Bioengineering student,
learning by building.

A six-month co-op with the Hardware Engineering team, working on materials evaluation, test-fixture design, mechanical testing, and data analysis for a fluid-path component of a regulated drug-delivery device.

• Thermoformed samples and ran biomechanical testing (leak, friction, and phenolic compatibility) to assess the performance and manufacturability of 13 materials, down-selecting an alternate material for a fluid-path component.
• Designed and fabricated fixtures for test-sample preparation, manufacturing sub-assembly spec validation, insertion- and friction-force testing, and preparation of 300+ samples for chemical-compatibility testing.
• Applied statistical analysis to Instron-based insertion-force data, identifying performance drivers for 10+ single- and multi-variable design changes to a fluid-path sub-assembly.
• Performed proteomic analysis on HypoSkin (ex-vivo) tissue models exposed to continuous insulin infusion, investigating biological pathway enrichment and tissue response relative to controls.
• Used production equipment to develop in-line prototypes of modified fluid-path components.
• Supported voluntary medical-device correction and recall activities, including replacement-device fulfillment and a fixture that improved the device-teardown protocol without fume generation.

• Instron
• Fixture Design
• Biomechanical Testing
• Insertion-Force Testing
• Statistical Analysis
• Materials Evaluation

Two summers developing and validating test methods for subcutaneous-infusion tubing sets under ISO 8536, working across R&D, manufacturing, and quality in a document-controlled environment.

• Authored Standard Operating Procedures and Test Method Validations for water-leakage, air-leakage, and tensile testing of tubing sets per ISO 8536.
• Designed CAD models and 3D-printed components for the test fixtures used in those Test Method Validations.
• Maintained SolidWorks models and managed revisions and documentation within the ETQ Reliance document-control platform.
• Ran flow-rate testing on in-development products, comparing performance across syringe and tubing combinations to optimize infusion systems.
• Designed and executed packaging experiments, varying sealing force, time, and temperature, to refine package integrity and sterility.
• Used Minitab for statistical assessment of test results, driving design adjustments for improved product performance.

• SOPs
• Test Method Validation
• ISO 8536
• Flow-Rate Testing
• SolidWorks
• Minitab
• ETQ Reliance