Biomedical Engineer
Resume:
Tom McMurray
San Antonio, TX **253
acchni@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Research and development in various projects including non-thermal plasma
microbial sterilization, bioheat transfer, radiofrequency, microwave,
millimeter wave, terahertz, and laser radiation bioeffects, statistical
analysis, radar signal detection, neural simulation system identification,
bioagent detection and dose estimation, evoked potential signal acquisition
and analysis, biological weapons countermeasures, stereo x-ray image
analysis of printed circuit boards, electrosurgical tissue fusion, thermal
tissue damage birefringence image analysis, and rapid magnetic resonance
imaging
Secret Security Clearance, Department of Defense, 2005-2010
Interested in contributing to biomedical engineering projects according to
first principles, including medical device research, development,
implementation, and verification, mathematical modeling and statistical
analysis, and algorithm development, implementation, and verification
EXPERIENCE
Designated Doctor, Churchill Evaluation Centers, San Antonio, TX, 10/2011 -
current
Provide independent workers' compensation medical evaluations
Biomedical Engineer, Conceptual MindWorks, Inc., San Antonio, TX, 11/1995 -
10/2011
Originally established the analytic transient solution of the 1 dimensional
bioheat equation for pulsed radiofrequency irradiation of semi-infinite
media with surface convection, presented at the 27th Southern Biomedical
Engineering Conference, Arlington, TX, April 29-May 1, 2011, Pages 36-38
Performed institutional review board approved experimental research in
human bioeffects of radiofrequency, microwave, millimeter wave, terahertz,
and laser irradiation, modeling skin temperature according to bioheat
equation solutions and using parametric and nonparametric analysis of
variance, linear and nonlinear regression, and generalized linear modeling,
publications in preparation
Developed, implemented, and verified matched filter signal detection for
foliage penetration radar
Developed, implemented, and verified system identification of a motor
neuron input/muscle displacement output simulation for neuroprotheses using
autoregressive output, autoregressive, moving average noise, and exogenous
input modeling
Developed, implemented, and verified bioagent detection and dose estimation
from biosensor data using statistical detection theory, power law spectral
analysis, and Kalman filtering
Developed, implemented, and verified power spectrum, bispectrum, and
trispectrum detection of the otoacoustic emission distortion product
spectral component for hearing loss determination
Developed, implemented, and verified an evoked potential signal acquisition
and analysis prototype using signal peak detection classification,
employing National Instruments hardware and software interfaced to a
personal computer
Performed literature review and comparison of nonmedical dispersed
biological weapons countermeasures using dose response curves for ionizing,
ultraviolet, visible, laser, radiofrequency, electric field, plasma,
ultrasonic, and thermal energies
Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX, 8/1994 -
11/1995
Performed research and development in electrosurgical tissue fusion,
including hardware/software prototype design and implementation and in vivo
and in vitro animal experimentation
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, University of Texas, Austin, Austin,
TX, 8/1991 - 8/1994
Performed dissertation research in thermal tissue damage quantification
using birefringence image analysis and graduate and undergraduate class
instruction and grading
Locum Tenens Physician, San Marcos, TX, 1989-1994
Provided physician coverage for owner of a Family Practice/Occupational
Medicine clinic during absences
Resident Physician, Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH, 7/1987 -
6/1988
Performed patient care associated with physician training
CERTIFICATIONS
Texas medical license, 1988-current
SKILLS
Computational analysis using MATLAB and SAS
Instrument control using LabVIEW and C
Human and animal research performed under institutional review board
approved protocols
EDUCATION
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin
MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
MSE, Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Southwestern Graduate
School/University of Texas, Arlington
BSE, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
PUBLICATIONS
Analytic Transient Solution of the 1 Dimensional Bioheat Equation for
Pulsed Radiofrequency Irradiation of Semi-Infinite Media with Surface
Convection, 27th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Arlington, TX,
April 29-May 1, 2011, Pages 36-38.
Effects of Exposure to Single and Simultaneous Dual Source, 95-GHz Energy
on Stationary Humans, Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness
Directorate, Directed Energy Bioeffects Division, Radio Frequency Radiation
Branch, Brooks-City Base, San Antonio, Texas, 78235, in preparation.
Perceptual and Thermal Effects of Frontal Exposure to Millimeter Wave
Energy, Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate,
Directed Energy Bioeffects Division, Radio Frequency Radiation Branch,
Brooks-City Base, San Antonio, Texas, 78235, in preparation.
Eye Blink and Face Avert Responses to 94-GHz Radio Frequency Radiation
Experienced Following Alcohol Consumption, Air Force Research Laboratory,
Human Effectiveness Directorate, Directed Energy Bioeffects Division, Radio
Frequency Radiation Branch, Brooks-City Base, San Antonio, Texas, 78235, in
preparation.
Effects of 400-W, 95-GHz, Millimeter Wave Energy on Stationary Humans, Air
Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Directed Energy
Bioeffects Division, Radio Frequency Radiation Branch, Brooks-City Base,
San Antonio, Texas, 78235, in preparation.
Effects of a 400-W, 95-GHz, Active Denial Technology Subsystem on Non-
Stationary Humans Engaged in Goal-Directed Behavior, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Directed Energy Bioeffects
Division, Radio Frequency Radiation Branch, Brooks-City Base, San Antonio,
Texas, 78235, in preparation.
Dosimetry of the Department of Energy, 400-W, 95-GHz Transmitter, Air Force
Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Directed Energy
Bioeffects Division, Radio Frequency Radiation Branch, Brooks-City Base,
San Antonio, Texas, 78235, in preparation.
Human Assisted Neural Device (HAND) Interim Report, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Special Projects and Information Operations Division, Brooks-
City Base, San Antonio, Texas, 78235, June, 2004.
A Biochemical Agent Identification: Statistical and Pattern Recognition
Support for Biosensor Data Acquisition and Analysis, Contract Number F41624-
00-D-7000/04, Final Report, December, 2002.
Evoked Potential Signal Processing and Diagnosis in a Portable Neurological
Function Testing Device, Contract Number F41624-97-C-2002, Final Report,
August, 1999.
Nonmedical Dispersed Biological Weapons Countermeasures, DTIC ADA327316,
Contract Number F41622-96-D-0008, June, 1997.
Thermal Damage in Tissues: Birefringence Image Analysis, Dissertation,
University of Texas, Austin, August, 1994.
Theoretical and Experimental Comparison of the Lorenz Information Measure,
Entropy, and the Mean Absolute Error, IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image
Analysis and Interpretation, April 21-24, 1994, Pages 24-29.
Corneal Thermal Damage Quantification from Birefringence Image Analysis
Using Morphological Filtering, Laser-Tissue Interaction V, S. L. Jacques,
Editor, Proceedings SPIE, Volume 2134A, January 24-27, 1994, Pages 264-275.
Feature Selective Template Mode Filtering, 1993 IEEE International
Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 3-6, 1993, Pages 531-534.
Thermal Damage Quantification Utilizing Tissue Birefringence Color Image
Analysis, 30th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, April 2-3,
1993, Pages 235-242.
Thermal Damage Quantification from Tissue Birefringence Image Analysis,
Biomedical Image Processing and Biomedical Visualization, R. S. Acharya, D.
G. Goldgof, Editors, Proceedings SPIE, Volume 1905, February 1-4, 1993,
Pages 140-151.
Spatial Frequency Domain Analysis of Rapid Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data
Acquisition Methods, Thesis, University of Texas, Southwestern Graduate
School/University of Texas, Arlington, June, 1987.
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