Electromechanical Device to Test Electrosurgical Generators
Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Description: This was my Senior Year Project. The goal was to create a system that allowed Medtronic to test its electrosurgical generators. Via the engineering design process, we built a lead screw actuator with an electrode arm to replicate the generator’s arcing behavior in monopolar mode (dissection and coagulation), and a variable load using a saline bath to copy the varying tissue impedance in bipolar mode (vessel sealing).
My role: I was the Project Manager. Some of my responsibilities were to guide the project toward success (by assuring compliance to requirements), balance stakeholders (client, director, and class executives), manage resources (time & work distribution), and keep the team aligned towards the project’s goals.
You can learn more about this project on the CU Boulder Mechanical Engineering Website.
New-Trition
Spring 2022
Description: This was the capstone project for the Business Minor. We had to develop a professional business plan for a startup and pitch it “Shark Tank” style, competing with other teams in the classroom. The team and I built New-Trition, a service that “ships personally tailored daily supplements in the form of a runner’s gel for active people with busy lifestyles”. The final round of the competition was against other classroom, and the judges were local community leaders and entrepreneurs in Boulder. We won the final cash prize as the most thought out business plan.
My Role: I was the CEO of New-Trition. Apart from also playing the fictional role of “operations manager at the manufacturing facilities”, I was the PM, planned the the development of the service, designed the add, and delivered the “hook” and “call-to-action” of the pitch.