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Arendal, Agder, Norway

Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

Branch: Sportshuset Outlet, ArendalDaily responsibilities:• Packed sporting goods from warehouse onto shelves• Kept the store tidy• Created displays for products• Greeted customers and provided assistance when asked• Rang up purchasesValuable skills and experiences:• Assembled several hundred pairs of cross country and alpine skis, and advised customers on choosing the right ski type, size, poles, bindings, etc.• Sharpened my social instincts for customer service and my ability to think on my feet to solve problems in a timely and efficient manner.

Freiburg Area, Germany

• Supervisor, CEO, and founder: Dr.-Ing. Boris LaWorked in a small start-up using an Agile and DevOps methodology to create AI & Machine Learning solutions for wide-ranging applicationsProjects & Responsibilities:• Built infrastructure as code (IaC) with Terraform• Deployed cloud services using GCP and Kubernetes• Optimized AI engine performance by parellelizing computation with Dask• Protected python source code using Cython compilation• Automated containerized compilation for multi-platform wheels-distributions• Contributed multiple features to data transformation pipeline

Freiburg Area, Germany

• Supervisor and mentor: Prof. Dr. rer.nat. Ulrich G. Hofmann• Collaborator: Olaf Christ, M.Sc.• Master’s thesis:>> Measured thickness of glial sheaths in fluorescence histology images obtained from rats implanted with flexible neural probes>> Proposed and implemented novel parameters to quantify ‘thickness’• Secondary project>> Topic: Using accelerometer-containing toys to measure rat activity>> Wrote scripts to analyze over 7000 hours of accelerometer raw data• Tertiary project (discontinued) >> Simulating neuronal response of a DBS probe using a FEM from COMSOL Multiphysics with the NEURON simulator

Freiburg Area, Germany

Laboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology• Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Stieglitz• Mentors: Danesh Ashouri Vajari, M.Sc. and Maria Vomero, M.Sc.• Learned basics of MEMS manufacturing• Measured changes in dopamine concentration using fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV)• Assessed quality and performance of various thin-film neural probes by: >> Microscopy >> Cyclic voltammetry (CV) >> Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)

Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, Usa

• Conducted operant conditioning experiments with rodents to elucidate aspects of stimulant drug-addiction• Performed jugular vein catheterization surgeries for intravenous drug self-administration• Calculated drug dilutions and used micropipettes• Managed laboratory rat food and housing, and monitored health of animals• Participated in weekly symposia on relevant journal literature• Planned and designed my own neurotransmitter imaging experiment• Managed data using Prism GraphPad and Microsoft Excel• Analyzed data using IBM SPSS Statistics software

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology Major

Activities and Societies: Laboratory Researcher, International Orientation Week Leader, Homeless Prevention Center Volunteer• Magna cum.

Master Of Science - Ms, Neuroscience, A

• Magna cum Laude (French honors: 'Bien') • Trinational program (Universities of Freiburg, Strasbourg, and Basel) • Summer project.