Luisa Maria De Sa Martins Fonseca

Experience

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  Neurosensory Lab - University of Miami

  Nov 2016 - May 2017

  Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Performed experiments on human subjects about the effect of different contrast levels in the periphery and center of the visual field by measuring the electrical activity in the brain with aid of electrodes. • Collected and analyzed the data of the human subjects using Arduino and MATLAB.• Organized the data and presented the results obtained in the Undergraduate Research, Creativity, Innovation Forum (RCIF) at the University of Miami.

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  Mechanobiology Lab - University of Miami

  May 2017 - Aug 2018

  Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Obtained general background about self-contained sample preparation cartridges for automated molecular testing.• Designed a simpler and more efficient model of the pre-existing self-contained sample preparation cartridges using SolidWorks.• Printed the created cartridge using a Wanhao Duplicator 7 3D printer and tested its functionality.

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  The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

  Research Assistant

  • Tested the use of customized body-machine interface (BMI) on human subjects with cervical spinal cord injury to restore their highest possible level of arm function.• Troubleshot the functioning of the inertial measurement units of the BMI or the MATLAB program used to set up a video game that challenges the user to exercise more impaired movements. • Collected and analyzed the data obtained to see if there was an increase in the overall upper body mobility of the user.

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  Zimmer Biomet

  Apr 2019 - Apr 2020

  Development Engineer

  • Drafted documents for remediation purposes that described changes in existing product specifications following the company’s design controls.• Determined the product specifications that were Critical to Quality (CtQ).• Selected the design inputs of the product that would lead a product specification to be CtQ.• Discussed the proposed changes with a team of quality, supplier and manufacturing engineers.• Introduced these changes into the company’s Change Management System.• Executed the approved changes by updating the Design History Files (DHFs) of existing hip implant products in the company’s data management software (Vault).• Drafted several verification documents such as print reviews, Subject Matter Expert (SME) documents, Geometric Evaluations (GEs) and Biological Safety Assessment Reports (BSARs).• Received basic GD&T training. Show less

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  Intelligent Hearing

  May 2020 - now

  Quality Assurance Engineer