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OBJECTIVE
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To develop innovative products in biomedical engineering that enhances the overall quality of life.
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TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
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- Previous job experience in the medical devices industry
- Proficient real-time embedded design with PIC, 8051, C167 and 68000 microprocessors
- Extensive low-level programming background in C and assembly language
- Solid foundation in digital / computer control systems and robotics
- Proven design of digital, analog, and mixed signal circuits
- Familiar with physiological and biological processes, genetics and biochemistry
- Outstanding leadership and communication skills
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EDUCATION
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University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario. 2002 - present.
Master's of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Biomedical Engineering Option).
- Proposed thesis in genetic circuit design
- Courses in stochastic control systems, sensory cybernetics, molecular cell biology
- Projects on Biologically Inspired Nanotechnology and Sound Localization and Virtual Auditory Space
University of Waterloo. Waterloo, Ontario. 1996 - 2001.
Honours Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering.
- Specialty in control systems, focusing on digital controllers, robotics, and digital signal processing
- Course in biomedical engineering covering EMG, EEG, ECG, imaging, and instrumentation
- Cumulative 85% average
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Medical Hardware Developer. Xltek Ltd. Sept. - Dec. 2000, June 2001 - Present. Oakville, Ontario.
- Designed an Intelligent Stim Probe for clinical EMG
- Enhanced the communication protocol for an intraoperative monitoring device
- Designed a board for audio and visual evoked potentials
- Wrote a Windows NT device driver for a medical data acquisition card (PCI) in Visual C++
- Researched a methodology for intraoperative motor evoked potential monitoring
Biomedical Research Assistant. University of Waterloo. May - Aug. 2000. Waterloo, Ontario.
- Researched EMG signal decomposition and analysis
Hardware Designer. Nuvation Labs Corp. Jan. - Apr. 2000. San Jose, California.
- Designed an aircraft digital video interface module with FPGA, 8051, frame buffer, and DRAM
- Performed schematic capture in OrCad
Hardware Designer. XCELLSIS Fuel Cell Engines Inc. Apr. - Aug. 1999. Burnaby, British Columbia.
- Designed a voltage monitoring system for fuel cell engines with C167
Hardware Designer. Research In Motion Ltd. Sept. - Dec. 1998. Waterloo, Ontario
- Built a semi-automatic LCD tester, improving production five-fold
Electrical Engineering Assistant. Buskro Ltd. Jan. - May 1998. Pickering, Ontario.
- Designed an embedded heating control system for high-speed printing with 8051
Embedded Systems Designer. BSM Agri Ltd. Apr. - Aug. 1997. Arthur, Ontario.
- Developed an embedded agricultural ventilation control system with PIC
Biochemistry Research Assistant. University of Toronto - Faculty of Medicine. Jan. - May 1996.
- Elucidation of the D-LDH protein through x-ray crystallography
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OTHER PROJECTS
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- Movable, refreshable Braille output device for the blind and visually impaired
- Researched DNA sequencing techniques (clone-by-clone and whole-genome shotgun)
- Design of a computer controlled fluid flow control system
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FIELDS OF INTEREST
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- Medical applications of molecular nanotechnology
- DNA probes, biochips, lab-on-a-chip, and automated DNA sequencing
- Genomics, bioinformatics, and proteomics
- Applications of EMG, EEG, and ECG
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
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Updated Aug-20-2003
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