Assistant Engineering

SHARIFAH OMAR

** ****** **. *** **, Milford NH. *3055 765-***-**** ***********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Dec 2018

Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering with minor in Sociology 3.75/4.00 WORK EXPERIENCE

Human Factors Engineering Coop, Farm Design Inc. Jan 2018 – Present

Human factors consulting using research methods such as usability testing, preference testing, user-needs research interviews, and ethnography for medical devices design development.

Apply FDA human factors processes towards the development of medical devices and follows the guidelines of the FDA and other regulatory bodies (e.g. IEC 62366, AAMI HE75).

Support user studies activities such as proposal writing, report writing, study design, data collection activities, and data analysis with document control archiving.

Collaborate with engineers and designers to analyze and synthesize data, conduct HF evaluations, generate concept directions, product specifications, and usability goals for both software (e.g. user interface systems) and hardware (e.g. injectable, wearables) devices.

Manage outside suppliers for participant recruiting and research facilities. Teaching Assistant, First Year Engineering Department, Purdue University June 2015 – Aug 2017

Facilitated discussion, solved problems and gave supplementary explanations on class materials.

Collaborated with instructional team to improve students’ performance, which led to higher grades in the section. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, Human Factors (Aviation) Lab, Purdue University August 2017 – Jan 2018

Conducted usability testing on head-up display (HUD) and Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) in a simulated flight environment to investigate their effects to user cognitive control and flight performance.

Analyzed quantitative data (e.g. eye movement and simulation deviation) and qualitative data (pre – posttest questionnaire) to answer research questions.

Engages in personal on-going learning to broaden knowledge in human factors engineering Research Assistant, Engineering Learning Observatory Lab, Purdue University May 2016 – Jan 2018

Analyzed large learner data from CAD software used in secondary classrooms to study students’ design behaviors.

Increased efficiency in data analyzation by developing standard of procedures and a standardized data management system for over 1000 students’ learner data.

Perform quantitative (e.g. statistical analysis) and qualitative analysis (e.g. thematic coding).

Did in-depth literature review and contribute to multiple publication writings and poster presentations. Research Assistant, Synthetic Biology Lab, Purdue University Jan 2016 – Aug 2016

Involved in research on genome mining in anaerobic fungi for new drugs, chemical precursors to biofuel.

Conducted bioinformatics analysis on secondary metabolites using tools including Blast, AntiSmash, MycoCosm. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Student Editorial Board Member, Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research, Purdue University Aug 2017 – Present

Review submitted abstracts and publication manuscripts based on the established editorial standards and guidelines.

Assist student authors and their research mentors on publication process, authorship criteria, and editorial decision. Leadership Team, Women in Engineering Purdue University Outreach Program May 2015 – Aug 2017

Planned and conducted educational design projects for pre-school and middle school students to debunk common misconceptions on engineering.

Program Strategy & Development Department,

National Assembly of Malaysian Students in America (NAMSA) Oct 2016 – Aug 2017

Coordinated and synchronized the workflow for different departments in NAMSA for maximum efficiency and utilization of resources.

PUBLICATIONS

Goldstein, M. H., Omar S. A., Purzer, Ş. & Adams R.S. (in press). Comparing Two Approaches to Engineering Design in the 7th Grade Science Classroom. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (IJEMST). Goldstein, M. H., Adams, R. S., Purzer, Ş., Omar, S. (2017). Conceptions of conducting tests in design. Conference Proceedings: Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. RELEVANT SKILLS

Bilingual – Fluent in Malay and English

MS Office, Statistical software – SPSS, JMP, Computation language – MATLAB, C++, Java, and Mathcad.

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