Experience

Longeviti Neuro Solutions

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Biomedical Engineer

  • Apr 2022 - Present



General Dynamics Information Technology

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Biomedical Engineer

  • Jan 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Supporting US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA)o Developing and delivering quality medical capabilities to service memberso Supporting Warfighter Health Performance and Evacuation Product Management Organization• Developing Holistic Health and Fitness system (H2F) to optimize soldier readinesso Overseeing development of occupational therapy assemblage within H2Fo Conducting systems analysis for all products and assemblageso Implementing systems engineering, acquisition, and support strategies for H2F productso Managing configuration control, interoperability, and life-cycle sustainment of H2F products



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Engineered specialized method of aligning smooth muscle cellso Created 3D printable mold designs in SolidWorks to fabricate micro-scale alignment features in PDMS and hydrogelso Cultured human muscle cells directly on 3D printed parts to align cells in vitroo Coded custom MATLAB script to quantify degree of cell alignment between engineered method and commercial optionso Managed 3D printer and aiding in design and use of 3D printing for other lab projects• Revised form factor of microfluidic device designed to mimic arteriole anatomy and physiologyo Fabricated microfluidic devices using PDMSo Produced collagen and gelatin hydrogel channels in microfluidic device to simulate blood vessel lumeno Dissolved 3D printed PVA molds to create alignment features inside hydrogel channelo Replicated vascular endothelium by culturing human endothelial cells inside hydrogel channels• Imaged formed hydrogel channel and seeded cells in 3Do Fixed and labeling cells with fluorescent markerso Imaged devices with confocal point scanning laser microscopeo Processed images into 3D representation of channel• Authored Master’s thesis and methods article in Biomedical Engineering Advances



FDA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Researched effect of direct ultrasound stimulation of the sciatic nerve in ratso Devised custom MATLAB script and experimental setup to record rat gastrocnemius EMG signalo Prepared nerve tissue samples for histological analysiso Conducted behavioral testing to determine general effects of ultrasound stimulation• Developed testing platform for ultrasound-powered implantable neuromodulation deviceso Assessed structural integrity of devices with scanning electron microscopyo Measured electrical impedance of devices to ensure quality of circuitryo Quantified device output over time by coding specialized control and measurement MATLAB script• Tested ultrasound powered devices in live animal experimentso Modeled and 3D printed custom to be implanted with ultrasound devices to access device output after implantationo Developed MATLAB GUI to record and process electrical output signal of deviceso Conducted in vivo experiments over 12-week testing period to determine long-term stability of implanted devices and physiological consequences of implantation• Published methods and findings as first author of article in Journal of Neural Engineering