Experience

Blast Motion, Inc.

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Algorithm Engineer

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  United States



Masimo

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Algorithm Engineer

  • Jun 2021 - May 2023

  Irvine, California, United States Led a team of four algorithm engineers developing signal processing algorithms for Masimo W1, an advanced health tracking watch. - Created project roadmap and milestones for seven major algorithms across multiple Masimo products. - Mentored junior engineers in coding patterns, best practices, signal processing techniques, and presentation skills. - Implemented version control, code reviews, and coding style guides for better collaboration across team members. - Optimized… Show more Led a team of four algorithm engineers developing signal processing algorithms for Masimo W1, an advanced health tracking watch. - Created project roadmap and milestones for seven major algorithms across multiple Masimo products. - Mentored junior engineers in coding patterns, best practices, signal processing techniques, and presentation skills. - Implemented version control, code reviews, and coding style guides for better collaboration across team members. - Optimized algorithms to reduce computation cost and power consumption, while maintaining high sensitivity and specificity rates using MATLAB. - Designed and implemented algorithms that track human movement in day-to-day activities, such as walking, driving, doing housework and office activities, etc. in MATLAB and embedded C. - Presented algorithm design and results to senior leadership. - Designed and monitored studies to evaluate algorithm performance and compare performance against competitors. - Communicated and collaborated across departments to integrate algorithms in device firmware and create APIs for user interfaces. Show less



Force Impact Technologies Inc.

• United States
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Biomedical Engineering and Research

  • Mar 2020 - May 2021

  Tempe, Arizona, United States Led development of digital signal processing algorithms for FITGuard, an instrumented mouthguard using 3-axis inertial measurement units to detect impacts in contact sports - Validated data from the FITGuard, creating filters to improve the precision and accuracy of data collection in MATLAB and Python 3.8 - Performed feature engineering to characterize the severity of impacts and detect false impact - Collaborated with engineering, business leadership, and 3rd party contractors… Show more Led development of digital signal processing algorithms for FITGuard, an instrumented mouthguard using 3-axis inertial measurement units to detect impacts in contact sports - Validated data from the FITGuard, creating filters to improve the precision and accuracy of data collection in MATLAB and Python 3.8 - Performed feature engineering to characterize the severity of impacts and detect false impact - Collaborated with engineering, business leadership, and 3rd party contractors to define and prioritize product features to create a minimum viable product - Communicated with university laboratories and other companies to discuss and plan potential partnerships - Designed experimental protocols for lab performance verification and validation of the FITGuard using a linear impactor with a 50th-percentile Hybrid III neck and headform, the gold standard for testing the safety of new sports equipment - Designed and conducted beta/pre-clinical trials in high school football and semi-professional rugby players - Authored annual research budget, internal and external experimentation protocols, and internal reports summarizing findings - Introduced the company to JIRA, utilizing Kanban boards to manage the product development lifecycle - Created Git repositories for managing our code base - Designed and filed a provisional patent for false impact detection algorithm for the FITGuard Show less



Arizona State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Researcher

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2019

  Tempe, Arizona Create, implement, analyze, and report/publish gait and balance studies in the pursuit of reducing and preventing falls. This requires in-depth knowledge of experimental design and a plethora of methods for collecting data, transforming of data into usable formats, and analyzing data. - Dissertation standardized the method for calculating a leading indicator of gait stability using inertial measurement units (IMUs) which has been linked to fall risk - Designed and conducted… Show more Create, implement, analyze, and report/publish gait and balance studies in the pursuit of reducing and preventing falls. This requires in-depth knowledge of experimental design and a plethora of methods for collecting data, transforming of data into usable formats, and analyzing data. - Dissertation standardized the method for calculating a leading indicator of gait stability using inertial measurement units (IMUs) which has been linked to fall risk - Designed and conducted experiments using motion capture, force plates, and IMUs to characterize gait and balance of young adult, healthy elderly, and fall-prone populations - Developed custom MATLAB functions for time-series nonlinear dynamical analyses and created methods for identifying movement specific features (e.g. turning, sitting, standing, heel contacts during walking) - Investigated sensitivity of nonlinear parameters for determining stability of gait - Conducted extensive data analysis via MATLAB and statistical analysis using JMP and SPSS - Mentored 15 undergraduate researchers, teaching biomechanics principles, data collection methods, and analysis techniques Research Interests: Fall risk assessment tools, Nonlinear dynamics, Biomechanics, Sports Biomechanics Show less



Barrow Neurological Institute

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Clinical Researcher

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2019

  Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center 240 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013 Design and execute basic science and pharmaceutical-based clinical studies for reducing and preventing falls in Parkinson’s disease and other populations at a high risk of falling - Lead Researcher at the Renee & Bob Parson’s Fall Research and Prevention Center - Analyzed biomechanical data and patient medical history for clinical drug trial investigating and assessing surgical outcomes - Designed, implemented, documented, and analyzed human subject studies from end to end while… Show more Design and execute basic science and pharmaceutical-based clinical studies for reducing and preventing falls in Parkinson’s disease and other populations at a high risk of falling - Lead Researcher at the Renee & Bob Parson’s Fall Research and Prevention Center - Analyzed biomechanical data and patient medical history for clinical drug trial investigating and assessing surgical outcomes - Designed, implemented, documented, and analyzed human subject studies from end to end while collaborating with physicians, nurses, and 3rd party sponsors. - Wrote 3 grant applications to outside funding agencies/companies; resulting in $150,000 of received funding - Authored experimental protocols and Institution Review Board (IRB) proposals for two sponsored clinical research studies as well as three within group initiatives; resulting in three conference presentations and two publications still being reviewed. - Organized all study data and regulatory files for HIPAA compliance Show less



Biorec Biomechanics Research & Consulting

• Engineering and Administrative Support

  • May 2014 - Oct 2014

  602 S Perry Ln, Tempe, AZ 85281 - Processing new cases and initial engineering evaluations - Maintaining company Microsoft Access database



La Belle Labs at Arizona State University

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Apr 2012 - May 2014

  Electrochemical detection of pregnancy hormones for the development of a fertility sensor - Collected electrochemical data on target hormones that are markers for different stages of fertility and pregnancy, which have correlation to the over health of the user - Experiments involve cyclic voltammetry, AC impedance spectroscopy, and antibody immobilization onto gold disk electrodes - Awarded 3 FURI (Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative) Grants

• Data Entry Clerk

  • Oct 2011 - May 2014

  - Submit chemical inventories by researcher and lab into the database for efficient tracking and safety regulations - Maintain database entries and do quality checks

• Engineering Internship

  • Nov 2009 - May 2010

  Tempe, Arizona - Participated in LES Engineering Sub-grid Modeling of Liquid Gas Phase Interface Dynamics Project - Designed a water nozzle using advanced calculus and physics to meet pressure and spray area requirements working three to four hours per week after school - Generated paper and presented findings to the Scottsdale Math and Science Academy - Utilized Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint and used ANSYS simulation software