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I  was surfing the internet and stumbled on this wealth of information about Stephanie Mae.

First and foremost, her music is selling on itunes.  Best seller is the song titled Poker Face.  It is the song that I like best from her repertoire even at the conception stage.  The lyrics are very relatable especially for single people, and the music is fun and rhythmical.  If you want something soothing, relaxing, and beautiful, I highly recommend “Trust.” But the other songs are just as good so might as well download all of them for unbeatable price. To order,  please click on this: CD Baby

For more in-depth look at her, scroll down below:

Stephanie Hilliard

Student at Stanford University

San Francisco Bay Area

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Current

* Research Assistant at Cardiovascular Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Stanford University
* Resident Assistant at West Lagunita Residences, Stanford University

Past

* Product Development Intern at iRhythm Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA
* Financial Manager at Stanford Eating Clubs
* Production Manager at Stanford Concert Network

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Education

* Stanford University
* Stanford University

Connections
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Industry
Medical Devices

Stephanie Hilliard’s Summary

Experience in product research and development, focusing on medical device design in the cardiovascular bioengineering field.

Additional experience in leadership and skills in interpersonal communication, organization, and management.

Formal training in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on biology and clinical medicine-based applications.
Stephanie Hilliard’s Specialties:

Cardiovascular bioengineering, product design, mechanical engineering.

Formal Coursework: Cardiovascular Bioengineering, Medical Device Design, Manufacturing and Design, Visual Thinking Engineering, Thermodynamics Engineering, Dynamics, Applied Mechanics and Statics, Fluids Engineeering, and Strength of Materials.
Stephanie Hilliard’s Experience

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Research Assistant
Cardiovascular Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Stanford University

(Medical Devices industry)

September 2008 — Present (9 months)

– Modeled cardiovascular structures using SimVascular, a computer modeling and simulation program, to visualize effects of cardiovascular surgical procedures and conditions.
– Under the guidance and training of Andrea Les, PhD.
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Resident Assistant
West Lagunita Residences, Stanford University

(Higher Education industry)

August 2008 — Present (10 months)

– Worked with a team of 12 other resident assistants to oversee the safety and well-being of 200 dorm residents.
– Led and organized educational and social programming.
– Underwent two weeks thorough training to respond to student’s problems and concerns dealing with life away from home, transition to college life, critical interpersonal conflicts, etc.
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Product Development Intern
iRhythm Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA

(Medical Devices industry)

June 2008 — September 2008 (4 months)

– Worked closely with a team of 20 employees on development of start-up’s cardiac-monitoring device. Conducted iterative prototyping, designed CAD models of device components, wrote and conducted clinical and system validation tests, conducted regulatory safety tests, wrote product assembly work instructions, met and communicated with product vendor representatives, brainstormed aesthetic design options for device, and researched options for device’s lighting-feedback mechanism.
– Also worked closely with the manufacturing, marketing, and quality departments.
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Financial Manager
Stanford Eating Clubs

(Higher Education industry)

August 2007 — June 2008 (11 months)

– Handled and tracked the finances of dining services company. Maintained organized spreadsheets of incoming and outgoing payments, paid company bills, and processing board payments of over 250 dorm residents.
– Worked with a team of 6 other managers to organize social events and encourage residential community bonding.
– Responded to and acted upon resident’s comments and questions to ensure residents’ satisfaction with dining services.
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Production Manager
Stanford Concert Network

(Music industry)

July 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 3 months)

– Produced approximately 40 music and event productions per year for the network.
– Provided technical support for sound system set-up.
– Hired and trained a new team of 15 sound technicians. Reduced employee turnover rate from 85% to 20%.

