Engineering Professional Experience
Resume:
Matthew Joseph Niesslein
Moon Township, PA 15108
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Linkedin.com/in/MatthewNiesslein
Biomedical Engineer
Ambitious critical thinker with 3 years’ experience planning and delivering healthcare knowledge and bioengineering prototypes to high-level executives and industry leaders. Experience collaborating with healthcare professionals to deliver enhanced clinical outcomes and ensure appropriate healthcare utilization. Uses project management skills in both academic and professional environments. Powerful verbal, written and illustration skills to communicate complex engineering concepts. Strong desire to learn from colleagues and urge to innovate the biomedical field.
Extensive experience working on biomedical product development projects including surgical retractors, bio signal monitoring wearables, cardiac scaffolds and other implantable devices.
Understanding of ISO, GMP and QSR requirements for biomedical devices.
Knowledge of FDA pathways to market for medical devices and pharmaceuticals: 510K, PMA, IDE.
Certification and expertise with CAD programs and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
Experience developing MATLAB, LabVIEW, VBA and other programming algorithms using agile methodology.
Education
University of Pittsburgh
August 2013-December 2014
Professional M.S. in Biomedical Engineering
GPA: 3.71
Track: Biomechanics
Pennsylvania State University
August 2008-May 2012
B.S. in Bioengineering
GPA: 3.26
Track: Material Science
Professional Experience
Highmark Health
May 2013- Present
Claim Processor/ Graduate Intern
Oversee reporting and documentation control on 3 yearlong project with over $10 million in ROI value.
Wrote LabVIEW and VBA programs that have saved an estimated 4,000 man hours each year.
Developed operating plan for community outreach program valued over $200k.
PrepMD
September 2015- January 2016
CRM Intern
Developed understanding of cardiac anatomy, Physiology, ECG, rhythm analysis, cardiac pacing fundamentals and cardiac electrophysiology.
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
January 2015- April 2015
Graduate Fellow
Developed the wireframe for a web app that offers a management and resource toolkit for informal caregivers.
Placed 1st in competition, received People’s Choice award, and received $5,000 in investment funds to further idea.
Andrews Industrial Controls
August 2012- May 2013
Insides Salesman
Placed an ISO 9001:2008 compliant Quality Management System within 1 year.
Scheduled service appointments, managed agendas and coordinated technician training sessions.
Handled all request for quotes and was held responsible for all shipping and receiving operations.
Pennsylvania State University
May 2011- November 2012
Researcher
Coauthor of published literature in the Journal of Engineering in Medicine.
o Masoumi, N., Howell, M. C., Johnson, K. L., Niesslein, M. J., Gerber, G., & Engelmayr Jr, G. C. (2014). Design and testing of a cyclic stretch and flexure bioreactor for evaluating engineered heart valve tissues based on poly (glycerol sebacate) scaffolds. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine.
Conducted lab work including polymer scaffold fabrication, confluent cell passaging, sample preparation, mechanical testing, and data analysis as well as programmed, designed and machined bioreactors.
Activities and Awards
Highmark Health Crew
June 2015
QI2T Health Innovators Fellowship Winner
January 2015
Biomedical Engineering Society
December 2014
SSOE Sustainability Student Expo Winner
December 2014
Highmark IgniteBlue Competition Finalist
June 2014
Student Healthcare Entrepreneurship Competition Semi Finalist
May 2014
Pitt Health Innovation Case Competition (PHICC)
April 2014
Tactrick Android App Competition
February 2013
Penn State Capstone Competition Winner
May 2012
Lockheed Martin Design Excellence Award
May 2012
Certified SolidWorks Associate Certificate (CSWA)
May 2010
Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)
August 2008- February 2009
School Projects
BOENG 2170-2171: Clinical Bioengineering- Medical Device Prototyping
January 2014- December 2014
Revolutionary Retractor Blade Technology for Anterior Spine Surgeries
Place 1st in category and best overall at SSOE design expo.
Composed a development plan for the commercialization of a retractor blade technology and produced a two minute video describing the device and problem it solves.
Conducted ethnographic research in multiple clinics to identify clinical needs.
Designed and built 6 iterations of prototypes.
BIOE 450W Senior Design
January 2012- May 2012
Portable Stress Monitor
Voted #1 project in Bioengineering Department and placed 1st in Capstone Engineering Design Competition.
Project contributions include programming a microcontroller, creating SolidWorks drawings, manufacturing cases, soldering components, designing PCB layouts and ordering materials.
Skills
CAD Software
Engineering Software
Miscellaneous
SolidWorks (Certified)
MATLAB
CSS/ HTML
Inventor
Eagle PCB
Microsoft Office
Autodesk
LabVIEW
Woodworking Tools
SketchUp
COMSOL
Machining Tools
ProE
FEBio
3D Printers
VBA
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