Objective:
To obtain three to five years of industry experience within the biotechnology industry prior to pursuing a Master's degree, aiding me in fulfilling my ultimate goal of working within R&D for a major medical device company or for the military.
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, August 2011 - May 2014
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Overall GPA: 3.63/4.00
Highest Honors
Experience:
Research Assistant, August 2013 - May 2014
Laboratory for Neuroengineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Characteristics:
Weekly supervisor meetings, Independent work, High quality research notebook
Description:
Assisted Axion Biosystems with the development of a neuroprosthetic device for paralysis treatment by designing and performing experiments that assessed key aspects of the neuroprosthetic's design in order to assess device viability and guide changes to improve functionality.
Accomplishments:
Alterations that I made to the design of the device: are still in use, greatly reduced the rate of device failure, and improved overall functionality.
Senior Design Project:
Gravity-Fed Endoscopic Pump, January 2014 - May 2014
Sponsored by World of Medicine, Inc., Berlin, Germany
Characteristics:
Fast-paced, Deadline driven, Team based
Description:
Conceptualized, developed, prototyped, and tested a gravity-fed pneumatic endoscopic pump for World of Medicine that culminated in a pitched demonstration at the Georgia Institute of Technology's annual Design Expo.
Accomplishments:
World of Medicine plans to use our design concept as the basis for the development of a new product.
Notable Projects:
Induced Maturation of HL-60 Cells, September 2013 - November 2013
Description:
Used an agar migration assay using a known chemoattractant of mature HL-60 cells to determine the viability of using dimethyl sulfoxide as a maturing agent for HL-60 cells.
Material Selection for Heart Valve Model, February 2013 - March 2013
Description:
Used ASTM/ISO standards for tensile testing to compare silicone and...
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