Experience

NeuroPace

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. Field Clinical Engineer

  • Mar 2021 - Present

• Field Clinical Engineer

  • Jun 2017 - Mar 2021

  I act as a technical consultant in the use of a brain-responsive, closed-loop neurostimulator for the treatment of epilepsy in hospitals and clinics throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Montana, & Wyoming. Working with multidisciplinary teams in level 4 epilepsy centers, I provide expertise in the pre-surgical, operating room, and outpatient environments to optimize the therapy delivered by NeuroPace's RNS System, including:• The analysis of ictal & interictal electrocorticographic data to characterize and improve patient outcomes• The use of our implantable equipment with a variety of stereotactic neurosurgical systems, including framed, frameless, and robotic neurosurgeries, to achieve precise placement of depth or cortical strip electrodes on or in the seizure focus with robust ECoG signal• Clinician training for nurses, APPs, radiologists, neurologists, & neurosurgeons• Customer relationship & patient pipeline management, as well as business planning for a six-state area with 12 specialized epilepsy treatment centers• Regular patient education and technical support for over 100 patients



Duke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate in Research

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2017

  Conduct experiments to better understand the mechanisms of deep brain stimulation (DBS) using both rat models and patient EEG data. • Developed a data pipeline for quantifying phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) in 19-channel EEG data collected from patients with Parkinson's Disease • Used statistical techniques to elucidate the relationship between severity of disease & magnitude of PAC in different areas of the brain • Conducted validated sensorimotor tests on rats with chronically implanted subthalamic electrodes to assess whether stimulation-induced beta frequency oscillations were sufficient to induce parkinsonian symptoms



Second Sight Medical Products

• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2016

  Work with the Implant R&D team to increase the maximum wireless data transmission rate for Second Sight's retinal prostheses. Work with the Implant R&D team to increase the maximum wireless data transmission rate for Second Sight's retinal prostheses.



UC San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Research Associate

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2015

  Managed a biorepository of human ALS and control CNS samples, maintained fibroblast cell lines, and performed histological and genetic analysis to study the pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Managed a biorepository of human ALS and control CNS samples, maintained fibroblast cell lines, and performed histological and genetic analysis to study the pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.



Duke University Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Emergency Department Research Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - May 2013

  Admitted patients to research studies and assisted in sample collection in the emergency center and intensive care unit of Duke University Hospital. Admitted patients to research studies and assisted in sample collection in the emergency center and intensive care unit of Duke University Hospital.



Engineering World Health

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DukeEngage Volunteer

  • May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Repaired medical equipment in a small hospital in Nicaragua. Also helped train the staff on proper use and care of equipment donated from the first world. Repaired medical equipment in a small hospital in Nicaragua. Also helped train the staff on proper use and care of equipment donated from the first world.



Harborview Medical Center

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lab Assistant

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Investigated genetic factors and molecular pathways involved in Acute Lung Injury. Investigated genetic factors and molecular pathways involved in Acute Lung Injury.



Benaroya Research Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lab Assistant

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Researched cellular markers and potential causes of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Researched cellular markers and potential causes of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.