Between obtaining her MS in Biomechanical Engineering and returning to complete a Phd, Kate spent ten years in the medical device industry as a Senior Design Engineer and Project Manager. She has worked on over eighteen different devices, ranging from insulin pumps to annuloplasty rings. She recently completed a two year stay as the Resident Clinical Bioengineer at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital Gait and Motion Lab, where she advised on complex orthopedic surgery cases. Currently part of Stanford's Center for Design Research, her current research is focused on leveraging new fabrication technologies to advance the development of under served, niche market medical devices.