Experience

Hemanext

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

• Product Development Engineer I

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Boston University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Classroom Moderator

  • Sep 2020 - May 2021

  - Assisted in BU's return to a hybrid learning environment. - Worked with faculty in live classes to ensure that class is running smoothly. - Helped with connectivity, audio or video, and sharing screens, to ensure remote learners can view content and successfully participate in discussions. - Assisted in BU's return to a hybrid learning environment. - Worked with faculty in live classes to ensure that class is running smoothly. - Helped with connectivity, audio or video, and sharing screens, to ensure remote learners can view content and successfully participate in discussions.



Boston University College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Advanced Biomedical Design & Development Project

  • Sep 2020 - May 2021

  • Identified clinical needs and problems by observing cardiac surgeries such as: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts, Mitral and Aortic valve replacements • Met and discussed the design and development of potential medical device solutions with cardiac surgeons and perfusionists • Developed sensor device to alarm perfusionists of low blood levels in soft venous bag reservoir to improve clinical outcomes • Authored clinical requirements, device requirements and design verification plan for medical device prototype • Performed H&H risk analysis, FMEA, verification and validation tests to assess overall safety and efficacy of device Show less



Syracuse Biomaterials Institute

• Syracuse, New York, United States

• REU Research Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Designed and optimized hemoperfusion peristaltic pump system to capture proteins and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the blood • Performed hemolysis testing of rat blood at various speeds through pump system to test red blood cell membrane viability • Fabricated and implemented air bubble trap to mitigate obstruction of flow due to bubbles within system • Tested protein absorption and elution abilities of resins using fluorospectrometric analysis • Designed and optimized hemoperfusion peristaltic pump system to capture proteins and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the blood • Performed hemolysis testing of rat blood at various speeds through pump system to test red blood cell membrane viability • Fabricated and implemented air bubble trap to mitigate obstruction of flow due to bubbles within system • Tested protein absorption and elution abilities of resins using fluorospectrometric analysis



Binghamton University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2018 - May 2019

  • Engineered slimmer extruder piece for 3D Bioprinter to increase mobility, printing area, and efficiency, via Solid Edge• Analyzed fetal bovine serums from companies to determine which promoted greatest cell growth via imaging and microscopy• Authored and edited protocols: ‘Collagen extraction from rat tails’ and ‘Creation of PDMS chambers for housing printed biomaterial’

• • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Conducted fluorescence microscopy and phase contrast to image fibroblast cells in PDMS chambers using Nikon Eclipse microscope• Recorded lengths and thicknesses of grafts for further analysis of ultimate tensile strength, toughness, and elastic moduli of grafts• Created solutions of gelatin concentrations to be tested and printed as a component of bio-ink used in study• Performed media exchanges in vessels containing cells and routinely checked for confluence under microscope



Cole Haan

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2018