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INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 2014 Student Resume Book Carnegie Mellon University (TartanTrak) / 2014 Innovation in Health Care Technology Conference Resume Book Resume Packet NO. STUDENT MAJOR(S) GRAD DATE 1 Dasha V. Adamchik HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2014 2 Pedro Alvarez-Urena CIT: Biomedical Engineering Dec 2013 3 Akshay Navinchandra Amin HNZ: MISM - Information Systems Management Dec 2014 4 Zach Paul Bastin TSB: Business Administration May 2015 5 Wan-Ting Chiu HNZ: MISM - Information Systems Management May 2015 6 Philip Kyoung-Yun Cynn HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2014 7 Sanchi Datt HNZ: BTM - Biotechnology & Management May 2014 8 Tenzin Dechen TSB: Business Administration May 2015 9 Aimee L. Deluca CIT: Biomedical Engineering May 2013 10 Tyler James Deschamps HNZ: MSPPM Public Policy & Management, TSB: Business Administration Aug 2015 11 Matthew Difiore HNZ: MSPPM Public Policy & Management May 2015 12 Chiyu Dong CIT: Mechanical Engineering Aug 2014 13 Shravan Duvvuri HNZ: MISM - Information Systems Management May 2014 14 Shao-Chuan Fang CIT: Mechanical Engineering Dec 2013 15 Zack Aaron Fogelman TSB: Business Administration May 2015 16 Jing Gao SCS: Information Technology in Very Large Information Systems (VLIS) Dec 2014 17 Nicholas MacGregor Garcia HNZ: MISM - Information Systems Management Dec 2014 18 Kyle Brian Gracey CIT: Engineering & Public Policy Aug 2017 19 Zixuan He CIT: Biomedical Engineering, CIT: Electrical & Computer Engineering May 2013 20 Sonal Hooda HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 21 Osatohanmwen Dianna Iyahen HNZ: MSPPM Public Policy & Management Dec 2014 22 Amita Kalra TSB: Business Administration May 2015 23 Gandha Kinikar HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & May 2015 i 1/3 Carnegie Mellon University (TartanTrak) / 2014 Innovation in Health Care Technology Conference Resume Book NO. STUDENT MAJOR(S) GRAD DATE 24 Robert Kosarowich HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 25 Alicia LaPalombara HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 26 Oladapo Layiwola HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 27 Ann G Lee CIT: Materials Science & Engineering, HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt., CIT: Biomedical Engineering May 2015 28 Jeffrey Lee HNZ: BTM - Biotechnology & Management May 2014 29 Tom Lin CIT: Materials Science & Engineering, CIT: Engineering & Technology Innovation Management May 2014 30 Yi-Ju Lin HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 31 Erika Elaine Lowry HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2014 32 Akash Malwa HNZ: MSISPM - Info Security Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 33 Amy Lynn McCarty HNZ: MSPPM Public Policy & Management May 2014 34 Karl Metzler HNZ: MPM Public Management May 2001 35 Allison Min DC: Information Systems Aug 2014 36 Divya Narain HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 37 Jude Odafe HNZ: BTM - Biotechnology & Management May 2014 38 Stacie Leah Oliver 39 Nina Patel TSB: Business Administration May 2015 40 Riddhi Popat HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 41 Rachita Rana HNZ: BTM - Biotechnology & Management May 2014 42 Sombeet Sahu SCS: Computational Biology, CIT: Biomedical Engineering Dec 2012 43 Emily Elizabeth Sale HNZ: MSPPM Public Policy & Management May 2014 44 Veenusha Santchurn TSB: Business Administration May 2014 45 Brianna Leigh Scott HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2014 May 2016 ii 2/3 Carnegie Mellon University (TartanTrak) / 2014 Innovation in Health Care Technology Conference Resume Book NO. STUDENT MAJOR(S) GRAD DATE 46 Aakash Shailesh Shah HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 47 Manish Sharma CIT: Product Development May 2014 48 Ruth Shaw HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2014 49 Anu Shiralkar HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 50 Himanshu Singh TSB: Business Administration May 2015 51 Preeti Singh SCS: Computational Biology Aug 2014 52 Kaihei Takagi CIT: Biomedical Engineering, CIT: Engineering & Technology Innovation Management May 2014 53 Jennifer M. Tharp DC: Philosophy: Ethics, History, and Public Policy, HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2013 54 Zhipeng Tian SCS: Privacy Engineering (MSIT-PE) Aug 2014 55 Phuong Tran HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 56 Yu-Hsuan Tsai SCS: eBusiness Technology Aug 2014 57 Surya Anand Valisetty HNZ: HCPM - Health Care Policy & Mgmt. May 2015 58 Susana Valverde TSB: Business Administration Aug 2015 59 Mark Christopher Vingua HNZ: MSPPM Public Policy & Management Dec 2013 60 John Wasaff TSB: Business Administration May 2015 61 Daniel Joseph Wolf HNZ: BTM - Biotechnology & Management May 2014 62 Jared Worful TSB: Business Administration May 2015 63 Ying Ying Wu CIT: Biomedical Engineering May 2015 64 Utkrisht Yadav CIT: Biomedical Engineering May 2014 65 Dennis Yang TSB: Business Administration May 2014 66 Tammy Young HNZ: MPM Public Management May 2014 67 Zhengxiong Zhang SCS: Information Technology in Very Large Information Systems (VLIS) Dec 2014 68 Qingqian Zhao CIT: Electrical & Computer Engineering Dec 2014 69 Rong Zou HNZ: BTM - Biotechnology & Management May 2014 iii 3/3 Dasha V. Adamchik [email protected] || 108 Valiant Dr Pittsburgh PA 15235 || 412.726.9429 EDUCATION Master of Science in Health Care Policy and Management Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College Merit Scholarship Recipient August 2012 – May 2014 Bachelor of Science in Psychology | Minor in Business Administration August 2008 – May 2012 Carnegie Mellon University, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences Deans List PROJECT EXPERIENCE Kids Plus Pediatrics: Reducing Variability in Pediatric Well-Visits August 2013 – December 2013 Operations Manager Pittsburgh, PA Served as the Operations Manger on a capstone for Kids Plus Pediatrics, a certified NCQA Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home with a bidirectional HIPAA‐compliant Patient‐Practice Portal Re-designed the traditional “office visit” to reduce variability and improve cost-effectiveness Performed detailed practice analysis, survey analysis, process mapping, time studies, benchmarking, and other office metrics to assess the variability within their well-visits Met with and presented to high level executives biweekly Children’s Community Pediatrics: Patient First Walk-In Initiative October 2013 – December 2013 Consumer Relations Consultant Pittsburgh, PA Conducted market analysis to show what retail competitors and competing pediatric groups are offering and marketing in terms of walk-in/open access Established an inventory across all practices and defined what level of walk-in/open access was currently offered Quantified from a patient satisfaction, volume, and efficiency perspective the impact of offering varying levels of open access/walk-in hours Presented these findings to the leadership team at the December Management meeting Health Information Systems: Improving Patient Treatment Coordination January 2013 – May 2013 Project Member Pittsburgh, PA Developed a Decision Support System that provided patients and physicians access to treatment options to improve the practice of matching patients to the correct substance abuse treatment Employed an evidence-based approach to discover crucial factors involved in treatment process and to increase the probability of program success Used historical data to recommend appropriate treatment plans and analyzed effectiveness and quality of service delivery mechanisms Co-authored a proposal that accompanied our prototype which was presented at the annual Heinz poster conference WORK EXPERIENCE The Jewish Healthcare Foundation May 2013 – August 2013 Graduate Intern Pittsburgh, PA Earned a certification in Perfecting Patient Care™, a quality improvement practice based on the fundamentals of the Toyota Production System Researched and coauthored a proposal concerning consumer engagement and the creation of a comprehensive information technology solution in the form of a patient physician portal which was incorporated into the groundwork for the Foundation’s Quality Improvement and Information Technology Fellowship Conducted several COMPASS (Care of Mental, Physical, and Substance Use Syndromes) site trainings and visits at multiple physician practices and healthcare organizations COMPASS is a designed care model integrating behavioral health in the primary care setting by treating adults with depression and diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease. COMPASS is a $17M nation wide grant initiative with the aim to reduce costs by $25M in a 3-year span ACTIVITES Graduate Head Teaching Assistant, HIMMS, ACHE, Heinz Student Representative, Healthcare Club, Kappa Alpha Theta sorority SKILLS Microsoft Office Suite, Access, Minitab, Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), ArcGIS, Grant writing Pedro Alvarez-Urena 340 Amber St Apt 5 Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-736-5969 [email protected] Summary of Qualifications • Biomedical engineer / researcher with extensive experience in drug delivery systems, biotherapeutics, translational medicine and pre-clinical studies • Posses extensive experience in designing, executing and analyzing studies • Ability to work collaboratively with commitment to achieve corporate goals • Excellent biomedical engineering project management skills • Hands-on skills with various tools, equipment and computer software Education Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering • Thesis Title: “Prevention of Neurologic Heterotopic Ossification using siRNA” December 2013 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA M.S., Biomedical Engineering • Thesis Title: “Growth Factors and Craniofacial Surgery” May 2011 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA B.S., Mechanical Engineering April 2008 Research Highlights Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA August 2011 – December 2013 Defense Medical Research and Development Program (Department of Defense) • Developed a therapy that will prevent combat induced Heterotopic Ossification (HO) in wounded soldiers • Designed a prophylactic therapy to prevent Traumatic Brain Injury induced Neurological HO (NHO) • The goal of the projects is to design prophylactic therapies to prevent HO and NHO using nanostructured polymers for targeted delivery of RNA interference (RNAi) Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA September 2009 - August 2011 Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (Department of Defense) • Researched a Tyrosine-derived Polycarbonate for Bone Tissue Engineering in Collaboration with the Mayo Clinic • Analyzed Poly(E-caprolactone) Fumerate scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering in collaboration with Rutgers University Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA March 2010 - July 2011 Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center with Case Western Reserve University • Engineered a delivery system for Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 through Collagen/Calcium Phosphate Scaffold Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Histogen, Inc. • Constructed bone wound healing scaffolds with a biomolecule for craniofacial regeneration August 2010 - April 2011 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA September 2009 - November 2010 Advance Ceramics Research • Investigated a Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) with β-Tricalcium Phosphate nanoparticles by Solid Freeform Fabrication Work Experience Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA September 2009 – December 2013 Research Assistant - Biomedical Engineering • Generated project plans, test plans, and procedures for 5 different research projects, including a more than $3 million dollar grant from the Defense Medical Research and Development Program • Performed analysis of complex biological growth factor cascades using mathematical, chemical and biological tools • Researched and modeled the effect of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on wounded soldiers Pedro Alvarez-Urena Page 2 Work Experience (continued) • Designed a therapy for TBI that is more efficient and effective than current available treatments • Demonstrated leadership and communication skills, ability to work with various people to achieve objectives • Conducted research and communicated results with multi-discipline team (15 scientists) located in various universities Johnson & Johnson, West Chester, PA July - August 2013 Research and Development Summer Intern – DePuy Synthes Companies • Participated in the development of a new product in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company. Developed and performed the degradation studies for the biomaterial that will be delivering an active biomolecule • Involved in the product development process of a more cost effective delivery system for bone graft substitutes. Executed characteristic testing of the device and deliverable • Assisted in the development of the Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and the Design and Critical Risks Analysis (DCRA). These studies are performed to determine potential risks of medical devices during process development and in the clinic • Reviewed protocols and reports to determine the biocompatibility for medical devices Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA June - September 2009 Research Associate - Bone Tissue Engineering Center • Generated project plans, test plans, and procedures for a $2.1 million grant from the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine funded by the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA June 2008 - June 2009 Research Assistant - Bone Tissue Engineering Center • Prepared comprehensive research analysis, reviews, and recommendations for research grants funded under Department of Defense • Led research team of 10 scientists to orchestrate a scaffold that can regenerate craniofacial injuries as a consequence of severe trauma Leadership Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA September 2009 – December 2013 Teaching Assistant • Tutor 50 students in 2 engineering classes, grade papers, teach classes in professor's absence, and hold help sessions Skills / Abilities • Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, Matlab, Labview, MTI Universal Systems, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, ProE, Inventor, Tracer Daq, Axion Vision, Mechanical Desktop • Microscopy Skills: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Immunofluorescence Microscopy • Cell and Molecular Biology: Cell Culture, Cell Viability, Cytotoxicity, Functionality studies (Attachment, Proliferation, Differentiation), Mineralization studies, Genomic studies and Proteomic studies (qRT-PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, ELISA Immunoassay, Immunostaining, Colorimetric Assays) • Tissue Engineering: In vitro and in vivo biocompatibility studies, Pre-clinical studies, Drug delivery systems and Pharmacokinetics studies • Histology: Pathology, Histochemical staining, Photomicrography • Spoken Languages: Fluent in Spanish Selected Publications • Shrivats AR, Alvarez P, Schutte L, Hollinger JO. Bone Regeneration. In: Lanza R, Langer R, Vacanti J, eds. Principles of Tissue Engineering. 4th ed: Academic Press; 2014. In press • Hsu E, Alvarez-Urena P, Schutte L, et al. Bone Regeneration. In: Ma PX, ed. Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine: Cambridge University Press; 2014. In press Pedro Alvarez-Urena Page 3 Selected Publications (continued) • Perrien, DS, Young CS, Alvarez-Urena P, Dean D, Lynch, SE, Hollinger JO. “Percutaneous Injection of Augment™ Injectable Bone Graft (rhPDGF-BB and β-Tricalcium Phosphate (β-TCP)/Bovine Type I Collagen Matrix) Increases Vertebral Bone Mineral Density in Geriatric Female Baboons” Spine J, 2013. 13(5): p.580-6 • Alvarez-Urena P, Liu S, Hsu E, Averick S, Hong C, Paredes E, Shrivats A, Watt A, Das S, Matyjaszewski K, Hollinger JO. “siRNA Delivery by Nanostructured Polymers to Prevent Osteogenic Differentiation.” Military Health System Research Symposium 2012, 13-16 August 2012, Fort Lauderdale, Florida • Alvarez P, Hee CK, Sylvia VL, Solchaga L, Snel L, Kestler HK, Lynch S, Hollinger JO, “Growth Factors and Craniofacial Surgery.” J Craniofac Surg. 2012. 23(1): p. 20-9 • Kim J, McBride S, Alvarez-Urena P, Tellis B, Song Y-H, Dean D, Sylvia VL, Elgendy H, Ong J, Hollinger JO, “Rapid Prototyped PLGA/β-TCP/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite Scaffolds in a Rabbit Femoral Defect Model” Biofabrication (4) 2, 025003, 2012. • Kim, J., Magno, MH, Waters, H, Doll, BA, McBride, S, Alvarez, P, Darr, A, Vasanji, A, Kohn, J, and Hollinger, JO, Bone Regeneration in a Rabbit Critical-Size Calvarial Model Using Tyrosine-Derived Polycarbonate Scaffolds, Tissue Eng Part A 18 (11-12), 1132-9, 2012. • Kim J, Sharma A, Runge B, Waters H, Doll B, McBride S,Alvarez P, Dadsetan M, Yaszemski MJ, Hollinger JO, "Osteoblast Growth and Bone Healing Response to Three Dimensional Poly(ε-caprolactone fumerate) scaffolds", J Tissue Eng Regen Med 6 (5), 404-13, 2012. • Kim J, Magno MH, Alvarez P, Darr A, Kohn J, Hollinger JO, “Osteogenic Differentiation of Pre-Osteoblasts on Biomimetic Tyrosine-Derived Polycarbonate Scaffolds”, Biomacromolecules 12 (10), 3520-7, 2011. • Hollinger JO, Srinivasan A, Eppell S, Alvarez P, Hsu E, Baskin J, Waters H, McBride S, Gruber R. 5.522 - Bone Tissue Engineering: Growth Factors and Cytokines, in Comprehensive Biomaterials, Editor-in-Chief: Paul, D. Oxford: Elsevier, 2011:281-301. • Guo W-H, Alvarez-Urena P, Wang Y-L. Mechanobiology. In: Hollinger JO, ed. An Introduction to Biomaterials. Second ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2011:644. • Reddi AH, Alvarez-Urena P. Collagen: A Natural Biomaterial for Tissue Engineering. In: Hollinger JO, ed. An Introduction to Biomaterials. Second ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2011:644. • Kim J, Alvarez P, Street R, Hollinger JO. “The Effects of rhPDGF-BB Alone and Combination with rhBMP-2 to Promote the Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells.” Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting 2011, 13-16 April 2011, Orlando • Alvarez-Urena P, Kim J, Magno M, Street R, Darr A, Olabarri-Santos C, Kohn J, Hollinger J. “PDGF-BB and Tyrosinederived Polycarbonate with Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds Induce Osteogenic Differentiation.” Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society- North America 2010 Annual Conference and Exposition, 5-8 December, 2010, Orlando • Kim J, Magno MHR, Alvarez P, Darr Aniq, Kohn J, and Hollinger JO. “RhBMP-2 Treated Tyrosine-derived Polycarbonates for Craniofacial Bone Regeneration: In Vitro”. Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine Meeting, 11-15 January, 2010, Tampa Bay. • Alvarez-Urena P, Tellis BC, Song Y-H, McBride S, Soong JL, Dean DD, Silvia V, Elgendy H, Patterson MCL, and Hollinger JO. " In vivo biocompatibility of a novel Poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) copolymer and nanocrystals Betatricalcium phosphate (nano-TCP) composite". International Bone-Tissue-Engineering Congress 2009, 8-11 October, 2009, Hannover. Presentations & Activities • Published eleven manuscripts/chapters in peer-reviewed journals and books; presented more than a dozen abstracts at international and national research symposiums on bone regeneration or drug delivery systems to target bone pathologies • Biopharma & Healthcare Club (Tepper School of Business), Member – September 2012 to December 2013 • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Student Member - April 2007 to Present • The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Student Member, 2013 Chapter President and 2012 Graduate Chapter Vice President- July 2007 to Present AKSHAY NAVINCHANDRA AMIN 5506 Fifth Avenue 305D, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Email: [email protected] Phone: 412- 519- 6069 EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Aug ’13 – Dec ’14 Master of Information Systems Management – Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Courses: Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Statistics for IT Managers, Financial Accounting, Managing Analytic Projects, Health Information Systems, Art & Science of Business Analytics, Machine Learning GPA: 3.75 Graduate Research Assistantship: Performed statistical analysis on clinical data to compare effectiveness of drugs administered, working with Prof. Rema Padman in collaboration with a nephrology practice in Pittsburgh Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Technology, University of Mumbai, Mumbai Bachelors of Engineering – Computer Engineering GPA: 3.91 (as per W.E.S. course-by-course evaluation) Sep’ 06 – Jun’ 10 EXPERIENCE Deloitte Consulting, Mumbai Business Technology Analyst, Deloitte Health Informatics Apr ‘12 – Jun ‘13 Built an integrated solution for health care and pharmaceutical companies to extract meaningful insights from provider data Performed analytics on health-care provider’s data and built interactive dashboards that let business users dig into clinical outcomes, working on DataStage, R analytics, Spotfire and Qlikview Interacted effectively with clinical team and devised the implementation strategy for clinical algorithms Designed a data model that stored data to be visualized on the analytic dashboards Implemented de-identification algorithm that masked confidential electronic medical records Achieved level-1 competency in Life Sciences and Health Care industry within Deloitte Business Technology Analyst, ETL/BI, Information Management Jun ‘10 – Apr ‘12 Enhanced & Optimized ETL objects to increase efficiency by 100% working on Pentaho on a public sector project Received appreciation from a Finance Services Industry client for tuning Informatica objects that improved performance by 250% Built a dashboard in Cognos that captured & analyzed errors and reported data quality Enhanced existing data warehouse architecture for a client in the Life Sciences industry ACADEMIC PROJECTS Identified key determinants of high performing schools by analyzing performance related data of 8000 schools in California using classification algorithms (CMU, Nov ’13) Performed stakeholder & requirement analysis, selection of analytic methods & visualizations, project planning, resource allocation for an analytic project that aims at recommending the right treatment for patients suffering from Substance Abuse (CMU, Nov ’13) Designed and implemented a data warehouse to analyze sales force effectiveness and sales growth tracking for a pharmaceutical company using SQL Server Integration Services and SQL Server Analysis Services (CMU, Sep ’13) Led a team of 4 that designed and developed image mining algorithms using content-based image retrieval (VESIT, Apr ‘10) Designed a data warehouse that stored information regarding stock market transactions (VESIT, Mar ’08) TECHNICAL SKILLS Data warehousing tools: IBM Datastage, Informatica, Pentaho, Microsoft SSIS/SSAS Visualization/BI tools: Qlikview, TIBCO Spotfire, Tableau, IBM Cognos Statistical tools: R, Minitab, MATLAB(basic) Database: Oracle 9i,10g,11g; Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Languages: C/C++, Java LEADERSHIP & EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Leader: Led a thread of 50 members in Deloitte CSR event Impact Day 2012, to organize a health checkup camp for under-privileged people by collaborating with an NGO, Umang (Deloitte, Nov ’12) Entrepreneur: Presented an idea in Keith Block Entrepreneurial Contest and stood 4 th amongst 20 teams in the finals (CMU, Nov ’13) Analytical thinker: Top-5 among more than 100 teams of Deloitte US India offices in an intra-corporate event MAVERICK that included extensive analysis and presentation of case studies, marketing of products and building one’s own brand (Deloitte, Sep ’10) Team-player: Proposed and implemented solutions as part of a strategic project which involved repackaging of Community Events for better employee engagement and retention (Deloitte, July ‘11) Trainer: Conducted a training on Introduction to visualization tool Spotfire for an audience of 25 employees (Deloitte, Nov ‘12) Mentor: Taught under privileged students as part of lamppost kids’ initiative. (Deloitte, Dec ’10 – May ’12) ZACHARY BASTIN 709 S. Negley Ave., Unit #1 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412.817.8944 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Pittsburgh, PA Master of Business Administration – MBA GMAT: 720/800 5/15 Concentrations: Strategy, Finance and Marketing Memberships: BioPharma & Healthcare Club, Graduate Finance Association, Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club, Organizational Leadership Club Additional Items: Merit-Based Scholarship Recipient, Training the Street (TTS), Pro Bono Consulting PENNSLYVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Dual Minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Business Member of the fraternity Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) – Dining and Athletics chair Finalist for Penn State’s Co-op student of the year for work experience at Johnson & Johnson State College, PA 5/09 EXPERIENCE COVIDIEN North Haven, CT Senior Project Engineer (1/13 – 7/13) 6/09 – 7/13 Project Management: Managed the transfer and closure of an underutilized manufacturing facility with cost of production (COP) of $7 MM. Generated annual savings of $2.4 MM using project budget of $8 MM. Data Analysis: Developed $8 MM, $3 MM and $2 MM project charters used to request funding for strategic operations initiatives; responsibilities included gathering inputs, defining assumptions, and determining project metrics (e.g., IRR, NPV and DPP). Strategy: Collaborated on a cross functional team to evaluate a potential acquisition target. Developed cost of goods targets used to aid in business purchase decision. Project Engineer (5/11 – 1/13) Project