Professional Experience Product Development

Thomas Hallowell

** * *** **. *** *** Philadelphia, PA 19106

908-***-**** ************@*****.***

Seeking a position in biomedical engineering research and development. Education

Temple University College of Engineering Philadelphia, PA Master of Science in Bioengineering Current GPA: 3.9/4.0 December 2017 (expected) Publications:

A. Vahedipour Tabrizi, M. Short, J. Gerstenhaber, O. Haji Maghsoudi, T. Hallowell, A. Spence, A versa- tile system for neuromuscular stimulation in mouse model using a lightweight magnetically coupled headstage, Under Preparation for The Journal of Neuroscience Methods. O. Haji Maghsoudi, T. Hallowell, A. Vahedipour Tabrizi, SP. George, B. Robertson, M. Short, J. Ger- stenhaber, A. Spence, Impedance Characterization of Bipolar Implantable Nerve Cuffs for Neuro- science Applications. Preprint submitted to Journal of Neuroscience Methods. Conferences: Poster presentation on the Impedance Characterization of Bipolar Implantable Nerve Cuffs for Neuroscience Applications at the IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium Phil- adelphia, PA.

Cornell University College of Arts & Sciences Ithaca, NY Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Concentration in Animal Physiology Cumulative GPA: 3.0/4.0 May 2015 Employment: Worked as a Research Assistant on a database project funded by the NSF to catalog Plant Pathology specimens collected by George F. Atkinson. Athletics: Captain and diver for the Cornell Men’s Swimming and Diving Team. Qualified for NCAA Zone Regionals and was awarded MVP, Hardest Worker, and Spirit awards. Professional Experience

Glass-U LLC, Philadelphia, PA June 2013-January 2016 Director of Operations

Worked as the Director of Operations for a Philadelphia-based startup company selling licensed collegiate and custom apparel, primarily sunglasses. Responsibilities and experience included day-to-day business oper- ations, managing a team of employees and company representatives, financial and accounting responsibilities, fulfillment, warehousing logistics, extensive entrepreneurial immersion, and general leadership. The position allowed for extensive experience in all facets of business management including an investment round, product development and design, and general networking experience. Research Experience

Temple University College of Engineering

Biomechanics Laboratory – Dr. Kurosh Darvish January 2016 – December 2016 Worked on a traumatic brain injury project funded by the American Heart Association (AHA) in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD). Was awarded an AHA Fellowship during the summer of 2016. Gained experience in laboratory techniques including but not limited to the perfusion of animals, cryosec- tioning, immunohistochemistry, antibody labeling for fluorescent imaging, microscopy, image analysis, and device construction and development.

Biomechanics Laboratory – Dr. Andrew Spence January 2017 – Present Working on a spinal chord injury project developing treatment device for paralysis in rats. Working to identify a gait controller in rats to help qualify response to changes in the environment. Relevant experience includes device development, device construction, viral transduction and development, spinal cord transectioning, spi- nal cord injection, gene sequencing, in vivo placement of neural and muscular implants, and coding for robot control systems in Python.

Other Skills

• Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

• SolidWorks

• MATLAB

• Adobe Photoshop CS6

• Fiji Image Analysis Software

• Bilingual in English and Spanish