OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position that will enable me to utilize my engineering abilities, my strong organizational/ leadership skills, and the knowledge from other experiences to contribute to the company.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1/2012 – Present Resident Assistant – NJIT Residence Life

· Evaluated and responded to the needs of 60+ residents on floor

· Provided advising on personal, academic, and career concerns

· Planned and Implemented educational, social, and recreational programs

· Enforced and upheld university policies

2/2011 – 9/2012 Center for Academic and Personal Enrichment (CAPE – Learning Center) - Tutor

· Tutored students from rudimentary math to Calculus III, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability and statistics, and more.

· Additionally tutored Chemistry, Physics, and other subjects during exam times.

9/2010 – Present NJIT Student Ambassador - Trainer

· Conducted tours to prospective and admitted students on a weekly basis / train other ambassadors

· Represent NJIT on and off campus during Open Houses and other events

5/2008 – Present Scotch Plains Rescue Squad INC. - Volunteer – EMT

· Responded to 911 calls in Scotch Plains, NJ and neighboring towns.

SKILLS: Engineering Software: LabView, MATLAB, Simulink, Data Acquisition Toolbox, Robotics Toolbox

Basic Computing: Windows 95/2000/XP/Vista/7, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

RESEARCH/PROJECTS:

9/2012-Present New Product Development

· Provisional patent pending: Developed a brand new vascular catheter that will enhance surgeons diagnostic capabilities while performing a surgery;

· Gained experience in product design, requirement documents, and filing patents.

9/2011-9/2012 Independent Research – Applied Physics w/ Electro-Spinning

· Studying the unknown fundamentals of a widely used process to create 3D fibrous mats

· Bringing together fundamentals of many different fields to understand a simple but known process

· Created a new format for collecting Nano-fibers that yielded a higher density per unit area.

2/2011-5/2011 Medical Device Concept Laboratory

· Learned and performed basic cell planting and cell culturing

· Designed different types of 2D and 3D mats for planting cells

5/2010-10/2010 Literature Research for Trigeminal Neuralgia (UMDNJ, Dept. of Neurosurgery)

· Gathered research on different types of procedures for curing trigeminal neuralgia

9/2009-12/2009 Fine Needle Aspiration Thyroid Biopsy

· Designed and constructed a robot to perform this task by programming it with MatLab

· Created and designed a 3D piece to be attached to the robot.

· The biopsy procedure was presented to the BME department and the project was featured at Fall 2009 NJIT Open House for the BME Department

AWARDS/HONORS: Dean’s List (since enrollment), DCU Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, Honors Scholarship, National Residence Hall Honorary, Delta Epsilon Iota (Academic Honors Society), Scott Christensen Award

EDUCATION: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey

B.S. Biomedical Engineering (BME), Minoring in Applied Mathematics

Expected Graduation: May 2013

Albert Dorman Honors College - GPA: 3.45

ACTIVITIES/LEADERSHIP:

· Residence Hall Association, Treasurer [2010-2011], 2 term President [2011-Present]

o As President for 2 terms, lead the initiative to make the food at campus better

§ Founded and Chaired the Food Committee for 3 years

o Advised and made recommendation for the construction of a new residence hall

o Increased activities available to residents by implementing “Friday Nights at ResLife”

o Addressed many communication issues to the senior administration on behalf of all residents

o Lead an effort to improve lighting and security in and around campus

· Emergency Medical Services Society, Co-Founder, President [2011-2012]

o Educated students about Emergency Medical Services

o Raised First Aid awareness on campus

· Alpha Phi Omega (AΦΩ - Service Fraternity), Pledge Educator [2011-2013]

· National Residence Hall Honorary, Treasurer [2011-Present]

· Relay For Life, Planning Committee [2010-2012] & Team Captain [2009-2012]

· Delta Epsilon Iota (DEI – Academic Honor Society), VP of Finance [2011 – 2012]