Maria Fuentes-Ortiz
www.linkedin.com/in/maria-fuentes-ortiz 813-***-**** ac8qkj@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Expected to Graduate May 2019
University of South Florida - Tampa, FL GPA: 3.2/4.0
Relevant Skills: Matlab, Excel, Aspen, Jama Cloud, Tera Term, FLIR Thermal Camera Imaging software and Devices, Creating Validation Protocols, Soldering
Key Projects
Group Research: Prosthetic Hand Attachment Design, USF January 2017-May 2017
Designed and created customizable 3D-printed removable attachment to hold small writing and food utensils for patients with 3D-printed prosthetic hands
Aspen Design Group Project, USF May 2017-July 2017
Oversaw designing a process system with given parameters on Aspen and comparing computed results with teammates’ theoretical results.
Self taught in utilizing Aspen to design a multicomponent distillation column system
iFixit, USF January 2016-May 2016
Developed educational replacement guides for a Hamilton Beach 48464 coffee maker
Created replacement guides for base, heating plate, filter basket, tubing, front panel, and power cord
Accumulated an average of 69 views a month on iFixit
Work Experience
Avanos Medical Research and Product Development Co-Op-Atlanta GA August 2018-December 2018
Taking and organizing Screenshots for Instructions for Use (IFUs) and Software Requirements (SRs)
Organizing, uploading, and files onto Jama Cloud
Collecting Transdiscal monopolar Power Data Output for the Pain Management Generator (PMG) unit
Conducting ground pad thermal imaging during animal testing
Creating cleaning validation protocols for PMG units
Testing the company’s competitor PMG unit
Halyard Health Global Post Market Surveillance Co-Op – Atlanta, GA January 2018-May 2018
Worked with the Global Post market Surveillance team in the product quality department
In charge of creating and writing out validation protocols that would later be used for training employees ( in the Failure Analysis Lab) for testing Pain Management Generator probes and cables
Assisted the Partners in Quality department with updating their frequently asked questions page
Assisted research and development employees with research projects in their wet lab
Private Tutoring-Tampa, FL January 2015-Present
Provide private tutoring services for Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Chemistry and College Algebra to university and high school students
Leadership
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) January 2014-Present
Elected executive board member of the USF chapter
Head of Engineering EXPO committee for SWE (2017-2018)
Member, 2017 SWE Engineering EXPO Committee – planned & prepared demos for USF EXPO
Volunteered for SWE in the USF Engineering EXPO in which the university runs educational and interactive presentations to an audience of K-12 students (2015,2016)
Assisted in fundraising money for the society's team in 2015-2017.
Volunteered in the SWE 5K (2016-2017)