samantha shoemaker

senior biomedical engineer

About

I am a junior in mechanical and biomedical engineering looking for a summer 2016 internship. Since working on artificial lungs in a biomedical engineering laboratory, I am most interested in being a part of a research and development team at a medical device company. Research and development is a way for me to contribute fresh ideas and perspectives as well as hear the ideas of those with a different background from myself. My own background of mechanical engineering coursework and biomedical engineering research experience has prepared me to analyze, design, and test medical devices. A mechanical engineering background to my biomedical engineering degree also enables me to focus on the relevant details of a design and bring a new perspective to a research team while still understanding the biological system involved.

Country

united states

City

pittsburgh

Industry

hospital & health care

Skill

microsoft word, mathematics, microsoft office, powerpoint, project planning, research, analysis, testing, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering, solidworks, leadership, matlab

Experience

laboratory technician

advanced respiratory technologies llc

2017-6 - 2018-6 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Fabricated and manufactured artificial lung devices * Designed and performed experiments to test performance of devices * Analyzed resulting data to inform future design decisions

senior biomedical engineer

upmc

2018-6 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

* Provides clinical support for patients on mechanical circulatory support (MCS) * Trains medical staff in the use of MCS devices at UPMC and outside centers * Participates in a 24/7 call rotation to provide support to both outpatients and inpatients * Devices: Heartmate II/III, Heartware, TandemHeart, Abiomed Impella (2.5, CP, 5.0, RP), Centrimag, and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)

tutor and administrative assistant

neighborhood learning alliance

2014-6 - 2014-8 · 3 mos

Tutored high school students in a variety of subjects - Prepared monthly expenditure reports and payroll sheets

research assistant

carnegie mellon university

2015-5 - 2017-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Worked closely with PhD students on construction and testing of artificial lung devices using benchtop circuits * Facilitated in vitro and in vivo testing of devices by obtaining and analyzing samples * Analysis of Oxygenator Performance * Assisted with analysis of clinical data to determine gas exchange efficiency * Developed method for image analysis of oxygenator clot formation * Wrote Matlab program that creates a probability map of clot for given set of devices * Clot Formation Quantification * Performed benchtop experiments to obtain clotted oxygenator fibers * Quantified clot with imaging in order to calibrate clot formation model for fiber material