OH BOY! YIKES! Education August 2009 – Current University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA • Masters of Industrial Design August 2006 – August 2007 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA • Masters of Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Biomechanics, GPA of 3.8 • Select courses: Advanced Finite Element Methods, Mechatronics • Designed and taught a graduate course entitled Mechanics of Human Motion • Independent Studies o Designed a passive and user-friendly hand orthotic for patients who suffer from hemiplegia of the hands. o Designed a micro torsion device for the McKay Orthopedic Institute at the University of Pennsylvania • Used to test the structural properties of rodents’ spines. • Used to test the properties of artificial nano tissues that will be used to replace damage cartilage in the human body August 2001 – May 2005 Villanova University Villanova, PA • Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with minor concentration in Irish Studies, and Leadership Training Certificate • Dean’s List • Senior Design/Thesis: created a passive two-dimensional haptic device that could eventually be utilized for developing robotic treatment and training solutions for medical applications o Showed Passive Haptic device at the annual ASME undergraduate competition in 2005.