Management: Oversaw the purchase, installation and validation of a $1.5 MM capital equipment purchase investment with estimated annual project savings of $1 MM. Leadership: Led office restructuring project that encompassed relocating the physical work stations of 160+ employees and budget of over $400 k. Problem Solving: Executed strategic initiative to transfer suture manufacturing to a low cost country. The scope included the transfer of 1,000+ SKUs, equipment upgrades/transfers, capacity plans and the qualification of SKUs through the new facility. Projected annual labor and fringe savings of $4 MM. Strategy: Created master site reports to effectively help senior leadership make key decisions to determine the overall manufacturing site strategy across 9 plants with a total cost of production (COP) of over $1.2 B. Report analyzed critical metrics such as plant core competencies, labor rates, labor hours and floor space allocation. Teamwork: Provided engineering support for the design, construction, and validation of a 100% ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilization facility. Project budget of $22 MM. Data Analysis: Created master sales and profit reports summarizing product family information in regards to sales volume, revenue, costs of goods sold and gross margin. Reports used as a resource to aid senior management in key strategic decisions. Associate Industrial Engineer (6/09 – 5/11) Program Management: Led a cross-functional team of 30 members supervising the design and production process of 100+ custom and new suture reorder codes through a tailored new product development process. Data Analysis: Delivered standard cost estimates, capacity analyses, line layouts, time studies, make vs. buy decisions, and cost benefit analysis. Supported $300 MM in annual sales. Software Utilization: Utilized Witness Simulation software to model all new product development manufacturing lines. Simulation models were used to quickly identify line issues and evaluate potential line improvements. HEALTHCARE INTERNSHIP & CO-OP EXPERIENCES SCHERING PLOUGH – NJ OPERATIONS, Global Supply Chain Intern, NJ BAYER - MEDRAD, Design for Gross Margin Intern, PA JOHNSON AND JOHNSON - MCNEIL, Pharmaceutical Technology Co-op, PA 5/08 – 8/08 5/07 – 8/07 5/06 – 12/06 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel Risk Solver and Witness Simulation Software. Appalachian Service Project (ASP) – rebuilt homes in the underdeveloped region of the Appalachian Mountains. Interests: Water Skiing, Rock Climbing, Behavioral Economics. Wan-Ting (Tina) Chiu 230 N. Craig St., Apt. 701, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 15213 412-515-7083 [email protected] Education Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, PA Aug. 2013 – Dec. 2014(expected) Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) GPA: 3.7 Coursework: Healthcare Information System, Data Mining, Analytics and Business Intelligence Database Management, Distributed Systems, Decision Making Under Uncertainty National Taiwan University (NTU), Taipei, Taiwan Sep. 2007 - Jun. 2011 B.S., Electrical Engineering (EE) GPA: 3.7 Work Experience Software Engineer, Yahoo!, Taipei, Taiwan (PHP, C++) Sep. 2011 - Aug. 2013 ♦ Designed and implemented mobile APIs for each subsystem in Store Market Place ♦ Developed a large-scaled customer relationship management tools in E-commerce platform. ♦ Designed and implemented EDM system, which supports scheduling, subscription and beacon. ♦ Revised e-commerce promotion. Reduced 50% round trip time. Supported increasing page views. ♦ Interviewed with users at User Night. Proposed strategies for improving systems based on the research. ♦ ♦ Devised a patent, the promotion recommendation system, which calculates the combo of products that helps buyers save more money by adding additional products. Won an invention award because of innovating a method to reduce waiting time for crowded activity by real-time and central computing system. The method was recognized as a defensive publication, entitled Real-time Critical Path Optimization System. Research Assistant, Taoyuan Mental Hospital Department of Health, Taiwan Jul. 2011 - Aug. 2011 ♦ Researched effects on Trauma Quality Improvement Program implementation in the psychiatric center ♦ Used ANOVA to analyze statistics data and interpret results. Research Experience Sensor-assisted Wireless Networks Jul. 2009 - Jun. 2011 ♦ Applied Machine Learning to AARA, 802.11 rate adaptation with the aid of an accelerometer ♦ Optimized user experience with efficient network transmission and minimized energy consumption Relevant Projects Database for a Car Rental Company (Oracle) ♦ Created database, tables and constrains that fit the company’s need. ♦ Composed queries and generated reports. Finally gave suggestions based on the outputs. Travel Planner (Android) ♦ May. 2013 Used others’ shared planning blocks to efficiently arrange your travel. Qrder – location-based online meal ordering system (JavaScript, Python) ♦ Dec. 2013 Jun. 2011 Integrated Google Map and supported group buying related functions by users’ Facebook Accounts. Skills Programming Languages and Tools: C/C++, PHP, Java, R, MATLAB, MySQL, Oracle, MS Office PHILIP CYNN 1 Bayard Road #33 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 U.S. Citizen (615) 574 – 8631 [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 05/2014 H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management GPA: 3.42 Master of Science in Healthcare Policy and Management - Concentrations: Information Technology and Operations; Data Analytics Relevant Courses: Health Care Geographical Information Systems, Healthcare Information Systems, Management Science I & II, Database Management, Business Process Modeling, Capstone Project, Introduction to Supply Chain and Management Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mellon College of Science Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Minor in Business Administration 05/2011 EXPERIENCES Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) for Professor Wilpen Gorr ! Introduction to Database Management ! Helped over 150 students learn the basics of database management and the use of Microsoft Access ! Geographical Information Systems ! Helping students learn the basics and use of ArcGIS to develop the skills to map and use spatial analysis 08/2013 – Present 08/2013 – 12/2013 01/2013 – Present Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 03/2013 – Present GIS Analyst ! Managed a team of three in the Pittsburgh Girl Study to map alcohol, narcotic, and tobacco usage amongst girls in the Pittsburgh area, utilizing ArcGIS to determine observable demographic correlations ! Created density maps to determine hotspots between usage and neighborhoods of girls ! Executed a strategic plan to analyze the spatial distribution consisting of different variables (i.e. different usage frequency, age, race) 08/2013 – 12/2013 MITRE Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Project Manager ! Led team of five as pro-bono consultants to determine the importance of pre-existing data on an aggregate level using data mining tools within various social media channels and its influence on helping providers have better physician-patient engagement ! Determined a distinct gap between providers and patients by creating an open and closed dictionary of the patient and clinical community ! Developed a methodology to determine the viability of any site based on whether it contains meaningful clinical data to help be the initial step in researching this distinct gap especially in the lexicon difference to ultimately provide better health outcomes Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 05/2013 – 08/2013 Quality Improvement IT Intern ! Designed and created database management analytics, optimizing large datasets, using development tools, MONAHRQ and CKAN ! Developed a prototype database website using Python language within the software development tool CKAN ! Implemented a GIS (Geographic Information System) analysis for HIV/AIDS patients in Pennsylvania and mapped trends across the state ! Delivered a report to determine a national hub for Legionella research and identify healthcare providers in preparing against an outbreak IMS Health Consulting, Seoul, South Korea Research Analyst Intern ! Optimized information on generic drug competition in European countries, concentrating on France, Germany, United Kingdom, and Italy ! Analyzed the observed trends from price cut policies on a company and market level ! Researched price cut policies, including price capping, reference pricing, and global budgeting ! Composed condensed reports on how pharmaceutical regulations change the competition for generic firms and brand name producers 10/2011 SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS Teredesai, McCann and Associates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 05/2013 – 08/2013 ! Analyzed over 10 years of kidney disease patient data (n=426) to determine the average creatinine doubling time and any significant trends between stage in kidney disease and creatinine doubling time ! Validated hypothesis skewed data correlation between creatinine doubling time and progression in kidney disease ! Determined the different creatinine doubling time at different stages in kidney disease to aid in disease management Health Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College 01/2013 – 05/2013 ! Co-led group of five to create a Decision Support System (DSS) in determining the optimal type of exercise given personal, geographic, and health constraints for chronic diseases along with maintenance care criterions to track progress towards goal ! Created a database utilizing Microsoft Access to develop a user-friendly, personalized, and efficient interface to aid in portraying the necessary information for the end-user of the application to provide a personalized workout regime and possible exercise activities SKILLS / INTERESTS ! Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Visio, ArcGIS, SQL, SPSS, Oracle’s BPM Suite 11gR1, Oracle Database 11g ! Languages: Korean (Fluent) ! Interests: Basketball, Golf, Cooking, Traveling Sanchi Datt 5852 Bartlett Street, Apt# 2R, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217 (909) 289-0442 [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/sanchidatt Education Academic Projects Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA May 2014 Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management An interdisciplinary program integrating graduate coursework from Tepper School of Business, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, and Mellon College of Science Medtronic, Project Manager (Capstone Project) Manage a team of 9 members to develop and integrate a short and longterm market entry strategy into MDT’s pre-exiting balloon kyphoplasty commercialization strategy for the ASC marketplace Amity University, Noida, India Bachelors in Biotechnology – First division Jun 2012 Relevant Coursework \ Tepper School of Business: Product Management, Brand Strategy, Marketing Management, Financial Accounting, Managerial Economics Heinz School of Public Policy: Project Management, Management Science, Business Process Modeling, Healthcare Marketing Mellon College of Science: New Technologies and Future Markets, Applied Molecular & Cell Biology, Principles of Biotechnology Professional Experience Rinovum® Women’s Health, Pittsburgh, PA Strategy Consultant Sep2013 – Oct 2013 Interviewing pharmacists to understand their insights on new product adoption by patients Analyzing the dynamics between the pharmacist and the patient to study their influence on patients’ purchase decision Synthesized a market positioning strategy for OTC penetration product launch into national retail pharmacies for The Stork® GlaxoSmithKline, Parsippany, NJ Consumer Healthcare Intern May 2013 – Aug 2013 Conducted interviews with consumers to analyze the factors that influence their buying behavior towards antacids Spearheaded market research to gather consumer insights for the different antacid brands in the market Communicated with R&D and internal teams to elicit the business and scientific needs for the development of the GI Health module Developed a competitive landscape to recommend the pricing strategy for the portfolio antacid brands Designed a module to facilitate the commercial team in formulating sales and marketing strategies for their portfolio brands, TUMS and ENO Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, Pittsburgh, PA Market Analyst Intern Sep 2012 - May 2013 Conducted feasibility study to assess growth opportunities in the $127B Medical Device industry by developing micro and macro maps Analyzed market data and created business intelligence reports on competitive landscape, and market trends for Life Sciences and Health IT industries Identified market opportunities for numerous Pittsburgh based small and midsized companies in the Medical Device space Presented results with detailed market segmentation and recommendations to the senior management Analyze existing customer interpretation of offerings, potential value-added wants for the Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) and design a service offering that would differentiate MDT from its competitors Healthcare Marketing, Market Analyst Simulated an end-to-end strategic plan for branding and launching a new company using finances worth $7M Developed strategic and tactical plans for increasing product awareness and brand development Prepared the action plan for geographic expansion, advertising and pricing for different brands of the company Bristol-Myers Squibb, Student Consultant Analyzed client’s requirement to provide strategic recommendations to reduce the time for clinical drug trials Developed novel business models for accelerated discovery and commercialization of drugs by lowering costs, mitigating risk, and expanding market opportunities Skills Tools/Applications: Sawtooth Conjoint Software, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), Microsoft Project, Oracle BPM suite, Excel Solver Honors and Activities MSBTM Merit Scholar Finalist for McGinnis Venture Competition 2014 Organized the Innovation in Healthcare Technology Conference 2013 Member of the Tepper Bio-Pharma and Healthcare Club, Heinz Healthcare Club Organized an annual event “Green Initiatives – Reduction in Environmental Pollution” in India TENZIN DECHEN 5424 Fifth Avenue, #306 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 617-306-1806 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Master of Business Administration – MBA Concentrations: Finance, Economics, Management and Strategy Honors: Forté Fellow Scholarship Clubs: Biopharma & Healthcare, Graduate Finance Association (Executive member) DELHI UNIVERSITY Master of Finance and Control Bachelor of Commerce Membership: Alumni Network Group, Sports Club Honors: Merit Scholarship Pittsburgh, PA 5/15 Delhi, India 4/06 4/03 PASSED ALL FOUR SECTIONS OF CPA EXAM EXPERIENCE JP MORGAN CHASE Fund Accounting Analyst Boston, MA 04/10 – 07/13 Portfolio Valuation and Financial Forecasting: Collaborated with Portfolio Managers on a daily basis to calculate the Net Asset Value of multibillion dollar funds. Used Bloomberg, DTC and VBA tools to forecast the impact of stock market activities on the funds. Monitored Index changes and corporate actions to price the funds. Global Cross Functional Team Work: Coordinated key periodic tasks among reconciliation team, financial reporting team and fund administration team across the globe. Business Strategy: Collaborated with technology team in building a portfolio valuation tool. Conducted end-to-end testing of the tool. Identified defects in the tool and worked with technology team in fixing those defects. Increased productivity by 20% after deployment. Problem Solving: Guided the team through problem solving techniques to identify process inefficiencies. Played key role in implementation of Lean in the organization. Represented the team in the company wide “Brite-idea Forum” as the Problem Solving Champion and shared best practices with other client teams. Recognition: JP Morgan Chase Management Award (twice), Career head of JP Morgan ASPIRE (an employee network group for Asian Pacific Islanders) FEENAN FINANCIAL GROUP Assistant Tax Preparer: Prepared taxes in adherence to US tax laws. Quincy, MA 01/10 – 04/10 JP MORGAN CHASE Fund Accounting Specialist Mumbai, India 5/06-08/08 Leadership: Supervised a team of 8 accountants. Reviewed and approved multicurrency cash reconciliation. Designed training and development plan for team to ensure continuous development. Mentored the team. Quantitative Analysis: Analyzed volatility and correlation among number of transactions of different fund groups and identified synergies in merging different teams. Conducted research on root causes of cash breaks between fund accounting and custody and highlighted those root causes with possible solutions to senior management. Project Management: Assumed full responsibility for setting up a reconciliation team for 80 Australian funds. Drafted Standard Operating Procedure. Partnered with Risk team in implementing control points in the process. Recognition: Above and Beyond Award, Coordinated JP Morgan corporate responsibility initiative for HOBT (a non-profit organization which runs orphanage and day care centers in Mumbai) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SOS TIBETAN SCHOOL: Dehradun, India, 06/03-08/04 Volunteer Teacher: taught fifth grade mathematics and science LANGUAGES: Tibetan (Fluent), Hindi (Fluent) and French (Elementary) VOLUNTEER WORK: tutored English and basic job skills to new immigrants at Jewish Vocational Service in Boston U. S. Citizen Aimee DeLuca 156 Richard Dr. Glenshaw PA 15116 (412) 726-7539 [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Dual Master of Science Biomedical Engineering (Practicum Option) Engineering and Technology Innovation Management Expected graduation May 2014 Graduate Coursework: BME: Introduction to Molecular Biomaterials, Engineering Molecular Cell Biology, Nanoparticles, Medical Devices, Biotechnology Industry Structure and Strategy, Inventive Problem Solving in Biomed Engineering E&TIM: The Strategy and Management of Technological Innovation, Decision Tools for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship, Managerial and Engineering Economics, Principles and Practices of R&D Management, Managing and Leading R&D Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences May 2011 - GPA: 3.4/4.0 Minors in Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry; Option in Neuroscience Mellon College of Science Dean's List: Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010 RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE Falcon Genomics Inc. Pittsburgh, PA Intern / Research Assistant (May 2011 – August 2012, June 2013 – August 2013) Received human breast cancer tumor tissue and extracted and cultured the cells. Grew the cells with different siRNAs, imaged the cells, and analyzed the image data to see the effect of the siRNAs. Performed and analyzed the gene expression of the tissue and cells to identify a novel method for classifying the samples and determining the response to Tamoxifen treatment. PUBLICATION Abbud-Antaki R, Marhefka J, DeLuca A, Zuromskis M (2012). The Cancer BioChip System: A Functional Genomic Assay for Anchorage-Independent Three-Dimensional Breast Cancer Cell Growth. Hormones and Cancer.3:261-270. ACADEMIC PROJECTS Gaming Glove Process Modeling Decision Tools for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship (Spring 2013) Performed, along with a group of students, the production modeling, cost modeling, and demand modeling of a new gaming glove stemming from a technology developed in the Soft Machines Lab at CMU to make recommendations on improving the production process. Business Model Development for Regenerative Medicine Biotechnology Industry Structure and Strategy (Spring 2013) Developed with a group of students a business model canvas for the commercialization of regenerative medicine technologies that are developed from the research at the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Institute Effects of Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on Differentiated C2C12 cells Experimental Cell and Developmental Biology (Spring 2010) Designed and executed, along with another student, an experiment to test the effects of DHT on mouse myoblast cells Temporal Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis of the 16s ribosomal subunit Experimental Techniques in Molecular Biology (Fall 2009) Designed and tested, along with another student, a procedure to extract, amplify, and analyze a gene from soil samples so the procedure could be used in a program for CMU first year students GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Hunt Library, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Circulation Supervisor (Sept 2010 – present) Manage and delegate work to Work Study students, train new employees TECHNICAL SKILLS Laboratory Skills: Cell culture, PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA / RNA isolation and purification, IVT, immunohistochemistry, human genome arrays Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, MATLAB, Java, Sawtooth, Image J, microarray analysis software TYLER J. DESCHAMPS 914 Kennebec St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 724.831.8808 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS / HEINZ COLLEGE Master of Business Administration – MBA GRE Quant: 780/800 Concentrations: Strategy, Marketing Clubs: BioPharma and Healthcare, Net Impact, Organizational Leadership Master of Science in Public Policy and Management – MSPPM Concentrations: Policy Analysis and Social Entrepreneurship DUKE UNIVERSITY, DIVINITY SCHOOL Master of Theological Studies (focus in Ethics) GPA: 3.9/4.0 Honors: Summa cum Laude Graduate, Ray C. Petry Full Tuition Merit Scholarship Pittsburgh, PA 08/15 05/15 Durham, NC 05/13 FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY Steubenville, OH Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Philosophy GPA: 3.9/4.0 05/11 Honors: Summa cum Laude Graduate, Departmental Award in Theology, Academic Honors Society EXPERIENCE THE HILL GROUP, INC. Carnegie, PA Associate (11/13 – Present) Consulting Intern (05/11 – 08/11) Research Intern (05/10 – 08/10) Analytical Thinking: Analyzed potential merger of two non-profit organizations. Each needed 50% reduction in operations cost to ensure future stability. Financial, infrastructural, and human resources aspects were considered and a successful merger was attained. Innovative Thinking: Created portfolio of 12 potential new or adjusted service offerings for a non-profit organization to become long-term sustainable. Drew from research into best practices and creative solutions of similar organizations. Assisted in implementation of the solutions chosen by client. Strategic and Business Planning: Collaborated on project encompassing the strategic and business planning of a major professional sports franchise. Partnered with local lower level organizations to grow the team’s brand and sport in the area. Successful plan became leading model for other franchises in the league. Market Research: Conducted 100% of research for a project in the healthcare industry. Determined the viability of upgrade and expansion of a medical simulation center for a local healthcare provider and explored potential financial impact. Developed actionable recommendation that the client pursued successfully. Communication: Conversed with representatives at over 20 major organizations in the healthcare industry to gather data on executive benefits. Carried out analysis on the data to compare positions and companies. Created report for distribution amidst the participants for performance measurement and benchmarking purposes. LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. Canonsburg, PA Internship - Assistant Project Manager (05/13-08/13) Problem Solving: Identified problems with existing delivery process and developed potential solutions with buy-in from key stakeholders. Implemented new system and began to manage 100% of deliveries from approximately 10 vendors for multimillion dollar project. Reduced problematic issues by 90%. Process Improvement: Revamped process of distributing vital information to project managers by systematizing collection of design updates from the project owner. Given these updates, aided in development of reasoned responses to owner’s deadline concerns. Saved approximately 500 project manager hours over life of the project. Cross-Functional Leadership: Spearheaded team of 40+ foremen and 3 safety representatives to analyze the existing process for ensuring jobsite safety. Determined deficiencies and possible paths forward. Developed and implemented a solution customized to each crew while not overly burdensome to the safety representatives. