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Avani Sharma

Linkedin | avanismnotra.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. She wants to make a difference in the world by making a positive contribution to the betterment of society and lesser privileged communities.

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

Portfolio: https://avani-sharma.wixsite.com/1p10portfolio

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

Design Lab: Prosthetic Hand - September 2019 to Present

Experience

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 | TEDxYouth@GAA | July 2017- May 2018, November 2017- June 2017

TEDx Profile: https://www.ted.com/profiles/6978541/about

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, 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

Arts: Violin (2012- present), Flute (2011- present), Oil Painting, Acrylic Painting, Sketching, Photography, Film

Languages: English, Hindi, French, Arabic

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 ==Design Studio Projects and Lab==
-=====''IBEHS Program, McMaster University''=====
+====='''Design Project 1: Design Solutions For Improving Quality of Life -''' ''October 2019 to November 2019''=====
 ====='''Portfolio:''' https://avani-sharma.wixsite.com/1p10portfolio<nowiki/>=====
-----'''<u>Design Project 1: Design Solutions For Improving Quality of Life</u>'''
+----'''Design Project 1: Design Solutions For Improving Quality of Life -''' ''October 2019 to November 2019''
-''October 2019 to November 2019''
+'''Design Project 2: Investigating Hip Arthroplasty and Conceptual Design -''' ''November 2019 to December 2019''
-Design Project One required our team to improve upon the design of an everyday product prototype that may have been a challenge to use for a patient.
+'''Design Project 3: Design Solutions for Wearable applications in Health, Fitness, and Active Living''' '''-''' ''January 2020 to February 2020''
-*'''Objective'''
+'''Design Project 4: Designing Health Solutions for the Community''' - ''March 2020 to April 2020''
-**The aim of Design Project One was to improve an ostomy bag that an ileostomy patient suffering from moderate Rheumatoid Arthritis was using.
-**The patient was concerned about the security and ease of the locking mechanism of the ostomy bag.
-*'''Role: Project Manager'''
-**I was required to maintain and promote promote a work environment that is equitable in terms of team member input, opinions and contributions, serve as the team's point-of-contact with instructors, and assume a leadership role in identifying and managing team conflict.
-*'''Accomplished'''
-**Our team enhanced the design of the ostomy bag to satisfy our patient’s need to confirm a secure connection between the ostomy bag and skin barrier to prevent tears causing leakage and release of odour.
+'''Design Lab: Prosthetic Hand -''' ''September 2019 to Present''
-----'''<u>Design Project 2: Investigating Hip Arthroplasty and Conceptual Design</u>'''
-''November 2019 to December 2019''
-**
 <br />
-----'''<u>Design Project 3: Design Solutions for Wearable applications in Health, Fitness, and Active Living</u>'''
+==Experience==
-'''"The Helping Hand"'''
+'''Medical Engineering Design Team (MED-T) | McMaster University |''' ''September 2020 - Present''
-''January 2020 to February 2020''
+'''Google Developer Student Club | McMaster University |''' ''September 2020 - Present''
-''“A group of entrepreneurial stakeholders in the wearable technology sector approached our team to design a proof-of-concept prototype for a new wearable device.”'' Design Project Three requires our team to design a wearable device that inputs data from a sensor and provides meaningful output to an end-user.
+'''Online Remote Contributor | Wikidoc.org |''' ''2017- Present''
-----'''Design Project 4: Designing Health Solutions for the Community'''
+'''Organizer | TEDxYouth@GAA |''' ''July 2017- May 2018, November 2017- June 2017''
-'''"Liu’s Clues'''"
+*'''TEDx Profile:''' https://www.ted.com/profiles/6978541/about
-''March 2020 to April 2020''
+'''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''
-----'''<u>Design Lab: Prosthetic Hand</u>'''
+'''Youth Leader | We Charity, Free the Children |''' ''2011- 2019''
-''September 2019 to Present''
+'''Research Assistant in the “Future Scientists of the UAE” Gulf Medical University Research Program |''' ''September 2017- June 2019''
-<br />
-==Volunteer Activities==
-'''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''
-'''Junior Caregiver | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi'''
-''August 2017''
-<br />
-==Leadership Experience==
-'''Youth Leader | We Charity, Free the Children'''
-''2011- 2019''
-'''Organizer | TEDxYouth@GAA |''' ''July 2017- May 2018, November 2017- June 2017''
-* '''TEDx Profile:''' https://www.ted.com/profiles/6978541/about
+'''Junior Caregiver | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi |''' ''August 2017''
-==Research Experience==
-'''Online Remote Contributor | Wikidoc.org''' ''2017- Present''
-'''Research Assistant in the “Future Scientists of the UAE” Gulf Medical University Research Program |''' ''September 2017- June 2019''
-<br />
-==Extracurricular Activities==
 '''Participant | Google Code-in Competition |''' ''December 2017- January 2018, December 2016- January 2017''

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