Michael Yates , Brooklyn, United States

​I'm an engineer and product designer, as well as an artisan and owner of a furniture company that I ran full-time for over a decade until recently http://*********.**). I recently finished an engineering masters program at Penn called Integrated Product Design where i focused on improving process and broadening my design approach, while also building more hard skills in IoT and connected device product development. The program integrates the research, design, and engineering processes to build big-picture perspective and cutting edge hard skills in parallel. Because of the strong medical community connection at Penn, I concentrated my projects on med-tech or health related products. Some examples include : cognitive testing / biofeedback in mixed reality applications, designing for the hospital of the (near)future, and an insertion device and testing platform for an implant that treats glaucoma http://*********.**). It is my intention to work in these types of fields going forward that either affect our health directly through med-tech, or indirectly through smart-cities and environmental innovations. I'd love to talk more about any opportunities for us to work together on this or other exciting work.