Biomechanist

STEPHANIE BONIN

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Tel: 954-***-****, Mobile: 586-***-****

email: **********@*****.***

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/stephanie-bonin/6/ba3/48b

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVES and COMPETENCIES

• Results-oriented, strong analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills

• Research and clinical experience in biomechanics including 3-D motion analysis and tissue testing

• Able to communicate and function within engineering, operations, and medical communities

• Experience in the manufacturing environment, lead process improvement initiatives

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

•Pratt and Whitney – East Hartford, CT 7/2005 – 05/2009

-Ergonomic Engineer: Assessed operator/equipment interface and implemented solutions to reduce ergonomic risks and musculoskeletal disorders, collaborated across business units and technical disciplines for process improvements, educated workforce on proper body mechanics and musculoskeletal disorder development, conducted injury investigations. Lead process improvement initiatives to stream-line, integrate, and automate manufacturing risk assessments tools (patent pending tool). Achieved associate level in “ACE” (Achieving Competitive Excellence, equivalent to Black Belt System).

-Repair Development and Structures Engineer: Developed technical data and conducted structural analysis of turbine airfoils, interfaced with global repair operations in developing technical data and root cause and corrective action investigations. Utilized ANSYS for structural analysis and proprietary software for crack growth studies.

•DOCTOR’S RESEARCH GROUP, INC. – Plymouth, CT 6/2001 - 4/2002

Project Engineer: Developed medical devices from concept to manufacturing including design (Solidworks), prototyping, surgeon training and observation, patent reviews and 510k submissions

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY – Research Assistant: East Lansing, MI 1/1999 - 6/2001

-Three-dimensional modeling and analysis of the equine temporomandibular joint during chewing

-Finite element and photoelastic stress analysis of equine hooves in-vitro using photoelastic plastic

-Quantification of collagen denaturation, under prescribed heating protocols, through polarized microscopic techniques and strain measurements

-Biomechanics Evaluation Laboratory: Patient preparation in clinical gait lab, kinetic, kinematic, and electromyographic data collection and analysis for patients with cerebral palsy, compromised balance, as well as elite athletes

Teaching Assistant: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and Physiology Laboratories, Design of Thermal Systems

•BREED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. – Sterling Heights, MI 12/1997 - 12/1998

System Performance Engineer: Modeled and tested occupants in-vehicle with appropriate safety restraint systems, correlated impact simulation results to test data, advised on airbag and seat belt design with customer collaboration

EDUCATION: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

2001 M.S. Mechanical Engineering

1997 B.S. Engineering Mechanics

1997 B.S. Physiology

PUBLICATIONS:

• SJ Bonin, HM Clayton, JL Lanovaz, and T Johnston, March 2006, Kinematics of the Equine Temporomandibular Joint. American Journal of Veterinary Research vol. 67, pp 423-428.

• SJ Bonin, JL Lanovaz, T Johnston, and HM Clayton, May 2007, Comparison of Mandibular Motion in Horses Chewing Hay and Pellets. Equine Veterinary Journal vol. 39, pp 258-262.

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