Physicist

Nathan B. Swift

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Apartment 514 ********@*****.***

Cleveland, Ohio 44113

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Hedgemon LLC, Cleveland, OH February 2015-Present Startup developing hedgehog-inspired impact protection technologies with initial focus on the sports safety industry

• Designed mechanical tests involving a crash pendulum and drop tower

• Manage company fundraising, accounting, purchasing, legal tasks, and experimental analysis

• Raised over $200k in grants and equity investments

• Work featured by Inverse, American Physical Society, Sustainable Brands, and local news outlets Project Engineer, Prevent Biometrics/Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH July 2016-December 2017 Cleveland Clinic spin out developing a mouth guard that monitors head impacts in real time to detect potential concussive blows

• Established procedure to evaluate, calibrate, and troubleshoot embedded circuitry at each stage throughout the manufacturing process, beta-testing, and certification/validation

• Developed algorithm to filter false positives from data, achieving over 90% accuracy

• Optimized and trained customers the methodology for on-field data collection with athletes Parcel Packing & Assembly Supervisor, McMaster-Carr Supply, Aurora, OH June 2011–December 2013 Leading supplier of industrial parts specializing in same-day and next day delivery

• Selected to participate in a 6-month rotational Management Training Program that involved 1-4 week stints in more than 15 departments including marketing, sales, receiving, stock keeping, packing, shipping, finance, and product help before being promoted to supervisor role

• Oversaw 50+ warehouse staff responsible for packing an average 13,000 rush shipments daily

• Assured staff compliance with quality control and health and safety regulations through one-on-one performance development

• Problem solved during system failures, periods of high intake, or challenging item packs

• Designed and oversaw construction of new work stations used for hard-to-pack items, increasing work flow capacity by 10%

PUBLICATIONS, PATENTS, AND PRESENTATIONS:

• Kennedy, E.B., Hsiung, B., Swift, N.B., Tan, K. 2017. “Static flexural properties of hedgehog spines conditioned in coupled temperature and relative humidity environments.” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 75. 413-422.

• Swift, N.B., Hsiung, B., Kennedy, E.B., Tan, K. 2016. “Dynamic impact testing of hedgehog spines using a dual-arm crash pendulum.” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 61. 271-282.

• Kennedy, E.B., Fecheyr-Lippens, D.C., Hsiung, B., Paige, D.J., Swift, N.B. 2016. Impact Protection and Shock Absorbing Device. WO2017/053348, PCT/US2016/052760. Pending.

• “Physics and Entrepreneurship.” Invited talk at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, November 2017.

• “Biomineral Structure and Strength of Barnacle Exoskeletons.” Talk at the American Physical Society March Meeting, Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, Dallas, TX, March 2011. EDUCATION:

Master of Science, Physics Entrepreneurship, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH May 2016

• Thesis: “Hedgemon: A Hedgehog-Inspired Helmet Liner.” Bachelor of Arts, Physics & Environmental Studies, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY May 2011 Colgate Natural Sciences Semester Abroad, University of Wollongong, Australia Spring 2010 RELEVANT SKILLS:

MS Office, MATLAB, Scanning Electron Microscopy, project management, change management, operations, market research, business development, process improvement, product development/testing/implementation

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