WORK HISTORY
JAN **** – PRESENT
SERVER/BARTENDER, ROOTSTOWN FIREHOUSE PUB & GRILLE
Responsible for serving food and beverages while maintaining high quality formal table service to over 100+ customers daily. Organizing large parties’ reservations and special requests efficiently and accurately. Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with guests – driving new and existing business. Can work autonomously with little or no supervision.
PROJECTS
FUNCTIONAL SKIN STAPLER AND DISSOLVABLE STAPLES, 2022-2023
• Designed and implemented a functioning stapler that fired a proposed dissolvable staple. Device was designed to address the inefficient and painful metal staple removal process in burn patients requiring skin grafts.
• Worked directly with doctors at Akron Childrens Hospital to create the device along with prioritizing proper documentation of the entire design process. EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES PROJECTS, 2023
• Drafted and executed multiple data collection experiments using motion capture technology along with Instron devices to produce and analyze data using MATLAB.
• Individual led projects with corresponding presentations. Research includes topics such as: EMG, gait analysis, tensile and compression loading, etc.
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF CUSTOM DEVICE, 2021
• Recreational project to create and produce a working shift knob for personal vehicle. Design modeled in Solidworks and fabricated using resin molding.
• Resulted in a functional device that has been replicated for sale. EDUCATION
MAY 2023
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON BS in biomedical engineering with a focus on biomechanics. Minor in applied mathematics SKILLS
• Solidworks- 5 years
• MATLAB- 5 years
• ANSYS- 2 years
• Microsoft Office
Suite- 5 years
• Technical Lab
Skills
AMANDA STRAINER
Kent, OH · 330-***-**** adyjwn@r.postjobfree.com
Seeking a challenging and rewarding position as a biomedical engineer with a well-established company that I can have a positive impact on. I am experienced in research and design, along with data analysis using MATLAB, Solidworks, and other computer programs. I am an excellent collaborator and communicator, eagerly looking for a full-time role! ACTIVITIES
• University of Akron Club Volleyball Team- 3 years
• Recreational Volleyball -8 years
• Kent Car Club- 3 years
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