Niya Rae Sheppard

Internships/Volunteer Work (contd)

• Medical and Healthcare Equipment Device August 2022-December 2022: Designed surgical scissors using CAD Modeling to better interface with tissue during surgery.

Designed a low speed dental drill device with the required gear train through Autodesk Inventor, to create a device with an optimal horsepower to weight ratio.

Introductory Design Project August 2019 – December 2022: Collaborated with a team of three to design and produce a tool to help elementary school student better understand specific standardized math concepts. Communicated with the students to get an idea of what their wants were, then processed all the information to a design using Autodesk Inventor. After attaining the 3D printed pieces of the tool, went to a local elementary school to assess the usage of the tool and receive user feedback.

Playground Slide Student Design Project January 2020 – May 2020Redesigned a playground slide for a local elementary school. With a group of five we redesigned a playground slide and implemented the new design created through Autodesk Inventor to the local elementary school.

Grandson of AGO Golden Member

Virginia Conley Hathaway

Woodbury University School of Architecture

Degree

Bachelor of Architecture

Honors

Magna Cum Laude

2020 & 2021 AIA PF Jean R. Driskel Award

Campus Involvement

Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society

Founding NOMAS Chapter President

Future Plans

Will pursue his Master of Architecture degree at Harvard University Graduate School of Design this Fall.