LAURA HARTZELL

100 North Beach Road, Mountain View, CA, 10000

Cell: (818) 919-2122 | Email: lhartzell@gmail.com

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Sep. 2006-Mar. 2011 (expected)
B.S., Electrical Engineering with Biomed Option Los Angeles, CA
• Departmental GPA: 4.00 / 4.00, Cumulative GPA: 3.84 / 4.00
• Honors: Tau Beta Pi (Early inductee, top 1/8 of all engineers); Eta Kappa Nu (Top 1/5 of Electrical and Computer Engineers)
• Publication in review: L Hartzell, JL Rojas, JJ Eng. 2010. “Bilayer masking compound organic growth”
• SAT I – 2300 M 800 CR 740 WR 760

WORK EXPERIENCE
LUX CAPITAL – Venture Capital, Physical and Life Sciences Dec. 2009 – Present
Analyst New York, NY
• Conducting due diligence across semiconductor and energy industries, working directly for senior associate

VYTRONUS, INC. – Medical device manufacturer for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias Jul. 2008 – Aug. 2008
Consultant Hayward, CA
• Produced 250 page report and organized into binders, providing and analyzing prior art and publications
• Presented PowerPoint to C-level executives summarizing findings and providing strategic market, pre-clinical/clinical, and design
recommendations, critical in company meeting milestones and successfully raising $11m in series B venture capital financing

HANTEL TECHNOLOGIES – Contract Medical Device Manufacturer Jun. 2007 – Sep. 2007
Manufacturing Engineer Intern Hayward, CA
• Worked in teams with 2 different clients to meet specific R&D / manufacturing demands. Managed build and materials
processing for over 70 devices for compliance testing integral in client successfully obtaining FDA 510k clearance

ARTHROCARE CORPORATION – Medical device manufacturer for sports medicine Jun. 2005 – Aug. 2005
R&D Engineer Intern Sunnyvale, CA
• Modified and designed automated test fixture and artificial test tissue, working in 3 person team, increasing efficiency
of technicians who previously had to test all devices by hand, and reducing costs associated with testing tissue

EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCE
TECHNICAL ENTREPRENURIAL COMMUNITY AT UCLA (TEC, www.egsatec.com) Mar. 2009 – Present
Board Member in charge and co-founder of TEC Assessment Group
Developed extracurricular course bringing together executives, engineering students, and MBA students to evaluate early stage
technologies for startup and commercial potential. Participants meet once every 2 weeks through year-long program to collaborate
with executives, lawyers, and venture capitalists
• Recruited and managing a team of 4 peers to help in organizing. Raised $2000 of funding
• Organized fall seminar series teaching how to conduct market analysis, legal analysis, technical analysis, and business planning of
a technology by bringing in a venture capitalist, two partners from an IP law firm, and two highly distinguished entrepreneurs
• Obtained 6 technologies to evaluate business prospects on by establishing partnership with UCLA Office of Intellectual Property
• Obtained 3+ hour mentorship commitments from 5 distinguished industry executives and 7 business school students

SPEECH AND DEBATE AT UCLA Sep. 2007 – Jun. 2008

Competitor and External Outreach Chair
• Competed in several southern California parliamentary debate tournaments with partner, and served as liaison to local
high school debate programs, coordinating logistics to provide them with judges

NCAA DIVISION I VARSITY MEN’S TENNIS TEAM Sep. 2007 – Jun. 2008
Manager
• Spent 10+ hrs/week handling team and travel logistics. 2nd place in Pac-10
• Programmed/maintained scoreboard and rapidly troubleshooted problems

OTHER INFORMATION
• Interests: Amateur card magician, Ping pong, NBA basketball, 8-ball pool