Awards
Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust Blockchain Development Scholar, 2018
$50,000 Open Field Entrepreneur, 2015
SOCAP Social Entrepreneur Scholar, 2016
Healthcare Industry Scholarship, 2014
Gottesman Honorary Scholarship, 2012-14
CIT Engineering Dean’s List, 2010-2014
Education
Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA
December, 2014 | 3.6/4.0
Bachelor’s Degree with double majors in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA
May, 2014 | 3.9/4.0
Work Experience
Director of Business Development | Disruptive Solutions | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2019
Growing a boutique cyber security services firm beyond their strong word-of-mouth business network to new channels, clients, and niches
Director of Strategy | Glyph ID | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2018
Worked directly with the CEO, effectively as an internal consultant
Researched and executed new strategies in branding, public relations, fundraising, and technical communication
Created and managed internal processes
CEO and Co-Founder | Rorus Inc. | Pittsburgh, PA | 2014-2018
Raised $1M+ in startup seed capital, grants, and awards
Invented and patented new water filter designs (publication number US20160158704 A1)
Conducted cross-cultural usability testing in India, Nepal, and Ghana
Created and operated an in-house water quality research lab with results validated by independent labs
Re-designed, manufactured, exported, and sold 4,000 water filters in India
Computational Modeling MIDAS Intern | University of Pittsburgh
Challenged modern models of Dengue Fever epidemic prediction
Proposed new algorithm hypotheses and tested it against 12 years of monthly data across 273 affected Asian provinces
Water Filtration Researcher | NSF REU | University of Venda, South Africa
Planned and conducted daily biological lab experiments full-time Summer 2013, www.tinyurl.com/ClinchInterview
“Inactivation of bacteria from contaminated rivers in Limpopo, South Africa by silver or copper nanoparticle paper filters.” Dankovich, Clinch, et al. Manuscript in progress.
Event Coordinator and Marketer | CMU Student Activities | Pittsburgh, PA
Organizing and guiding weekly outdoor recreation and environmental stewardship day trips in 2013-14 as the Pittsburgh Connections coordinator
Teaching Assistant | CMU School of Computer Science | Pittsburgh, PA
Created and executed lesson plans for programming in Python 15 hours per week for spring 2011 and spring 2013
Sustainability Software Developer |TechBridgeWorld | Berekuso, Ghana
Worked overseas summer 2012 as the technical lead with three Ghanaian computer science students
Designed and executed a prototype sensor network and database for water and waste management at Ashesi University College
Biomechanical Engineering Intern | MEDRAD | Indianola, PA
Researched and presented safer material selection options, summer 2011
Clean Energy Research Intern | ACEnT | Hampton, VA
Researched algae flocculants for harvesting and creation of biodiesel under Department of Energy Grant during Summer 2010
Engineering Intern | NASA Langley Research Center | Hampton, VA
Quantified GPS receiver accuracy and latency using code in Processing language in Fall 2009 through Spring 2010
Technical Skills
Experience with:
7 programming languages including Python, Javascript, and PHP
Computational analysis with Minitab, MATLAB, and Mathematica
Electronic prototyping including designing and building hardware and programming for wireless communications and remote sensing
Biological wet lab design, management, and safe operation
Website design
AutoCAD on Autodesk and SolidWorks
Basic machining and fabrication with wood, metal, and mechatronics
Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
Version Control - MatrixOne
Soft Skills
Experience with:
Team leadership and project management, including technical and cross-disciplinary collaboration
Business strategy and market analysis
Process creation and improvement
User-centered product design, including research, prototyping, and testing
International and remote relationship development, most recently in India
Academic and professional public speaking, including audiences of more than 1,000 people
Press relations, including interviews with Forbes, the New York Times, and Tech Cocktail
Human resources management, including contract negotiation, designing roles, and employee engagement
Fundraising, grant writing, and reporting for more than $1 M
Teaching, especially programming, wet lab methods, and presentation skills
Event planning
TRAINING
Project and resource management
Inventive problem solving
Epidemiology and public health history
Engineering statistics and quality control
Advanced physiology
Technology field research in developing communities
Computational bio-modeling
Materials selection
Engineering for surgery
Social factors and health
Volunteer Experience
1+ years mentoring startups at Parallel18 accelerator
6+ years assisting homeless community with Hot Metal Bridge
2+ years advising social entrepreneurs
1+ year teaching medical and survival skills with Boy Scouts of America
ENDORSEMENTS
"While most employees visited tourist attractions [in Ghana], Cori spent her free time in local villages playing soccer and cooking with the community. Her combination of natural empathy and pragmatism directed the project to satisfy the end user's needs and constraints. These traits are critical to her specialty: the creation of technically superior solutions with the right social context for widespread adoption.”
Scott Andes, Water Project Manager
"If I could only use just one word I would chose 'courageous.' Not a stubborn, self-serving, self-aggrandizing courage, but a hunger-for-growth, strength-though-vulnerability, finding-my-way, question-everything-including-myself kind of courage. And that's beautiful."
Jeff Mikula, President of New Dimensions in Learning