EDUCATION M.S in Biomedical Engineering, May 2011
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Advisor: Kris Dahl, Ph.D.
Thesis: “The Mechanics of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Effects on Cellular Mechanisms”
B.S in Chemical Engineering with an additional major in Biomedical Engineering, May 2009
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
WORK EXPERIENCE Systems Engineer, Automation and Informatics TPD
Abbott Laboratories Diagnostic Division, Dallas, TX
June 2013-Current
OneLab Inventory Management System
• Working with internal R&D and software development teams in writing test cases and performing verification and validation of requirements for the product.
• Provide review, assignment, and resolution of enhancements and problems as Technical Review Board Chair.
• Conducting and completing risk assessments as a member of the Risk Management Team.
Successful Product Launch: OneLab v1.5 03/2014
Laboratory Automation and Informatics
• Working with 3rd party vendors and internal R&D groups, in the development and verification of drivers for integration of hematology and clinical chemistry analyzers onto automated track systems.
• Conducted feasibility research and development for implementation of Moving Averages for real time quality control monitoring in a hospital lab.
• Wrote specifications, assisted in development, and performed verification and validation of Hematology Rules for laboratory workflow automation.
Successful Product Launch: Instrument Manager Hematology Rule Set v1.0 12/13
Research Assistant, Dr. Fredrick Haselton’s Lab
Vanderbilt Department of Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, TN
June 2011-February 2013
DNA/RNA extraction for medical diagnostics in low resource setting
• Optimized materials, solution compositions, and techniques for improvement of a low resource biomarker extraction design. Increased biomarker recovery 23% compared to previous design.
• Designed and developed two functional automated diagnostics prototypes for field-testing while meeting design goals established in the grant and matched the current gold standard in efficiency of biomarker extraction from a patient sample.
Multispectral quantum dot-based retinal imaging
• Immunohistochemistry of retinal tissue searching for markers for inflammation in the vasculature of the retina to predict atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries.
SKILLS Technical: SolidWorks, AutoCad, 3D Printing, AVR processor prototyping, PCB design, MATLAB, ImageJ, C++, JAVA Microsoft Office, SBM, DOORs, Quality Center
Laboratory: Cell and tissue culture, animal studies, microscopy, rDNA manipulation and transfection, surface chemistry, RT-PCR, DNA/RNA/protein isolation, gel electrophoresis, histolo...
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