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Volunteering: Teaching/Tutoring, Appalachia Service Trips Activities: Case Competitions, Study Abroad, Intramural Soccer and Basketball, Golf Interests: Sports Analytics, Cooperative Businesses, Writing Languages: Ancient Latin, Ancient Greek Matthew T. DiFiore 113 Lansdowne Dr., Moon Township, PA 15108 412-427-9275 | [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College, Pittsburgh, PA Candidate, Master of Science in Public Policy and Management, May 2015 Relevant Courses: Applied Economic Analysis, Intermediate Empirical Methods, Introduction to Database Management, Health Systems, Applied Econometrics, Program Evaluation University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Bachelor of Arts, History and Political Science, Dec. 2011, Magna Cum Laude Study Abroad Program, Wuhan University, Hubei Province, China, 2010 GPA: 3.694/4.0 Honors Thesis: “Great Power Peace: Why the Peace Between the Song and Liao Dynasties Lasted Over Hundred Years” Year-long project that involved reading numerous books and academic papers and synthesizing that information into a coherent argument RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Professor Amelia Haviland - Research Assistant Assist with research on high deductible health care plans Examine measures of health care spending in MEPS and CMS Benchmark internal data using MEPS and CMS data Researching Medicaid and the health insurance exchanges. Assist with quick fact searches and quick edits Conduct Basic quantitative analysis 8/13-Present Assistant Professor Daniela Donno - Research Assistant 1/09-4/09 Assisted Professor Daniela Donno with her research on international democracy promotion Evaluated key words to determine if election monitoring occurred and its effect Gained experience in researching using a database and coding results in a spread sheet Required to submit research results on a biweekly basis WORK EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Councilman William Peduto - Intern Conducted policy research Screened incoming calls and record messages Assisted with constituency services 6/13-8/13 Organizing for America - Field Organizer Balanced multiple priorities in a fast paced environment Organized and managed community volunteer teams Entered data from voter contact activities 5/12-11/12 Bob Casey for Senate - Finance Intern Researched contribution history to identify possible donors Provided support to Deputy Finance Directors during fundraising events Assisted senior staff with data entry and organizational matters 5/11-11/11 Awards/ Honors: Eagle Scout, Dean’s List Fall 2008, Spring 2010 – Fall 2011 Computer Skills: Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SQL, and STATA CHIYU DONG Gender: Male Address: 5624 5th AVE Apt C8. Pittsburgh PA 15232 Telephone: (412)-230-6993 E-mail : [email protected] ; [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University 2012-present; Mechanical Engineering Master of Engineering, Tsinghua University 2008-2012; Department of Precision Instrumentation and Mechanology, Bachelor of Engineering RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2013---Robot Boat Navigation (Vision part) Advisor: Prof John M Dolan 2013---Vision Based Automobile Localization Advisor: Prof John M Dolan 2013---IVUS plaque 3D segmentation algorithm design using ITK Advisor: Dr. John Galeotti. CMU 2012---CT Image Analysis (Segmentation). Advisor: Prof. Jessica Zhang. CMU; 2012---PVDF medical pulse sensor and analysis system design. Advisor: Prof. Peng Wang. THU; 2011---Remote control purchasing robot based on MCU Advisor: Prof Ying Liu THU; PUBLICATION Accurate Cirrhosis Identification with Wrist-Pulse Data for Mobile Healthcare (sensor part) mHealthSys '12 Proceedings of the Second ACM Workshop on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services for HealthCare. Article No. 6 RELATED SKILLS Knowledge and experience about computer vision, Knowledge of machine learning, data structure and algorithm design. Hands on ability of C/C++, Python and MATLAB. Open Source software experience : OpenCV, ITK and OpenGL. Experience of MCU (MSP430), FPGA and embedded system design. Shravan Duvvuri 5300 Fifth Avenue, Apt #B2, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, 412-265-8510, [email protected] Education Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College, Pittsburgh, PA May 2014 Master of Information Systems Management GPA: 3.62 Relevant Coursework: Programming in Java Data Structures and Algorithms Distributed Systems Data Mining Principles of Finance and Accounting Database Management National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur, India May 2010 Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology GPA: 8.37/10 Academic Projects Independent Study cum Research Assistantship - Healthcare Informatics, CMU Sep 2013 - Present Implementing K-Nearest Neighbors algorithm for medical reconciliation web application to identify missing prescriptions Optimized prediction rate of missing drugs from medication data set comprising more than 13000 patients and 6500 medicines Object Oriented Analysis and Design (Option Pricer Web Application) Oct 2013 – Dec 2013 Documented Software Requirements Specification and implemented a fully functional software, working on all stages of SDLC Social Media Analytics - General Electric Transportation (GET), CMU Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 Examined data from client database, live channels, and implemented ‘social score’ algorithm for measuring virtual media usage Recommended a social media strategy based on key data points, leveraging social in a B2B environment to augment sales Distributed Systems, CMU Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 Projects focused on Java RMI, Web Services, Cryptography, Hadoop & MapReduce, Dynamic web applications on Google App Engine, Android application, Screen Scraping and MVC architecture based Servlet programming Data Warehouse Modeling and Implementation - Yahoo! Music Data, CMU Aug 2013 - Oct 2013 Modeled and implemented star schema based data warehouse that performed ETL operations for 1 million user rating records. Performed OLAP cube analysis in SSAS to exploit avenues for price discrimination based on user preferences and demography Professional Experience Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd – Programmer Aug 2010 – May 2013 Project - COMET AMS, Pune, India May 2012 - Apr 2013 Implemented a customized transport workflow, that ensured software compliance and reduced migration faults by 90 % Created and mapped system roles based on functional and business specifications that secured data access Deployed Segregation of Duty (SOD) check program in system that prevented conflicting role assignments to system users Configured ERP framework for consistent and secure data transfer between business unit repositories Managed user master data for over 60000 users spread across 4 landscapes complying with audit guidelines Supervised infrastructure of over 50 SAP systems and application servers ensuring high performance and availability Project - Merck, Singapore Jul 2011 - Apr 2012 Configured operation modes in system analyzing performance metrics, which decreased average job wait time by 2.5 hours Designed and deployed a standardized printer network at application and Windows level across 3 plants at client site Coordinated with functional team to resolve the cancelled jobs, decreasing average batch processing time by 15 % Tested the Business Continuity Plan from client site before the Go Live phase of project Project - Schering Plough, Pune, India Aug 2010 - Jun 2011 Performed requirement analysis and successfully implemented SAP ECC on Oracle database Analyzed SQL traces and tuned them that optimized query performance by 30% Carnegie Mellon University - Research Assistant Aug 2013 – Oct 2013 Analyzed the impact of social media and applicant’s background on hiring trends across 4000 companies in United States Contributed in documentation of research thesis, that was published at Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Technical Skills Programming: Databases: Software: Others: Java, C, C++, Python, SQL, MVC, JSP, Servlets, JMS, Web Services, ABAP Oracle DB, Microsoft SQL Server SAP, Oracle 11g Express, SAS, BMC Remedy, Oracle BPM Suite 11G Requirement Analysis, Technical and Functional specifications, UML Diagrams Honors and Awards Carnegie Mellon University Merit Scholarship holder, CMU SAP Certified Basis Technology Analyst (Oracle Database), Bangalore, India Best New Comer Award, Cognizant, Pune, India 2013-2014 2012 2011 SHAO-CHUAN (TED) FANG 5701 Centre Avenue, Apt 703 Pittsburgh, PA 15206 [email protected] (862)222-7630 OBJECTIVE Seeking a full time position in the field of Mechanical Engineering which utilizes my academic studies, analytical skills, and proficiency in CAD software for product design and development EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, December 2013 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, May 2013 Overall GPA: 3.88/4.0 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Hsinchu, Taiwan Intern, Summer 2013 •Analyzed experimental data using Taguchi’s Quality Engineering and made recommendations for future improvement on yield rate •Monitored and updated machine performance Acellent Technologies, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA Intern, Summer 2011 •Created 3-D models using SolidWorks for commercial purposes, project proposals as visual aids, and material manufactures for dimensions and shapes clarifications •Assisted on experiment set up and series of data acquisitions for a project on aircraft panel •Researched and ordered materials online for project experiments PROJECTS Machine Learning Project Fall 2013 •Developed a program to perform character recognition on scanned document using the method of Principle Component Analysis (PCA) Car Seat Handle Release Design Fall 2013 •Designed a car seat handle release mechanism for an existing seat product using Autodesk Inventor •Generated bill of materials (BOM) and engineering drawing for designed parts •Improved and optimized the design based on finite element analysis (FEA) and dynamic simulation Product Analysis for Aquion Energy Spring 2013 •Performed production analysis and demand analysis on a section of Aquion Energy’s product •Provided recommendations on future productions of the product CAD Collision Detection Project Spring 2013 •Constructed a program that takes objects in triangular meshes with defined motions and performed collision detection tests between each object Senior Capstone Design Project Fall 2012 •Researched and identified opportunities in dishwashing system •Designed a new conceptual device based on stakeholders’ needs from market research •Performed designed for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) •Constructed and tested prototypes for proofs of concepts and presented at Senior Design Exposition The Swinging Gripper Project Spring 2012 •Designed, performed preliminary analysis, and fabricated a robotic gripper comprised of custom and catalog components to grab and hold the ball under static and dynamic conditions •Manufactured parts, ordered catalog components and assembled them LEADERSHIP RELEVANT COURSES SKILLS ACTIVITIES & HONORS Board Member, Taiwanese Student Association Fall 2009 – Spring 2012 •Hosted on campus and off campus events such as Culture Night and holiday parties Introduction to CAD/ CAE Tools AI and Machine Learning for Engineering Design Engineering Design II: Conceptualization and Realization Mathematical Techniques in Engineering Decision Tools for Engineering Design Computer-Aided Design Software: Microsoft Office, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Simulation, SolidWorks, MATLAB, Java Machines: Lathes, Drill Press, Milling, Band Saw Languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese Pi Tau Sigma International Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, Fall 2011 – Spring 2013 College of Engineering Dean’s List, Fall’09, Spring’10, Fall’10, Fall’11, Spring’12, Fall’12, Spring’13 Taiwanese Student Association, Fall 2009 – Spring 2012 Booth building competition - First place in the independent category, Spring 2010, 2011 ZACK FOGELMAN 419 East End Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15221 512.694.5474 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Master of Business Administration – MBA GMAT: 720/800 Concentrations: Marketing, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship Awards: Robert J. Blume Memorial Scholarship Leadership: Vice President, Marketing – Sports Business Club Memberships: Business & Technology Club, Golf Club, Marketing Club, Net Impact UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Bachelor of Science in Advertising, Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies Sequences: Interactive Media, Media, Corporate Communication Pittsburgh, PA 05/15 Austin, TX 07/03 EXPERIENCE BIG TEN NETWORK Chicago, IL Digital Account Executive (07/12 – 06/13) 01/10 – 06/13 Integrated Sales Associate (01/10 – 06/12) Digital Sales and Business Development: Developed and maintained relationships with digital agencies, accounts, and decision-makers throughout the Midwest. Resulted in increasing digital media sales revenue for three consecutive years: +37% in FY ’11, +28% in FY ’12 and +74% in FY ’13. Market Strategy: Created and executed digital strategy based on market changes, trends and emerging opportunities. Recognized opportunity to introduce new digital, social, video and mobile advertising platforms in order to meet users’ needs. Resulted in new direction for digital strategy which is still being executed today. Growth Opportunities: Recognized opportunity to significantly increase advertising inventory in order to fuel sales. Identified and created collaboration with 18 fan and official school athletic sites to establish long-standing partnerships. Resulted in launch of the Big Ten Digital Network, increasing access to unique visitors and sellable inventory by 700%. Analytical Evaluation: Routinely conducted marketing analytics. Compiled and analyzed advertising KPIs in order to ensure impactful delivery. Resulted in recommending optimizations to clients’ plans in order to increase campaign performances. OMD WORLDWIDE Chicago, IL Digital Media Strategist (08/08 – 01/09) 08/08 – 01/09 Client Impact: Created strong client relationships and served as primary digital strategist on H&R Block and Pier 1 accounts; managed campaign budgets ranging from $50K to $3.2MM. Resulted in 15% increased reach with 30% reduction in funding. Market Strategy: Developed and optimized interactive media plans including display, mobile and video, based on client objectives and measured against specific key performance indicators such as site activity and cost per lead Teamwork: Managed relationships between stakeholders and groups involved in campaign operations, ranging from planning to ad operations to analytics; resulted in efficiencies in day to day functions NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS Austin, TX International Webcast and Multimedia Coordinator 10/05 – 07/08 Project Management: Managed and coordinated planning, production and promotion of 10-15 monthly interactive demos and webcasts; resulted in average quarter over quarter increased in leads of 105%. Innovative Thinking: Took initiative to learn how to design, create and execute a database using PHP and MySQL. Developed application facilitating systems migration including audit, organization and transfer of data. Resulted in company-wide adoption and a timely, successful launch. Internal Marketing: Rebranded multimedia program company-wide. Initiated relationships with stakeholders throughout the company and developed a highly-visible and effective marketing solution. Resulted in increased awareness and 18% increase in operating budget. International Relations: Led effort to establish best practices and train branches world-wide. Led to increased localization rate of launch-related multimedia in eight languages from 9% to 100% of goal. Unique Things I’ve Experienced Traveled to 25 countries ● Met Mickey Mantle ● Kissed the Stanley Cup ● Obtained Advanced SCUBA certification in the Great Barrier Reef ● Played The Old Course at St. Andrews ● Skydived and Bungee Jumped ● Heli-hiked a glacier in New Zealand ● Wore a kilt in a wedding in Scotland ● Attended a Super Bowl and World Series Jing Gao CONTACT INFO Email: [email protected], [email protected] Phone: 412-961-1939 5931 Nicholson Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217 OBJECTIVE To obtain an intern position in Software Engineer or Data Analyst in Summer 2014 EDUCATION Master of Science in Computer Science, specialized in Very Large Information Systems (MSIT-VLIS) Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA § Advisor: Prof. Garth Gibson § QPA: 3.80/4.0 GRADUATE COURSES Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Advanced Storage Systems, Data Systems Studio Multimedia DB & Data Mining, Search Engine & Web Mining, Database Applications PROJECTS Retrieval engines Indri/BM25, on Wikipedia corpus indexed by Lucene • Support for operators/fields, structured queries, automatic query expansion 09/2013–12/2014 (Expected) Collaborative filtering for movie recommendation, based on Netflix movie ratings • Model-based (online), or memory-based (offline) • KNN search on cosine/PCC/kernel similarities between users or movies SoundHound for insects, telling the species of insects by mining UCR sound clips • Euclidean/cosine/cepstral/time-wrarping distances after DFT on time series • Dimension reduction with SVD/MDScaling/FastMap, outlier detection with LOF Simplified DFS & MapReduce facilities, implemented on Andrew File System • Parallelism/concurrency, scheduling, replication, failure recovery • Programming API, I/O interface, configuration & management tools RMI facility along with remote stub compiler, implemented following Java RMI Tweets analytics web service for intense hybrid queries, using AWS auto-scaling & InnoDB Language auto-completion based on Wikipedia N-Gram statistics stored in HBase WORK EXPERIENCE SKILLS RERC-APT, CMU Robotics Institute, Pittsburgh, PA Software Developer, working on crowdsourcing transportation application 01/2014–present To-Dream Online Marketing & Consulting Co., Beijing, China Software Engineer, working on iOS development & augmented reality 09/2011–08/2013 UCLA GEOG/GIS Lab, Los Angeles, CA Research Assistant, working on simulation of surface processes & carbon cycle 09/2010–08/2011 Experienced in Java, Objective-C, Fortran, Python, SQL, Matlab Familiar with C, C++, C#, VBA, Perl, PHP, Bash, Assembly, LaTeX Nicholas MacGregor Garcia 4609 Bayard St. #37 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ♦ Telephone: (925) 984-5693 ♦ [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College of Management August 2013-December 2014 (Expected) Master of Information Systems Management G.P.A. 3.8 Coursework: Data Mining, Distributed Systems, PhD level Machine Learning, DBMS/SQL Projects: Data Visualization of Gross National Happiness, Android App for rating courses at Heinz College University of California, Berkeley August 2008-December 2012 Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Dean’s Honors TECHNICAL SKILLS Java, R, SQL, JMP, Tableau, Matlab, HTML, Python, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, SQLite EXPERIENCE Intel Corporation, Chandler, AZ Engineer January-July 2013 Applied statistical analysis and SQL queries to identify trends and decrease production stoppages Communicated with management and technicians to design and disseminate new best practices Improved maintenance and reporting to reduce variation by more than 50% UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Researcher March-December 2012 Designed and performed randomized experiments, analyzed data in JMP and Excel, and presented findings Developed thin-film metal-oxides for use in medical devices and printed electronics Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Martinez, CA Engineering Intern January-June 2011 Solved engineering problems quickly, ensuring quick turnaround Managed relationships with customers and contractors to expand recycled water infrastructure Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA Researcher November 2009-November 2010 Designed experiments to develop materials for LEDs and Photovoltaics in a self-directed environment Built laboratory space from scratch by gathering information from staff scientists Peking University Beijing, China Green Energy Researcher June-August 2010 Improved conversion of syngas to liquid fuel, reducing waste methane by 81% Adapted to language and cultural differences in China to become part of a successful lab team LEADERSHIP Concord Youth Center, Concord, CA Math and Science Tutor Conveyed complex information to failing students, leading many of them to get A’s March-June 2011 Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Berkeley, CA Treasurer, Risk Management, and Academic Chair November 2009-November 2010 Initiated and budgeted for activities such as Adopt-a-School and Professor Dinners Traveled to regional conferences to interface with other fraternity leaders Hispanic Engineers and Scientists, Berkeley, CA Recruitment Officer May-December 2010 Organized an event bringing together professors, labs, and 12 engineering clubs to outreach to over 120 local teenagers about opportunities in engineering LANGUAGES Portuguese (professional proficiency), Spanish and Mandarin Chinese (conversational proficiency) ACTIVITIES & PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Steel City Codefest, CMU Product Management Club, Heinz Consulting Club, Heinz Analytics Club, Heinz Forum SACNAS, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Kyle B. Gracey Baker Hall 129 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 [email protected] (814) 659-2405 EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA Ph.D. candidate in Engineering and Public Policy | Expected December 2017 Advisors: Dr. Meagan Mauter, Dr. Inês Azevedo, Dr. Elisabeth Casman Coursework: Engineering Optimization, Climate and Energy Decision Making, Hierarchical Linear Models Select Awards: ∙ Carnegie Institute of Technology Dean's Fellowship | 2013 ∙ U.S. Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship | 2013 The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL M.S. with Honors in Environmental Science and Public Policy | June 2010 Physical Sciences Division: Geophysical Sciences Department | Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies Select Awards: ∙ American Society for Public Administration Outstanding Graduate Student | 2009 ∙ Irving B. Harris Fellowship (full tuition & $10,000) | 2007 & 2008 ∙ U.S. Government Presidential Management Fellowship (top 5% score among winners) | 2009 ∙ Global Observatory Young Expert (delegate to Copenhagen climate negotiations) | 2009 ∙ Leadership in Chicago Fellowship | 2007–2008 Coursework: Environmental Economics ∙ Advanced Topics in Environmental Economics ∙ Survey Research Methodology ∙ Finance ∙ Program Evaluation ∙ Advanced Statistics 1 & 2 ∙ International Trade Economics ∙ Political Economy ∙ Advanced Microeconomics ∙ Energy and Energy Policy ∙Applied Geographic Information Systems and Statistics ∙ Geographic Information Systems ∙ Organizational Theory ∙ Credit Analysis & Debt Management ∙ International Environmental Law ∙ Administrative & Regulatory Law ∙ Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry ∙ Chemical Oceanography ∙ Species in the Fossil Record ∙ Climate Dynamics ∙ Climate Modeling Teaching Assistant: Energy and Energy Policy ∙ Environmental Economics Research Group: Environment, Agriculture and Food Project: Modeled Eutrophication Impacts of Somali Sorghum Fertilization Thesis: Green Jobs: Who Benefits? Demographic Forecasting of Job Creation in U.S. Green Jobs Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY B.S. cum laude in Economics and Science, Technology, & Society (Ecological Economics) | June 2006 B.S. cum laude in Biochemistry/Biophysics | June 2006 Select Awards: ∙ Harry S. Truman Scholarship ($30,000 U.S. government award for graduate study) | March 2005 ∙ Edward J. Holstein Memorial Award for Excellence in Economics | June 2006 ∙ Phalanx inductee (Rensselaer’s highest honor society (declined)) | May 2006 ∙ Founders Award of Excellence (nominated by faculty for overall achievement) | October 2005 ∙ Claire and Roland Schmitt Leadership Scholarship | September 2005 ∙ Spotlight Alumni, Washington D.C. Chapter, Alumni Association | Spring 2011 Thesis : Characterization and Hypothesis Testing of Alleged Political Interference in U.S. Government Science The American University | Washington, DC | Field practicum in Brazilian Amazon International Environment and Development program | August 2003–December 2003 EMPLOYMENT Carnegie Mellon University | Graduate Research Assistant | Pittsburgh, PA | 06/2013-present Laboratories: Water and Energy Efficiency for the Environment; Center for Climate and Energy Decision Making Army National Guard | Commissioned Officer Candidate (Specialist) | Oakland, CA; Pittsburgh, PA | 10/2012-present Security Clearance: Secret Climate Action Network – International | Bonn, Germany; Bangkok, Thailand; Doha, Qatar ECO Editor | 05/2012-06/2013 ∙ History of CAN Author | 06/2013–present • Editor-in-chief and layout manager of daily policy newsletter at the United Nations climate change negotiations for an international network of more than 700 organizations • Produced 24 2- and 4-page issues, increasing lobbying power with government negotiators, and media impact, of network • Pioneered new distribution channels and publication formats, and formed several partnerships to expand into established distribution channels, growing readership by more than 50% • Writing comprehensive history of the international network, interviewing more than 50 leaders Global Footprint Network | Oakland, CA Research Scientist | 06/2011–12/2012 ∙ Science Coordinator | 01/2012–12/2012 ∙ Interim Communications Manager | 10/2011–01/2012 • Project Manager for 5 projects with combined budgets of approximately $200,000 • Developed more than a dozen suggested improvements to organization's scientific methodology, and conceived and co-developed analytical tool to evaluate and automate reporting of impacts of consumption and population changes on results • Gave 10 external presentations in 3 countries, representing organization to both technical (e.g. scientific conference and United Nations Statistics meeting) and public (e.g. high school students) audiences • Overhauled personal footprint calculator licensing system, recovering about $10,000/year in lost revenue • By third month, additionally assigned Interim Communications Manager, managing all interactions with media, in addition to existing responsibilities of helping to develop messaging and giving interviews to media (print, online, radio, television) • After six months, promoted to include Science Coordinator responsibilities, compiling data and constructing resource leveling system for department and overseeing project coordination process for organization, tracking and reporting to management team monthly on the performance of all projects, allowing for targeted