Stephanie Hilliard’s Education

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Stanford University

M.S. , Bioengineering , 2009 — 2011 (expected)
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Stanford University

B.S. , Biomechanical Engineering , 2005 — 2009 (expected)

Activities and Societies:
Stanford Women in Engineering, Stanford Student Biodesign, Everyday People A Cappella

Additional Information
Stephanie Hilliard’s Interests:

singing, songwriting, writing
Stephanie Hilliard’s Honors:

Discover Card Tribute Award State Winner (Gold IV Category), National Merit Finalist, and Payson Roundup Woman of the Year.
Stephanie Hilliard’s Contact Settings
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* career opportunities
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* new ventures
* job inquiries
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New York, London, or Gay Parie? Hardly. Stephanie Mae grew up in a small town in rural Arizona. There,  in the rarefied mountain air, she composed many of the tunes you find on her CD, Pokerface.

It started one afternoon while life guarding at the municipal pool. She discovered that the melodic splashing of all the twittering, laughing children somehow instilled in her mind the basis of the tune, “At The Edge.” Then, While washing dishes one evening, she put together a few bars of ” Crazy” to the musical background of pots and pans scraping against the sink. And as a president of the high school Key Club, the tune Poker Face found its way into her assembly while she was listening to the clanking of donations dropping onto assorted piles. On these occasions, she would rush home to her piano and finish composing her new songs while they were still fresh in her mind.

As time went on, her passion for music gripped her so deeply that at any moment, she might set the piano to jumping and the walls to shaking when she pounded away at the ivories. Members of the family would have to flee to the far corners of the house to protect their ears. Are those signs of a genius?

It is often said that music and mathematics are interrelated. And when a person is exceptional in one branch of knowledge, she might do well in the other. So it is true with Stephanie Mae. Her aptitude for mathematics earned her a scholarship at Stanford University where she is currently pursuing, of all things, a degree in Bio Mechanical Engineering! Well, a girl has to earn a living, doesn’t she? But you can bet that she crams in plenty of music appreciation courses into her busy schedule. And she spends quality time with her friends in the Every Day People A Capella choir.

Stephanie Mae is now in her senior year and can’t wait to graduate. She plans to start her own recording studio where in her free time after work, she can sing and burn CDs to her heart’s content. Bravo! We expect to see and hear a lot more of Stephanie’s extensive talents in the near future. That is, unless she plans to go to grad school. Stay tuned.

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Yet another of my shameless plug:

My daughter, Stephanie, has recently pre-recorded a new song titled, When You Sing, via computer, and I would like to share it with you. You can listen to it by going to her myspace site. This is the kind of music that she wants to specialize in because it basically fits her personality, and it is the kind of music that she can easily do live without needing a band to back her up.

K was asking if she recorded an album for the holidays. The answer is No because she is currently finishing a degree in Biomechanical Engineering that is quite a demanding course by itself.
She will graduate in June of 2009. It is a good thing that engineering here only takes 4 years of rigorous and grueling study as opposed to 5 years in the Philippines. And another good thing is she doesn’t have to take an engineering board exam to be a licensed engineer, which I find hard to believe. Why is that?

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I have been busy these days because my girls are with me for a short visit and I wanted so very much to maximize my time with them so I haven’t had a chance to think of a topic to write about. Instead, I thought I would share a preview of a song that Steffi recorded just a few days ago via computer. It is called “Every Song.” This song will appear in an upcoming album that she wishes to record sometimes this fall, time permitting.

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Finding her harmony
Junior singer-songwriter releases debut album

March 5, 2008 by Roxna Irani

Pop — Six — Squish — Uh-uh — Cicero — Lipschitz!”

Dorm lounge, Thursday night.

A game of beer pong under way; the persistent sound of a hollow plastic ping pong ball trying in vain to land inside the cup. Two long-lost friends catching up on life, their chatter adding to the indistinct haze of music playing in the background. Another student in a corner working on an essay; the backspace key speaking the loudest.

And then a moment of silence. Unwanted silence. But silence that put that random medley of sounds into a different light. In a unique way, these students were creating a different genre of music. It was their own Chicago Cell Block Tango: Pop — Six — Squish — Uh-uh — Cicero — Lipschitz!

