SUTTHIPONGSAWARD "NICK" POLSAWARD

***** ***** ***** *****, ***** City, CA 94587

Phone: 408-***-****

Email: abg2u9@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking an entry-level engineering position where I can utilize my

educational knowledge, contribute to a team, learn and be challenged.

EDUCATION

MSE in Biomedical Devices Engineering, August 2010

San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Organizations: SJSU Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Treasurer March

2009 - May 2010

BS in Chemical Engineering, June 2006

Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand

ENGINEERING COURSES

Biomedical Devices Design and Principles, Computer-Aided Engineering

Design, Human Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers, Biomechanics,

Biomaterials, Introduction to Bioengineering, Engineering Statistics,

Regulatory, Clinical and Manufacturing Aspects of Medical Devices,

Engineering Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

ABAXIS INC., UNION CITY, CA

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING INTERN, MARCH 2011 - PRESENT

- Conduct engineering experiments for significant improvements in quality

and production cost of fluidic discs

- Collaborate with a Senior Principal and an R&D Engineer on design and

analysis of engineering experiments

- Create engineering reports and SOPs of how to use equipment for product

validations

- Assist a Manufacturing Engineer in new product validations

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN JOSE, CA

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ENGINEERING TEACHING AND LAB ASSISTANT, DECEMBER

2009 - AUGUST 2010

- Graded weekly assignments and tests for 40 students within 2-day period

- Conducted bioprinting research and experimentation, and published the

findings

- Managed lab inventory through Excel spreadsheet, and ordered chemical

supplies as needed

THAI OPTICAL GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, NONTHABURI, THAILAND

PLANNING ENGINEER, MAY 2006 - FEBRUARY 2007

- Achieved an inventory cost reduction of 9% through warehouse and

inventory management control within 6-month period

- Monitored warehouse and inventory, and informed Sr. Planning Engineers

for overstocked products

- Developed analysis tools for data translation from SAP to Excel in order

to make business decisions

- Converted inventory data into simple to understand reports for review by

executives

HDPE PLANT, IRPC PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED, RAYONG,THAILAND

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING INTERN, APRIL 2005 - JULY 2005

- Created a summary report of how to control High Density Polyethylene

(HDPE) production processes from hands-on training

- Drew Process and Instrumentation (P&I) diagrams for better understanding

of HDPE production process control

- Collaborated with manufacturing engineers to analyze HDPE production

processes, and achieved a yield improvement of 5% with the team's effort

PROJECTS & PUBLICATIONS

* MSE Research Project: Microcapsule Fabrication Using an Inkjet Printer

- Performed Design of Experiment (DOE) to determine factors affecting

jetting capability and droplet size using Minitab

- Attained the goal of the project by creating microcapsules with the

size below 100 microns

- Successfully determined the best formulation of the bioink

- Successfully installed all test equipment, and created the inkjet test

station

* Senior Design Project: Feed Rate Profiles of Fed Batch Culture Controlled

Using LabVIEW

- Created automatic feed rate control programs for a small fed-batch

reactor using LabVIEW

- Successfully automated feed rate control based on control parameters

for a small fed-batch reactor

- Successfully set up a data acquisition system including installation of

data acquisition hardware, software and sensors

* Computer-Aided Engineering Design's Class Project

- Redesigned and created a biopsy device using SolidWorks for ergonomics

and performance improvements

- Performed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) including stress, displacement,

thermal and drop test

- Performed Motion Analysis including velocity and force analysis

* Projected poster presentation at the 2010 National BMES conference,

published extended abstract

- Topic - "High Throughput Miniaturization of Artificial Cells Using

Inkjet Technology"

* Poster presentation at the 2010 C-SUPERB Conference, published abstract

- Topic - "Comparison of APA Bio-membrane Fabrication Using Atomization

and Inkjet Printing"

TECHNICAL SKILLS

* SolidWorks, Minitab, LabVIEW, MATLAB, SAP, Microsoft Word, Excel,

PowerPoint and Access

VOLUNTEER

* Med Share, July 2009 - An organization dedicated to improving the

environment and healthcare through the efficient recovery and

redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to underserved

healthcare facilities in developing countries. I have assisted them by

helping sort and prepare medical supplies for shipping to countries in

Southeast Asia.

* Math Center Tutor, San Jose City College, 9/2007 - 12/2007

- Taught Algebra, Trigonometry and Pre-calculus and prepared supplemental

study materials for students

HONORS

* Certificate of excellence: Outstanding poster presentation from BMES,

12/2008

* Certificate of excellence: Performance from IRPC Public Company Limited,

7/2005

LANGUAGE SKILLS

* Fluent in spoken and written English and Thai

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