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Norma Zelaya

Tegucigalpa

Summary

Biomedical engineer with hands-on experience in 3D printing, medical equipment, and studying materials for healthcare applications. I’ve worked on projects ranging from designing hydrogel scaffolds for tissue engineering to helping with hospital equipment maintenance and medical service interpretation. I enjoy working with different teams, learning new skills, adapting to new challenges, and contributing to practical solutions that improve healthcare.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Master’s Degree Thesis

Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
07.2024 - 12.2024
  • Conducted research on the development of hydrogel scaffolds incorporating gold nanomaterials for skin tissue engineering. Used 3D printing techniques to fabricate scaffolds and evaluated their structural, mechanical, and electrical properties. Applied material characterization methods, including SEM, TEM, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry, to assess nanoparticle integration and scaffold performance.

Medical and Costumer Service Interpreter

Interactive Contact Center
10.2022 - 03.2023
  • Provided medical and costumer service interpretation.

Professional Practice

Dimex Médica
04.2022 - 07.2022
  • Contributed with preventive and corrective maintenance to hospital machines.

Graduation Project

Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social de Especialidades
01.2022 - 04.2022
  • Created a proposal for a new process to optimize and ensure the quality of the procedures at the Equipment and Sterilization Center at Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social de Especialidades.

Volunteer

Operation Smile
02.2022
  • Volunteered as a biomedical engineer inside the operating rooms.

Imaging Project

Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social de Especialidades
07.2021 - 09.2021
  • Provided security measurements of the lithographers, and CAT Scan inside the operating rooms.

Class Project

Clinica Zoe
04.2019 - 06.2019
  • Created a flowchart in order to help medical personnel with the patient flow.

Education

Master - Biomedical Engineering

Universidad de Navarra-TECNUN
01.2025

Bachelor - Biomedical Engineering

Universidad Tecnologica Centroamericana
01.2022

Skills

  • Dynamic
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Responsible
  • Analytics
  • Teamwork
  • Office 365
  • Basic RStudio

LANGUAGES

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Certification

  • Harnessing the Power of Data with Power BI, 2025
  • Preparing Data for Analysis with Microsoft Excel, 2025
  • Program in collaboration with IESE, 2023
  • How to Rewire Your Brain, 2023
  • Master your brain: Neuroscience for personal development, 2022
  • Certificate by Google on Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere, 2022
  • Certificate of Achievement on Successful Completion of Medical and Customer Service Interpreting Training, 2022
  • Course Certificate on Energy Harvesting Certificate, 2021
  • Third Place in United Nations Human Rights Committee- Model United Nations, 2014

Timeline

Master’s Degree Thesis

Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
07.2024 - 12.2024

Medical and Costumer Service Interpreter

Interactive Contact Center
10.2022 - 03.2023

Professional Practice

Dimex Médica
04.2022 - 07.2022

Volunteer

Operation Smile
02.2022

Graduation Project

Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social de Especialidades
01.2022 - 04.2022

Imaging Project

Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social de Especialidades
07.2021 - 09.2021

Class Project

Clinica Zoe
04.2019 - 06.2019

Bachelor - Biomedical Engineering

Universidad Tecnologica Centroamericana

Master - Biomedical Engineering

Universidad de Navarra-TECNUN

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