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Deerfield, Illinois, US

Deerfield, Illinois, US

Currently helping Baxter’s Medication Delivery global business unit implement state-of-the-art algorithms into its infusion pump portfolio.

Leading 16 freshmen through formal Design Thinking coursework to create devices for wheelchair users at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. Volunteer Project Lead and advisor for several undergraduate projects in the medical field with emphasis on electromechanical systems.

Falls Church, VA, US

• Led team of computer vision algorithm and software developers in support of Northrop Grumman's machine-learning-enabled, infrared based threat-warning product lines.
• Strategically positioned for future efforts by collaborating across departments to update algorithms and analysis software via contract estimates and proposal writing to support future product algorithm enhancements
• Worked with researchers to develop studies to determine technical trade-offs and prioritize product roadmap
• Led scrum teams in Agile environment, staffing engineers on diverse product portfolio, and holding regular code reviews
• Modeled entire infrared aircraft survivability product line in Cameo SysML software for competitive bid to capture future business opportunities
• Pioneered several automation efforts to better support algorithm development, customer satisfaction, and product quality

Falls Church, VA, US

• Worked with Northrop Grumman's Modeling and Simulation team to update algorithms on various ultraviolet and infrared countermeasure sensors.
• Acted as Product Lead for software effort to evaluate, upgrade, and test NGC’s threat modeling and simulation software
• Wrote GUI tool in C# to automate the importing, analyzing, and logging of flight test video – reducing touch time by 80%

Chicago, IL, US

• Contributed to the launch of a fast-paced, medical device company, which commercialized novel pattern recognition, prosthetic control technology. Successfully transformed a first-generation product from research tool.
• Balanced multiple R&D initiatives, having wide range of responsibilities: hardware/firmware/software design, product marketing/packaging/education materials, website content creation, customer support, and product.
• Forecasted/tracked SBIR grant spending, obtained profitability within first 6 months, and improved lives of hundreds of limb-different individuals.
• Orchestrated collaboration with multiple industry partners to integrate platform into new business growth opportunities
• Produced clinician-facing C#/.NET software from concept to deployment using Visual Studio, InstallShield, and GitHub
• Applied machine learning to patent-pending real-time signal diagnostics tool using linear discriminant analysis (LDA) classification et al statistical metrics for identifying electrode contact issues which can harm.

Elgin, IL, US

• Worked on the mechanical design of two large scale products: a medication delivery syringe pump and a first-of-its-kind liver transplant device, which ensures increased liver viability as it is transported from donor.
• Created models and drawings for a range of design aspects, from electromechanical failsafes to enclosure aesthetics

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Worked in the Center for Bionic Medicine, designing and repairing research equipment used in lower and upper limb rehabilitation
• Designed and helped implement a sensor to enable powered leg prosthetics to switch between different motor control algorithms
• Aided in the repair of a lower limb stimulator used for hemiparetic stroke survivor rehabilitation
• Organized and implemented process improvements for electronics shop, namely targeted towards better communication between research scientists and instrument makers

• Worked with Professor Vadim Backman and his team of graduate students to develop a statistical method for detecting the nanoscale changes in cell structure that indicate onset of carcinogenesis
• Identified and eradicated errors in Matlab fractal-generating simulation code. Designed and manufactured stages for optical experiments

Mississauga, Ontario, CA

• Designed a custom heat sink with embedded component-obscuring properties. Aided in management of quality control documentation: specifically in the creation of project component models, drawings, and standards for.
• Developed a Matlab MRI reconstruction program, which analyzes signal to noise ratio using statistical image analyses.
• Assembled more than 500 radio frequency cables for an fMRI receiving system
• Drafted and machined a hardware housing unit for MRI circuitry
• Worked with suppliers to order parts while managing bills of materials and part order forms

B.S. In Biomedical Engineering, Certificate In Design Engineering, Embedded Systems, Marketing, Economics

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