Medical Device Engineer

NATHAN J. ABRAMS

***** *** ***** ~ Detroit, MI **221

313-***-**** ************.****@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Articulate and polished professional with experience in sales/marketing, business development, fundraising, and partner relations. Experience in for-profit, nonprofit, and political sectors; particular knowledge of medical /biopharma space. Persuasive communicator and public speaker with experience presenting to diverse technical and nontechnical audiences. Demonstrated ability to respond on the fly to questions and smoothly / convincingly overcome objections.

EDUCATION

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY Detroit, MI, Pending May 2013

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) – Marketing / Advertising

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VOIAGE Detroit, MI 2009 – 2011

Founder & Executive Director

• Launched and currently manage nonprofit medical research foundation supporting research for the cure of prostate cancer.

• Lead marketing, development, partner relations, and grant writing initiatives.

• Currently working with American Cancer Society and Prostate Cancer Society on partnerships.

• Previously, worked with University-sponsored business incubator Techtown on launch of potential medical software and medical device startups.

• Developed relationships with venture capitalists to explore funding of medical software, specifically electronic medical records (EMR) management.

• Recruited and teamed with nanofabrication scientists at Cornell University to investigate viability of development of nanotechnology-based medical device targeting retinoblastoma cancer.

OFFICE OF CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK Detroit, MI 2009

Congressional / Publicity Intern

• Handpicked from competitive pool of candidates for Congressional Internship.

• Worked with marketing and advertising departments to develop and implement marketing and advertising campaigns.

• Teamed with District Coordinators to plan and manage events to build community relations.

• Coordinated speaking engagements and selected to personally present as speaker at youth venues.

• Worked on healthcare related issues and played active role in development of bills.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONCURRENT) Livonia, MI 2009 – Present

Engineer

• Provide filming, video, and audio engineering services and related logistics for conferences and community-based events.

• Work closely with photographers and videographers on development of movie trailers for promotional purposes.

• Oversee implementation of Adobe presentation software; update hardware / software databases.

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