Myles Billard Email & Phone Number

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Provide high-level technical and research support to neuroscientists around the world
• Provide written, verbal, and remote computer-aided responses to customer inquiriesregarding the use of TDT hardware and software
• Develop, write, and edit technical documents such as user manuals, user guides, and other productrelated technical information. Produce applicable drawings, diagrams and softwareexamples to present material for.
• Assist in new product testing and systematically identifying, tracking andresolving software and hardware issues. Maintain and update records, revisions, testresults, as well as customer feedback
• Publish online Matlab and Python workbooks for customers to reference as data analysis examples
• Aid customers in the installation of TDT equipment and the design of experiments inTDT software. Travel as needed to provide on-site customer training

University Park, PA

• Developed a novel multi-region, multi-site microdrive for simultaneous recordings of distributed neural circuits
• Designed experiments to relate observed unit activity in sleep-wake cell groups as functions of behavior correlates
• Instrumentation design and data analysis expertise using: AutoCAD, MATLAB, and Eagle PCB
• Worked in all multi-disciplinary aspects of neuroscience experimental design and analysis, which includes sensor and acquisition design, animal surgery, animal handling, statistical analysis, and biophysics

Department Of Engineering Science And Mechanics

• Graduate Teaching Assistant for Dr. Lucas Passmore in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
• Taught EMCH 211: Engineering Statics
• Instructed, unsupervised, four hours of class weekly with additional hours of tutoring, office hours, and material review
• Proctored and graded mid-term and final examinations

Penn State Center For Neural Engineering

• Penn State Center for Neural Engineering: Dr. Gluckman Seizure Group
• Develop and debug EEG and temperature acquisition systems using Eagle PCB, SolidWorks, and circuit design skills
• Work with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to converge upon better solutions for recording seizure activity in brain
• Analyze EEG data with NI Labview and MATLAB to generate comprehensive seizure statistics and analysis
• Co-designed working brain computer interface system in Dr. Gluckman’s brain-computer interface (BCI) graduate course
• Critically review recent papers related to Epilepsy and other research studies in neuroscience and neural engineering

Tyler, Texas Area

• Trane: Nexia Home Controls Division
• Created automated electrical and mechanical test fixtures for intelligent home control systems
• Managed field trials of over 15 candidates for new home control system prior to product launch
• Worked with international teams from China and India on computation fluid dynamics simulations and firmware development
• Reported new product test findings in detailed presentation at internal design review board that included Trane’s chief engineer
• Debugged hardware and firmware of Nexia home automation devices

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Engineering Science, 3.72

Education record

Master Of Science (M.S.), Engineering Science And Mechanics, 3.93

Field of study: Neural Engineering Thesis title: Design of a Multi-Site, Multi-Region Microdrive Neural Recording System