Assistant Engineer

Rebecca

Tromp

**** *********

Dr.

Jenison,

MI

49428

*******.*****@***.***

616-***-****

Objective

Seeking

a

full

time

position

as

a

biomedical

engineer

that

applies

my

formal

education,

laboratory

and

research

experience,

and

knowledge

of

biomechanics.

Education

University

of

Kentucky

●

Lexington,

KY

Master

of

Science

ȡ

August

2014

Biomedical

Engineering

Case

Western

Reserve

University

●

Cleveland,

OH

Bachelor

of

Science

ȡ

May

2012

Biomedical

Engineering,

Biomechanics

• Computer

programming

• Statistical

analysis

Practical

Knowledge

• Spine

and

hand

anatomy

• EMG

experience

• ITAR

trained

• IRB

protocol

writing

• 3D

motion

capture

(Cyberglove,

Xsens)

• Circuits/Circuit

boards

• Study

design

experience

• Force

plates

• Strength

of

materials/Material

properties

• Machining

equipment

(mill,

lathe)

Matlab/Simulink,

LabVIEW,

SolidWorks,

Microsoft

Office

Suite

Technical

Skills

Biomedical

Engineering

University

of

Kentucky●

August

2012

-

May

2014

Experience

Graduate

Research

Assistant

ȡ

Human

Musculoskeletal

Biomechanics

Laboratory

• Researched

the

relationship

between

age-

related

changes

in

the

mechanical

and

neuromuscular

behavior

of

the

trunk

and

the

risk

of

developing

low

back

pain

under

the

direction

of

Dr.

Babak

Bazrgari.

• Applied

my

knowledge

of

computer

software

programs

and

laboratory

procedures

to

perform

studies

on

test

subjects

and

evaluation

of

collected

data

using

custom

designed

perturbation

testing

equipment

• THESIS:

Body

armor

induced

changes

in

the

trunk

mechanical

and

neuromuscular

behavior

Case

Western

Reserve

University

●

May

2011

-

July

2011

Research

Assistant

• Used

educational

background

and

experience

in

a

lab

setting

to

work

with

Dr.

A.

Bolu

Ajiboye

and

Dr.

Robert

Kirsch

on

a

research

project

involving

restoring

movement

in

quadriplegics

• Researched

the

use

of

electrical

stimulation

from

brain

waves

to

replicate

movement

of

the

hand

• Used

MATLab

to

input

hand

joint

angles

from

the

American

Sign

Language

alphabet

to

be

read

by

a

Cyberglove

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Senior

Design

Project

• Designed,

developed,

and

prototyped

a

modification

to

an

amputee’s

prosthetic

leg

to

allow

easy

removal

of

the

foot

at

the

ankle

to

allow

amputee

to

wear

conventional

pants.

• Selected

as

winning

team

design

by

judging

panel

resulting

in

design

being

manufactured

and

installed

on

amputee’s

prosthetic

Leadership

&

Involvement

Biomedical

Engineering

Society

●

UK

Chapter

Vice-

President,

April

2013-

2014

Kappa

Alpha

Theta

Sorority

●

Assistant

Membership

Chairman,

Nov.

2010-

2011

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