Engineering Administrative Assistant

Tony B. Daigle

Objective: To gain experience through a permanent full-time position that

benefits from my character and skillset.

Education:

Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, LA

December 2009

Bachelor of Science, Biological Engineering

Major Field GPA 3.58/4.0

University GPA 3.31/4.0

. Significant Projects:

o Researched, designed, constructed, and tested a continuous

bioreactor for cultivation of a rare and medicinally

advantageous species of fungus.

o Researched and developed an innovative method to employ a

commercial video game controller as a component of a relatively

inexpensive motion tracking system.

. Relevant Courses:

o Biomedical/Biological Engineering:

. Biomechanics for Engineers, Molecular Methods in Biological

Engineering, Biological Reactor Systems Design, Transport

Phenomena in Biological Engineering, Mechanical Design,

Process Design, Engineering Properties of Biological

Materials

o General Engineering:

. Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Statics, Dynamics and

Vibrations, Mechanics of Materials, Comprehensive

Electrical Engineering, Safety Engineering, Ethics in

Engineering

Leadership and Teamwork Experience:

. In collaboration with two peers, completed the research and design

portions of a bi-semester design project that concluded with a formal

report and presentation to faculty and peers.

. Supervised the operations of an entire valet service. Enforced

policies, trained employees, and kept them focused and driven.

. Volunteered personal time to assist in playground development for

local elementary schools.

Computer and Instrumentation Skills:

. Autodesk AutoCAD and Inventor 2010

. ImageJ for image processing and STELLA for mathematical modeling

. Microsoft Office Suite 2007

. Gained exposure to C++ and PBASIC programming languages as well as

LabVIEW for graphical programming.

. Utilized various brands of data acquisition units and loggers in

combination with various (bio)sensors such as thermocouples, surface

electrodes for electromyography, fluorometers, and pH probes.

. Utilized various laboratory equipment relevant to the materials

science, biomedical, and engineering fields such as an Instron

Dynamic and Fatigue system to interrogate material properties, an NMR

spectrometer to measure fat content of animal models, and single beam

as well as micro-volume spectrophotometers.

Work Experience:

Administrative Assistant

February 2009-Present

American Council of Engineering Companies of Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA

Prepare for and participate in monthly board meetings alongside 16-20

principals and/or owners of engineering firms across

the state of Louisiana. Manage databases and troubleshoot hardware and

software issues. Worked directly with the treasurer

to develop a new dues structure for member firms.

Biomedical Research Assistant

January 2008-January 2009

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Baton Rouge, LA

Assisted in extraction and preparation of tissue samples for

histology. Entrusted with many unsupervised duties, most notably

given full responsibility over the nurturing and measuring of the

animal models as well as treating and staining slides for

immunohistochemistry. Applied sterile techniques and precisely

followed protocols to conduct research procedures.

Engineering Research Assistant

January 2007-August 2007

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

Developed a portable measuring device to replace an outmoded bulky

fluorometer currently used in the agricultural

engineering industry. Gained working knowledge of microprocessors,

data acquisition instruments, and LabView.

Honors: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society .

Louisiana TOPS Scholarship

TOPS Performance Award . Schlumberger Foundation, Inc. Scholarship .

Silver Eagle Award

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