Biomedical instrumentation engineer with two years of experience in bioinstrumentation, 3D mechanical design and fabrication, and R&D. Self-driven with strong communication skills and serious attention to detail.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
*Product Development Engineer, SQZ Biotechnologies (Dorchester, MA) Feb. 2015 – Apr. 2016
•Designed and performed experiments testing materials by new vendors for high-throughput cell manipulation
•Designed for manufacture an updated microfluidic system for patient cell manipulation, and performed troubleshooting and validation experiments with multiple mammalian cell types and delivery materials.
•Used iterative design and testing to create control systems for the microfluidic SQZ platform.
*Biofuels Engineering Technician, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) Jan. – Jun. 2014
•Fabricated and deployed a 12’ tall sensor array to monitor environmental conditions during the dehydration process, used for thermal energy conversion of willow biomass.
*Co-Founder/COO, NarwhalEdu (Cambridge, MA) May – Dec. 2013
•Participated in MIT’s 2013 Global Founders’ Skills Accelerator program for an engineering education startup.
•Designed for manufacturing an affordable drawing robot arm kit for use with MOOCs.
*Biomedical Sensor Research Fellow, University of Illinois (Chicago, IL) May – Aug. 2012
•Designed and prototyped a biomedical sensor to detect the obstruction of a shunt during the treatment of hydrocephalus using MATLAB, LabVIEW and Autodesk software.
LEADERSHIP
*President/Founder, Cornell Maker's Club Jul. 2013 – Feb. 2014
•Founded club to provide access to hands-on learning in engineering.
•Negotiated acquisition of 3D printers, equipment, and lab space. Managed tutorial seminars for circuit design and microcontrollers.
*Mechanical Leader, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Team Aug. 2009 – May 2013
•Led team of mechanical engineers, CADed and manufactured AUV components to specified tolerances.
•Collaborated with cross-functional teams to fabricate a competitive vehicle for AUVSI competitions.
EDUCATION
Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
Doctor of Philosophy (In Progress, GPA: 4.00/4.00) May 2016 - Current
Biological Engineering, Cornell University
Master of Engineering (GPA: 3.82/4.00) Jan. 2014
Bachelor of Science (...
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