Tell us a little about you and your role at aMDI.

I am a computer and biomedical engineering student at Grand Valley, planning to utilize the 5-year masters program, starting my first co-op rotation this summer at aMDI and working part time through this school semester.

Why did you want to join aMDI?

I was interested in joining aMDI because of the ability to work on both biomedical and computer engineering projects and because I found past projects of aMDI to be exciting.

What are your goals for the next 5 years?

After graduation, I hope to find a position in programming and innovating for medical devices or instruments.

What are some significant projects you have worked on?

Some significant projects of mine include creating a slot machine on a BASYS-3 board, a vending machine on a STM32 board, and a super tic-tac-toe game with AI in Java.

What is your least favorite movie genre?

My least favorite movie genre is sad movies.

How do you spend your free time?

I spend my free time staying active and with friends and family

What is your dream destination?

My dream destination would be somewhere to see a healthy coral reef

Tell us one unusual fact about yourself.

An unusual fact about myself is that I enjoy memorizing digits of pi.

Any fun facts about yourself?

I am on the belly dancing team here at GVSU!

Tell us a little about you and your role at aMDI.
My name is Larbi Al Moutaa and I am currently a Junior pursuing an undergraduate degree in Biomedical
Engineering with an electrical emphasis, minoring in mathematics here at Grand Valley State University.
At aMDI, I am currently supporting design, development, and testing activities with a focus in healthcare
and medtech.

What are your goals for the next 5 years?
My goals for the next five years are to complete my undergraduate education while gaining experience in
R&D, and to end up founding a Medtech startup.

What are some significant projects you have worked on?
One of the most significant projects I have worked on is to streamline the value stream process of a
manufacturing unit using automation and delegation, with an emphasis on improving quality and
reducing variability.

Tell us about your education and career track so far.
I am currently a Junior in the BME program and will be graduating by August of 2025. Regarding my
career, I have completed three internships thus far, in a hospital, an industrial lubrication company, and a
biomedical manufacturing company. I have completed some entrepreneurship endeavors from side to
side and am currently focused on my career development here at aMDI.

Why did you want to join aMDI?
I wanted to join aMDI as per my interest in research and design in the medical field, as well as my
eagerness to learn how to communicate and collaborate with clients in order to offer a medtech solution
that would solve their company needs.

What's one fun fact about yourself?

A fun fact about myself would be that I always wanted to become an astronaut as a kid.

What is your dream destination?
My dream destination is the Maldives.

Tell us one unusual fact about yourself.
I speak five languages.

What is your least favorite movie genre?
My least favorite movie genre is Drama.

Tell us a little about you and your role at aMDI.

I am a student engineer for aMDI. I have worked on many projects, from design history file remediation to 3D printing to testing.

What are your goals for the next 5 years?

I hope to get my bachelor’s and master’s in engineering. I would love to do research on bioprinting in the next five years, and potentially start a bioprinting program at GVSU. Once I get my degree, I would like to do more work in bioprinting or get into prosthetics.

What are some significant projects you have worked on?

I worked on a few 3D printing projects. I actually learned how to 3D print at aMDI over the summer. I also led a design history file remediation during my first co-op.

Tell us about your education and career track so far.

I am a junior, and I am studying biomedical engineering with an emphasis in mechanical engineering. I just applied for the master’s program at Grand Valley, and I plan to get my master’s in biomedical as well. I have done some work in orthotics and prosthetics, and I could see myself really enjoying work in this field, too.

Why did you want to join aMDI?

I wanted to join aMDI because they worked on a lot of projects in many different aspects of biomedical engineering. I liked the idea of working on different projects from day to day to become a more well-rounded engineer.

How do you spend your free time?

I like cooking, waterskiing, and working out.

What is your dream destination?

I would love to go to Greece and New Zeeland someday.

Tell us a few fun facts about yourself.

I have been to eight countries, and I have been skydiving.

Tell us a little about you and your role at aMDI.

I was born in Vietnam but moved to Michigan when I was 2 years old. I spent the majority of my life in Battle Creek, Michigan, but moved to the Grand Rapids area to attend Grand Valley State University. Part of my work with aMDI as a Lab Engineer includes working with additive manufacturing (3D Printing) and applying mechanical design and development to various projects.

What are your goals for the next 5 years?

I am planning on doing the combined degree program to graduate with my Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering within the next couple of years. Once graduated, I do want to take some time and travel to visit my family in Vietnam, but I hope to find a career in product design and development or anything with 3D additive manufacturing. 

What are some significant projects you have worked on?

A lot of projects are confidential so I can’t go into too much detail but I have been working with a company on the design and development of a medical device ever since I started working here. I work with a lot of small companies to do rapid prototyping using the 3D printer to test their ideas. 

What is your favorite movie genre?

My least favorite movie genre is horror. Unfortunately, all my friends still make me watch horror movies.

How do you spend your free time?

One of my favorite things to do is travel with my friends and try new foods. I got into video games a couple years ago and started to stream for fun. My favorite game to play is Valorant.

Tell us about your education and career track so far.

I am currently an undergraduate student at Grand Valley State University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. I applied to the combined degree program to try to also pursue my master’s degree. 

What is your dream destination?

I would love to visit Japan one day. I love their culture and food. I always see cool videos about their street vending machines and want to try that. 

Why did you want to join aMDI?

Even though I’m pursuing a mechanical engineering degree, I originally wanted to work in the biomedical industry. aMDI works a lot with medical devices so I thought I would get a lot of experience in that

Any other fun facts to share?

I have a cat named Mabel. I have an online shopping addiction and I love fashion.

 I got the opportunity through aMDI to attend MD&M West, a medical design and manufacturing trade show located in Anaheim, California. Pictured to the left.