FARAZ MAMAGHANI
* *** ****** *****, *********, NY 14534 H: 585-***-**** C: 585-***-**** ac0sdr@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Graduate with Master's Degree who is searching for an entry level career in biomedical engineering. Currently desiring a position that is
involved with designing and evaluating medical devices, programming, medical imaging analysis, and research.
SKILLS
Data science/analysis Quantitative analysis
MATLAB, Java Programming Engineering Analysis/Research
ABAQUS, SolidWorks Biomedical Ultrasound/Imaging
Statistical analysis
Microsoft Office
Medical Image Analysis
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
EDUCATION
Master of Science: Biomedical Engineering May 2014
University of Rochester - Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Science: Biochemistry May 2011
Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY
Graduated Cum Laude. Dean's List.
WORK HISTORY
Graduate Research Assistant/ Molecular Biology 08/2013 to 07/2014
University of Rochester – Rochester, NY
Assisted Dr. David Wu with his efforts to investigate potential novel sources of biofuels from the cellulosome of C.
Thermocellum.
Cloned plasmid vectors to analyze interaction between DNA and protein 1895 bait; using colony PCR, Gel electrophoresis,
cell stocking, plate growth techniques.
Isolated unknown bacteriophage from growing bacterial culture in flask.
Prepared a purified concentration for intentions of photographing unknown bacteriophage through an electron microscope.
Undergraduate Research Assistant 09/2009 to 05/2010
Dr. Scott Erdman – Syracuse University
Conducted phenotypic analysis of yeast cell mating patterns to assist with research investigating link between SNF1 and SIP3
protein in yeast cells, with implications for understanding cell growth and development. Presented findings on poster during
annual conference.
Volunteer Work 06/2014 to 08/2015
UR Thompson Hospital
Discharged patients in APC and SCC. Assisted hospital personnel in transporting patients to emergency rooms and X-ray facilities.
Aided administrative assistants when given a certain task to complete.
Rochester General Hospital
Volunteered in a cardiology unit. Personal aid to patient care technicians. Transported patients to parking lot and hospital entrance.
Delivered blood samples to laboratory for analysis.
Biomedical Engineering and Biomechanics Qualifications
Biomedical engineering and biomechanics design, analysis, and quality assurance skills enhanced via graduate studies.
Have a strong background in medical imaging analysis as well as background knowledge upon researching and critiquing scientific articles.
Experience conducting literature searches, analyzing research papers, and conducting cell and tissue and biomechanics research.
Knowledgeable in Computational Modeling, MATLAB, Java, ABAQUS, SolidWorks, FEA, Statistics and Data analysis, Mathematics, and Engineering Analysis.
Research interests: Computational Modeling, Orthopedic Biomechanics, Computational Biomechanics, Finite Element Modeling of Spine, Wrist, Hip, and Knee, Applied Engineering (Biomechanics) Medical Devices, Neuromuscular Tissue Engineering, Medical Imaging, Computer Science/Engineering, and Biomedical Data Science.
Graduate Biomedical Engineering and Biomechanics Courses, Technical Skills and Projects
University of Rochester Rochester, NY
Analytic Foundations September - December 2012
Applied MATLAB to variety of homework problems, and developed MATLAB code to run Monte Carlo simulation.
Biosolid Mechanics September – December 2012
Developed ABAQUS 3D finite element model of femur hip bone to study risk of fracture from falling on basis of age and gender.
Cell and Tissue Engineering January – May 2013
Research project on engineering hematopoietic stem cells to battle HIV.
Biomedical Ultrasound January – May 2013
Conducted research project on analysis of endoscopic ultrasound for early detection of lung cancer. MATLAB used in homework assignments for plotting ultrasound graphs.
Ultrasound Imaging September – December 2013
Created MATLAB codes for A-line simulation, plots of RF echo and detected envelope signal and for field II simulation software to create B-scan image of carotid artery and bilinear interpolation.
Additional Courses/Certificates Completed
CSC 225: Advanced Java Programming
Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software by Duke University on Coursera. Certificate earned on January 7, 2017.
Data Science (Ten Course Sequence) by Johns Hopkins University on Coursera (In Progress).
oThe Data Scientist’s Toolbox. Certificate earned on April 21, 2017.
oR Programming. Certificate earned on May 18, 2017.
oGetting and Cleaning Data (To be taken).
oExploratory Data Analysis (To be taken).
oReproducible Research (To be taken).
oStatistical Inference (To be taken).
oRegression Models (To be taken).
oPractical Machine Learning (To be taken).
oDeveloping Data Products (To be taken).
oData Science Capstone (To be taken).