Tam Phuong
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EDUCATION
Mercer University: School of Engineering, Macon, GA
Masters in Biomedical Engineering August 2015 - May 2016 GPA: 3.5
oRelevant coursework includes: Musculoskeletal Injury Mechanics, Advanced Biomodeling, Advance Bioinstrumentation
Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering August 2011 – May 2016 GPA: 3.352
oMinor in Technical Communications
oRelevant coursework includes: Thermodynamics of Electrical Fundamentals, Biomechanics, Transport Phenomena, Feedback and Control Systems, Biomaterials, Instrumentation of Fitting Prosthetics
HONORS
Engineering Honors Program Dean’s List Fall 2011
Sigma Xi Research Society Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
SKILLS
Highly proficient in standard testing equipment such as functions generators, oscilloscopes, Power Generator, DMMs, etc.
Experienced with MATLAB, C++, and Assembly Language Programming
Experienced with LabView
Experienced with visualization software such as AutoCad, +CAD, Solidwork, and Invertor
Experienced with 3-D printing
Experienced with computational analysis (ANSYS)
Proficient in reading data sheets and schematics
Highly practiced in subjects such as human anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, and biomaterials and biocompatibilities
Highly proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Mercer on Mission: Vietnam Summer 2014
300 hours devoted towards the building, fitting and testing of prosthetics on injured patients in Vietnam
40 hours dedicated to teach other peers on the bioinstrumentation basics analysis on filter, op-amp, rectify, etc.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Vice President for Mercer University League of Legends 2015 – Present
Resident Assistant at Mercer University 2012 – Present
Vice President of Mercer University’s Vietnamese Student Association 2013 – 2014
Group Leader for Prosthetic Fitting Teams on Mercer on Mission: Vietnam Summer 2014
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Minimally Invasive Sleep Apnea Monitoring Device August 2014 – May 2015
Designed and created a sustaining mask that records data to accurately determine if the patient is suffering from sleep apnea
Coded the microcontroller to record temperature and sound and document the data onto a SD Card
Investigate the Mechanical Factors that Contribute to the slopes of Spiral Oblique Fracture under 5 /s Torque Rate a Vitro Study Using Deer Tibias
August 2014 – December 2014
Researched the effects of different Torque Rate on Spiral Oblique Fracture using Deer Tibias
Direct Comparison of the Ulna and Radius with Constant Displacement
August 2014 – December 2014
Dissected the radius and ulna out of five cadaver patients
Designed a test using the MTS machine to research the effects of a direct displacement on the radius and ulna
The Durability of Smart Memory Polymer December 2012 – May 2013
Strength of smart memory polymers was tested after applying numerous deformations
Presented at the Southern Regional Honors Conference
WORK EXPERIENCE
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Student Researcher August 2015 – December 2015
Wrote and received requirement documents, software user manuals, familiarization slides, and acceptance test documents on four different projects
Proposed improvements to the institute’s leaders
Implemented improvements towards documentation
Mercer University Residence Life
Resident Assistant August 2012 – Present
Enforcing university policies in the residence halls
Managing and assisting over 80 residents
Planning and leading programs to build community among residents
Promoting safe and secure on-campus living
Mercer on Mission: Vietnam
Completed 160 hours of shadowing an orthopedic surgeon and general practitioner in various clinics abroad in Southern Vietnam and giving differential diagnoses for over 200 underserved patients
Alongside the rest of the team, fitted 465 amputees and treated over 2000 medical patients in need