action on problem projects and opportunities for onsale and resale • Restarted, improved, and managed internship program, increasing research capacity and supervising 5 interns. Received universally positive reviews from interns. Gade Environmental Group, LLC. | Science & Environment Consultant | Chicago, IL | 03/2010–03/2011 • With President, evaluated scientific projects for a major research laboratory to recommend new funding sources and partners/clients, expanding lab’s contribution to public and private science The White House – Communications Office of the Vice President | Speechwriting | Washington, DC | 09/2010–01/2011 • Wrote or co-wrote about one dozen speeches for Vice President Joseph Biden • Provided background issue research/analysis for over one dozen speeches, especially about job creation and renewable energy generation from Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects • Coordinated speech talking points and candidate surveys with two dozen national and state campaigns • Supported press office team on high demand issues, managing more than 20 press interactions Security Clearance: Secret Worldwatch Institute | Energy, Climate, & Rio+20 Fellow | Washington, DC | 06/2010–09-2010 • Developed three climate analysis project proposals to secure new institution funding and expand reach of climate program into new areas of research • Created and oversaw joint internship program with SustainUS (see below) for Rio+20 campaign • Produced economic analysis of the Dominic Republic as part of a report on Caribbean low-carbon energy roadmaps U.S. Treasury Department | International Economist Graduate Fellow | Washington, DC | 07/2008–09/2008 • Edited and expanded project for indoor air pollution and deforestation reduction for Summit of the Americas • Analyzed, constructed evaluation methods for, and briefed Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere on more than 10 reports, including: Venezuela’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) default bonds, distressed debt in Latin America, remittances in Latin America, Chile’s IMF performance review, Freedom of Information Act requests on Haiti, and Global Environmental Facility proposals • Reviewed and critiqued English, Spanish, and Portuguese central bank reports and other country financials Security Clearance: Secret U.S. Department of Transportation | Environmental Policy Analyst | Washington, DC | 06/2006–07/2007 • Selected over 10 applicants in Truman Fellowship competition to work in Office of the Secretary • Led DOT participation in International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy. Liaison with Dept. of Energy • Lead Office of the Secretary reviewer for EPA ozone regulations • Led implementation of Executive Order task force for environmental streamlining (youngest team manager) • Jointly oversaw development and design of Congestion Initiative website • Wrote speech briefings for 3 of Secretary’s speeches to major transportation constituencies. Received commendation from Assistant Secretary for quality of speeches • Provided analysis and internal coordination for more than 30 transportation policy topics • Developed metrics and managed progress of 20 congressionally-funded research studies with U.S. universities worth $15 million • Received commendation from Environment Team Leader for consistent on-time performance managing simultaneous projects (average of 7 at any one time) • Managed Combined Federal Campaign for 700-employee office, coordinating 54 volunteers for 5 months and breaking previous fundraising record by 70%. Leadership recognized by Secretary of Transportation Security Clearance: Position of Public Trust SustainUS {national sustainable development policy nonprofit} | Chicago, IL & Washington, DC Chair | 07/2008–08/2010 ∙ Finance Director | 06/2007–07/2008 • Created, filled, and trained 10 media, communications, development, and policy positions, doubling staff size and expanding expertise. Recruited 4 missing areas of expertise to expand Board of Directors. Supervised 24 part-time and full-time employees and interns total, rising to 30 by end of service. • 4-time Head of Delegation to United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change meetings, co-launching 1,500 member international youth constituency and helping 200 U.S. youth to participate over 3 years • Co-managed approximately $700,000 in funding from the Netherlands government for international youth at the UN climate negotiations, helping to select projects to receive funding and ensuring project accountability. Managed a team of 10 for an approximately $1 million grant application to the Norwegian government for similar projects • Recognized three years in a row by Clinton Global Initiative University program, including inaugural year • Awards - U.S. Summit for Global Engagement Youth Service Award & BoardSource Emerging Nonprofit Leader • Oversaw launch of delegations to UN Commission on the Status of Women, Rio+20 summit, and Convention on Biological Diversity, expanding policy scope and allowing 30% more youth to participate in negotiations • Led drafting of 4 major policy papers and solicitations, including to U.S. House Committee on Agriculture and World Bank Environment Division, tripling rate of policy responses and giving 10 youth training on writing policy papers • Created joint Chinese, Indian, and U.S. youth climate declaration. Expanded to ongoing Chinese/U.S. youth partnership at climate negotiations (featured in Wall Street Journal, among other media) • Restructured fundraising staff and objectives, increasing income 200% over two years • Initiated and oversaw redesign of website, doubling visitor count • Created alumni surveying and tracking, providing qualitative data on long-term positive impacts of participation in organization's programs • Written for or interviewed by nearly 50 media outlets and formed 4 cross-promotion partnerships, expanding awareness of organization (individuals reached) approximately 1,000% since start Carnegie Mellon University | Government Relations Intern | Pittsburgh, PA | 05/2005–08/2005 • Co-created briefing book for policymakers summarizing University’s research activities • Edited University correspondence to local, State, and Federal politicians • Assisted with visits by local, State, and Federal politicians and traveled to demonstration sites for expositions of university research and spoke with politicians to positively describe university's research Heartland International | Project Management & Youth Capacity Building Consultant | Chicago, IL | 04/2010–04/2011 • Oversee progress and evaluation of joint, State Department-funded nonprofit leadership development projects between 30 Turkish and U.S. youth • Conducted trainings for above youth on project management and budgeting GraceMan Enterprises, Inc. | Technology Coordinator | Windber, PA | 01/1998–05/2006 • Created and managed technology infrastructure for 15-employee construction company with $1 million in yearly revenue • Created auditing, privacy, sustainability, and security procedures Student Pugwash USA | Research Intern | Washington, DC | 08/2003–12/2003 • Prepared 10-page briefing on controversies surrounding stem cell research, including interviewing prominent researchers and ethicists and summarizing research papers • Developed agenda and speakers for national conference RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS • The Demographics of Green Building Jobs | Greenbuild International Conference and Expo | San Francisco, CA | November 14, 2012 • A Research Agenda to Examine Ecological Footprint Impacts on Economic Performance | International Society for Ecological Economics Conference | Rio de Janeiro | June 19, 2012 • Green Economy and Social Inclusion | U.S./Canada Citizens Summit for Sustainable Development | Yale University, New Haven, CT | March 2012 • Green Jobs for Youth: You Can't Improve What You Don't Measure | Good Jobs Green Jobs National Conference 2012 | Los Angeles, CA | March 2012 • An Analysis of Youth Labor Force Participation in the Green Economy | United Nations Department of Public Information 64th Annual Non-Governmental Organisations Conference | Bonn, Germany | September 4, 2011 • Green Jobs: Who Benefits? An updated demographic analysis of U.S. green jobs studies | USSEE 2011 Conference: Building a green economy | United States Society for Ecological Economics | East Lansing, Michigan | June 2011 • Economic Valuation of Biodisparity – Potential Worth, a Research Agenda, and Challenges | Contributed Papers: Economics | International Congress for Conservation Biology | Society for Conservation Biology | Edmonton, Canada | July 2010 • Gender Disparities of Climate Change Impacts | with Fencl, Amanda | Women in Public Policy Research Fellowship | University of Chicago | October 2008 • Hypothesis Testing of Alleged Political Interference in U.S. Government Science | 1st Place Award: Best Articulation of Theme | Poster Session: Student Pugwash USA Annual National Conference | Washington, DC | June 2007 SELECT ARTICLES, REPORTS AND RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS • Demographic Forecasting of Job Creation in U.S. Green Jobs Studies | Building a Green Economy: Perspectives from Ecological Economics | Robert Richardson, ed. | Michigan State University Press | ISBN: 978-1-6118-6102-0 | September 1, 2013 • Real Energy Solutions | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 15, 2013 • Over a dozen climate, energy, and green jobs articles | ReVolt, Green Economy, & Rio+20 blogs – Worldwatch Institute | 12/2008–present • Millennials & Nonprofit Boards: 10 Tips for Finding Each Other | Official LinkedIn Blog | LinkedIn | August 28, 2013 • Missing The Green Jobs Revolution | YouthPolicy.org | July 11, 2013 • The Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity of California | Global Footprint Network | March 2013 • Methodology for Calculating the Ecological Footprint of California | Global Footprint Network | March 2013 • Accounting for demand and supply of the biosphere's regenerative capacity: The National Footprint Accounts' underlying methodology and framework | Borucke, Michael, David Moore, Gemma Cranston, Kyle Gracey, Katsunori Iha, Joy Larson, Elias Lazarus, Juan Carlos Morales, Mathis Wackernagel, and Alessandro Galli | Ecological Indicators | Issue 24 | 2013 | pp. 518-533 | DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.08.005 • China Ecological Footprint Report 2012 | Contributor | WWF China | December 2012 • Japan Ecological Footprint Report 2012 | Contributor | WWF Japan & Global Footprint Network | December 2012 • E-RISC: Environmental Risk Integration in Sovereign Credit Analysis | Analyst | United Nations Environment Programme: Finance Initiative | November 2012 • Ecological Footprint of the Philippines Report: A Measure for Resilience | Reviewer | Global Footprint Network | November 2012 • Energy Intensity | Encyclopedia of Energy | Salem Press | ISBN: 979-1-58765-849-5 | October 2012 • Major Group for Children and Youth Rio+20 Final Report | Contributor | September 2012 • Various climate change articles | It's Getting Hot In Here blog | 08/2009–08/2012 • Driving Down Facility Material Use with Ecological Footprint Analysis | Retail Industry Leaders Association Sustainability Newsletter | August 13, 2012 • Youth at COP17 | Editor | Youth Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | August 2012 • Rio+20 | Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, Second Edition | SAGE Publications | ISBN: 978-14-12992-61-9 | July 2012 • Green Jobs, Gender, and Youth | with Davidson, Michael | June 2012 • Living Planet Report 2012 | World Wildlife Fund, Global Footprint Network, and Zoological Society of London | Contributor | ISBN: 978-2-940443-37-6 | May 2012 • The National Footprint Accounts, 2011 edition | Global Footprint Network | May 2012 • Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A future worth choosing – The report of the United Nations Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability | cited as “expert” consultant | ISBN: 978-92-1-101256-9 | January 30, 2012 • Resource Constraints and Economic Performance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia | Global Footprint Network & United Nations Development Programme | with Wackernagel, Mathis | ISBN: 978-92-95092-45-7 | December 2011 • Ohio River | Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia (forthcoming) | Salem Press • Summary Report: Civil Society Consultation on Select Elements of Sustainable Development Governance | UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service for the UN Secretary General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability | November 1, 2011 • Summary Report: Civil Society Consultation on Sustainable Development Policy | UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service for the UN Secretary General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability | November 1, 2011 • Green Jobs for Youth: An updated analysis of youth in the green economy | with Davidson, Michael | October 2011 • Green Jobs for Youth: A preliminary analysis of youth in the green economy | with Davidson, Michael | Sustainlabour | April 2011 • Civil Society Consultation Conducted by the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service for the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability | March 2011 • New UN Report: Youth Worldwide Freaked Out by Climate Change, Taking Action | Will Steger Foundation | February 14, 2011 • Fund a Future Youth Can Live With | Achieving Equitable and Effective Climate Finance: Civil Society Perspective | United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service | February 2011 • Kids Making a Difference for Sustainability | KIDS Can Make a Difference Newsletter | July 2010 • Building a Global Movement | Rensselaer Magazine | May 2010 • Barcelona – Inching Forward, Buying Time, Raising Alarm | Dateline:Copenhagen – Worldwatch Institute | November 9, 2009 • Freak’s fact-checking fails on climate change | Chicago Maroon | October 27, 2009 • After Bonn, a safe future for youth still in doubt | Climate Progress – Center for American Progress | June 12, 2009 • Poznań: The Maturing of the Youth Contingent | Eye on Earth – Worldwatch Institute | December 11, 2008 • A (Proto)Call to Action | Next America – Center for Strategic and International Studies | October 2008 SELECT PRESENTATIONS • Skills Webinar: Grant Writing w/ Kyle Gracey | Engineers for a Sustainable World | September 2013 • Are We Conveying the Big Picture to Decision-Makers? Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity's Strategic Plan and other commitments | Symposium: Valuing the Environment for Decision-Makers and Stakeholders: The New Big Picture, From Maryland's Genuine Progress Indicator to Botswana's Accounts | International Congress for Conservation Biology | Baltimore, MD | July 27, 2013 • International Agreements Affecting Conservation: Top Issues in CBD, CITES, IPBES, Trade and Investment | Symposium: Integrating Systems, Disciplines and Stakeholders for More Effective Conservation Policies – From Climate Change to Endangered Species Restoration | International Congress for Conservation Biology | Baltimore, MD | July 25, 2013 • President's Keynote | 2013 National Conference | Truman Scholars Association | Washington, DC | July 19, 2013 • Keynote | 2012 Contra Costa County Solar Science Academy | Mt. Diablo High School, Concord, CA | July 31, 2012 • Skills Webinar: Technical Writing w/ Kyle Gracey | Engineers for a Sustainable World | April 30, 2013 • Rio+20, CBD, Climate Agreements And International Trade And Finance | with Fitzgerald, John | Symposium: How Can Conservation Science Create a Bio-Logical Capitol and Biological Capital? | 1st North America Congress for Conservation Biology | Society for Conservation Biology | Oakland, CA | July 16, 2012 • Measuring a Green Economy: Insights into “Beyond GDP” Indicators | United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | June 21, 2012 • Special Initiative Submission: New Funding Models for International Development | Eye on Earth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | June 19, 2012 • The “Footprint Family” and its application | United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | June 14, 2012 • Consumption-based IO analysis: Ecological Footprint application | 7th Meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | June 12, 2012 • Getting the Media to Cover You | Rio+20 Youth Blast | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jun 10, 2012 • Forest and Climate Policy Recommendations From the Largest International Society of Conservation Science Professionals | Forest Day 5 Poster Session | with Fitzgerald, John, and Dominick DellaSalla | Durban, South Africa | December 4, 2011 • Climate Economics, Carbon Trading, and the Clean Development Mechanism | Conference of Youth | Durban, South Africa | November 27, 2011 • Don't Be a “Warm Body” - Quantifying and Adapting to Increase Impact | Conference of Youth | Durban, South Africa | November 27, 2011 • The Role of the Nonprofit Sector in SEI Education | Congress on Teaching Social & Ethical Implications of Research | with Moore, Sharlissa, Jamie Yassif, Melanie Roberts, & Chris Sequeria | Tempe, AZ | November 11, 2011 • Youth and the New Economy | 31st Annual E.F. Schumacher Lectures: Voices of a New Economics | New Economics Institute | New York City, NY | November 5, 2011 • The Future of Energy Policy and Environmental Regulation | Harry S. Truman Scholars National Conference | Washington, DC | July 23, 2011 • Economics for Activists | Power Shift 2011 National Conference | Washington, DC | April 16, 2011 • Climate Change Negotiations After Copenhagen | University of Chicago | February 14, 2011 • Climate Finance: Ethical Considerations for Scale, Sources and Governance | United Nations | New York City, NY | February 7, 2011 • Forest Policies in the International Climate Negotiations | Conference of Youth | Cancun, Mexico | November 27, 2010 • Climate Economics, Carbon Trading, and the Clean Development Mechanism | Conference of Youth | Cancun, Mexico | November 27, 2010 • Bicycle-Based Mass Transit System | Policy Review Panelist | Midwest 2.0 The Summit | Roosevelt Institute Campus Network | Northwestern University | April 10, 2010 • Youth Perspective & Engagement in International Negotiations | Webinar: Tropical Forests: Post Copenhagen Policy & Perspective | National Wildlife Federation | March 2010 • International Climate Policy and Economics | Course: Environmental Economics | University of Chicago | February 2010 • Forest Policy Perspectives from International Youth | Side Event: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Copenhagen, Denmark | December 10, 2009 • Get OnBoard! | Panel: Global Focus | Copenhagen, Denmark | December 15, 2009 • Climate Economics, Carbon Trading, and the Clean Development Mechanism | Conference of Youth | Copenhagen, Denmark | December 5, 2009 • Copenhagen and International Climate Change Policy and Politics | Course: Policy Approaches to Climate Change | University of Chicago | December 2009 • The Copenhagen Climate Negotiations | Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | December 2009 • Countdown to Copenhagen | Chicago Environmental Policy Association | University of Chicago | November 2009 • The Copenhagen Climate Negotiations | Dickinson College | Carlisle, PA | November 2009 • Fundraising in the one-person development shop: making the most of a shoestring budget | Center for Nonprofit Success Fundraising Summit | San Francisco, CA | October 28, 2009 • Response to Climate Change: Individual, Local, & National | Truman Scholars National Conference | Washington, DC | June 20, 2009 • International Climate Organizing (twice) | Power Shift 2009 | Washington, DC | February 2009 • The Road to Copenhagen: International Climate Policy | Power Shift 2009 | Washington, DC | February 2009 • Organizing Youth Nonviolent Activism for Sustainability | Martin Luther King Youth Nonviolence Conference | New York City, NY | January 24, 2009 • International Climate Change Policy and Politics | Course: Policy Approaches to Climate Change | University of Chicago | December 2008 SELECT INTERVIEWS AND MEDIA • Combating Climate Change: 3 Questions with Worldwatch Fellow Kyle Gracey | ProFellow | July 3, 2013 • Youth Are Powerful, Connected, and Making Change Now | Climate Change TV | November 29, 2012 • Bangkok 2012 – Kaleidoscope of visions for Durban Platform make path forward unclear | Responding to Climate Change | September 4, 2012 • Recursos naturais. A partir de hoje já estamos a viver a crédito | iOnline | August 23, 2012 • Can a Single B.C. Forest Change the World? | The Huffington Post Canada | June 25, 2012 • Great Bear Rainforest agreement under Rio summit microscope: scientists | The Tyee | June 14, 2012 • Scientists Take Concern about Great Bear Rainforest to Rio Summit | Sierra Club British Columbia | June 14, 2012 • Scientists Around the World Concerned Over Lengthy Delays to Fully Implement the Protection Agreements in the Great Bear Rainforest – Experts Take Message to Earth Summit in Rio | Press Release: Geos Institute | June 14, 2012 • Bonn 2012: What is the role of youth in the climate negotiations? | Responding to Climate Change | May 21, 2012 • Bonn 2012: Marrying science and politics for a sustainable future | Responding to Climate Change | May 17, 2012 • Bonn 2012: SustainUS on driving climate debate stateside | Responding to Climate Change | May 17, 2012 • Face to Face: A transatlantic conversation with Kyle Gracey and Stefan Mair | Connected | Adelphi & Worldwatch Institute | ISSN: 2191-8104 | January 2012 • Young & Future Generations Day: What Youth Want from Durban | Press Conference: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Durban, South Africa | December 1, 2011 • Be a Leader, Build a Leader | Torch & Trefoil magazine | Alpha Phi Omega | Fall 2011 • Will the green economy leave youth idle or active? | International Trade Unions Confederation | 30 June 2011 • An Inconvenient Youth – Cancun, Mexico | An Inconvenient Youth Productions | March 2011 • Homegrown architect-activist gains global perspective | The Atlanta Jewish Times | February 11-17, 2011 • St. Pete High alum who considers environment a 'moral issue' attends U.N. conference | St. Petersburg Times | January 5, 2011 • Students negotiate for their future at climate change conference | United Nations Radio | December 9, 2010 • Youth at UN Climate Conference Working for Best Possible Outcome | Campus Progress | December 8, 2010 • Los jóvenes apuestan por la educación no formal contra la cambia climatica | CNN México | December 4, 2010 • Ingen action i Cancún | Effekt | October 29, 2010 • Young Science Diplomats | Scientists and Engineers for America | June 1, 2010 • Student leads growing international youth climate movement | University of Chicago News Office | February 16, 2010 • Copenhagen 15: Before and After | GreenSense Radio - WCPT | January 23, 2010 • Climate Community Citizen of the Week – Kyle Gracey | The Climate Community | December 10, 2009 • Copenhagen Roundup – Tuvalu is Hero | Funding our Future | December 10, 2009 • Unexpected U.S. Youth Supporting American Climate Action | Press Conference: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Copenhagen, Denmark | December 9, 2009 • Young People Take Climate Cause to D.C., Copenhagen | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | December 8, 2009 • Youth Power in Copenhagen | Metro Connection – WAMU | December 4, 2009 • Grad student to attend Climate Conference in Copenhagen | Chicago Maroon | December 1, 2009 • Johnstown native to attend U.N. conference | The Daily American | November 28, 2009 • Music, youth join to support green jobs | The State News | October 11, 2009 • Loud and clear | TUNZA | Fall 2009 • REDD for go | TUNZA | Fall 2009 • Indian Government Opens Climate Debate to Youth |Eye on Earth – Worldwatch Institute | August 5, 2009 • Möglichkeiten statt Schwierigkeiten | Wir Klimaretter | June 10, 2009 • Protecting Our Future: Joint Chinese, Indian, and U.S. Youth Statement | Press Conference: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Bonn, Germany | June 10, 2009 • Policy students tackled the physical sciences | The University of Chicago Chronicle | March 5, 2009 • Johnstown native to speak in Washington | The Tribune-Democrat | February 26, 2009 • Youth Activists Vocal at Climate Talks | ClimateEdu | January 13, 2009 • Richland grad pushes UN on climate change | The Daily American | October 24, 2008 • Young voters challenge presidential candidates to address science issues | Press Release: Student Pugwash USA | September 3, 2008 • Clinton Global Initiative | Morning Edition – WGN | March 16, 2008 LANGUAGES Spanish – Moderate | Portuguese – Moderate | French, Italian – Basic Reading COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Word, Excel (advanced), Publisher, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Accounting ∙ ArcGIS (including Spatial Analyst) ∙ Stata ∙ R ∙ HTML, C++, Java, MySQL & Python ∙ Solid Works ∙ Maple ∙ Mathematica ∙ Quickbooks Pro ∙ Matlab ∙ Salesforce ∙ Vertical Response ∙ OpenAir ∙ Adobe Acrobat Pro, Illustrator ∙ Bloomberg Terminal NONPROFIT & CORPORATE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS & BOARD OF ADVISORS • President & Board Chair | 10/2012-present ∙ Chair, Outreach and Technology Committee | 08/2011-10/2012 | Truman Scholars Association • Chair, Treaties Task Force | 11/2010–present ∙ Working Group for Ecological Economics and Sustainability Science | 11/2009–01/2012 | Society for Conservation Biology • Director | 10/2013–present ∙ Board of Advisors | 09/2012-08/2013 | Engineers for a Sustainable World • Chair, Alumni Engagement Committee | 10/2013–present ∙ Creator & Chair, Strategic Review Committee | 08/2011–10/2013 ∙ Creator & Member, Development Committee | 08/2010–present ∙ Chair (ex-officio) | 07/2008–08/2010 ∙ Treasurer (ex-officio) | 06/2007–07/2008 | SustainUS • Vice President & Secretary | 08/2010–present ∙ Director | 05/2007–08/2010 | Student Pugwash USA • Board of Advisors | 12/2012-present | Green21, Inc. