Engineer | Health Nerd | Outdoor Enthusiast
A Bit About Me...
Hi there! I am an engineer who is passionate about the healthcare, exercise, and wellness industries. I enjoy running, hiking, backpacking, cooking, and baking. I recently started road biking, and am warming up to the idea of training for a sprint triathlon. One of my proudest accomplishments is qualifying for and running the Boston Marathon in 2015.
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I am currently a Staff Quality Engineer at Stryker Endoscopy, working on a combination of hardware and software products that improve OR workflow efficiencies. I have traveled near and far to some of the best hospital systems in the United States and Canada, learning from all types of surgeons and nurses. I love getting to know customers, learning first-hand what their user needs are, and delivering improved products that benefit the user and the patient.
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I am grateful for the opportunities I have had, that led me to where I am today. I still have so much room to grow, but I want to share what I have learned to encourage others to break through the status quo and create their own paths. I love mentoring engineers, promoting the development of women in STEM, and boosting overall diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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Engineer | Health Nerd | Outdoor Enthusiast
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Hi there! I am an engineer by trade, passionate about healthcare, technology, and bringing people together. I am currently an Engineering Project Manager leading software, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams to deliver high quality medical devices from concept to launch. I am grateful for the opportunities I have had that led me to where I am today and enjoy giving back to help young engineers with their early career development.
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I am an alumna of Washington University in St. Louis, where I received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. After a few months of participating in alumni programs in which I connected with current students to provide mentorship, I quickly realized many students have similar questions about their early careers. Thus, I decided to create this website to summarize my advice for greater outreach.
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At work I enjoy mentoring engineers, promoting the development of women in STEM, and boosting overall diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Prior to my current role, I worked at many levels on the Quality Engineering team of a different division within the same company (Stryker, one of the top medical device companies in the world). In that role I travelled to some of the best hospitals in the United States and Canada, learning first-hand from surgeons and nurses in the Operating Room about user needs.
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In my free time, I enjoy running, hiking, backpacking, cooking, and baking. One of my proudest personal accomplishments is qualifying for and running the Boston Marathon in 2015.
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