User:Avani Sharma
Avani Sharma
Email: shara54@mcmaster.ca | Linkedin | avani-sharma.com
Biography
Avani Sharma is a student at McMaster University studying in the Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences Program. Prior to moving to the UAE, she lived in Canada for 8 years. She is intrigued by the exploration of the field of sciences. She plans to pursue a career in the medical field especially as applied to the neurological domain of medical knowledge.
Core Competencies
Avani's work ethics are commitment, hard work, and passion for knowledge. She has great interest in leadership and contributing to her community by developing her organization and management skills. She is always prepared to go the extra mile for precision and accuracy in her work and is determine to grow and succeed in the career of her choice. A global citizen, she has traveled extensively across India, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates.
Education
McMaster University | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | 2019 – 2024
- B. Eng. BME | Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences (IBEHS)
GEMS American Academy | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2014 – 2019
- Full IB Diploma Program and American High School Diploma
Design Studio Projects and Lab
Design Project 1: Design Solutions For Improving Quality of Life - October 2019 to November 2019
Design Project 2: Investigating Hip Arthroplasty and Conceptual Design - November 2019 to December 2019
Design Project 3: Design Solutions for Wearable applications in Health, Fitness, and Active Living - January 2020 to February 2020
Design Project 4: Designing Health Solutions for the Community - March 2020 to April 2020
Hackathon: A Technology-based Innovation For Allied Health - July 2020
Design Lab: Prosthetic Hand - September 2019 to Present
Experience
Prosthetics Technical Writer and Team Member | Medical Engineering Design Team (MED-T) | McMaster University | September 2020 - Present
Google Developer Student Club | McMaster University | September 2020 - Present
Online Remote Contributor | Wikidoc.org | 2017- Present
Organizer TEDx Profile | TEDxYouth@GAA | July 2017- May 2018, November 2017- June 2017
Volunteer in Brain Builders Program | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | March 2018- April 2018
Volunteer at Labour and Delivery & ICU Department | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | December 2017- January 2018, March 2018- April 2018
Youth Leader | We Charity, Free the Children | 2011- 2019
Research Assistant in the “Future Scientists of the UAE” Gulf Medical University Research Program | September 2017- June 2019
Junior Caregiver | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi | August 2017
Participant | Google Code-in Competition | December 2017- January 2018, December 2016- January 2017
Co-Director | India in A Day | June 2016
Skills
Technical: Python, C, Java, C#, JavaScript, CSS/HTML,WebGL, MATLAB
Design and S/W: AutoDesk Inventor, Solidworks, Additive Manufacturing/3D printing with “Original Prusa i3 MK3” Printer, Waveforms Digilent, Analog Discovery 2, LTSpice, PSpice, OrCAD Software, TinkerCAD, Visual Studio Code, Xcode, Eclipse, IDLE, GitHub, Mac OS X Terminal, Figma, Xamarin App Design, Blender, Raspberry Pi, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), SparkVue Software, Adobe Creative Cloud, iMovie, Final Cut Pro X, User Interface Design Skills, Advanced MS Excel Data Modelling/Analysis Skills, Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL), Simbiology
Arts: Violin (2012- present), Flute (2011- present), Oil Painting, Acrylic Painting, Sketching, Photography, Film
Languages: English, Hindi, French, Arabic