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES • International Society for Ecological Economics | United States Society for Ecological Economics • American Association for the Advancement of Science • Chicago Council on Global Affairs | 2007–2010 Zi-xuan He [email protected] 412-886-6963 151 N Craig St, Apt 3H, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15213 OBJECTIVE Seeking a summer internship that will utilize skills in Electrical&Computer Engineering EDUCATION & MAJOR AWARDS Sept.2013-present M.S. Electrical&Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University GPA:(3.67/4.00) Sept.2011-May.2013 M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University(CMU) GPA: (3.56/4.00) Sept.2007-June2011 B.S. Engineering Mechanics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University(SJTU) Major: 88.9/100 (3.65/4.00) May.2012 Summer Research Fellowship for excellent performance, Biomedical Engineering Dept of CMU Oct.2010 First Class Academic Excellence Scholarship of SJTU (Top 10%) SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES Programming: Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, C, C++, Matlab Software: Eclipse, Matlab, FLUENT, ANSYS, ImageJ Bioengineering: Photolithography-Micropatterning, Fluorescent Microscopy SELECTED COURSE & RESEARCH PROJECTS Fall 2013 Bookmark Website, Java and J2EE Programming Maintained users and their favorite website bookmark information using MySQL database by a Model-View-Controller design Spring 2013 Memory Allocator Package, Introduction to Computer Systems Improved the throughput of the allocator by utilizing segregate list Maximized space utilization by choosing good policy to minimize fragmentation Spring 2013 Multi-Threaded Proxy Server, Introduction to Computer Systems Implemented a concurrent HTTP proxy server with a content cache that can be exclusively accessed by multiple threads Fall 2013 Movement Decoding for Brain Computer Interfaces, Numerical Methods for Engineering Design Applied the Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier to decode given Brain Computer Interface (BCI) features into two classes using interior point algorithm Fall 2013 Image Recovery, Numerical Methods for Engineering Design and Optimization Applied Orthogonal Matching Pursuit (OMP) solver to recover a full image from a small number of sampled pixels from original image Fall 2012 Cell Segmentation and Tracking for Cell Migration Study, Intro to Biomedical Imaging Analysis Developed MATLAB programs utilizing model-free thresholding and model-based level set methods to segment and track migrating cells 2012 Study on Cell Shape Regulation by Self Designed Substratum Cell Dynamics Laboratory, Studied the ability of 3T3 cells to migrate and spread along different curvatures in 2D Constructed vertical pillars by novel micro-fabrication method to study cell 3D curvature sensing behavior Analyzed the distribution of actin filaments and focal adhesions in arc shaped cells SONAL HOODA 5831 Walnut St, Apt 24, Pittsburgh, PA-15232 (412) 370-3601 [email protected] [email protected] OBJECTIVE To work in region’s largest health care set up as a summer intern and gain real-time knowledge about health care strategies and policies aimed at better quality assurance, patient safety and care. To gain first-hand experience in networking and analytical skills that is involved in hospital operations and management. EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India Department of Biotechnology Master of Science in Biotechnology SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology & Bioinformatics May 2015 May 2009 May 2007 COURSEWORK Health Care: Health Systems, Health Policy, Health Policy II Quantitative & Analytical: Applied Economics, Statistics, and Healthcare Information System Management: Project Management, Organizational Design & Implementation, Healthcare Management, Management Science I, Management Science II, Intro to financial Management Healthcare, Advanced Financial Management Healthcare EXPERIENCE Genomic Pathology Lab, UPMC Nov 2011- Jan 2012 Volunteer Pittsburgh, USA Responsibilities: Under Dr. William LaFramboise, worked on Qubit dsDNA BR Assay kits to quantify, standardize and quality control on double stranded and single stranded DNA concentration in control samples. Dr. Ajay Shah’s Pathology Laboratory Jun 2010-Mar 2011 Laboratory Supervisor and Technologist Mumbai, India Responsibilities: Performed microbiological laboratory tests, management of microbiology division’s workflow, staff meetings, and laboratory reagents supply and storage and staff attendance. Indo-American Hybrid Weeds Pvt. Ltd Nov 2009-May 2010 Extern Trainee Bangalore, India Responsibilities: Hands on training and project work in the production and marketing of efficient hybrid seeds in vegetables, flowers and agronomic crops and construction of Greenhouses. Haffkine Institute for Training, Research and Testing, June 2009 Trainee Mumbai, India Two weeks training in Concept Oriented approach in applied aspects of biotechnology and application of instruments in biotechnology laboratory in the field of research & development as well as quality control. Central Embryo Biotechnology Unit, Veterinary University Of Madras June 2006 Trainee Chennai, India Responsibilities: Worked on sub-culturing of endometrial epithelial cells, and In-Vitro fertilization of oocytes and sperm cells from animals, analysis of different fertilization stage: Morula, Blastula, Gastrula, Development of Embryo. TECHNICAL SKILLS Lab Skills: Genetic laboratory techniques, Tissue culture techniques, Proteomic assay & electrophoresis, Polymerase Chain Reaction Computer Skills: Computer Programming Skills in C & C++, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, SQL, Minitab, Microsoft Project Language: Hindi, Haryanvi, English, Punjabi, and French RESEARCH PROJECTS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • Molecular characterization of hybrid parental lines of tomato & chili by RAPD markers (May 2010) Analysis of NOTCH-1 receptor and its inhibition, a novel anticancer therapy strategy (March 2009) Crocus sativus Profilin, allergen and antibody interaction (2007) AWARDS & HONORS Carnegie Mellon Merit Scholar, $16,000 annually. First Rank Graduate during MS Biotechnology May 2009. Got selected in BITP program through All India Selection process. Best Poster, Second Prize at National Replicon, India, 2006, on “Possible Knockout of Cancer by Tankyrase Inhibitors”. Gold medal in All India Millennium Martial Art Championship 2000. First prize in National Taekwondo Championship 1999. Gold medal in 2nd Invitational Delhi State Karate, Kick Boxing & Semi Contest Championship in 1999. OSATO IYAHEN PERSONAL DETAILS Address: 5747 Holden Street Email: [email protected] ; [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Tel: 412 320 6740 EDUCATION 2013-2014 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, HEINZ COLLEGE, PITTSBURGH, USA Awarded MSPPM merit-based scholarship. MSc in Public Policy and Management (MSPPM) with a focus on Operations Management and Analytics. Studying Management Consulting, Financial Analysis, Operations Research, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Intelligence and Data Mining SAS. 2010 ERDISTON TEACHERS’ TRAINING COLLEGE, BARBADOS Graduate of Teachers’ Training Course at the national teachers’ training institution. 2002-2006 THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, COVENTRY, UK BA Honours in Politics and French: Upper Second Class Honours. Received the prestigious Barbados National Scholarship for academic excellence (2002). Awarded the Lady Adams Memorial Prize for the best student in the Caribbean in 2002 CAPE (Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations) Geography. Awarded prizes for the best results in 2002 CAPE Modern Languages (top student in class of 120). 2004-2005 INSTITUT D’ETUDES POLITIQUES, BORDEAUX, FRANCE Selected from 150 students to participate in a prestigious year abroad study programme at this IEP. Studied World Politics, French Politics, Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics. WORK EXPERIENCE May - August ’14 UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH (UNITAR), JAPAN Development Finance/Partnership Development Intern reporting to the Head of the UNITAR Asia-Pacific Office in Hiroshima, Japan. Contribute to the enhancement of partnerships with diverse stakeholders including bilateral and multilateral organizations, national and local governments of partner countries, the private sector, the civil society and nongovernmental organizations through the analysis of their development finance landscape, modalities, strategies and priorities. Identify strategies and priority areas of potential partners. Oct – Dec ’13 UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP), INDONESIA Climate Change Policy Intern in the Environment and Energy Division of UNDP Indonesia. Researched and carried out in-depth analyses on climate change trends and their links to sustainable development on the global, regional and national levels. These included the areas of climate change financing, adaptation and mitigation. Completed a policy brief on the links between watershed management, climate change adaptation and mitigation in Indonesia for the Strengthening Community Based Forest and Watershed Management Project. June ’12 – March ’13 THE UNITED KINGDOM’S DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID) CARIBBEAN, BARBADOS Executive Assistant to the Head of the DFID Caribbean Office and the Regional Support Officer. Trained in project management and in the organization’s strategies used to tackle issues such as climate change, fraud, bribery and corruption within the wider context of development challenges and the Millennium Development Goals. Ensured continuity of work in the absence of the Heads of DFID Caribbean and Economic Growth Team, ensuring the delegation of duties to the appropriate staff members. Prepared the Head of Office for attendance at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Board Meetings and for his role as the UK Director of the CDB. Processed financial reporting and accounts-related transactions, while performing the necessary checks and liaising with the Accounts Department of the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Provided support to the Economic Growth, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Governance Teams across the Caribbean regarding general communications, resource materials and information management. Deputised for the Programme Officer of the Economic Growth Team, when necessary, organizing meeting support for the Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund (CARTFund) which is administered by DFID, the CDB, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM). Managed the Office’s programme activities for official visits, including the Permanent Secretary’s. Dec ’11-June ’12 THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION TO BARBADOS AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN, BARBADOS Political Assistant in the Chancery Department of the British High Commission to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Deputised for the Political Officer - managed programme activities and on occasion, speech and brief writing for the High Commissioner, Deputy High Commissioner and UK politicians and diplomats on official visits within the Eastern Caribbean. Trained in the institutions, framework and policies of the British Government by the National School of Government of the UK. Administrator of the High Commission’s Bilateral Programme Fund, Eastern Caribbean Regional Network Fund and Eastern Caribbean Drugs and Crime Fund. This included budget monitoring and regular financial reporting of UK development aid associated with each fund within the Caribbean. These projects aimed to positively impact public affairs and diplomacy in areas such as electoral observations, the involvement of women in politics and the prevention of bribery and corruption activities within the Eastern Caribbean region. Coordinator of bilateral and multilateral relations between the UK and the Eastern Caribbean territories such as those within the 7th UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum 2012 in Grenada. Researcher of media coverage of selected activities carried out by the High Commission within the region and author of reports on such coverage. Sep ’09 - Dec ’11 THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, BARBADOS Teacher of Spanish, French, Geography, History, Social Studies and Caribbean Studies. Teacher of forms ranging from 1st to Upper 6th at leading secondary schools in Barbados. Trained at the national teachers’ training college, Erdiston College, where classroom management and presentation skills were enhanced. For the subjects areas specialized in, developed teaching techniques and technology-centred strategies used to favour optimal learning conditions for students. Mar’10 - Mar’11 THE NATION NEWSPAPER, BARBADOS Assistant Digital Editor and Freelance Journalist at the leading national publication, having published several articles in the areas of social awareness, finance, entrepreneurship and corporate management. May - Sep ’09 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, BARBADOS Editor of the Carilaw information resource base at The University of the West Indies Law Library. Managed projects within the Caribbean, editing records of judgments passed in Industrial Courts, the Privy Council, High Courts and Courts of Appeal within the region. Completed projects from countries ranging from Jamaica to St. Vincent & The Grenadines and St Kitts & Nevis and on criminal, property and family law cases ACHIEVEMENTS Successfully completed a consulting engagement in 2013 with McKesson Automation, the pharmacy automation subsidiary of the Fortune No. 14 McKesson Corporation, North America’s largest drug distributor. A strategy for their expansion into the Western European pharmacy automation market was provided and well received by key company stakeholders. Vice President of Membership of the Bridgetown Toastmasters Club (2012 – 2013), the largest and oldest branch of Toastmasters International in Barbados. Led the club’s Membership Committee which worked towards increasing the active membership of the club and assisting members in the enhancement of their public speaking and leadership skills. In the absence of the club’s President and Vice President of Education, acted as the President, chairing weekly meetings and coordinating the duties of the other members of the Executive Committee. On several occasions, awarded for my public speaking and leadership skills and supported those who came to the club as they worked towards their development of these skills. Record of academic excellence, reflecting my dedication to hard work and commitment – in addition to consistently high results throughout my tertiary education, I was the recipient of a 2002 Barbados National Scholarship in recognition of academic excellence (this fully funded my tertiary education). OTHER SKILLS Languages: Fluent in English, French and Spanish. IT Skills: Expert in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Trained in Microsoft SharePoint Web Application Platform, Microsoft Access Database Management System and Oracle’s Business Process Modeling Suite. AMITA KALRA 5620 Fifth Avenue, Apt. # A7 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412.251.1085 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Pittsburgh, PA Master of Business Administration – MBA GMAT: 750/800 05/15 Concentrations: Strategy, Marketing, Quantitative Analysis Memberships: Biopharma and Healthcare Club, Marketing Club, Tepper Women in Business Honors: Forté Fellow, Finalist, AT Kearney Global Prize Competition and Deloitte Case Competition Pro-bono consultant at ‘The Education Partnership’, an organization to address education inequity in the region PANJAB UNIVERSITY Punjab, India Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology 80% (Top 10% of class) 05/10 Honors and Initiatives: Recipient of the ‘University Merit Scholarship’, Presented technical review papers at ‘Indian Institute of Technology’, biotech fest, and science day; Founding member and convener of ‘iMAGine’, an independent literary group; Editor of quarterly college magazine, yearbook, and weekly wall-magazine EXPERIENCE ZS ASSOCIATES Business Operations Associate Consultant (07/13 – 07/13) Business Operations Associate (12/10 - 06/13) New Delhi, India 12/10 – 07/13 Leadership and Initiative Led a team of 7 associates through the implementation of an unprecedented solution providing complete business analytics support to client while reducing their department spend by 25%. The success of this pilot led to a multi-million dollar deal with a US-based Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company Recognized need for a secure dashboard model to streamline information receptivity across different client business units. Approved project of $ 500,000 upgraded the existing reporting system at client site Conceptualized, initiated and gained senior management buy-in for the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)’ group in office. Youngest member to lead a team of 10 through various internal and external initiatives Problem Solving and Analytics Accountable for analysis of client requirements, end-to-end solution design, implementation, and quality assurance on projects across business units. The only associate on the project to achieve this responsibility Designed multiple models to provide analytics support for several quick turnaround projects, which were later adopted as a standard framework across work-streams Automated operations cycle for work-stream which decreased cycle time by 10%, reduced manual intervention and error-vulnerability by over 30%. Project was awarded by global ‘Operations Excellence Unit’ at ZS Communication Discussed and analyzed new project requirements with over 10 clients, worked internally with the team to deliver successful solutions. Achieved this responsibility within 2 months of joining project Presented monthly review to the client detailing incentive compensation performance for medical representatives. Exceeded client expectations for project detail and clarity GRAIL RESEARCH Research Analyst New Delhi, India 05/10 – 10/10 Leadership and Initiative Assumed ownership of deliverables approximately 1.5 months ahead of planned knowledge transfer on a project profiling the competitive landscape for a pharmaceutical disease segment. This led to increased productivity at all levels of management & freed up over 90 hours of senior resource time Initiated and updated a healthcare newsletter to keep all employees updated with the latest news in the vertical ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Certifications: Completed distance learning course in ‘Biotechnology & Intellectual Property’ from WIPO, Geneva Community Involvement: Recipient of ‘Duke of Edinburgh International Award for Young People’, Worked under the ‘Sarve Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA)’ to provide supplementary and moral education to street children in New Delhi Hobbies and Interests: Reading fiction & creative writing, Freelanced at biznomic.com, Blogger (Forté blog, amitakalra.blogspot.com), Award recipient at ‘Toastmasters’ International’ club, area & division level contests 5440 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 GANDHA KINIKAR EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Karnataka, India Bachelor in Dental Surgery [email protected] +1 - (630) 765-1965 May13- May15 Oct 05- Dec 10 COURSE WORK Health Care Information Security, Health Systems, Health Policy, Applied Economics, Empirical methods in Statistics, Relational Database Management, Organizational Design & Implementation, Management Sciences I & II, Financial Management in Healthcare, Healthcare Information Systems, Management Consulting, Healthcare Management PROJECTS Healthcare Information Security: Insider Threats Nov 13 • Presented a paper on risk mitigation strategies for health care information infrastructures within the scopes of HIPAA and HITECH Acts. • Performed data encryption, decryption and incorporated digital signatures using public-private keys with GPG software. Deloitte Case Competition Student Consultant Aug 13 • Member of a project team to provide a solution to design and implement a health exchange portal and integrate it with the existing systems of the state and other stakeholders over a challenging timeline. • Demonstrated simultaneous revenue generation by incorporating advertisements in the interactive health insurance portal as part of the solution. Database Design Sep 13 • Designed & implemented multiple databases in Microsoft access using SQL for different industries. Health Systems: Market Size Estimation for Alzheimer’s disease Sep 13 • This was a case study for the pricing policies of drugs for the management of Alzheimer’s disease under the International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes. • This study addresses the specifics of the costs/revenues for insurance companies benefiting policy managers of the Supplier Resources Management (SRM) that fall within the purview of Medicare. EXPERIENCE Panache Oral & Maxillofacial Trauma Center. Administrator & Dentist Jun 11-May 12 • Management and maintenance of the supply of dental materials and equipment as well as conducting inventory audits. • Responsible for conducting quality assessment and strategizing quality improvement techniques, patient safety assessments and overall improvement of hospital services. • Patient management by counselling, supportive therapy and engaging the patients in interactive educational sessions. • Performed Ultrasonic Scaling, Extractions, Radiographs, Restorations, suturing & prosthetic replacement treatment. Bapuji Dental College & Hospital. Intern Aug 09-Dec 10 • Clinical work including radiography, patient treatment, laboratory fabrication of dental prosthesis, Interdepartmental clinical rotations across nine departments. • Conducted and coordinated health camps in rural communities and primary health care centers. • Mentored students during internship and provided clinical training on periodontal and oral surgical procedures. • Pediatric patient management using behavioral shaping and modification techniques. SKILLS Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Minitab, Microsoft Access, SQL • ACHEIVEMENTS Carnegie Mellon Merit Scholar, $12,000 annually • University Rank Certificate, Rajiv Gandhi University, Karnataka, India • Best Outgoing student award, Pierre Fauchard Academy(India Section) • IDA Endowment Award for best Outgoing Student, Indian Dental Association • (Note: I am a Permanent Resident of the United States) Jul 11 Dec 09 Sep 09 Robert Kosarowich 157 BERTHA St, Apt. 1 Pittsburgh, PA 15211 (717) 608-0390 [email protected] Education Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Expected Graduation: May 2015 Master of Science in Healthcare Policy and Management H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management Coursework: Cost Benefit Analysis, Healthcare Geographic Information Systems, Healthcare Information Systems, Health Policy I, Health Systems Leadership: Health Care Club, Event Coordinator (February 2014-present) University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Swanson School of Engineering , Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Minors: Chemistry, Economics Certificate: Fessenden Honors in Engineering Program QPA: 4.10 GPA: 3.944 April 2012 EXPERIENCES Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse June - September 2012 Intern »» Analyzed the stage heater market for live cell imaging applications, including a market map, market size estimation, and market restraints and drivers. »» Formulated a hospital cost savings model for an early-stage pressure ulcer diagnostic device. Biomedical Engineering Society October 2009 - April 2012 Newsletter Co-Chair »»Worked on a team to produce newsletters for the bioengineering student group. »» Increased cooperation between the newsletter staff and executive board to increase the relevance of the newsletter Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative Summer Camp May - August 2011 Master Counselor »» Guided middle and high school campers as they performed activities to understand concepts in tissue engineering. »» Communicated the role of mechanical signals in tissue engineering by designing an activity module. »» Designed and fabricated gravity-powered syringe pumps for use in the module. McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine May - December 2010 Hemorheology, Hemodynamics, and Artificial Blood Research Laboratory Undergraduate Research Assistant »» Calculated the mechanical fragility of various blood samples using a rocked ball bearing test. »» Developed an algorithm to standardize mechanical fragility indices for bovine blood samples based on hematocrit. Emerging Leaders August 2008 - April 2009 Peer Facilitator »» Assisted in the running of sessions that explored diversity, power, influence, ethics, values, and conflict resolution. »»Taught students from varied backgrounds how to communicate ideas to a diverse student body. »» Promoted the Emerging Leaders program to interested students. Honors AND AWARDS »» George Washington Prize Finalist Scholarships »» MS Health Care Policy and Management Scholarship »» University Honors College Scholarship »» Kerschgens Scholarship »» Engineering Honors Scholarship Technical Skills 2012 2013 - present 2007 - 2012 2009 - 2012 2007 - 2009 Proficient in Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe InDesign; ArcGIS; MATLAB, Simulink; Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word; SolidWorks. ALICIA F. LAPALOMBARA 5918 Alder Street Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (610) 213-9456 [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management May 2015 Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management, GPA 3.8 Relevant Coursework: Health Systems, Database Management, Statistics, Economics, Management