OBJECTIVE
I am an able, detail oriented, skilled, and reliable physicist seeking a full time science or engineering position that reflects my education, experience, and skills in the physical sciences. I am willing to relocate and travel.
EDUCATION
B.S. Degree, Physics – Professional Emphasis
Utah State University, Logan, UT
May 2012
3.15 GPA
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Engineer, Bard Access Systems, Salt Lake City, UT
February 2015-Present
Developed test procedures to qualify new ultrasound probes and systems. Compiled reports on the outcomes of product testing and feasibility studies. Participated in in-vivo testing to better understand product capability.
Engineering Technician II, Bard Access Systems, Salt Lake City, UT
July 2013-January 2015
Dimensional Measurements: Utilized a vision system to qualify tooling fixtures and products to critical dimensions called out on engineering drawings.
Strength Testing: Operated Instron mechanical test machine to evaluate the compression, extension, and tensile strength of medical introducer needles.
Functionality Testing: Verified and documented the functionality, usability, and accuracy during the feasibility and quality stages of a new product launch.
Technical Writing: Composed reports outlining and detailing tests conducted and results achieved.
Research Assistant, USU Materials Physics Group, Logan, UT
May 2008-August 2012
Experimental Physics: Conducted experiments and gathered data on electrostatic breakdown in insulating materials considered for use on the NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Experiments were carried out inside a vacuum chamber at varying time length scales and temperatures in the range of 150K to 300K.
Data Acquisition and Analysis: Used LabVIEW for instrument control and data acquisition to conduct tests and gather data for the breakdown electric field experiments. The data analyses were completed in MathCAD, Excel, and IGOR. Automated curve fitting helped derive a time and temperature dependent model for the electrostatic field strength of the insulating materials being tested.
Instrument Calibration and Documentation: Revamped the experiment apparatus used for the electrostatic breakdown experiments. Nominally utilized for high voltage (~10 kV)/high electric field experiments, the apparatus was successfully modified for use at low voltage (~10’s mV)/low electric field applications. Modifications made over the course of four years were documented and schematics designed in Visio to provide a clear analysis to troubleshoot the system.
High Vacuum Systems: The experiments were conducted under high vacuum (10-6 Torr) within a custom made vacuum chamber, the Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Chamber. The ESD chamber was the experiment apparatus, mentioned above, used to conduct the electrostatic breakdown tests.
Physics Lab Teaching Assistant, USU Physics Department; Logan, UT
Aug. 2010-Dec. 2010
Aided and instructed lab students in the use of lab experiments in principles of kinematics. Checked solutions to student work.
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