Nichelle A. Preston
***** **** **** **. **********, AL 35803
256-***-**** ***************@*****.***
PROFILE
• Highly motivated, detailed-oriented Biomedical Engineer with previous design, product development, and client interaction experience.
• Ability to grasp new technical skills and communicate information to others in a comprehensible manner.
• Experience in troubleshooting and fixing computers and mechanical devices. EDUCATION
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering Graduated: April 28, 2018 Minor: Chemistry
• 3.22 GPA
EXPERIENCE
Steris IMS Birmingham, AL
Continuous Improvement Intern March 2018- August 2018
• Use Lean Manufacturing principles to reduce labor cost.
• Participated in maintenance Kaizen that saved $180,000 per year.
• Created and maintained Access database to retrieve production list.
• Participate in Single Minute Exchange of Dyes (SMED) event that reduced setup time by 68% University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL UAB Student Project Lab June 2015 – April 2016
Purpose of Project Lab is to help patients and clients in the development, building upon, refining, and improving medical technologies.
• Built a Capillary Refill Simulator for Children’s Hospital of Alabama Simulation Center
• Documented how to build, use, and store simulator.
• Built Breadboard circuit to mimic capillary refill. Capstone Design Project
• Used Creo to construct CAD prototype.
• 3D printed prototype and conducted mechanical testing to determine if product met minimum requirements.
• Created a business model canvas for market analysis, value proposition, and revenue streams.
• Maintained record of revisions for all iterations of designs and building instructions.
• Performed risk analysis assessment.
Biocomputing
• Applied a boxcar filter function to remove noise from simulated trajectory.
• Developed C++ code to solve a differential equation that modeled an electrically excitable cell using the backwards Euler method.
• Used the fourth order Runge Kutta method to determine the voltage deliver during defibrillation. Living Systems Analysis
• Created MATLAB script to filter and analyze multiple images.
• Developed customized MATLAB scripts to statistically analyze images for data items of interest. Bed, Bath, and Beyond Huntsville, AL
Sales Associate (Seasonal) April 2014 –January 2018
• Trained new employees.
• Customer Service
Skills
• PTC Creo 2.0
• MATLAB
• C++
• LabVIEW
• SolidWorks
• Soldering
• Microsoft Office
• Public Speaking
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Hope Builds • WorldChangers • Rescue Mission