Biomedical Engineer

Kayla Mitchell

609-***-**** *****@****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/kaylamitchell7

Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Concentration in Biomaterials Expected Graduation: May 2021

Albert Dorman Honors College, Deans List from Fall 2017 – Present Current GPA: 3.54/4.00

Experience

Stryker Corporation Mahwah, NJ

Revision Product Development Intern; Joint Replacement May 2020 – August 2020

Internship canceled due to COVID-19. Participated in Summer Enrichment Series program and learned about Stryker Corp, its products, and its services

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company New Brunswick, NJ

Key Brands Quality and Compliance Co-Op; Global Quality July 2019 – December 2019

Developed, executed, and rolled out tools such as standard operating procedures, check sheets, work instructions, work aids, and other associated guidance documents for standardization of processing change controls in quality management system

Produced an SOP to ensure consistent and appropriate communications of change control processes to be used by entire Global Quality organization of 6,500+ people as well as to other GPS, R&D, and Commercial business partners

Kumar Labs of New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ

Research Assistant to Dr. Vivek Kumar – “Evaluation of Injectable Naloxone Releasing Hydrogels” October 2018 – May 2019

Synthesized specific protein-based hydrogels using Peptide Synthesizer machine and tested effectiveness in releasing Naloxone, PPBP, and Oxo-m over a prolonged period of time (up to 30 days)

Interpreted and analyzed results obtained from DNA-protein absorbance scans using a Nanoquant Tecan plate reader for drug-release experiments

Invited to present research at the 45th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference in March 2019

Study published in ACS Applied Biomaterials in November 2020 (DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01016)

Leadership

NJIT Phonathon Newark, NJ

Student Supervisor/Data Analytics September 2020 – Present

Manage all changes to alumni information database on Raisers Edge

Run and record data analytics reports after each calling shift using Excel and Wilson Bennet Technology - Donor Connect

Mentor and train 20+ new callers of the Phonathon program per semester

Call high-income donors to reconnect and collect donations for NJIT’s Annual Fund, individually raised $50,000+

NJIT Learning Communities Newark, NJ

Peer Mentor September 2020 – Present

Mentor 30+ freshman in Engineering Technology majors to help them adapt and successfully transition into college

Teach first-year seminar class to coach students on proper use of resources, development of skills, and time management

Teaching assistant for Fundamentals of Engineering and Design course

NJIT Nucleus Yearbook Newark, NJ

Managing Editor September 2020 – Present

Coordinate meetings, record meeting minutes, assign/manage office hours, and manage attendance for all active members

Manage all outside correspondence to and from Nucleus Yearbook and act as a representative of the organization

Organize logistics as well as reserving spaces as needed for internal and external events

Archive all past, present, and future editions of all Nucleus Yearbook official documents to maintain history of organization

Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity Newark, NJ

General Member December 2019 – Present

Historian; appointed Chapter President out of over 60 members to document fraternal events, construct annual report to National Headquarters, and lead the strategic vision of the fraternity, on campus and nationally. Head of the Public Relations Committee and Creative Committee; Oversaw 10+ individuals to monitor progress and delegate tasks

Vice President of Alumni Relations; Updated and transferred all alumni contact information into new database, organized alumni reunion and networking events, and coordinated alumni invitations and attendance to fraternal events

Skills

IISE Six Sigma Green Belt

Creo Parametric

TrackWise

Minitab

Power BI

Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)

MATLAB, Simulink

Technical Writing (research proposals)

Extensive lab operational skills

Microsoft Office

Drug release assays

Titrations, pH analysis

Aliquoting/pipetting

DNA-protein absorbance scanning

ELISA, Western Blotting

Awards

NANO/BIO Interface Center Award from the University of Pennsylvania, Presented research at the NANO/BIO Interface Center

Yale Science and Engineering Association Award; Awarded to 6 students during award year

American Meteorological Association Award; Awarded to up to 2 students per award year

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