Biomedical Engineer

Ariandokht Vakili Address: *** Las Colinas Blvd. W Apt#404., Irving, TX 75039, USA

Permanent resident www.linkedin.com/in/ariandokht-vakili-2b9415102

(Green Card Holder) Email: **********.***@*****.***

Tell: 214-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Extremely innovative and results-oriented professional with strong background in biomedical engineering.

Highly skilled in laboratory operation, design and development, performing measurements, data collection, data analysis using MS office, MATLAB, Minitab, R Statistical computing and other Software tools.

Engineering experience in biomedical components and analytic of in-vitro/vivo experimental tests.

5 years of writing technical reports and presentations for the industry and university.

Experienced in written and oral communications, problem solving, quality assurance, negotiation as well as teamwork and management.

EDUCATION

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX / UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX May 2017

Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering, GPA: 3.88

Azad University-Science & Research Branch, Tehran, Iran Sep 2008

Bachelor of Science, Medical Radiation Engineering, GPA: 3.54

Technical skills

Soft Skills

Skills/knowledge

Relevant Coursework

MS Office

Quality Control Of products

Statistical Analysis

Product design & development

MATLAB

Culturing of cancer/healthy/ stem cells

Validation of Product Design

Bioinstrumentation

SOLIDWORKS

Cell based Assay

Classifying medical devices

Fluorescence Microscopy

Minitab

Inventory

Design of Experiment

Image Processing

R Coding

Safe Handling and disposal of chemicals, bio-hazardous materials and equipment

Immune reaction to Biomaterials

Electronic Devices and

Circuits

Analytical Techniques; ICP-MS, LC MS, GC

FDA requirements

Neural engineering

Instrument calibration and maintenance

Nanoparticle synthesis

Statistics (R coding)

Safety standards and regulations

Six Sigma requirements

Nano biomaterials

Aseptic Lab Procedure, Sterilization

In-vivo/ In-vitro Experiments

Lab Principles

System integration and testing

Troubleshooting

Human physiology

SOP development

GMP, GLP

Polymers in BME

Technical Writing for BME

Mathematical Modeling

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, Lab Manager/Research Technician II Jan 2016- Sep 2016

Maintained lab inventory and Managed laboratories for preparation and analysis of radiopharmaceuticals used in clinical/preclinical research.

Oversee laboratory activities: including calibrating the laboratory equipment, preparing solvent solutions, providing testing materials, organizing chemicals and solvents, managing waste, ordering or re ordering the supplies.

Performed direct maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment.

Scheduled and monitored routine preventative equipment maintenance.

Achieved the basic concept of regulatory path to get FDA approval for radiopharmaceuticals

Performed complex compounding, manufacturing (cyclotron and chemistry module operation) and quality control processes (utilizing analytical equipment TLC, HPLC, ICP-MS, UV).

Participated in cross-functional teams to plan and coordinate execution of experimental studies.

Generated and/or revised Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), IACUC animal protocols and other documentation as needed.

Collaborated in the operation of the solid target laboratory to produce radiometals.

Collected and reviewed test results and performed data analysis using MS-Office, MATLAB and Minitab.

Worked with Eh&S and engineering to assure a safe work environment.

UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dallas TX Research Intern Jun 2015-Aug 2015

Department of Radiology and Advanced Imaging Research Center

Assisted in designing and building the electroplating apparatus for Radiometal Production.

Collaborated and worked with cross-functional teams to understand various engineering principles associated with the product.

Developed a radiopharmaceutical as a possible novel agent for Glioma PET imaging.

Physics Department of Cancer institute in Imam Khomeini hospital, Tehran, Iran Sep 2012-Apr 2013

Clinical Quality Engineer (Medical Physicist)

Performed Quality Assurance of radiotherapy machines including Varian, Siemens, and Electa machines.

Performed 2D/3D Treatment planning and Quality Control of cancer treatment.

Collaborated closely with oncologists to define, design and produce solution for the clinical goals.

Assisted in taking medical images for cancer patients and controlling patient's setup for conducting radiotherapy based on patient’s proposed treatment plan.

NSTR Institute, Research and Development Lab, Tehran, Iran Research Assistant Jan 2009-Sep 2011

Collaborated in design and validation of techniques in Yttruime-90 production and purification.

Performed stability tests on antibody conjugation and prepared aliquots stability samples.

Conducted in vivo and in vitro studies of 90Y-labeled Cetuximab for tumor targeted therapy.

Performed chemical and physical analysis of final products per standards.

Designed and conducted cell culture assays and gel electrophoresis to confirm the efficiency of drug in-vitro.

AMIRS institute, Nuclear Medicine Department, Karaj, Iran Research Assistant Jan 2007-Sep 2008

Synthesized [67Ga]-oxalate and optimized its formation conditions for in-vitro cell labeling.

Performed analytical tests using Bioscan, HPLC and HpGe semiconductor detector.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Loyal Family Dentistry, Grand Prairie, TX Office Manager Oct 2016-Present

Provides the practice owner with daily and weekly reports on the practice progress and shortcomings.

Identifying the area of strength and weakness and ways to achieve better performance.

Ensuring that the practice is up-to-date with the current regulatory requirements.

Publications

Optimization of 90Y-antiCD20 preparation for radioimmunotherapy. Nazila Gholipour, Ariandokht Vakili et al., JCRT, Vol.9, No.2; 199-204: 2013.

Preparation and quality control and bio-distribution studies of [90Y]-DOTA-Cetuximab for radioimmunotherapy. Ariandokht Vakili and et.al. JRNC, 296:1287-1294: 2013.

Comparison of human absorbed dose of 90YDOTACetuximab based on distribution data in rats. Ariandokht Vakili et al., Journal of Medical Physics, Vol.37, No.4; 226-34: 2012.

Optimization of 67Ga-Oxine preparation and Labeling of White Blood cells. Amirreza Jalilian, Ariandokht Vakili et al., Iranian Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology,52(2):67-71; 2010.

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