Background

I am a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at Cornell University from Long Island, New York. I’ve been particularly fascinated with the intersection between consumer products and healthcare from the first EpiPen I had as a child for my severe allergies. Now, I am passionate about integrating my experience in mechanical design and prototyping towards not only products in biotechnology, but also consumer devices that intersect all fields of research. 

I am a proud first-generation student from family-business owners and an electrical apprentice from as early as I can remember. I am excited to provide my personal perspectives and experiences with medical products to shape the future of technology. I am a strong believer that background and cultural experiences shape our interaction with all products, and as such, I enjoy sharing my experiences as a first-generation student and listening to others' stories!

Relevant Experiences and Interests

My academic focus is on exposure to the product development process, in addition to prototyping, research and development, and design feasibility. Currently, I am a current Project Manager of the Cornell DEBUT project team, an undergraduate researcher for Dr. Yadong Wang’s Lab in collaboration with Anova Biomedical Inc., and a member of Cornell’s Rapid Prototyping Lab. Previously, I was a design consultant for Rev: Ithaca Start-Up Works and a visiting research intern for Dr. Yi-Xian Qin’s Lab at Stony Brook University.

Professionally, I am primarily involved in diagnostics and disposables in the MedTech industry. I am a previous Operations Development Leadership Program (OLDP) Intern at Siemens Healthineers, focused on improvements in liquid formulation processes. Additionally, I am a previous preCARDIA Product Development Co-Op at J&J Heart Recovery, developing engineering testing equipment and workflows for characterization of interactive console units.

Professional Goals 

Currently, I am interested in opportunities related to the design or manufacturing process of consumer products. More medically related, I am interested healthcare therapeutics and diagnostics as interesting topics of exploration for the future. On a more general level, I am excited by all opportunities that involve finding creative engineering solutions across the field of technology!