Ross Turner

Experience

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  2020 Eyecare Centers & Eyeland Optical

  Dec 2018 - Jan 2022

  Optometric Assistant

  • Optometric pre-testing, involving operating modern medical equipment and performing tests on patients.• Training new employees on machines, best practices, patient interactions, and office management.• Assisted doctor with patient charting, using office software and Microsoft Office products. Assisting patients with scheduling and billing. Developed communication skills, communicating effectively and personally with patients and building meaningful relationships with doctors and office staff. • Managed hiring process for new employees of same job title for different locations. Show less

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  Florida College

  Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Academic Secretary
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  Symphony AzimaAI

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Independent Engineering Contractor

  • Designed a Vibration Testing Rig via Fusion 360 and built prototype. Model and prototype both involved mechanical testing and circuit design. Rig used for testing wireless vibration sensors designed by the company.• Worked with engineering professionals in person and on Microsoft Teams. Proposed, then reported on projects.

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  Trulife

  May 2021 - Jun 2021

  Research and Development Engineering Intern

  • Characterization of seven prosthetic foot products according to AOPA test standards using hydraulic test machines and proprietary Force-Displacement software. Exported data to Excel, analyzed, and presented to senior engineers. • Designed new hydraulic lift for test machines in R&D lab. Used SOLIDWORKS to design assembly, researched appropriate parts, built a Bill of Materials, and presented project to project engineer. The project was approved.• Drafted models for thirty of Trulife’s prosthetic and orthotic products in SOLIDWORKS.• Monitored foot prosthetics undergoing life cycle testing for 2 million cycles. Show less

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  Center for Assistive, Rehabilitation and Robotics Technologies

  Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Researched effectiveness of implementing a training program for persons with autism spectrum disorder.• Developed and proposed a motion capture training program in conjunction with computer science students. • Presented poster of research at the USF Undergraduate Research Conference.

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  CONMED Corporation

  Aug 2022 - Jun 2023

  Research and Development Engineering Intern

  • Development of surgical instrument location tracking device & program. Device utilizes an ESP32, GPS module, LTE module, & Arduino IDE (C language) & Google Apps Scripts, posting data to custom website.• Adherence to full design process, from problem definition to concept generation to prototyping & market analysis. Application of FDA and ISO standards.• Group of 3 interns led by professional R&D engineer

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  SOFWERX

  Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  Engineering Intern

  Electrical/Biomedical Engineering Internship at SOFWERX. Major projects:-Designing and testing a system that allows a Dahlander motor to autonomously alter between two magnetic pole configurations. This allows the electric motor to quickly transfer activity from a high-torque, low speed arrangement to a low-torque, high-speed arrangement with minimal loss of energy.-Designing a proof-of-concept system to pull oxygen from seawater to allow underwater breathing without scuba gear via a medical-grade oxygenator. Show less

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  Explico

  Jun 2023 - now

  Associate Scientist

  Biomechanical analysis of real-world accidents in support of principal and managing level testifying engineers. Activities include:- Perform biomechanical testing, simulation, experimentation, and analysis using 3D capture technology, motion capture, data acquisition, interactive animations, and more. Software includes MADYMO, VirtualCrash, Rhino, and CloudCompare.- Detailed review/sysnthesis/summary of case-related materials (phographs, videos, physical evidence, testimony, and medical records).- Relevant technical literature review.- Biomechanical and injury research for publication.- Communication of findings in written and oral presentation formats internally and to external clients. Show less