Consulting, Health Policy, Financial Management for Healthcare, Health Information Systems, Healthcare Management University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work Masters of Social Work Pittsburgh, PA December 2013 Kenyon College Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Cum Laude, GPA 3.6 Gambier, OH May 2010 Charles University Semester Abroad Prague, Czech Republic December 2008 EXPERIENCE UPMC Matilda Theiss Health Center Pittsburgh, PA Social Work Intern October 2012 - December 2012 Managed caseload of Medicaid/Health Resources and Services Administration grant applications Researched health care options for uninsured or underinsured clients and tracked cases in EPIC Executive Health Resources Newtown Square, PA Appeals Management Supervisor October 2011 – July 2012 Supervised 15 direct reports and delegated work responsibilities to ensure that team goals and deadlines were met Managed high volume Medicare appeal processing on behalf of hospitals Trained and mentored 30 new staff members and monitored quality assurance and HIPAA compliance Monitored daily reports on team productivity, quality, and work volume Interviewed and made hiring decisions on approximately 75 candidates Appeals Management Coordinator III February 2011 – September 2011 Managed communications with hospitals, insurers and government agencies to efficiently process all levels of appeal and comply with HIPAA regulations Hearing Coordinator June 2010-January 2011 Worked with in-house physicians and CMS representatives to manage Administrative Law Judge hearing process Kenyon College Health and Counseling Center Gambier, OH Sexual Misconduct Advisor; Student Co-coordinator February 2008 – May 2010 Provided confidential advice and resource guidance to victims of sexual misconduct in the college community Developed, implemented and managed sexual misconduct awareness programs Office of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro Washington, D.C. Intern June 2009 – August 2009 Attended health care and foreign policy hearings and briefings on behalf of legislative assistants Researched health care policy matters for legislative assistants AWARDS AND HONORS Carnegie Mellon, President of Heinz College Healthcare Club, 2014-2015 Carnegie Mellon Merit Scholar, $24,000 annually Kenyon College, Distinction on Senior Research Proposal Oladapo Layiwola 616 Bellefonte Street, Cell: 717-599-0395 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 [email protected] Education Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management University of Pittsburgh, College of Arts and Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA Bachelor of Arts, Political Science Expected, May 2015 May 2011 Languages Spoken: French (beginner - intermediate) COURSEWORK Health Care: Health Policy, Health Financial Management, and Health Systems Quantitative: Statistics, Management Science, Statistics and Health Information Systems. Experience The Office of Congressman Tim Holden (D-PA), Intern 03/2012 -07/2012 Worked alongside the Healthcare Legislative Assistant on assessment on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on local communities and health care organizations. Provided detailed analysis on hearings and briefings detailing the impact on various health care programs provided by the federal government. The Office of PA Representative Jake Wheatley, Intern 01/2011 – 09/2011 Organized and managed community events that involved local community organizations. These include Bravo Health, CHIP. These events served to inform and provide community residents with access to affordable healthcare. Activities Innovation In Healthcare Technology Conference, Chair, Student Engagement 09/2013 – Present This annual conference is a joint masters’ organization of healthcare students from Heinz College and Tepper School of Business. It brings leading experts in the field of healthcare technology together to discuss innovative new ways of improving healthcare in the US. As the chair of student engagement, I over saw the inclusion of students from other schools within CMU who are interested in showcasing their research in healthcare during the poster session as well as coordinated and organized a networking session for attending students. This year’s theme is “Transforming Health Care through Innovative Disruption". Heinz Healthcare Club, Secretary 09/2013 – Present This organization allows for students whom are interested in the Healthcare Industry, to engage and develop a myriad set of skills to solve some of today’s healthcare related issues. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh, Big Brother 10/2008 – 05/2010 Served as mentor for elementary school student for 2 years. Regularly assisted him with homework, participated in-group activities, arts and craft. Assisted with decision-making. Awards Carnegie Mellon Healthcare Scholarship, $24000 Annually 5832 Lincoln Ave Unit D Morton Grove, IL 60053 EDUCATION Ann G. Lee (847) 219-‐‑7791 [email protected] Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering August 2013 -‐‑ May 2015 August 2009 -‐‑ May 2013 Membership: Healthcare Club, American College of Healthcare Executives EXPERIENCE University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) December 2013 -‐‑ Present Hospital Elder Life Program • Orient patients to their surroundings in order to improve quality of patients over 70 years of age that may be at risk for Delirium • Communicate and interact with current elderly patients during meal times and after through specific R&Rs (different passive and active activities) EyeGene, Inc. Seoul, South Korea Summer 2012 Research Intern • Translated and documented standard operating procedures involving in vivo models that tested the efficacy of the company drug • Partook in extensive research on diabetic retinopathy to document the neovascularization of blood vessels through the staining of retinas in mouse models Product Design, Carnegie Mellon University January 2012 – May 2013 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering • Worked with a developing country clinical contact to design a portable cooling system that was able to transport blood, vaccines, and biological samples to neighboring areas in Nepal • Examined thermal and optical properties of glass to design a transparent grill cover that maximized visibility of food • Ran a materials analysis to design and process a golf face insert with optimum materials and the highest possible energy coefficient LEADERSHIP American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) December 2013 -‐‑ Present Early Careerist Committee Student Representative, Member • Organize monthly meetings and handle all ACHE chapter responsibilities at Carnegie Mellon University • Work extensively alongside other university student representatives to implement chapter events that would create a successful network between students and professionals in the healthcare sector Korean United Presbyterian Church August 2012 – May 2013 Administration Team • Oversaw the community leaders in the college ministry and delegated functions to each leader in the direction of the church, consisting of over 100 members • Coordinated all logistic aspects of the ministry, including on and off campus events (retreats, outreach, community service) • Initiated the restructure of the worship order through direct communication with the praise team leaders and feedback from the congregation Technical Opportunities Conference April 2012 – November 2012 Human Resources Chair • Acquired 5 major associations on campus to aid in the organization and logistics of the event • Directed over 50 volunteers by maintaining a schedule and delegated tasks that allowed the event to run smoothly SKILLS & INTERESTS Applications: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, ImageJ, Rudimentary Java, Matlab, Minitab Interests: Singing, Violin, Baking, Volleyball JEFFREY K. LEE 101 Lloyd Ave Apartment 9 Pittsburgh, PA 15218 (724)787-6885 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Pittsburgh, PA Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management - MSBTM 05/14 An interdisciplinary program integrating graduate coursework from the Tepper School of Business, the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, and the Mellon College of Science UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology – Cell & Developmental Track Pittsburgh, PA 12/07 SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Origin, StatView Spreadsheet Modeling: Financial Models, Future Free Cash Flows, Forecasting, Monte Carlo Simulation Languages: English (native), Mandarin (conversational) st 1 Place - 2013 Rutgers Biopharma Case Competition: Developed a go-to market strategy for new oncology drug (sponsored and judged by Novartis, Merck, Bayer, BMS, and Novo Nordisk) 2013-14 MSBTM class representative: Liaison between classmates and school administration COURSEWORK Business/Management: Marketing Management, Finance, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Managerial Economics, Managing People and Teams, Project Management, Negotiation, Optimization, Biotechnology Industry, Structure & Strategy, Pricing Strategy, Decision and Risk Modeling, Healthcare Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Systems, New Technology and Future Markets, Strategy Development, Financial Statement Analysis Regulatory/Policy: Biotechnology Regulations, Policy, & Compliance, Health Policy, Manufacturing and Lab Practices Science: Applied Cell & Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, Principles of Biotechnology, Medical Devices EXPERIENCE The Medicines Company Parsippany, NJ Summer Associate – New Business Ventures 06/13-08/13 Worked with NBV team to conduct due diligence on portfolio expansion opportunities o Conducted market research on current and future worldwide markets for expansion opportunities o Surveyed healthcare providers to determine market interest in expansion opportunities Created and analyzed financial models of expansion opportunities Conducted deep analysis of sterile injectable generic drug space MS2 Array Pittsburgh, PA Intern 01/13-05/13 Conducted market research on epigenetics market including leading stakeholders Developed business strategy focusing on obtaining outsourcing contracts from pharmaceutical companies Collaborated with CEO in overall business strategy development PITTSBURGH LIFE SCIENCES GREENHOUSE (PLSG) Pittsburgh, PA Intern 09/12-12/12 Conducted market research on pharmaceuticals industry, focusing on areas of dermatology, central nervous system conditions, and diabetes control Analyzed current market conditions looking for potential areas of growth Collaborated with Executives in Residence on market analysis projects UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh, PA Research Technician | Specialist 03/08-06/12 Performed experiments and analyzed data for use in securing grant funding and publication Researched ion channel kinetics using a variety of methods and techniques to model cellular trafficking systems Collaborated with graduate students and post-doctoral fellows Researched cystic fibrosis and metabolic stress and their effects on epithelial cells Published 5 papers in 3 different peer reviewed journals Tom Lin website http://tom-lin.info mail [email protected] mobile 412-638-3142 Innovation and engineering graduate with design visualization skills seeking a product design/development opportunity – Studied innovation management and materials science engineering – Skilled in CAD modeling/simulation, concept visualization, rendering techniques, material selection – Experiential knowledge of plastic injection molding, die casting, chemical vapor deposition application and supplier management Education Carnegie Mellon University, Master of Science Expected: May 2014 Engineering & Technology Innovation Management Materials Science – Coursework: technology strategy, managerial accounting, portfolio management, innovation finance, C++ and OpenGL, steel fracture and solid state devices National Tsing Hua University Sep 2006– May 2010 Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering Skills Autodesk Inventor, Simulation, Showcase, Sketchbook Projects Car Seat Release Mechanism Design C++, OpenGL, Adobe Photoshop, MS Excel Sep– Dec 2013 Carnegie Mellon University, PA – Created conceptual design and CAD modeling switch pad – Performed non-linear simulation on Autodesk Simulation and recommended optimized improvements – Prepared BOM, technical drawings, and visualization renderings of design Jan– May 2013 E-Bike, Carnegie Mellon University, PA – Simulated the manufacturing process and modeled cost under uncertainties – Applied conjoint discrete choice model to demand analysis and obtained utility price Pedal Assist System Bike Work June– Dec 2013 Actigift Development Co. Ltd, Taiwan – Verified design specification of new nutcracker by performing non-linear analysis – Visualized and designed display set for an upcoming corkscrew product – Presented product visual effects of various coating and colors through rendering techniques – Communicated effectively with key process suppliers and developed a portfolio of suppliers with various grades Project Management Intern Jan– Jul 2012 Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Taiwan Densification of Porous Carbon Materials by Pulse Chemical Vapor Infiltration (PCVI) – Designed and integrated the PCVI system – Carried out infiltration cycle and monitored the pressurized environment and temperature Process Research Assistant Languages Mandarin Chinese, English Activities Pittsburgh Marathon 26.22 miles, finish time 5Hr 12m May 2013 Yi-Ju Lin 5837 Darlington Rd., Apt#12 412-961-1099 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 [email protected] EDUCATION (anticipated) May 2015 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management • Memberships:Health Care Club June 2012 National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Bachelor of Business Administration GPA: 3.78 • Specialized in Marketing Management Module SIGNIFICANT PROJECT Aesynt, Pittsburgh, PA Fall 2013 Consulting Project • Worked in a team to assess the opportunity for Aesynt in telepharmacy market • Mapped out telepharmacy landscape. • Analyzed core technology, users, and strategic plan of 10 competitors . • Gauged industry fit for telepharmcy market by reviewing client’s internal competency. • Developed a group presentation and formal report of research and recommendations for client EXPERIENCE PAREXELL International Ltd. Administrative Assistant, Human Resources Department • August 2012 – February 2013 Coordinated interviews to recruit health care professionals with 12 hiring managers among six departments on a weekly basis. • Supervised and managed international employee relocations to meet the company and government’s policy. Google Online Marketing Challenge February 2011 - June 2011 • Established marketing and branding strategies for Eliv International Service through team work. • Improved searching efficiency and designed games to identify and attract potential customers. • Successfully increased sales and attracted over 500 fans on Facebook within 3 weeks. Business plan for Health Care Villa February 2011 - June 2011 • Proposed a business plan for developing and marketing a health care institution through New product Development and Marketing course. • Conducted secondary research on existing health care facilities. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SPECIAL AWARDS • Member of American College of Healthcare Executives. • Carnegie Mellon Merit Scholar, $16,000 annually. ERIKA LOWRY 4609 Bayard Street, Apartment 411 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College, Pittsburgh, PA Master of Science in Health Care Policy and Management Advanced Masters Program GPA: 3.76/4.0 Allegheny College, Meadville, PA Bachelor of Arts in Economics GPA: 3.67/4.0 724/787.6641 [email protected] Expected May 2014 Expected May 2014 EXPERIENCE Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Teaching Assistant – Technology and Economic Growth August 2013 – Present Assess and grade student assignments Hold office hours to answer student questions concerning course content Proctor exams Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA May 2013 – August 2013 Intern Generated a comprehensive community resource list for the COMPASS initiative for use in physician practices Developed a report for use by the Minority Aids Initiative Attended various trainings and professional development opportunities UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA May 2012 - May 2013 Human Resources Assistant Reviewed job applicant resumes, scheduled interviews for hospital managers Utilized Oracle’s PeopleSoft Human Resource Management System for various recruitment related tasks Completed the hiring and on-boarding process for new employees UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA May 2011 - August 2011 Employee Relations Intern Drafted and filed disciplinary action reports and unemployment forms Reviewed applicant resumes and documents Helped to conduct new employee orientation and current employee training events ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES Health Care Club 2012 - Present Active Member Attend various events related to health care policy discussion and professional development Allegheny College Reproductive Health Coalition 2010 – 2012 Active Member Coordinated events to raise awareness for men’s and women’s reproductive health services, pursued initiatives to gain more quality reproductive health services on campus Akash Malwa Email: [email protected] Address: 5506 Fifth Avenue, Apartment 410C, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232 Phone: 510.598.5720 Education Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College Aug 2013 – May 2015 Masters of Science in Information Security, Policy, and Management GPA – 3.37/4.00 Institute of Engineering and Technology Aug 2007 – May 2011 Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology GPA – 3.78/4.00 Work Experience Newgen Software Technologies Ltd., Noida, India July 2011 – July 2013 Software Developer Executed testing for the General Motors Incentive and Offer management web applications focusing on business operations that helped in achieving significant increase in the specificity of the programs based on the consumers and dealers demographics. Interacted and responded to client requirements on a daily basis while incorporating the client feedback during the implementation phase. Utilized technical skills to maximize effectiveness of Business to Business and Business to Consumers applications. Experience meeting with tight deadlines and client deliverables in a multi-cultural international business environment. Engaged in disaster recovery testing and restoration of the normal business operations. Defense Research Design Organization, Bangalore, India June 2010 – Aug 2010 Summer Intern, Project Trainee Performed data analytics on employee behavioral patterns to maximize employee productivity and helped the management exercise significantly increased control over irresponsible employee behaviors. Developed complex algorithms in response to senior government official requirements. Entrusted by senior government officials to execute project deliverables for a high visibility project. Projects Security and Privacy issues in GPS Navigation Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 Conducted an in-depth research on security and privacy issues associated with GPS navigation that may affect the users route planning. Analysis of GPS signaling and means through which it can be exploited to generate incorrect real time traffic flow data that can affect the route planning and thus users navigation. Advised recommendations that included a plausible solution to the problem discussed in the paper and also analyzed issues that might be faced during the implementation phase of the algorithm. The Impact of Telecommunications on the Newspaper Industry Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 Conducted research on the existing business models in the Newspaper industry that have recently sprung up in the light of the recent telecommunications advancements and changes in the consumers’ news consumption patterns. Performed an in-depth analysis of the external factors that define and shape a business model. Proposed a profitable business model for news media organization that focuses on the editorial quality in light of advancements in telecommunications. Technical Skills Programming and Scripting Languages: Java, C, C++, Python. Security Tools: Wireshark, NTop, NMap, Snort. Relevant coursework: Information Security Management, Telecommunications Management, Statistics for I.T Managers, Data Structures for Application Programmers. Undertaking courses: Applied Information Assurance, Network Security Analysis, Data Mining. Honor & Awards Awarded certificate from the client for being one of the top annual performers, contributing to the success of the project that I was part of at Newgen Software Technologies Ltd. Amy McCarty [email protected] • 315.534.9850 Pittsburgh, PA EDUCATION M.S. Public Policy and Management, Policy Analytics B.S. Bioengineering, Systems and Signals Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College University of Pittsburgh 3.97 3.85 2014 2008 Computer Skills & Coursework Adobe CS6: Flash, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Project, Publisher, SQL Server, Visio, Word Other Programs: ArcGIS, Brandwatch, Comscore, LightSIDE, R, STATA, WEKA Coursework: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Database, Data Warehousing, Economic Analysis, Econometrics, Large Scale Data Analysis for Public Policy, Multi-criteria Decision Making, Optimization, Project Management, Presentation Skills, Risk Management University Organizations Heinz Journal Managing Editor: Manage editing teams and editing process for the bi-annual policy publication, The Heinz Journal Heinz Student Representative: Interface between students and Heinz College staff PROJECTS Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis Analysis – Project Documentation & Client Communication January 2014 - Current Comparing the efficacy and safety of VTE prophylaxis treatment regimens completed during hip and knee replacement surgeries. Average Age of Death Analysis – Lead Study Design & Analyst November 2013 - Current Using spatial analysis tools (ArcGIS) to examine the geographical distribution of the average age of death for Allegheny County residents from 2000-2007. WORK Northside Leadership Conference (NSLC) - Community Projects Intern September 2012 - February 2013 Served as the volunteer manager for community events, worked with merchants’ association on re-branding efforts, and helped organize shopping district’s first Shop Local month. Promoted biking and trail development within NSLC hosted community group. AmeriCorps/Allegheny County Health Department - Chronic Disease Prevention Outreach September 2011 - July 2012 Implemented the national Eddie the Eagle gun safety education, reaching over 1200 youth. Brought the national Safe Routes to School program to two schools within 1 school year. Incorporated community input into the development of wellness programming. Center for Craniofacial Regeneration - Research Specialist February 2010 - February 2011 Used high-tech imaging techniques to create a novel 3-dimensional model of rabbit jaw motion for biomechanical analysis. Developed novel protocols and testing procedures used to characterize the biomechanical properties of different bone tissues. University of Pittsburgh - Computational Neuroscience & Health Sciences Research Fellow July 2007 - July 2008 Examined the role of various signaling cascades, particularly the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, in neuronal cell death. Human Movement and Balance Laboratory - Research Assistant August 2005 - April 2007 Performed biomechanics gait research including patient scheduling, patient support, data collection, data entry, data processing, background research, and hypothesis testing. Karl P. Metzler 39 Kenneth Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15223-1203 Phone: 412-784-1125 Cell: 412-721-5719 E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] SUMMARY Experience includes the financial fields, technology, and retail communications. Strengths include management experience, training and development, and communication skills. A hard working, conscientious, organized individual with excellent interpersonal skills. EDUCATION 1997-2001 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA www.cmu.edu H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management www.heinz.cmu.edu Master of Public Management 1992-1996 Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA www.duq.edu School of Leadership & Professional Advancement www.leadership.duq.edu Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies Concentration in Communication and Leadership WORK EXPERIENCE 12/11 - Present Giant Eagle, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA www.gianteagle.com Retail Communication Support Analyst in the Retail Communication Support Group Review & Approve communications to be sent out to the retail and corporate markets Send emergency communications on recalls or prices changes Compile Weekly and Monthly Communication statistics and reports Review communications for any errors or missing information and contact originator of communication Send communications on the designated times of the day Change any of the communication information as needed for supporting information Build or change data in the Retail Task Management application as needed or requested 4/08 - 12/11 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pittsburgh, PA www.bnymellon.com Operations Analyst IV US Global Cash Management-Lockbox Daily balancing of Pittsburgh, Boston, New York accounts Correcting any lockbox encoding errors Filing of Suspicious Activity Reports Supervise team & train any new employees Senior Specialist (Corporate Actions Specialist III) Asset Servicing-Global Account Administration