Engineer Electrical

Joshua Usoro

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Recent Graduate seeking an entry-level biomedical or electrical engineering position

Education

Duke University, Durham, NC May 2013

B.S. in Biomedical Engineering

Engineering & Research Experience

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Research Assistant – Seattle, WA May - August 2011-September 2013

• Assisted Breast Cancer Imaging Group in performing quantitative analysis on DCE/DTI scans

• Created diffusion mappings of over 200 breast MRI patients

• Designed, implemented, and wrote an abstract for a research study to quantify reproducibility of

biological cancer parameters using a self-tested in-house software

• Edited research proposals of radiology residents in a partner clinic in Uganda

Senior Design Project, Team Member – Durham, NC August 2012 – May 2013

• Collaborated effectively with 3 engineering students to design and create assistive technology

(motorized painting easel) for a client with a neuromuscular disease

• Consulted with client in all stages of development to ensure customer satisfaction

• Independently designed and implemented the entire electrical circuitry and user interface to

allow for joystick controlled movement of the painting easel

• Created printed circuit boards using Express PCB and Express Schematic

• Programmed PICAXE chips for joystick control of actuators using BASIC

• Tested and troubleshot all electrical processes while leading component selection

Duke Phytotron, Service Engineer – Durham, NC August 2011 - May 2012

• Demonstrated problem solving skills by troubleshooting and repairing broken down greenhouse

systems

• Collaborated with lead engineer to install a lighting system and storage apparatus

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Intern– Seattle, WA May 2011 - August 2011

• Provided data management support for the multi-center oncology database

Campus Involvement

Tadpole, Member– Durham, NC November 2012 – May 2013

• Worked with engineers to modify and fix the electrical circuits and components of simple toys

and devices for people in North Carolina with developmental disabilities

Red Cross for Kids, Teacher– Durham, NC January 2012 - May 2013

• Developed and taught lesson plans covering a wide range of health and safety topics to middle

school children

Duke Engineers for International Development, Member– Durham, NC January 2010 - May 2013

• Collaborated on teams to develop sustainable engineering projects in developing countries

Publications

Olson ML, Rahbar H, Kurland BF, Chai X, Usoro J, Lehman CD, Partridge SC. “Semi-automated method for

improved reproducibility of apparent diffusion coefficient measurements in breast lesions”. Journal of Magnetic

Resonance Imaging. ‘in press’

Skills: Spanish, MATLAB, BASIC, LabVIEW, ExpressPCB, LTSpice, basic AutoCad, experience in GDP/SOP for

medical devices, biology lab techniques, teamwork, troubleshooting

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