Current PhD candidate looking to gain experience outside of academia. Interested in volunteer or internship experience in management consulting, investment banking or equity research.
- Education
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Columbia University, New York, NY
Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering Projected 2012 M.S., Biomedical Engineering 2009
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Boston University, Boston, MA
B.S., Major: Biomedical Engineering, Minor: Business Administration, Magna cum Laude 2005
- Business and Economics Coursework
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Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting Corporate Finance Management as a System Business Statistics Microeconomics Macroeconomics Dynamics of Leading Organizations - Work Experience
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Columbia UniversityNSF Graduate Research Fellow - New York, NY - 2007-Present
- Evaluated combinational drug therapies for treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Managed 3 students – defined responsibilities, evaluated results and provided feedback
- Invited and presented results at 2010 Northeast Bioengineering Conference for 100+ attendants
- Founded departmental graduate student seminars to discuss research and practice presentations
- Author of funded Department of Defense DURIP grant ($100k, ~20% of 1k awarded)
Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCellProfiler Programmer, Research Assistant - Cambridge, MA - 2005-2007
- Managed 4 students – delegated projects, evaluated and revised software code
- Eliminated licensing costs ($2000+) and increased performance of CellProfiler software
- Developed CellVisualizer software with team of biologists and computer scientists
- Author of funded Culpeper Biomedical Pilot Initiative grant ($25k, ~10% awarded)
Bear Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFreelance Computer Programmer - Cambridge, MA - 2006
- Developed software/hardware system to replicate $20k commercial system at 1% cost
- Communicated with laboratory manager and graduate students to customize software
EMD Lexigen Research Center, Merck KGgAIntern, Gene Therapy Department - Billerica, MA - 2004
- Investigated novel gene therapy treatments for cancer
- Awards and Activities
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow 2009-2012 Engineering Graduate Student Council Department Representative 2010-2011 Teaching Assistant (Quantitative Physiology II, Advanced Quantitative Physiology) 2009-2010 Organized first Graduate Student Seminars for BME Department 2007-2010 Student-Faculty Liaison: Columbia BME Graduate Student Association 2007-2010 Journal of Biotechniques, Manuscript Review 2010 Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Oral Presentation 2010 Double Discovery Volunteer for Underprivileged NYC Youths 2007-2008 IBC's Life Sciences' ScreenTech 2006: Screening to Analysis, Oral Presentation 2006