Work experience

UCLA Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center

Biomedical Researcher

• Designed and assembled micron-resolution photogrammetric imaging apparatus and complementary 3D surface matching algorithm to optimize standard surgical protocol for osteochondral allograft transplantations

• Developed a low-cost wearable health device, composed of textile pressure sensors, capable of recording and wirelessly transmitting pressure, orientation, angular velocity and acceleration data for the purposes of precision gait analysis and passive monitoring of post-operative outcomes

• Investigating a novel approach to bioengineering bone and vascular tissue scaffolding through the use of traditional additive manufacturing techniques

UCLA Health

Department Coordinator - 8ICU Liver Transplant Unit

• Shadowed physicians and nurses in intensive care, post-partum, geriatric, and emergency departments within the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and UCLA Santa Monica Orthopedic Hospital

• Supervising and training cohorts of 15+ student volunteers responsible for performing varying clinical and clerical duties within the medical center intensive care and transplantation unit

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Teen Advisory Board Member

• Increased membership of hospital volunteer program 130% through use of targeted digital marketing campaigns

• Trained and mentored groups of 20+ teen aged hospital volunteers responsible for supporting medical staff in both clinical and clerical healthcare environments

• Organized quarterly board meetings to review performance data and develop new initiatives to respond to progam deficiencies