Curriculum Vitae

Email: ajd323@cornell.edu

Phone: +1 631 636 1530

Objective

Senior mechanical engineering student at Cornell University with strong industry experience in biomedical technologies, product design, and entrepreneurship. Eager to pursue a career in the either cardiovascular or rehabilitation medical device space by translating mechanical design and simulations principles into industry applications.

Siemens Healthineers - Operations Leadership Development Program (OLDP) Intern

June 2025 - August 2025

• Standardized review process for 10+ years of SAP and D2 production records to improve root-cause analysis, isolate historical lot-to-lot variability, and recommend workflow improvements in 4 Atellica and Dimension liquid calibrators

• Coordinated bulk containers scale-ups for 10+ finished-product reagents to reduce quality testing & net bottle changes

J&J MedTech: Heart Recovery - preCARDIA Product Development Co-Op

January 2025 - June 2025

• Innovated V1.0 console burn-in fixture for software integration & isolated electromechanical testing, consolidating 3+ mechanical & 8+ electronic subassemblies into a more accessible bench top for early verification testing

• Optimized console operating temperatures for ~30 components by tailoring a thermal Data Acquisition System (DAQ), automating data analytics through MATLAB post-processing scripts, & redesigning wiring diagrams/routing for 20+ wires

• Designed 4 custom prototyping fixtures for motor calibration & stress-strain characterization of medical disposables

• Co-authored & executed 5 quality-assured verification tests for medical disposable 510(k) submission

Rev: Ithaca Startup Works - Hardware Prototyping Intern

May 2024 - January 2025

• Accelerated design process & prototype learning sessions for 20+ start-ups in consumer & healthcare technology

• Led product development decisions & early verification testing for 3 early-stage MedTech companies

• Advised directly on regulatory standards & Design for Manufacturing (DFM) for a chemo port aligning product

Research Experience

The Biofoundry (Cornell University) - Undergraduate Research

September 2024 - Present

• Formulate design and ISO standard testing for the anti-kinking component of synthetic vascular grafts in collaboration with staff from Anova Biomedical Inc.

• Iterate electromechanical design for an experimental, custom syringe pump for vascular graft formulation use cases

Cornell DEBUT

Project Manager - August 2024 - Present

• Led project management and regulatory approach of a novel, Class II diagnostic device quantifying excess sports-related loading of the UCL

• Translate pre-existing literature on Hills-Musculoskeletal model into a full-scale Python-based processing UI for synthesizing serial muscle firing signals, and validate outputs with OptiTrack Motion Capture data

R&D Analyst - October 2023 - August 2024

• Winner of the Medtronic BMES 2024 Student Design Competition (Mechanical Track) & $2,500 for commercialization

• Lead 10+ student engineers in rapid prototyping and MATLAB simulations for tremor-resistant cane (SteadyStride)

• Managed IRB-approved experimental trials with Parkinson’s patients at the SUNY Cortland Biomechanics Laboratory

• Analyzed +1 million data points with MATLAB & Python to yield a ~12% reduction in experimental tremor amplitude

Rapid Prototyping Laboratory - Machine Technician

October 2023 - Present

• Operate & recondition additive manufacturing equipment in primary prototyping laboratory for the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cornell, including 30+ project teams, 75+ research groups, & all undergraduate classes

• Facilitate ~10 customer requests per week in prototype design & 3D printing technology for academic/research applications

Orthopedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Stony Brook University - Research Intern

May 2023 - July 2024

• Coordinated electromechanical research for an early point-of-care, volumetric blood flow device with Dr. Yi-Xian Qin

• Synthesized a wearable device for fixturing ultrasound transducers, manufacturing 50+ PLA parts with modular sizing

• Designed a custom 2-Layer PCB to interface with pressure & ultrasonic sensors for an electrically operational board

• Formulated carotid artery FEA for applanation tonometry to estimate arterial deformation & pressure with < 5% error