Ashley Ferraro

Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering

2017 - 2021

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

3.2 GPA (84 Credit Hours)2018-2021

University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Gallogly College of Engineering, Honors College

3.8 GPA (67 Credit Hours)2017-2018

I graduated from the University of Virginia during the summer of 2021. I initially attended the University of Oklahoma for two years before transferring and completing my degree at the University of Virginia.

Advanced Studies Diploma

2012 - 2016

Colonial Forge High School

I graduated at Colonial Forge High School in 2016 and received an Advanced Studies Diploma for my academic achievement and accelerated college-level curriculum.

Product Designer & Engineer Medlock LLC

2019 - Present

Medlock LLC, Charlottesville, VA

• Lead in the design, development, and implementation of two products involving tracking medication for recovering addicts.
• Developed the internals and modified the utility of the products over the course of two years.
• Enables tracking of consumption and provides data relative to addiction treatment. Designed to reduce patient drop-out rates for addiction recovery.
• Device uses parallel plate capacitors as sensors to determine number of opioid strips at any given time.

USPTO Assistant Patent Examiner

2017 - 2018

United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA

• Reviewed three patent applications related to autonomous vehicles and other technical topics. Examined novel technical qualities to create patent rejections and refine patent applications.
• Created official office actions in response to patent application claims. Helped patent applicants and patent examiners with resolving open applications.
• Critically examined complex technical documents and patents to create office actions. Developed skills in comprehending and researching technical documents involving a wide variety of fields.

Undergraduate Honors Research

2017 - 2018

University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

• Simulated damage scenarios in shipboard power systems using MATLAB Simulink. Simulated faults including short circuits, open circuits, and other spontaneous electrical errors.
• Measured the resulting waveforms at various points to create a debug profile for each type of fault simulated.
• Research resulted in a co-authored published paper regarding DC shipboard power systems.

Calculus & Math SAT Tutor

2021

Huntington Lakeridge, Alexandria, VA

• Taught college and high school students college-level material in preparation for exams.
• Specialized in math tutoring teaching a variety of college level subjects including Calculus I and II along with SAT Mathematics.
• Taught students with developmental disorders through a combination of patience and understanding.