Engineering Design

Bevan Bezuidenhout

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain an entry level position starting mid 2018 where I can leverage my technical skills as a Biomedical Engineer in the medical industry.

EDUCATION

G EORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Atlanta, GA

● B.S. in Biomedical Engineering M ay 2015 - May 2018

● Minor in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

● GPA: 3.3

● Graduated with Institutional Honors

WORK EXPERIENCE

G EORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY A tlanta, GA

Second Century Scholar for Chemistry in University Assistantship Program A ugust 2013 – May 2014

● Assisted in design and implementation of chemistry labs at both the 1211 and 1212 general chemistry levels

● Compound Synthesis Experience

● Led students in real time during labs while answering questions and facilitating a team atmosphere for learning chemical principles

● Duties included the disposal of various hazardous chemicals in accordance with USG standards and required certifications

● Grading of lab materials and other miscellaneous scored assignments. GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Atlanta, GA

P .E.A.K.S. Summer STEM Program M ay 2016 - August 2016

● In charge of several sections of students and assisting in teaching various topics in STEM

● Topics included basic programming, mathematics, engineering sustainability and business

● Carried out Statistical analysis of Customer data to improve methodology of practices for future customers O MEGA LEARNING Atlanta, GA

T utoring Associate D ecember 2015 - May 2016

● Private tutoring company; focused on topics including Calculus based Physics, Chemistry, Calculus

● Liaising between parents and students and offering better strategies to improve performance GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Atlanta, GA

D LD-1 Cancer Therapy Research A pril 2017 - April 2018

● Led a team of students in developing experiments to evaluate new clinical cancer therapies

● Performed various assays including CCK-8, SDS-PAGE and MUSE Cell Cycle Analyzer to evaluate efficacy of drug delivery to target cells

● Generated mathematical models evaluating overall efficacy of drug delivery

● Statistical analysis of experimental results

Project and Design Experience

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

BMED 4602 Capstone Design: SubglottaGo

● Medical Device Engineering

● Modeling and generation of concepts to reduce Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

● Extensive Verification Testing

● Formulation of testing techniques and statistical analysis of testing results

● Technical paper writing in the form of project charters, Prior Art, Design Input documents etc.

● Patent review experience to determine freedom to operate and patentability of designs ECE 4784: Electrophysiology

● Developed models showcasing the human anatomy as a set of electrical components

● Gained expertise in the importance of electrochemical stimulation of cells

● Using Nerst potential of cells to determine the cellular activity of cells during action potential

● Parallel conductance model of animal cells

MG2 Helmet: BMED 2250 Problems in Biomedical Engineering

● Led Engineering Analysis component in the design of concussion mitigating helmets

● Failure Analysis and mathematical modeling of kinetics involved in football collisions

● Integration of viscoelastic materials and managing transfer of kinetic energy and momentum to reduce impulse received through impact

● Technical presentation on the merits of the market potential of such a product and its potential to be integrated into the market

Particle Image Velocimetry: BMED 4757 Biofluid Mechanics

● Team design centered around developing software to image particle displacement in the human circulatory system

● Software developed was used in case studies to analyze and diagnose clinical examples of Aortic Regurgitation and categorize the progression and severity of the disease Self-Diagnosing Supination Orthopedic Insoles: BMED 2310 Intro to Biomedical Engineering Design

● Prototyping and Iterative Design Experience

● Solidworks 3D Modeling

● Integration of electronics to detect pressure distribution of the foot and determine the correct orthopedic insoles to correct over-supination of the foot

ITER Fusion Tokomak Design: NRE 4610 Plasma Fusion Physics

● Mathematical model for the power balance in a concept Tokomak design

● Formulation of Bootstrap Current and Bootstrap fraction given thermal power output design constraints

● Numerical Methods employed to minimize start-up inductive current to drive nuclear fusion and further optimization of system thermodynamics

● Heat Flow in closed systems modeling

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND AWARDS

Programming: MATLAB including: Low Level/ Level IO, Structures, Image Manipulation, Numerical Methods and data processing, Python, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, Solid Works, LabView Languages: Fluent English, Native Afrikaans, some proficiency in Spanish and German Scholarships: Second Century Scholar

Mechanical: Statics, Stress Strain, Kinematics, Kinetics, Hooke’s Law, Pure Bending, Deflection, Pure Torsion, Statically Indeterminate Problems with Biomedical Applications, Circuit Design and Analysis. Linear actuator design for the development of real time stress-strain curves in the analysis of standards.

Mathematics: Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Applications and Mathematical Modeling, Biomedical Systems Modeling, Analysis of Steady State Stability, Navier Stokes for Biofluid Mechanics, Mass Transfer, Heat Transfer using Nodal Analysis Divergence, Curl, Gradient, Gaussian Flux, Green’s Theorem, Law of Cooling, Optics, L aboratory: S DS-PAGE, Native PAGE, Organic Synthesis, Qualitative Analysis, PCR, Titrations, PIV to determine the relative velocity of particles in flow fields, Cell Culture Awards: 2 Time President’s List Honoree, 7 Time Dean’s List Honoree Miscellaneous: E ngineering and Design Experience in a group setting, specifically for the application of developing concussion mitigation helmets, namely the MG2. Developed Software for use in PIV analysis. Group based engineering project experience in the development of next generation orthotics. Developed Algorithms to perform back projection to be used in the formation of sinograms to be used in CT scan imagery.

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