Hi! With experience in patient care and a background in I.T., I’m proud to align my skills with Limb Lab’s mission to make a meaningful difference in patient care! Our team is dedicated to providing innovative, personalized care, and excellence. I’m excited to contribute to a patient-centered approach that fosters independence and significantly enhances quality of life for our patients!

Growing up, my neighbor was an Occupational Therapist specializing in hands who encouraged me to look into Orthotics and Prosthetics. I was a Junior at Luther College and thinking of pursuing Physical Therapy, and to be honest, I didn’t know much about the orthotic and prosthetic world. I spoke with my Academic Adviser and he pointed me in the direction of Brandon Sampson. I shadowed Brandon for a month, learning about different fabrication techniques and client interactions, and the rest is history. I like the pairing of hands-on skills and personal interactions with finding solutions that assist with improving mobility, independence, and quality of life.

As a practitioner, I love to build relationships with clients. The atmosphere here at Limb Lab is very welcoming with an open feel, which helps us to build personal connections, fully understand their needs, and begin each device with an innovative approach; using cutting-edge products combined with client collaboration to develop a device that will best meet their functional goals. I value that we don’t just tell clients what they need, but rather, we include them to be part of the solution.

I didn’t envision myself having a career in healthcare, but interning with Amputee Blade Runners and volunteering in Ecuador with Range of Motion Project made me excited to pursue a path in prosthetics and orthotics.

With a mechanical engineering degree from Iowa State University, I was looking for the best profession to apply my problem-solving skills, and it wasn’t until interning with a prosthetist that I discovered the possibility of working with technology and people. I continued my education at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas to receive my Master’s of Prosthetics and Orthotics. I enjoy everything about the profession, whether that’s seeing how my efforts give someone their mobility back or building new and lasting relationships with my patients.

I first discovered the O & P field during the sophomore year of my undergraduate studies at the University of North Dakota. While I was on the path to becoming a physical therapist my sister told me that one of her friends just got accepted into the Master’s for O & P and told me to check it out. I then spent a couple of days shadowing and fell in love with the field. Since then, I completed my undergraduate studies and started at Century College for O & P.

The field of O & P is so unique which makes every day at work fun and exciting. Every client has different needs on their road to recovery. I love being able to see how our devices help improve our client’s well-being. Together we can work to meet other’s needs and reach goals they want to accomplish.

At Limb Lab we strive to give the patient back their mobility and functionality. I can achieve this by working with my hands in order to make a prosthesis that improves a client’s life. Working with my hands has been a big part of my life over the last fifteen years while helping my father with his race cars and now working on my own race car. I look forward to my future with Limb Lab and feel humbled to be involved in such an impactful field.

I was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but headed west at 18 years old to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology. For 13 years, I moved around the west coast and beyond pursuing my career in marine mammal research and animal training. Eventually, I moved back to Minnesota to be near my family and decided it was time to begin a new path. I fell into the O&P field as result of my increasing interest in the human body and biomechanics, as well as a love for working with my hands. I obtained my Masters in Orthotics and Prosthetics. My journey has only enhanced my desire to keep learning, something I feel is key to being successful in the O&P field.

One of the things I truly appreciate about Limb Lab is the thick atmosphere of learning here, whether discovering new technologies or gaining knowledge from our clients on their experiences living with an orthotic or prosthetic device. The conversation is continuous between practitioner and client, which leads to long-term relationships. This field is a combination of art and science. By using both of those approaches, my goal is to provide not just a device for my clients, but an improved quality of life.