PATRICIA BELINDA

I am a very hardworking, self-driven person with passion in design. I have 2 years experience in Human Centered Design and Design thinking. I also have experience managing a space work and have a proven track record of increasing customer base and sales.

• Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers(UIPE) 2018-Present
• Makerere University Biomedical Students Association, Student membership 2018-Present

• Good Clinical practice, 11/2022
• Duke-Makerere Summer Design Fellowship, 05/2022 - 07/2022
• Gastroschisis and Laparoscopy projects, 05/2022
• Evolving Trends of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies in Uganda, 11/2021
• Africa Code Week Train-the-Trainer session, 09/2019
• Second runner's up Award, 09/2018

• Student coordinator of the Engineering for Change pilot fellowship 2022-Present
• Space Manager of the Biomedical Engineering makerspace which is under the Biomedical Engineering Unit. 2022-Present
• General Secretary of the design team, The BEKAZ, 2020-Present
• Secretary of Makerere Engineering Society 2019-2021
• Class welfare Representative of Makerere University Biomedical Engineering Students Association 2019-2020
• Class representative, St. Augustine Catholic Community 2018-2019

• Introductory training on clinical trials design for medical devices workshop, Kampala, 03/14/2022
• Saving intestines at birth: Improving management of gastroschisis in Uganda workshop, Kampala, 01/18/2022
• Assistive Technology Conference, Kampala, 11/25/2021

• ALX Education student in March,2023 to August 2023 learning the different coding languages while applying the languages in different projects given per week which sometimes was done in pairs with different African students.
• Conference Presentation at the Assistive Technology Conference at Hotel Africana, Kampala - Uganda (Conference on the evolving trends of rehabilitation and assistive Technologies in Uganda) on 25th and 26th November, 2021 organized by Makerere University, University of Salford and Uganda Institute of Allied and Health Management Sciences(UIAHMS)-Mulago.
• Second runner's up Award in the freshman's challenge at Makerere University in 2018. We made a roll bed for rehabilitative assistive to the people with disabilities especially those who use wheelchairs.
• Participation Award in the freshman's challenge at Makerere University in 2018. We innovated an automated pen that would teach the blind braille.
• Attendance Award in the Africa code week Train-the-Trainer session.

Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers(UIPE)

2018-Present

Makerere University Biomedical Engineering Students Association

2018-Present

Technical

Autodesk Fusion 360-Making Computer Aided Designs(CAD)

Coding -C, Python, C+ (mid-level knowledge)

Non-technical

Microsoft word -Highly proficient

Microsoft Excel - Highly proficient

Microsoft Powerpoint - Highly proficient

Microsoft Access - Highly proficient

Machines and tools

3D Printer - Calibration of the 3D printer

                   - Troubleshooting, servicing and maintenance

                   - Running print

And most hospital equipment

Dr. Immaculate Atukunda Emoru

immaculateatukunda@gmail.com

Ophthalmologist and Lecturer Makerere University School of Medicine, Uganda

+256779126777

Dr. Robert Ssekitoleko(PHD)

rsseki@gmail.com

Lecturer and Research Scientist

Makerere University Biomedical Engineering Program, Uganda

+256702253131

Mr. Joel Muhanguzi

tmuhanguzi@sunbird.ai

Embedded systems Engineer

Makerere University College of Computing and information Sciences

+256701008715

Mr. Ogen-Mungu Ronald

Biomedical Engineer

Ministry of Health

+256773996135