Mikayla Tinus

Mikayla Tinus is a Human Factors Engineer with 6+ years in healthcare technology and medical devices. She has experience in risk management driven methods and a background in mechanical engineering with a passion for creating safe and accessible user interfaces. Mikayla came to Goddard with experience in translational medical device research and development. She enjoys learning from varying perspectives and making interdisciplinary connections to drive innovation and creativity. Mikayla utilizes best practices and standards from the medical device industry while integrating human factors considerations to meet user needs. Mikayla earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University where she found her passion for user research. She hopes to improve the quality of life for device and product users with an overarching goal to improve healthcare access and equity.