Nichelle A. Preston

***** **** **** **. **********, AL 35803

256-***-**** ac52tr@r.postjobfree.com

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

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