IRWIN MIER
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**** ******** ******, ***** *****, CALIFORNIA 91913
Qualifications Profile
Detail-oriented, creative, and multifaceted professional interested in pursuing a career to fully utilize knowledge and skills in biomedical engineering. Recent college graduate capable of adapting to challenging and fast-paced working environments, performing tasks and functions with minimal supervision, and utilizing available resources to complete assigned duties. Equipped with strong communication abilities in coordinating team efforts to ensure timely and efficient completion of projects at hand. Bilingual in English and Japanese.
Education and Credentials
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Completed, (June 2018)
University of California, Irvine (UCI), Irvine, CA, USA
Relevant Coursework: LabVIEW MATLAB SolidWorks Chemistry Lab Circuits Senior Design
Awards: Deans Honor Roll, Awarded, Winter 2018
Japanese Language Intensive Program, Aug 2016
KCP International School - Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Code Academy: Introduction to Data Analysis – In Progress
Core Competencies
úComprehensive knowledge of engineering concepts along with principles of biology, physiology, chemistry, and physics
úAbility to work in flexible schedules
úProficient in technical report writing
úExperience in working with patients and donors at the American Red Cross and maintaining diplomacy
úCompetency in designing devices to diagnose and treat disease, engineering tissues to repair wounds, developing cutting-edge genetic treatments, and devising computer programs to understand how the human body works
úProven capabilities to apply critical reasoning as well as quantitative and design skills to evaluate and resolve problems in biomedical engineering
úAdeptness in administering biomedical engineering projects in academia, in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members
úProficiency with SolidWorks, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Work Chronology
UCI Department of Continuing Education § Irvine, CA
Conversation Partner Jan–Mar 2018
Go-Staff§ San Diego, CA
Staff Member Aug 2018 - Current
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center § - San Diego, CA
Volunteer Jul 2013–Apr 2014
American Red Cross§ - San Diego, CA
Volunteer Apr 2013–Jan 2014
Academic Projects
Heart Rate Monitor Project April 2016
úDeveloped a heart rate monitor using MATLAB and an LED bulb
úUtilized detrending FFT filtering to generate accurate readings for the monitor of heart rate
Surgical Stapler Project May 2016
úDemonstrated strong command in using SolidWorks to devise a surgical stapler
Senior Design Project – Breast Cancer Detection November 2017 – June 2018
úDemonstrated strong research skills in developing the ideas for the project
úDeveloped a unique design to aid in at-home self-examinations
úApplied past experience and knowledge in software to create a SolidWorks image of the device as well as the code that was used to aid the device in detecting masses.
Activities
Volunteer, American Red Cross, San Diego, CA
Member, Engineering and STEM Club at UCI