Jordyn Sak

Experience

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  Exoskeleton and Prosthetic Intelligent Controls - Georgia Tech Research Lab

  Aug 2018 - May 2020

  Undergraduate Researcher

  • Chosen to be part of the founding Biomechanics Team, influencing direction and goals of the team• Conducted human subject experiment using VICON motion capture and Delsys for EMG recordings• Analyzed data in OpenSim to verify inverse kinematics/dynamics and joint reaction calculations of a processing pipeline

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  DePuy Synthes Companies

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

  Mitek Soft Tissue Repair R&D Co-op

  • Performed mechanical testing and evaluated performance of new anchor design as well as competitor products• Collaborated with team and individually executed assembly and testing of new anchor designs to rapidly tackle IP challenges• Participated in cadaver labs and interacted with surgeons to gain user feedback on products• Created summary document of new anchor design technical challenges and key takeaways for future internal project teams• Assisted in test method design for rotator cuff repair procedure; collected and provided data for marketing material Show less

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  NSIN - National Security Innovation Network

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  X-Force Fellow

  • Sponsored by the U.S. Army Rangers to mitigate mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) among service members• Reviewed current literature to understand the problem space of blast-related mTBI• Interviewed over 100 users (30 individually) - military service members, healthcare professionals, researchers, patients - and analyzed insights to extract user needs• Assessed existing technologies in the field and identified innovation opportunities for prototyping a device to prevent mTBI among mortarmen in U.S. military• Continued project through Georgia Tech's Capstone Design program (Fall 2020) and designed a blast attenuation device to reduce blast overpressure exposure of mortarmen Show less