Biomedical Engineer

EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant **** - Present

Marquette University’s Biomedical Engineering Department

Medical College of Wisconsin’s Department of Neurosurgery

Milwaukee, WI

-Developed novel non-invasive biomarkers for the functional and structural status of the

spinal cord after an injury and after stem cell treatment interventions.

-Performed and managed experiments across there institutions for a 1.25 million dollar grant.

Engineering Intern 2008

Boston Scientific’s Equipment Engineering Group

Minneapolis, MN

-Created Visual Basic software for time critical processes during stent development.

-Gained experience in motion control systems for use during assembly of stents.

-Innovatively improved existing manufacturing process capabilities.

Research Co-op 2006 - 2007

Medtronic’s Research & Feasibility Systems Group

Minneapolis, MN

-Developed verification software in C++ to run on an Embedded XP host.

-Enhanced graphical tools for visually creating and evaluating test event sequences.

-Supported research scientists through software tool development.

-Analyzed pressure sensor data associated with defibrillator lead.

-Managed The Pacemaker Project including device repair and website revision.

Research Intern 2004 - 2005

Cargill’s Biotechnology Research Group

Minneapolis, MN

-Responsible for project execution, data collection and analysis of biological cultures.

-Worked with a team of researchers on various biotechnology projects.

Teaching Assistant 2009 - 2013

Marquette University’s Biomedical Engineering Department

Milwaukee, WI

-Successfully taught, managed, graded over 100 undergraduate and graduate students in:

Circuits and Electronics

Senior Level Bioelectrical Design I and II

Computing for Biomedical Engineers

Senior Level Biocomputing Design Laboratory

Embedded Biomedical Instrumentation

Advanced Topics in Biomedical Engineering

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: C, C#, C++, Java, Visual Basic, VB .NET, MATLAB, and Bash

Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and Embedded Systems

Devices: Motorola 68HC12, Arduino Uno, TI MSP430, and Rabbit 4000

MR Systems: Bruker 9.4T, GE 1.5T and 3T, Siemens 3T

Processing Experience: Multidimensional signal and image processing, Digital and analog

filtering, Fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis, and Independent component analysis (ICA).

Software Implementation: MATLAB, Visual Studio, MS Office, SPSS, AFNI, DTITK, DTIStudio, Slicer, Eclipse, ITK, and VTK

Experimental Procedures: Over 90 successful rodent spinal surgeries, including experiments with stem cell transplantation, spinal evoked potentials (SEPs), magnetic

evoked potentials (MEPs), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) on rats and humans.

MANUSCRIPTS

-Diffusion tensor imaging and tractography in brown-

sequard syndrome. Spinal Cord. 2012

-Characterization and limitations of diffusion tensor

imaging metrics in the cervical spinal cord in neurologically intact subjects. Journal of

Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2013

-Ex vivo diffusion tensor imaging of varying spinal cord injury in rats. [Submitted]

-Diffusion tensor imaging is sensitive to neuronal stem cells following an SCI. [Submitted]

-Severity based changes in the brain following a traumatic spinal cord injury. [Submitted]

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

-Severity of contusion injury assessed in distal portions of the spinal cord. Biomedical

Engineering Society’s 2012 Annual Meeting. Atlanta. GA. October 2012.

-Diffusion tensor imaging parameters are sensitive to severity of a caudal SCI. Cellular and Network Functions in the Spinal Cord. Madison, WI. May 2012.

-Severity of injury assessed through changes in water diffusion caudal to a SCI. Biomedical Engineering Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. March 2012.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

-Diffusion Tensor Imaging is Sensitive to Neuronal Stem Cell Treatments. Neuroscience

2012. New Orleans, LA. October 2012.

-Spinal Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Following Varying Spinal Contusion Severity.

Society for Neuroscience – Milwaukee Chapter. Milwaukee, WI May 2011.

-Spinal Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Following Varying Spinal Contusion Severity.

Marquette University’s Biomedical Engineering Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. May 2011.

-Utilization of Diffusion Tensor Imaging as a Means for Diagnosing Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Marquette University’s Biomedical Engineering Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. May 2010.

LEADERSHIP

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

-President: Sigma Phi Delta – Professional Engineering Fraternity

-Vice President: Pi Mu Epsilon – National Mathematics Honor Society

-Vice President: Alpha Eta Mu – Biomedical Engineering Honor Society

-Vice President: Math Club

EDUCATION

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

-Doctorate of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering May 2013

Specialization: Bio-computing

-Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering May 2009

Specialization: Rehabilitation Bioengineering

AWARDS

-Teaching Assistant Honor Award from Marquette University April 2013

-Travel Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society October 2012

-Student Award from Cellular and Network Functions in the Spinal Cord May 2012

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