Résumé > Rehabilitation Engineering

Knowledgeable of many physical and cognitive disabilities as well as the medical and social issues associated with them
Familiar with wheelchair structure, ergonomics, safety, fitting, and use
Professional aspiration is in the area of direct service delivery of assistive technology to clients

Research and Internship at the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi
- January - April 2008
- Provided assistive technology services to clients of the hospital
- Studied mobility and quality of life among Indian wheelchair users
Wheelchair Design Work at Human Engineering Research Laboratory
- September 2005 - December 2008
- Developed a web application to gather data about accessibility in India from photographs
- Assisted in the design of a power wheelchair appropriate for India
Internship at the Human Engineering Research Laboratory
- May - August 2004, January - April 2005
- Studied the impact of transfers on subjects with SCI
- Helped set up and calibrate motion- and force-sensing systems
- Wrote Matlab programs to calculate Euler angles

Volunteer work
- 1999 - June 2003
- Adapted aquatics aide (certified Aug 2000)
- Adapted physical education aide
- Peer assistance & leadership in an after-school creative expression class for disabled teens
Wheelchair construction studies
- September 2002 - May 2003
- Fall Semester: Took a wheelchair construction class taught by Ralf Hotchkiss at San Francisco State University
- Spring Semester: Served as shop & teaching assistant in same class
Voluntary wheelchair use
- September 2003 - January 2004
- Used an ultralight manual wheelchair almost fulltime in public