Daily interpretation, notification and response processing complex conversions including new business, investment manager terminations and asset transfers Processing includes maintaining client contact and standing instruction information within the corporate action notification systems Daily interaction worth corporate actions processing sights, conversion teams, clients and relationship managers Perform risk management by adhering to established quality control measures and procedures Process reports daily for adding accounts, contacts and firms Review daily reports for work completed on daily basis for accuracy and or errors Setup Administrator (ESO Processor III) Financial Markets and Treasury Services Department Maintenance of CR+ system fulfilling customer requests & setups Add and Delete Services on customer master files Add new companies to system issuing Company ID along with accounts and services Accurate & timely processing (data entry) of customer setup forms Research & interpretation of daily master file reports Troubleshooting & resolving setup inquiries & problems on a daily basis by phone or email requests 5/98 - 7/07 Giant Eagle, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA www.gianteagle.com Sr. Help Center Analyst in the Information Systems/Applications Engineering Department Provide first line systems support for hardware & software to ensure customer problems are resolved in a accurate and timely manner Record all calls to Help Center in Problem Management System, including updates, resolutions, and customer feedback according to established procedures Used IBM POS (Point of Sale) system to assist in accounting, reports, background processes, applying batches, adding/deleting manager id’s or override numbers, item issues-sales/pricing/discounts Used SMS software to access PC’s to resolve issues UNIX commands used to support & troubleshoot for pharmacy printers & terminals, video terminals & printers, time clocks, various store printers, receiving. All these devices are run thru an ISP (In Store Processor) made by IBM Monitor store equipment thru Nagios application Monitor credit cards, EBT transactions, gift card gallery on the Win status application Contact customers to inquire that problems have been resolved in timely manner in situations that Level II or outside vendor was required Close all opened tickets by analyst Complete monthly status report on individual tasks completed, training, projects Compile monthly Top 10 Help Center problems by category and device Compile Daily and Weekly ACD status reports Use Peregrine software to log calls in service center Cross trained in Computer Operations Department as a Computer Operator Allison Min [email protected] | www.allisonmin.com | 908-217-7132 EXPERIENCE EDUCATION HBO Digital Products Intern Carnegie Mellon University Summer 2013 | New York City, NY GPA 3.53/4.0 | Aug 2014 | Pittsburgh, PA Developed Ruby on Rails infographic dashboard currently displayed on TVs throughout Digital Products office about HBO GO app usage. Set up Amazon Web Services usage and cost monitoring dashboard using Netflix’s Ice project. Collaborated with 10 interns for improvements to HBO GO app. BS in Information Systems Minor in Architecture Citigroup ISG Business Analyst Intern Summer 2011 & 2012 | Warren, NJ Designed and tested 10 help guides currently used during on-boarding process of new employees. Prepared excel sheets for over 300 internal employee relocations for metro area offices. Catalogued 27-paged booklet for ISG’s Professional Development Curriculum. PROJECTS COURSEWORK Application Design & Development Big Data Analytics Contemporary Themes in Global Systems Designing Human-Centered Software Ethnographic Methods Fundamentals of System Development Mobile to Cloud: Building Distributed Apps SKILLS Technical Collaborative Node.js and Socket.IO game where players contribute short lines to a story based on an illustration. This game experience is built around group storytelling. Git HTML/CSS Java JavaScript Ruby on Rails Socket.IO SQL PittsburghPark Design Fall 2013 | Pittsburgh, PA Document Design Sketching User Testing Wireframing TinyStories Fall 2013 | Pittsburgh, PA Researched feasibility of implementing smart parking sensors in Pittsburgh’s street parking. Analyzed ParkPGH the current real-time garage parking space availability system. CQPad Spring 2012 | Pittsburgh, PA Python application for practicing Chinese characters in correct stroke order. Compares each stroke written by student to database of character line coordinates. Software InDesign Illustrator Microsoft Office Photoshop Windows/OSX Divya Narain 1 Bayard Road, Apt No: A6, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 +1-412-915-3185 [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Master of Science in Health Care Policy and Management (MSHCPM) • H.John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management • GPA: 3.70 Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) - Pilani, Dubai, U.A.E Bachelor of Engineering (Honors)-Biotechnology • GPA: 3.99 08/’13 - Present 08/’08 - 06/’12 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Management Intern • • 08/’11 - 01/’12 Utilized Organizational and Event management skills in various projects. Designed executive documents using latest softwares (Adobe InDesign and Photoshop). Research Intern • • Asteco, LLC.-U.A.E International Center for Biosaline Agriculture-U.A.E. 06/’10 - 08/’10 Isolated and characterized genus Rhizobia from Acacia ampliceps. Established optimal environmental conditions that promote nodulation and growth of such crops. ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE • • • • Independent Study on developing a technology platform for Reducing Hospital Re-admissions with Personalized Guideline based discharge Planning and Follow-up Care Delivery 01/’14 – Present Developing a preliminary technology prototype that demonstrates the capabilities of a novel tool that has the potential to allow healthcare professionals to easily create personalized, multi-media rich, discharge guidelines for individual patients that make use of text, images, video, and audio, and delivered to mobile devices of patient’s choice. Policy Paper on Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Human Health 10/’13 - 12/’13 Analyzed and addressed various Health and Environmental risks of GM crops along with their regulation and labelling in the United States. Mechanism of Action of Biocides on Microbial Biofilm Communities, Antimicrobial Resistance and it’s Medical Importance 02/’12 - 05/’12 Analyzed real life medical applications of biocides on different types of microorganisms present in Biofilms by establishing their Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC). Determination of aspartame content in health drinks 02/’12 - 05’12 Determined aspartame content in several health drinks using UV spectrophotometer. CONFERENCES • Sustained Production & Performance Analysis of Biogas generated using Leucaena leucocephala Biomass and Cowdung 12/’11 - 05/’12 Presented a technical paper in Technofest (held at BITS Pilani-Dubai) & Engineering Students Renewable Energy Competition (held at U.A.E University) ACHIEVEMENTS • • • • • • Awarded merit scholarship from Carnegie Mellon University of $12,000 annually. Voted as the 2014-2015 Executive Board Member of “Heinz Consulting Club”, Carnegie Mellon University. Biotechnology Topper at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-Dubai (2008-2012). Awarded merit scholarship from BITS, Pilani-Dubai throughout the academic tenure (15,000 AED/annum) Won first prize in "Technofest" under working model category, held at BITS, Pilani-Dubai. Won fourth prize (ALL OVER U.A.E) in the "Aero Dynamics" competition organized by “RED BULL”. SKILLS • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Minitab and Photoshop. Jude Odafe 620 Blossom Dr. Amherst, Ohio 44001 440-522-1210 [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management 2014 Pittsburgh, PA March An interdisciplinary program combining the Tepper School of Business core MBA classes with coursework in biotechnology and biomedical engineering. Relevant Coursework: Marketing Management, Strategy Development, Biotechnology Industry Structure & Strategy, Project Management, Inventive Problem Solving, Management Science, Principles of Biotechnology. University of Dayton Bachelor of Science in Premedical Studies- Biology, Chemistry Dayton, OH May 2009 John W. Berry Sr. Scholar- full tuition merit award for top 20 students. Honors Thesis - Identification of Novel Genes Required for Chromosome Segregation. EXPERIENCE Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Market Research & Strategy Intern Pittsburgh, PA September 2012 - Present Mapped the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, formulated database and presented senior management with key insights used to optimize investment portfolio. Conducted primary research on the telemedicine market; utilized data to collaborate with portfolio company CEO in developing business strategy, upstream marketing, and fundraising plans. Member of leadership team that designed launch strategy for new community based research network. Built lasting relationships through effective communication and swift response to meet all client requests. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals MBA Marketing Intern Collaborated with brand team to evaluate the capabilities of new technology and channels for specialty therapeutics; provided recommendations on brand campaign and messaging. Saw opportunity to develop novel tool to evaluate contract proposals, assess the impact of novel technology, and model operations of Bayer’s U.S. neurology marketing business. Defined optimal structure for a more cost effective and modernized patient support program; resulted in plan to increase productivity by 20%, decrease overall expenditure and improve quality of patient interaction. Led a cross-functional effort and managed external vendors to produce new promotional materials that resulted in refreshed online presence and increased customer engagement. Chantest Inc. Staff Scientist of Laboratory Procedures Whippany, NJ May 2013 – August 2013 Cleveland, OH March 2011 - August 2012 Preclinical drug discovery through ion channel testing of developmental drugs in a GLP environment. Facilitated smooth operation of medium sized laboratory through process improvement and organization of routine and non-routine maintenance of research technology and equipment. Maximized profits by optimizing supply chain to properly utilize cost effective equipment and supplies. 2011 President’s Recognition Recipient The Princeton Review Teacher/Tutor Columbus, OH June 2009 – March 2011 Honed organization and presentation skills by teaching standardized test preparation courses. Improved communication skills by effectively tutoring students individually and in small group sessions. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Rutgers Biopharmaceutical Case Competition Champion Chair of Marketing & Technology for Innovation in Healthcare Technology Conference Tepper School of Business Biopharma Club Black Graduate Student Organization OSU Medical Student Catholic Charities Volunteer Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society Treasurer Dayton Children’s Medical Center Childlife Volunteer 2013 2012-Present 2012-Present 2012-Present 2009-2011 2004-2011 2007-2009 2007-2009 Stacie L. Oliver (*née Beaves) Department of Biological Sciences Carnegie Mellon University 4400 5th Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 e-mail: [email protected] Education 2011-Present 1991-1995 Ph.D. candidate in Cell and Developmental Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Advisor: Dr. Brooke M. McCartney B.S. in Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Relevant Research Experience 2006-2011 - Senior Research Assistant, Magee Women’s Research Institute Project – Biology of Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Principal Investigator – Gerald Schatten, Ph.D. 1997-2000 - Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Project – Genetics of Liver and Head/Neck Cancers Principal Investigator – Susanne Gollin, Ph.D. 1993-1995 - Undergraduate Research, University of Iowa Project – T-cell Signal Transduction Principal Investigator – Gary Koretzky, M.D., Ph.D. Publications 1. Castro CA, Ben-Yehudah A, Ozolek JA, Mills PH, Redinger CJ, Mich-Basso JD, McFarland DA, Oliver SL, Ahrens ET, Schatten G. Semiquantitative histopathology and 3D magnetic resonance microscopy as collaborative platforms for tissue identification and comparison within teratomas derived from pedigreed primate embryonic stem cells. Stem Cell Res. 2010 Nov;5(3):201-11. 2. Easley CA 4th, Ben-Yehudah A, Redinger CJ, Oliver SL, Varum ST, Eisinger VM, Carlisle DL, Donovan PJ, Schatten GP. mTOR-mediated activation of p70 S6K induces differentiation of pluripotent human embryonic stem cells. Cell Reprogram. 2010 Jun;12(3):263-73. 3. Ben-Yehudah A, Navara CS, Redinger CJ, Mich-Basso JD, Castro CA, Oliver S, Chensny LJ, Richards TJ, Kaminski N, Schatten G. Pluripotency genes overexpressed in primate embryonic stem cells are localized on homologues of human chromosomes 16, 17, 19, and X. Stem Cell Res. 2010 Jan;4(1):25-37. 4. Simerly CR, Navara CS, Castro CA, Turpin JC, Redinger CJ, Mich-Basso JD, Jacoby ES, Grund KJ, McFarland DA, Oliver SL, Ben-Yehudah A, Carlisle DL, Frost P, Penedo C, Hewitson L, Schatten G. Establishment and characterization of baboon embryonic stem cell lines: an Old World Primate model for regeneration and transplantation research. Stem Cell Res. 2009 May;2(3):178-87. 5. Navara CS, Redinger C, Mich-Basso J, Oliver S, Ben-Yehudah A, Castro C, Simerly C. Derivation and characterization of nonhuman primate embryonic stem cells. Curr Protoc Stem Cell Biol. 2007 Jun;Chapter 1:Unit 1A.1. *6. Rao UN, Gollin SM, Beaves S, Cieply K, Nalesnik M, Michalopoulos GK. Comparative genomic hybridization of hepatocellular carcinoma: correlation with fluorescence in situ hybridization in paraffin-embedded tissue. Mol Diagn. 2001 Mar;6(1):27-37. *7. Musci MA, Beaves SL, Ross SE, Yi T, Koretzky GA. Surface expression of hemopoietic cell phosphatase fails to complement CD45 deficiency and inhibits TCR-mediated signal transduction in a Jurkat T cell clone. J Immunol. 1997 Feb 15;158(4):1565-71. 1 Work in Progress Oliver SL, McCartney BM. “The Wnt signaling and cytoskeletal regulator APC2 controls stem cell niche size, architecture, and stem cell number in the Drosophila ovary.” to be submitted Spring 2014. Presentations Conference Talks 1) Oliver SL and McCartney BM. Loss of APC2 from the Cell Cortex Disrupts Stem Cell Niche Architecture in the Female Germline. Pittsburgh Fly Meeting, March 2013. Posters 1) Oliver SL and McCartney BM. The Wnt Signaling and Cytoskeletal Regulator APC2 Controls Stem Cell Niche Size, Architecture, and Stem Cell Number in the Drosophila Ovary. Genetics Society of America 55th Annual Drosophila Conference. March, 2014. 2) Oliver SL and McCartney BM. Stem cell niche size, position and number of resident stem cells are disrupted in the germline stem cell niche of APC2 mutant fruit flies. Innovation in Healthcare Technology Conference. February, 2014. 3) Oliver SL and McCartney BM. Molecular Mechanisms Governing Stem Cell Niche Architecture in the Drosophila Female Germline. 2013 Elizabeth Jones Annual Retreat, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University. 4) Oliver SL and McCartney BM. Investigating the Role of APC2 in the Organization of the Germline Stem Cell Niche and Egg Chambers in Drosophila Ovaries. 2012 Elizabeth Jones Annual Retreat, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University. 5) Oliver SL, Redinger CJ, Schatten GP. Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Exhibit Similar Centrosomal Abnormalities as Human Embryonic Stem Cells. (2010) 8th Annual International Society for Stem Cell Research Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 6) Navara CS, Redinger CJ, Mich-Basso JD, Simerly CR, McFarland DA, Oliver SL, Penascino VM, Jacoby ES, Ben-Yehudah A, Carlisle DL, Pedersen RA, Schatten GP. Frontiers in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. (2008) 6th Annual International Society for Stem Cell Research Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. 7) Navara CS, Simerly CR, Redinger CJ, Mich-Basso JD, Turpin JC, Jacoby ES,Castro CA, Grund KJ, Oliver SL, Schatten GP. Derivation and Characterization of Baboon (Papio Hamadryas) Embryonic Stem Cell Line. (2008) 6th Annual International Society for Stem Cell Research Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. Teaching Experience - Cytogenetic Characterization of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. 2007, 2008, 2009, Frontiers in Stem Cells and Regeneration at MBL, Woods Hole, MA - Chromosomes and Human Diseases. 1997 – 2000, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Department of Human Genetics. - Genetic Techniques. 1997 – 2000, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Department of Human Genetics. Honors 2014 2014 2013 2013 1994 Memberships 2014 - Current Department of Biological Sciences Carver Travel Award Recipient CMU Graduate Student Association Travel Award Recipient CMU Graduate Small project Help (GuSH) Research Funding CMU Graduate Student Association Travel Award Recipient Gina Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship, Lupus Foundation of America Genetics Society of America (GSA) 2 NINA PATEL 401 Shady Ave. Apt C607 Pittsburgh, PA 15206 702.465.2427 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Pittsburgh, PA Master of Business Administration – MBA 5/15 • Concentrations: Healthcare/Biotechnology, Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship • Honors: Swartz Fellow, Forte Foundation Fellow • Memberships: Biopharma & Healthcare Club, Organizational Leadership Club, Entrepreneurship & Venture Club UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Stockton, CA Bachelor of Science in Bio-Engineering 5/06 st • Honors: C/O 2006 Outstanding Biomedical Engineering Graduate, 1 Place – Senior Design Project • Activities: Senior Resident Assistant (2002-2004), Society of Women Engineers • Internships: Natus Medical San Carlos, CA (2004), Japan Solderless Terminals Osaka, Japan (2005) EXPERIENCE LIFE TECHNOLOGIES Foster City, CA Engineer III, Engineer II, Engineering Contractor 02/07 – 06/13 Leadership • Led a team of five for the first European Certified In-vitro diagnostic DNA Sequencer. Coordinated team both locally and internationally, to execute verification/validation testing and deliver data to the project team ahead of schedule. • Created/Submitted documentation to receive diagnostic certification in Europe. Certification enabled Life Technologies increase its product portfolio, and be the 1st to enter the European personalized medicine research market in Europe, a $15M market. • Led the Risk Management Team and worked with international OEM teams to identify and mitigate all foreseeable instrument risks prior to releasing the instrument. Instrument failures decreased 25% with the new release. • Chief of Staff to the in-house DNA sequencing center, improved turnaround time for customers to receive their data from reducing sample to answer time frame from 2-3 months to less than one. Teamwork • Worked cross-functionally with product management and R&D to develop consumable specifications to meet customer needs. Created and maintained requirement and specification documents that led to production of a DNA sequencing instrument, and over a dozen associated consumables. • Worked with quality teams in Singapore to transfer project knowledge and prepare teams for external audits. First and only external audit of the In-vitro diagnostic DNA sequencer revealed full concordance with diagnostic regulations, which sped up the release of the instrument. Problem Solving • Worked alongside support teams to install, diagnose and troubleshoot Next Generation Sequencing Instruments at client sites. Used the experience to update Service Manuals reducing hands-on time at each site by 40%, from 7 days to 4 days, and added quality checks to standardize installation across sites and engineers. Received a Silver DNA award for implementing new service methods to save costs and time. • Tiger Team R&D lead, addressing technical field issues post instrument release. Able to create personalized solutions for researchers reducing their down time. Built deeper relationships with consumers further demonstrating our commitment to their research success, and emphasizing life technologies as their one stop shop for all genetic research needs. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • • • Volunteer: Mentor for the YMCA Building Futures Program (San Francisco, CA), University Medical Center (Las Vegas, NV) Medical Repair Volunteer Hobbies: Bowling for Life League Bowler (3 years), World Traveled, and Wine-Enthusiast Language: Spanish, Japanese, and Gujurati (all conversational) U.S. Citizen RIDDHI POPAT 5716 Beacon Street. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 (978)427-1913 [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management Membership: Member of ACHE, Heinz Health Care Club, International Development Group Expected May 2015 Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India May 2013 Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) GPA 3.94 Senior Thesis: Pharmaceutical Challenges for development of Space Medicine- Carried out extensive research and proposed a novel drug delivery system which would help overcome the existing drawbacks. RELEVANT COURSEWORK Health Care: Health Systems, Health Policy, Organizational Design and Implementation Quantitative: Applied Economics, Statistics, Management Consulting, Introduction to Database Management EXPERIENCE Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Pittsburgh, PA Aug-Dec 2013 External Consultant Proposed a Leadership Development Program for Executive Directors by contrasting with existing models Developed the program by assisting in the use of podcasts and webinars in order to increase accessibility Recommended changes in the program content in order to make the program more sustainable Devised benchmarking tools that will help formatively and summatively evaluate the members performance Famycare Private Limited, Mumbai, India Jun-Jul 2012 Summer Intern Assisted in the Research and Development Centre and monitored the Quality control tests carried on tablets Perfected the basics of tablet formulation and manufacture using high quality of excipients and actives Developed understanding of the generic drug market,manufacturing of generic drugs after expiration of patents Learned about intravenous dosage forms like ampoule filling and sealing Masrani Hospital for Women and MIMAS, Mumbai, India Summer Intern Contributed in the Hospital’s administrative department Participated in the overall working and functioning of a hospital Utilized cost effective and innovative treatment strategies Helped in the handling of supply and demand medicines in the hospital May-Jun 2012 Cipla, Mumbai, India Summer Intern May-Jun 2011 Observed the functioning of the Analytical development laboratory and Quality Control department Executed Accelerated Stability testing of Formulations to predict the Shelf life of the Marketed Products Learned the working of Quality Assurance Department and reviewed the documenting procedures Conducted Dissolution and Disintegration tests on tablets to predict the drug release pattern ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Computer: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Minitab, Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop Awards: Carnegie Mellon Merit Scholar Honors: Recipient of The Ratan Tata Scholarship for excellence in 2012 Languages: Fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati, conversant in Marathi Served as a volunteer for, “Raghuvanshi Charitable Trust”, and demonstrated strong leadership skills Completed a project on “Liquid Anti-Solvent Solubilization”, and proposed methodologies to enhance solubility of poorly soluble drugs Organized a research seminar based on Stem Cell, Novel Drug delivery for Cancer Treatment Published a Paper on Cloning and Intellectual Property rights in Bombay Technologists 5852 Bartlett Street, Apt # 2R Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA RACHITA RANA 412-638-0886 [email protected] EDUCATION Aug 2012 – May 2014 Master of Science, Biotechnology and Management (GPA – 3.53/4) • Coursework: New Product Management, Brand Strategy, Health Care Marketing, Strategy Development, Risk Analysis, Management Science, Biotechnology Regulations, Policy and Compliance, Medical Devices, Data mining in SAS • Memberships: Member of Tepper Biopharma and Healthcare Club, Heinz Healthcare Club, Core member of the Marketing committee for the Innovation in Healthcare Technology Conference 2013 • Honors: Merit Scholarship (2012 - 2014) Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India Aug 2008 – Jun 2012 Bachelor of Technology, Biotechnology (GPA - 8.82/10) • Coursework: Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Proteomics, Biochemistry, Computational Biology • Leadership: Event coordinator for the annual biotechnology festival, “UROOJ” • Honors and awards: First division with distinction, Bronze medal for overall academic performance, Merit Scholarship (2008 - 2012) EXPERIENCE Medtronic Spine and Biologics, Pittsburgh, PA – Strategic Marketing Consultant • • • • Jan 2014 – Present Due Diligence: Understanding ways in which Medtronic can increase share in the Ambulatory Surgery Centre (ASC) market. Problem Solving: Designing a service offering that can differentiate Medtronic from its competitors in the Kyphoplasty market. Salesforce Management: Conducting a Sales Audit to diagnose pain points in the existing sales strategy and redefine the Spinal sales force effectiveness. Strategic Planning: Developing a short term and long term market entry strategy for commercializing Kyphoplasty in ASCs. Rinovum Women’s Health, Pittsburgh, PA – Student Consultant Sep 2013 – Oct 2013 • Market Research: Executed a market study in pharmacies to identify the current family planning practices being promoted. Gathered pharmacist insights on their role and involvement in educating patients about new conception aids. • Strategic Planning: Developed a strategic plan giving recommendations to assist Rinovum in entering the OTC market. Forest Laboratories, New York City, NY – Global Marketing Intern Jun 2013 – Aug 2013 • Business Development: Evaluated a new product opportunity for the Latin American market by estimating market share and forecasting sales. • Market Planning: Studied the performance of the $25 billion branded generics market in Brazil; determined the impact that order of entry and pricing have on market share and devised an action plan for market entry. Revised the brand plans for launch of Aclidinium (a COPD drug) and Linaclotide (an IBS/CIC drug) in Canada. Identified and compared key trends in sales revenue for three major CNS (antidepressant) drug classes in Brazil, Mexico and Canada. • Market Research: Performed a competitive assessment of various current and upcoming pain management products in the US. • Critical Reasoning: Conducted literature review and secondary market research to assist the team in putting together a recommendation for a product assessment in ex-US territories. Pittsburgh Life Science Greenhouse, Pittsburgh, PA – Marketing Research Analyst Sep 2012 – May 2013 • Market Analysis: Developed investment targets for the Biotech Tools industry. Mapped key players and identified new entrants into the market. Projected segment CAGR and assessed the competitive landscape of the Biotechnology Research Services industry to identify the sub-segments with maximum growth potential and return on investment. • Problem Solving: Researched the $26 billion venture capital market and the $20 billion angel investment market to identify funding opportunities for the portfolio companies at the Greenhouse. Assisted one of their diagnostic portfolio companies, Advanced Technology Healthcare Solutions in preparing their investor pitch. • Due Diligence: Determined viability of the entry of start-up companies in the $2 billion cardiovascular surgery market. Identified potential market segments for the nerve guide conduit technology spinning out from UPMC towards start-up. Applied Isotope Technologies, Pittsburgh, PA – Strategic Business Analyst Feb 2013 – Apr 2013 • Technology Commercialization: Assessed the prenatal and fetal diagnostic market landscape of China and developed a market entry model for their “Preconception to Infancy” (p2i) protocol. • Creative Thinking: Conceptualized the idea of developing a mobile application for the p2i program after identifying the needs, benefits and target customers. Proposed an initial list of features to be included in the application. • Situation Analysis: Evaluated the Dietary and Nutritional Supplement industry in US and China to develop a market entry plan. Identified current market trends and drivers; performed customer analysis and analyzed the regulatory environment. ACADEMIC PROJECTS • New Technology Analysis: Identified and conducted due diligence of market opportunities for accelerating clinical trials in the pharmaceutical industry. • Healthcare Marketing: Presented a brand analysis of two popular pharmaceutical drugs in the COPD market, Spiriva and Tudorza. • Pharmaceutical Strategy: Developed a novel business model for Mylan Pharmaceuticals to increase adherence and compliance among patients. