Curriculum Vitae

Education:

  • Vanderbilt University, PhD expected 2019
    • Dissertation: Perception Augmentation and Feedback Methods to Improve Surgical Awareness.
  • University of California Los Angeles, MS Mechanical Engineering 2014
    • Thesis: Design, Modeling, and Control of a Hydrostatic Actuator for MRI
  • Harvard University, SB Engineering Sciences, 2012
    • Design Project: Designing a Retractable Cranial Drilling Mechanism

Teaching Experience:

  • Teaching Assistant: System Dynamics- Fall 2015
  • Teaching Assistant: Mechanical Engineering Design (Capstone)- Winter/Spring 2014
  • Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems- Fall 2013
  • Teaching Fellow: Engineering Thermodynamics- Fall 2011

Research Internships:

  • Research Consultant, DyScientific Inc, 2013-2014
    • Designed and programmed feature analysis algorithms and simulations for development of realtime process monitoring systems using Simulink and Matlab programming environments.
  • Harvard Global Innovation for Translation, Summer 2012
    • Provided recommendations for 30+ possible device innovations to improve healthcare in hospitals in India after a 10 week medical immersion program at the Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in Bangalore, India
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant, Harvard Biorobotics lab 2011
    • Designed, fabricated, and tested sensor to be used within a novel robot hand. Worked with strain of materials, circuit design, and fabrication of testing apparatus using CNC milling, laser welding, CAD, and basic fabrication techniques.

Community Leadership:

  • Nashville International Center for Empowerment, Teacher, 2014 – 2018
    • Created and taught weekly two-hour lessons for a class of approximately 10 adult English as a Second Language learners from diverse educational, socio-economic backgrounds
  • Harvard Muslim Alumni,President, 2015-2019:
    • Managed hiring of a part-time chaplain and organization of over a dozen yearly community-building or networking events and a biennial conference.