Alexander Curtiss Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ka Moamoa Lab,McCormick School of Engineering,Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearching devices at the intersection of low-power embedded computing and biomedical engineering.

Somerville, MA

• Develop custom firmware and hardware for a variety of clients as a member of DMC’s embedded systems team. Projects range from industrial systems to mass-market consumer devices to first prototypes for innovative.
• Select platforms and hardware for performance and cost, design schematics and circuit board layouts in Altium Designer, develop firmware (C/C++, Python, Node.js).
• Facilitate project sales process for potential clients. Estimate overall project costs, identify risks, write and deliver proposals.
• Deliver interviews, assess candidates, and make hiring recommendations with team.

Somerville, MA

• Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude)

Burlington, MA

• Tested, developed MATLAB software for, and oversaw improvements of a manufacturing procedure for the company’s bimodal intravascular imaging device.
• Managed the testing and analysis of transducers used in the device, summarized findings and made supplier recommendations.

Tufts University

• Built the optical setup and supporting quadrant photodiode circuitry to enable position detection of optically trapped silica microspheres.
• Interfaced circuitry with LabVIEW to enable automatic bead tracking with the trapping beam.

Tufts University

• Wrote the microcontroller software and built the hardware necessary for a silk fiber-draw system, using PID control theory in conjunction with stepper motors to adjust the rate of fiber extraction.
• Designed a portable version of the above with user interface for demonstration at the 11th International Fab Lab Conference (Fab11).

Somerville, MA

Conceived and developed prototypes of supporting systems for the Grove Ecosystem as part of the future projects group, including embedded system designs.

Tufts University

• Designed and built several iterations of an optically transparent incubation chamber for use in time-lapse microscopy studying calcific nodule growth of cardiac cells.
• Regulate environmental variables such as temperature and CO2 levels inside the chamber with the Arduino microcontroller.

Tufts University

• Built Excel-VBA programs to optimize data collection and analysis for in vitro drug delivery experiments.
• Conducted in vitro drug delivery experiments for cancer treatment using a novel, lipid based nanoparticle platform.
• Maintained and passaged several cell lines for use in experiments.

Medford, MA

Co-founded, ran, and produced goods for a dorm room based coffee shop—featured in a Tufts Daily video spot.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D., Electrical And Computer Engineering

Ka Moamoa Lab McCormick School of Engineering Researching devices at the intersection of low-power embedded computing and biomedical.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tufts Mountaineering Club, Co-founder/Co-owner of Weslander Coffee Shop, Tufts Crafts Center Volunteer

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Varsity soccer, Varsity ultimate frisbee