Sarah Stadler

OBJECTIVE **** E. Tanque Verde Rd #309-252, Tucson, AZ 85749 520-***-**** acry37@r.postjobfree.com An EDUCATION entry-level Engineering position with an emphasis on Research and Development of Medical Devices Purdue University-West Lafayette, Indiana GPA: 3.37 Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, May 2015 National University of Ireland-Galway (Study Abroad) September-December 2014 WORK / PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Academic Tutor: Purdue University Athletic Department June-August 2015 Senior • Tutored Design individual Project: athletes Rehabilitation in mathematics AFO Device and financial for Foot courses Drop September-December 2014

• Designed and manufactured a rehabilitative AFO (ankle-foot orthosis) device for stroke patients that suffer from foot drop; utilized rapid prototyping and FMEA; created and updated design documentation

• Defined customer needs and design specifications, performed mechanical stress analysis, ensured device met ISO and GMP standards, created a Gantt chart to stay on schedule, and gathered background research Internship: Soft Tissue Bioengineering May-July 2014 Purdue University West Lafayette, IN

• Constructed the foundation of a damage model to test bovine cartilage plug samples

• Implemented strategy to approach problem using DMAIC; generated data; acquired and quantified images; Internship: compiled Cardiovascular and analyzed data; Physiology and presented final conclusions May-August 2013 University of Arizona, Physiology Department Tucson, AZ

• Analyzed the molecular and cellular biology aspects of the heart that affect the contractile properties

• Performed surgery on mice to obtain trabeculae from mouse hearts RESEARCH • Conducted EXPERIENCE mechanical experiments and electrophoretic separation of myosin heavy chain gels Research Assistant: Soft Tissue August 2013-May 2015 Purdue University West Lafayette, IN

• Tested the mechanical properties of collagen in cartilage samples by running compression tests to analyze amount of stress on samples at constant strain rates

• Designed protocols to test factors released during catalytic degradation in the extracellular matrix Research Assistant: Orthopedics July-August 2012

Banner-University Medical Center Tucson, AZ

• Analyzed patient bone scans in MATLAB in order to create a system that classifies Hill Sach Lesions (HSL) COMMUNITY which occur INVOLVEMENT from a dislocated shoulder Habitat for Humanity January 2013-May 2014

SKILLS • Volunteer and Outreach Administrative Chair August-December 2013 Computer: MATLAB, Creo Parametric (CAD), LabVIEW, C, ANSYS, MiniTab, COSMOL, PSpice Laboratory: Fluorescent microscope, MTS, gel electrophoresis, cell culture, antibody staining, western blot, PCR, ACTIVITIES DNA extraction, AND BCA, HONORS animal surgery, NMR, column chromatography, autoclave Purdue University Dean’s List(2) and Semester Honors(3) 2011, 2014, 2015 Southern Arizona Purdue Alumni Association (Merit Scholarship) June 2011 Purdue Society of Women Engineers August 2011-May 2015 Purdue Mentors and Mentees Program August 2011-May 2015