And Monday evening at the Toyon Eating Clubs was the Pop — Six — Squish of Stanford’s own face of music, rising singer-songwriter Stephanie Hilliard ‘09. Hilliard, a biomechanical engineering major from Payson, Ariz., officially released her first CD this week. Called “Poker Face,” it includes songs she composed and sang.

Continue: Stanford Daily

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Update: The CD party was a huge success. The room was packed with people. She sold all the CDs. Now, she needs mom to send her a box of CDs ASAP. She performed really well and got lots of applause. People asked for encore. She sang “At The Edge,” “Trust,” and a couple of new songs, “Under The Moon,” and the other one I haven’t heard. She had someone play the cello for her. She also sang with the a capella group she is in.

Picture of the CD Release Party:

What: Stephanie’s CD Release Party for “Poker Face”
Where: Stanford Eating Clubs – Toyon Hall – El Capitan (Stanford University Campus in Stanford, CA) – follow the signs
When: March 3, 2008 – 8:30-10pm
Who: Stephanie Mae, plus featuring guest performances by Winston Lofton, Isaac Johnson, Girmay Zahilay, Naomi Andebrhan, Miguel Sugay, AND an a cappella group I’m in called EVERYDAY PEOPLE.

If you’re in the Bay Area, please come out and show your support! It’s gonna be a fun show!! Relax with coffee, tea, and biscotti.

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Stephanie Mae – a machinist during the day, and a singer at any other time. She is constructing a laptop board as one of her projects.

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Updates: Stephanie’s “At The Edge,” is still at the top of the list, while “Trust” moved up to #4.

You are probably tired of hearing me brag about my daughter but these type of things only come once in a great while and I thought I would document it here in my blog for retrospection.

Anyway, to make the story short, Stephanie Mae has jumped from the bottom and leaped over 9 independent artists and landed on the top of KRIM-FM 96.3, our number 1 listened to FM station in town. Here’s the list:

KRIM 96.3 FM

Kit’s Korner Indie Top 10 list for the week

Based on air play frequency

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Finally, the long-awaited CD has arrived. Sorry, it took longer than expected due to the learning curve. Next time, if ever there is a next time (we hope there will be), it will be much faster.

For those who already placed an order within the USA, please go to Stephanie Mae’s site to purchase a CD. Or you can send a check made out to Stephanie Mae for $10.99, (shipping & handling included) and mail it out to:

Stephanie Mae PO Box 1354 Payson, AZ. 85547

For those of you who placed an order from outside the USA, we are still in the process of figuring out the shipping and handling. Those from the Philippines, you may have to wait until we can provide more information on how to market the CD there. Or one option is to wait until I come home.

Thanks for your support!

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Stephanie Mae’s songs are now playing on KRIM-FM 96.3, the number 1 listened to radio station in town. Thanks to Kit Mcguire, a talented radio personality in town, for believing in her. Actually Kit has promoted several artists, and one of the them is Feist, the famous Canadian singer, who picks up four Grammy nominations: best new artist, best female pop vocal performance, best short form music video (for 1-2-3-4), and best pop vocal album (The Reminder). Feist’s popularity escalated in the recent weeks when she was featured in the ipod nano commercial. I am rooting for her!

Anyway, I have been listening to KRIM-FM 96.3 but I haven’t had the chance to hear Stephanie’s songs over the airwaves. Though my husband, Stephanie, and Lexi, on their way over for a meeting with Kit at the station last Saturday to record one-liners, happened to turn in to the radio and lo and behold, Stephanie came blasting to their ear. What a nice gesture of welcome! What other station would do that for an unknown singer? Only KRIM-FM 96.3, and I wish them all the best for giving the independent artists a chance to be heard.

Here is, by the way, the final cover for Stephanie’s CD. She said, she looks more like a young girl rather than a young adult in the previous design, thus, she reverted to the original design.

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