Matthew Joseph Niesslein

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Moon Township, PA 15108

act156@r.postjobfree.com

Linkedin.com/in/MatthewNiesslein

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Biomedical Engineer

Ambitious critical thinker with 3 years’ experience planning and delivering healthcare knowledge and bioengineering prototypes to high-level executives and industry leaders. Experience collaborating with healthcare professionals to deliver enhanced clinical outcomes and ensure appropriate healthcare utilization. Uses project management skills in both academic and professional environments. Powerful verbal, written and illustration skills to communicate complex engineering concepts. Strong desire to learn from colleagues and urge to innovate the biomedical field.

Extensive experience working on biomedical product development projects including surgical retractors, bio signal monitoring wearables, cardiac scaffolds and other implantable devices.

Understanding of ISO, GMP and QSR requirements for biomedical devices.

Knowledge of FDA pathways to market for medical devices and pharmaceuticals: 510K, PMA, IDE.

Certification and expertise with CAD programs and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

Experience developing MATLAB, LabVIEW, VBA and other programming algorithms using agile methodology.

Education

University of Pittsburgh

August 2013-December 2014

Professional M.S. in Biomedical Engineering

GPA: 3.71

Track: Biomechanics

Pennsylvania State University

August 2008-May 2012

B.S. in Bioengineering

GPA: 3.26

Track: Material Science

Professional Experience

Highmark Health

May 2013- Present

Claim Processor/ Graduate Intern

Oversee reporting and documentation control on 3 yearlong project with over $10 million in ROI value.

Wrote LabVIEW and VBA programs that have saved an estimated 4,000 man hours each year.

Developed operating plan for community outreach program valued over $200k.

PrepMD

September 2015- January 2016

CRM Intern

Developed understanding of cardiac anatomy, Physiology, ECG, rhythm analysis, cardiac pacing fundamentals and cardiac electrophysiology.

Jewish Healthcare Foundation

January 2015- April 2015

Graduate Fellow

Developed the wireframe for a web app that offers a management and resource toolkit for informal caregivers.

Placed 1st in competition, received People’s Choice award, and received $5,000 in investment funds to further idea.

Andrews Industrial Controls

August 2012- May 2013

Insides Salesman

Placed an ISO 9001:2008 compliant Quality Management System within 1 year.

Scheduled service appointments, managed agendas and coordinated technician training sessions.

Handled all request for quotes and was held responsible for all shipping and receiving operations.

Pennsylvania State University

May 2011- November 2012

Researcher

Coauthor of published literature in the Journal of Engineering in Medicine.

o Masoumi, N., Howell, M. C., Johnson, K. L., Niesslein, M. J., Gerber, G., & Engelmayr Jr, G. C. (2014). Design and testing of a cyclic stretch and flexure bioreactor for evaluating engineered heart valve tissues based on poly (glycerol sebacate) scaffolds. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine.

Conducted lab work including polymer scaffold fabrication, confluent cell passaging, sample preparation, mechanical testing, and data analysis as well as programmed, designed and machined bioreactors.

Activities and Awards

Highmark Health Crew

June 2015

QI2T Health Innovators Fellowship Winner

January 2015

Biomedical Engineering Society

December 2014

SSOE Sustainability Student Expo Winner

December 2014

Highmark IgniteBlue Competition Finalist

June 2014

Student Healthcare Entrepreneurship Competition Semi Finalist

May 2014

Pitt Health Innovation Case Competition (PHICC)

April 2014

Tactrick Android App Competition

February 2013

Penn State Capstone Competition Winner

May 2012

Lockheed Martin Design Excellence Award

May 2012

Certified SolidWorks Associate Certificate (CSWA)

May 2010

Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)

August 2008- February 2009

School Projects

BOENG 2170-2171: Clinical Bioengineering- Medical Device Prototyping

January 2014- December 2014

Revolutionary Retractor Blade Technology for Anterior Spine Surgeries

Place 1st in category and best overall at SSOE design expo.

Composed a development plan for the commercialization of a retractor blade technology and produced a two minute video describing the device and problem it solves.

Conducted ethnographic research in multiple clinics to identify clinical needs.

Designed and built 6 iterations of prototypes.

BIOE 450W Senior Design

January 2012- May 2012

Portable Stress Monitor

Voted #1 project in Bioengineering Department and placed 1st in Capstone Engineering Design Competition.

Project contributions include programming a microcontroller, creating SolidWorks drawings, manufacturing cases, soldering components, designing PCB layouts and ordering materials.

Skills

CAD Software

Engineering Software

Miscellaneous

SolidWorks (Certified)

MATLAB

CSS/ HTML

Inventor

Eagle PCB

Microsoft Office

Autodesk

LabVIEW

Woodworking Tools

SketchUp

COMSOL

Machining Tools

ProE

FEBio

3D Printers

VBA

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