Alexandra Ferraiuolo

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Brooklyn, NY 11228 acpvk0@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering May 2015

SKILLS

MatLAB, LabView, Image J, COMSOL, AutoCad, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Prezi

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Sustainable Building Design in Rwanda Fall 2014-Spring 2015

Senior Design Project

• Designed a sustainable house for low income families in Rwanda to improve their quality of life while using background

in biomaterials and a limited budget

• Analyzed alternatives to determine which would be the most sustainable, affordable, locally available, durable, and easy

to install, while meeting the functional requirements

• Worked with SU Assistant Professor in Architecture, Yutaka Sho, who is the founder of GA Collaborative and three

other bioengineering students

Bioengineering Laboratory Fall 2014

Photopleth Sensor

• Developed a finger sensor from various materials, combined with a phototransistor and LED to test finger for pulse

rate

• Designed a circuit including the sensor and circuit board to obtain a clear pulse rate through use of LabView

Bioengineering Laboratory Fall 2014

Biomechanical Testing on Spongy Bone and Osteoporotic Bone

• Used MTS Machine and TestWorks to test the max stress, strain, and force each bone could withstand before failure

• Measured and calculated the average pore size and effective cross sectional area of each type of bone through the use of

Image J

Prosthetics and Orthotics Hanger, Inc., East Syracuse, NY Summer 2014

Internship

• Learned more about cranial remolding orthosis and casted patients in need of prosthetics or orthotics

• Furthered knowledge of prosthetics and orthotics, learning how to take proper measurements, cast patients, and how

adjust prosthesis and orthosis for a better fit for the patient

Prosthetics and Orthotics Hanger, Inc., New York, NY Summer 2013

Internship

• Shadowed John Rheinstein, CP and assisted in the recording of measurements for fitting prostheses

Columbia University Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Department, New York, NY

Summer 2012

Internship

• Evaluated fMRI, CAT, PET, and DTI images to determine areas of the brain effected by depression

• Used MatLAB to analyze data from DTI images to detect electrical activity in the brain

• Developed graphs for a published medical paper, “Prediction of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Response Using

Diffusion-Weighted MRI”; name noted in paper

WORK EXPERIENCE

Old Navy, Sales Associate Summer 2014

William H. Sadlier Publishing Company, New York, NY, Customer Service Summers 2010-2013

• Developed a strong sense of communication skills due to customer interaction

North Fork Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, Mattituck, NY Summer 2009

• Filed papers and prepped patients before meeting with the doctors

LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Syracuse University Chapter 2012-2015

• Helped start a Junior Chapter (SHPE Jr) at a local inner city high school to promote STEM fields and professional

development (2014)

Alpha Omega Epsilon, International Engineering and Technical Sorority, Zeta Chapter 2014-2015

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Fundraising Chair 201*-****-****

Syracuse Club Basketball Team, Founder, Vice President, Co-Captain 2014-2015

Rostro de Cristo, Ecuador February 2010

• Taught math and English to underprivileged children and volunteered at a nursing home for elderly people who have

leprosy

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