through quantifying the proteins tau and phosphorylated tau in Western blots. I also did work with microscopy, sterile tissue culture, and lab upkeep jobs like making buffer mixtures. As a lab, about 10 different groups would meet weekly to discuss progress, problems, and findings to overcome issues and progress as a whole. I participated in these meetings with the work on my project, and gave a final presentation on my work as a whole to the department. Show less



Allogen Laboratories

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area I worked under Medhat Askar at Allogen labs at the Cleveland Clinic over the summer of 2015. At the start of the project I did not have a strong background in immunology. I was given a week to work through an immunology textbook to build a fundamental understanding. From here I worked with Dr. Askar to formulate a research question in transplant immunology. I planned to use retrospective transplant data to investigate human leukocyte antigen's effect on graft vs. host disease after… Show more I worked under Medhat Askar at Allogen labs at the Cleveland Clinic over the summer of 2015. At the start of the project I did not have a strong background in immunology. I was given a week to work through an immunology textbook to build a fundamental understanding. From here I worked with Dr. Askar to formulate a research question in transplant immunology. I planned to use retrospective transplant data to investigate human leukocyte antigen's effect on graft vs. host disease after umbilical cord blood transplantation. Unfortunately Dr. Askar had unforeseen problems and was unable to continue the project after this point. I learned a great deal about transplant immunology and how to conduct searches on research papers to formulate a testable hypothesis. Dr. Askar gave me insights into formulating a strong research question, and these insights helped me greatly to understand what goes into scientific research, and how to effectively research a topic. Show less