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • Software skills: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project, Visio, Excel Solver platform, SAS Enterprise Miner • Market Research tools: Hoovers, Frost & Sullivan, Venture Source, MarketLine, PubMed, Qualtrics, Sawtooth Conjoint Analysis • Community work: Successfully led a group of 10 people in organizing community benefit programs to raise environmental awareness among 320 people Sombeet Sahu Day Dreamer, Researcher [email protected] Skills & Expertise C++ Matlab Programming Digital Image Processing Java Python SQLite Computer Vision Image Segmentation Data Mining Machine Learning Bayesian statistics Big Data Predictive Modeling ETL Bioinformatics C Mathematical Modeling Image Processing Perl Text Mining Graph Theory Hadoop Monte Carlo Simulation Neural Networks Data Visualization Computational Modeling Matlab Elastic Hadoop Distributed Systems R Pattern Recognition Computational Biology Algorithms LaTeX Systems Biology Mathematica Courses Page1 MS, Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Machine Learning Data Mining Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science Advanced Algorithms Image Processing Mathematical Modeling and Simulation 10-601 15-826 15-112 15-873 02-740 15-871 Experience Bioinformatics Developer at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research July 2013 - Present (7 months) Oncology, Deep Sequencing Graduate Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University 2012 - 2013 (1 year) Statistical Modeling of Bioinformatics Data Undergraduate Researcher at ETH Zurich July 2010 - September 2010 (3 months) Research Fellow at Indian Academy of Sciences May 2010 - June 2010 (2 months) Summer Intern at Jawaharlal Nehru University May 2009 - July 2009 (3 months) Education Carnegie Mellon University MS, Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering, 2011 - 2013 Activities and Societies: GBMES, AICHE, Q-Bio, IGEM National Institute of Technology Durgapur B Tech, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics Activities and Societies: Robotics, Literary Circle, Entrepreneurship Page2 Publications Flux Optimization in Human Specific Map#Kinase Pathways: A Systems Biology Approach to Study Cancer American Institute of Physics October 26, 2010 Authors: Sombeet Sahu A High-Throughput RNA Interference Screen to find Regulators of Programmed Cell Death NITD September 1, 2010 Authors: Sombeet Sahu Projects Modeling of Bacteria Chemotaxis September 2011 to December 2011 Members:Sombeet Sahu, Guopeng (Daniel) Wei Modeling of Bacteria Chemotaxis using hybrid stochastic simulation methods. Honors and Awards maths olympiad,chem olympiad Page3 Sombeet Sahu Day Dreamer, Researcher [email protected] Contact Sombeet on LinkedIn Page4 EMILY SALE 5525 Covode St. Apartment 3 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 . [email protected] . (724) 831-4091 EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science in Public Policy and Management Friedman Fellow (Summer 2013) Courses: Project Management, SAS, Program Evaluation, GIS Allegheny College Bachelor of the Arts in Political Science, Minor: Communication Arts Cum Laude, Alden Scholar (2009-2012), Lambda Sigma, Pi Sigma Alpha Semester at Sea, University of Virginia Aug 2012-May 2014 Pittsburgh, PA Aug 2009-May 2012 Meadville, PA ACADEMIC PROJECTS In Case of Conflict: A DNA Database for Mass Body Identification, Technology for Int’l Dev. (2012) Prioritizing Census Tracts for Economic Redevelopment Based on LCC’s Criteria, GIS (2013) GE Transportation Becomes Social, Measuring Social Initiatives (2013) Task Force: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Organizational Change (2013) Elderly Care and Nursing Homes, Design and Policy for Humanitarian Impact (2013) RELEVANT EXPERIENCE U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Government and Community Relations Intern Conducted legislative research and analysis on immigration reform bills and SIV bills Created data visualizations and surveys pertaining to UNHCR and UAC source countries Attended Congressional hearings, markups, and NGO briefings Attended coalition meetings, teleconferences, and represent USCRI at Congressional meetings Developed fact sheets on human trafficking and immigration Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s Office Pittsburgh, Neighborhood Initiatives Intern Assembled Block Watch in a Box Initiative, Organized National Night Out Wrote Proclamations, Public Safety Radio Addresses, and Newsletter Blurbs Compiled Neighborhood Photo Database, Research Newspaper Archives EXPERIENCE Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, Teaching Assistant Technology for International Development, Digital Transformation, Business English & Strategic Presentation Skills May 2013-August 2013 June 2012-Aug 2012 Aug 2013-Present Student Activities Committee, Heinz College, Coordinator/Treasurer Oversee the committee’s planning of 40 events/year; audit the student activities budget Liaison between the student activities committee and the student activities director Aug 2012-Present Office of Admissions, Allegheny College, Student Assistant & Tour Guide Gave informative and interactive campus tours to prospective students and parents Filed, labeled, completed mailings, and contacted prospective students Aug 2010- May 2012 LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Heinz International Development Group Volunteer and Outreach Chair Heinz Graduate Women’s Association Vice President of External Affairs Allegheny College Student Government Senator for the class of 2013 & Director of Public Relations Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Chapter Vice President of Public Relations and Marketing Vice President of Chapter Relations and Standards Model Campaign USA, Allegheny College Center for Political Participation Student Coordinator Aug. 2012-Sept. 2013 Dec 2012-Nov. 2013 Sept 2009-Jan 2012 Jan 2010-May 2012 Feb 2011-May 2011 SKILLS Language: functional in written and oral Spanish Strong Communication Skills: strategic presentation skills & expertise in memo writing Software: ArcGIS, ERDAS, Minitab, SPSS, SAS, Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, Access, and Excel, Brandwatch, Comscore VEENUSHA SANTCHURN 5540 Fifth Ave., Apt. 2 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 571.201.6710 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Pittsburgh, PA Master of Business Administration – MBA 5/14 • Concentrations: Operations Management, Strategy and Organizational Behavior • Leadership: President – Operations Management Club, VP – Wine Club, VP – Africa Business Collective • Honors: Forté Fellowship OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Delaware, OH Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Management Concentration GPA: 3.6/4.0 5/04 • Graduated Cum Laude with Departmental Honors in Economics, Minor in Accounting • Dean’s List, International Business and Management Honor Society, International Economics Honor Society EXPERIENCE REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC Rensselaer, NY Continuous Improvement MBA Intern- Industrial Operations and Product Supply 6/13 – 8/13 • Analytical: Assessed the clinical supply chain of Phase 3 drug product by analyzing business processes, technology, communication flows and cycle times. Identified risks and areas of improvement. • Process Improvement: Identified process variability in clinical trial supply planning process. Standardized and streamlined process leading to 40% decrease in cycle time. • Problem Solving: Standardized and automated communication flows between clinical demand forecasting and clinical supply planning. Increased supply chain visibility and traceability. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Ebene, MAURITIUS Manager, Advisory-Consulting 10/10 – 4/12 • Leadership: Defined and implemented firm’s Customer Relationship Management strategy and system. Increased efficiency of lead management process by 50% and improved lead to opportunity conversion by 40%. • Problem Solving: Evaluated control environment and risks related to financial and procurement management system of a leading African Regional Economic Community in Botswana; Developed and gained senior management buy-in on extensive strategic mitigation measures. • Strategic Planning: Developed and issued a Request for Proposal for a leading national university client to secure $400K integrated information system. Developed selection criteria and procurement model for the client. • Innovation: Identified training needs for 50 Consulting staff members. Proactively initiated the effort to implement and facilitate soft skills program, persuading management to incorporate program into the firm’s training curriculum. ABT ASSOCIATES, INC Bethesda, MD Financial Analyst- Domestic Line of Business 6/09 – 8/10 • Process Improvement: Analyzed and identified issues directly associated with financial planning process; Redesigned financial planning process and developed implementation plan with approval from controllers and VPs; Delivered budgets and forecasts ahead of schedule and increased efficiency by 40%. • Cross-functional teamwork: Collaborated with a team of 12 cross-functional members to evaluate project forecasts and variances. Provided project guidance and enabled a team of project managers to make more informed project decisions. CALVERT SOCIAL INVESTMENT FOUNDATION Bethesda, MD Senior Operations Associate and Accountant (7/08 – 6/09) 5/05 - 6/09 Senior Finance Associate (5/07 – 6/08) Finance Associate (5/05 – 4/07) • Process Improvement: Identified weaknesses in operations of $70M business unit. Standardized and streamlined processes and control measures that contributed to strategic re-pricing of services and 40% decrease in administrative hours, resulting in $150K increase in revenue over 1.5 years. • Leadership & Teamwork: Coordinated with three cross-functional teams and led the implementation of $160M loan portfolio management system. Eliminated data silos and process duplication and improved efficiency by 60%. • Problem Solving: Analyzed and reconciled invoices against accruals and payments for a 9-year period that resulted in the collection of $200K. Designed and implemented billing and collection process and controls, resulting in decrease of Days Sales Outstanding from 90 days to 30 days. • Project Management: Supervised and coordinated team of five in efficiently managing back-office operations of $13M client. Managed and cultivated client relationship. Executed deliverables on time. Decreased audit time by 50%. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • • Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) Languages: French and Creole (Fluent), Hindi and Spanish (Proficient) Brianna L. Scott 5506 5th Ave Apt 106D Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (607) 346-4875 [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science in Health Care Policy and Management QPA: 3.1 Mercyhurst University Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science GPA: 3.3 Expected May 2014 May 2012 COURSEWORK Health Care: Introduction to Public Health, Health Ethics, Health Systems, Health Policy I/II, Healthcare management, Health Information Systems, Financial Management of Healthcare, Health Information Systems, Health Economics, Healthcare Marketing, Health Care Quality Performance Improvement, Health Law Quantitative: Empirical Methods for Public Policy and Management, Applied Economic Analysis, Population and Policy, Negotiation Technology: Introduction to Database Management, Management Science I/II, Health GIS PROJECT EXERIENCE Heinz College, Systems Synthesis Project Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Participate in weekly team meetings Develop a project proposal with the team members for the client Present project items to advisory board Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA January 2014-Present January 2013-April 2013 Health Information System, Decision Support System project “VAD Risk Assessment Tool (V-RAT): A Decision Support System for End-Stage Heart Failure Patients” Worked in a group project to design and implement a DSS using Microsoft Office Demonstrated the project in a final report, presentation, and poster display Presented the project at a poster fair at Heinz College Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA Capstone research project “The effects of music and/or carbohydrates on exercise intensity” September2011-May 2012 Collected data using a gas analyzer Analyzed data by comparing the change in heart rate and VO2 during each experiment Interpreted results and illustrated findings for poster presentation Communicated results and findings during research symposium EXPERIENCE Carnegie Mellon University, Innovation in Health Care and Technology Conference 2014 Speakers Committee Chair Participate in meetings with conference team members Schedule and delegate tasks with speakers committee Form and execute the keynote speakers, panel topics, and panel members for the conference Panera Bread, Pittsburgh, PA Shift Supervisor June 2013-September 2013 Conducted a benchmarking policy analysis surrounding tobacco usage on campus Implemented an action plan to eliminate tobacco usage at the academic facility Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College, Pittsburgh, PA Teaching Assistant for Population Health June 2013-August 2013 Wrote policies and best practice papers for school wellness policies on behalf of Let’s Move Pittsburgh Created presentations for parent workshops and workplace wellness Attended executive committee meetings to present ideas and work deliverables Provided ideas and suggestions for Let’s Move Pittsburgh to become more engaged in the community Carnegie Mellon University, Health Services, Pittsburgh, PA October 2012-Present Run day to day operations of daily cash and deposits Ensure customer satisfaction Monitor labor costs and make management decisions based on projections Lead staff in tasks to effectively operate restaurant Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh, PA Volunteer for Let’s Move Pittsburgh September 2013-Present Provide assistance to 22 students with class materials Grade quizzes and manage blackboard site for 22 students ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Technical Skills: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access Volunteer Experience: CMU Tobacco Policy Review board Memberships: American College of Healthcare Executives, Heinz Healthcare Club, Health Student Activities Committee April 2013-May 2013 AAKASH SHAH 2360 Pittock Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 (484) 347-2085 [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management Membership: Member of ACHE, Heinz Healthcare Club, International Development Group Expected May 2015 Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India May 2013 Bachelor of Pharmacy GPA: 3.97 Senior Thesis: Scientific and Ethical Challenges Associated with Pediatric HIV: Analyzed the costs of the available antiretroviral drugs and proposed a cost-effective nipple shielded drug delivery system. RELEVANT COURSEWORK Health Care: Health Systems, Health Policy, HealthCare Information Systems, HealthCare Management Quantitative: Applied Economics, Statistics, Database Management, Management Consulting, Management Science WORK EXPERIENCE Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Pittsburgh, PA Aug-Dec 2013 External Consultant Executed the implementation of an Internal Leadership Development Program for Executive Directors Developed the structure and content of the Program by analyzing several current Leadership Programs and Models Advocated the use of technology like webinars, podcasts to improve the convenience and accessibility of the Program Conceived benchmarking tools for formative and summative evaluation of the Program to improve sustainability Famycare Private Limited, Mumbai, India Jun-Jul 2012 Summer Intern Part of the Research and Development team which analyzed the patent cliff and contributed to the decision making process for manufacturing those generic drugs which would be profitable and feasible Gained in-depth knowledge about the generic industry and assisted in filing ANDA according to FDA guidelines Performed and interpreted Bio-equivalence studies in order to test compliance with FDA guidelines Masrani Hospital for Women and MIMAS, Mumbai, India May-Jun 2012 Administrative Intern Facilitated inventory control by implementing a coordinated drug procurement process that helped improve cash flow by Rs 5,00,000 monthly Automated the functioning of hospitals daily activities that helped improve patient management and reduce administrative costs Became proficient in the distribution chain of medicines and healthcare delivery and helped reduce costs by eliminating middlemen. Cipla, Mumbai, India May-Jun 2011 Summer Intern Operated and reviewed the standard processes of tablet-making. Performed Accelerated Stability Tests on tablets so as to ascertain compliance with the Indian Pharmacopeia Worked closely with the head of the Quality Assurance to automate documenting procedures so as to smoothen process flow Assisted patent lawyers in researching and reviewing claims of infringement of Intellectual Property Rights SKILLS/AWARDS/HONORS/OTHER ACTIVITIES Computer: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Adobe Dreamweaver, Minitab, Photoshop Awards: Carnegie Mellon University Merit Scholar, $12,000 annually. Honors: Sir Ratan Tata Scholarship for Excellence in 2011 and 2012. Published a paper on “Cloning” and “Intellectual Property Rights” in the Bombay Technologists. Completed a project on ‘Fixed Dose Combinations and NDDS of Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs’. Served as a volunteer at The Spastic Society of India and ADAPT and demonstrated leadership skills. Manish Sharma Dream | Design | Deliver 6350 Forward Avenue, #2, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 | [email protected] | 541.272.9042 | www.iinnovate.in A proven leader, innovator and strategist developing meaningful solutions through cost-effective technologies, currently seeking opportunities to scale ideas for global impact AWARDS 2 Qi T Health Innovators Fellowship Jewish Healthcare Foundation Pittsburgh, PA, January 2014 International Finalist, SecureMe App To The Future Design Challenge Core77-Microsoft, March 2013 Winner, Smart Engineer’s Contest Gujarat Council for Science & Technology India, January 2001 Runner-up, Regional Science Exhibition Ahmedabad, India, August 1995 CERTIFICATION Green Belt, Design Six-Sigma LG Electronics, Seoul South Korea, December 2007 SKILLS Business Modelling Product Portfolio Planning Perceptual Mapping Design Ethnography Personas and Scenarios Systems Design User Interface Design Visualization Interviewing Quick Prototyping Manufacturing Processes DFMEA, DFA Process Six-Sigma Project Management Vendor Development Quality Certifications and Compliance EDUCATION Master of Product Development Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, CGPA 4.0, May 2014 Post Graduate Diploma in Management Indian Institute of Management Lucknow India, CGPA 6.43/10, March 2012 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering South Gujarat University, Surat India, CGPA 3.60/4, May 2002 EXECUTIVE PROFILE - Balance of creative and analytical thinking, tackles large scale problems distilling them down to their essence - Hands-on experience of design ethnography, insight gathering to specifying priority design factors - Product launch and usability studies to review and improve design - Develop Competitive landscape for portfolio planning - Business modelling, product-service systems design - Certified Design Six-Sigma Green-Belt professional - New-Product roadmap planning and specification design - Product Life-cycle Management, profitability and value chain analysis - A proactive leader with excellent people management skills - Team worker, organized, strategic planner and hurdler - Cross-cultural experience working for markets in Asia, Africa, Europe and America CAREER HIGHLIGHT Research Assistant Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh February 2014 – Till Date Senior Chief Designer Samsung Design Delhi, Samsung (India), September 2008 – August 2013 Research Engineer LG Electronics, Digital Appliance Company Lab, S. Korea, January 2006 – March 2008 Engineer Manufacturing Engineering, Blue Star Limited, India, April 2003 – December 2005 and March – September 2008 Manish Sharma | 541.272.9042 1/3 PROJECT DETAILS Research Assistant [HCI] Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, February 2014 – Till Date Responsible to investigate new opportunities, support and validate new mobile based transportation solution developed under Prof. John Zimmerman at Human Computer Interaction Institute o TIRAMISU - Discovering the effect of mobile-app in changing parent’s behavior. Exploring the key motivation factors that lead parents preferring driving child to school compared to bus-ride Senior Chief Designer [Design Planning] Samsung Design Delhi, India, September 2008 – August 2013 Responsible for strategic design planning for new and existing products for fast emerging markets in Asia and Africa. Developed product road-map plans leading to strategic partnerships and licensing in South East Asia and Africa region. As part of R&D cost-center, managed design innovation projects worth over $2.5M annually o o o o o o o Design-for-Africa Opportunity Mapping - Prepared three-year strategic product roadmap plans especially for global mass smart-phone design and development in Africa Design Index Tool - Developed design evaluation tool to uncover the emotional aspects of preference and how that preference leads to product choice. Recommended top-three priority design factors for Mobile Phone, Washing Machine, TV and Refrigerator product categories India Socio-Cultural Trend Study - Derived new design direction by identified top-10 consumer trends, successfully mapped emerging market consumer groups. In-depth user interviews, focus group discussions, shadowing and market scanning to derive key-insights Advance Mobile UI Research – Competitive mapping for mobile-UI for essential, feature and smart phone category. Created top-20 mobile AUI and GUI design differentiation factors, developed 15 ringtones (1 signature tone), 20 wall-papers and prayer apps for four largest religions for South-East Asia markets Essential Smart Mobile UX Research – Planned for design research and ethnography study in Brazil, India and S. Africa. Supported development of over 15 new UI applications. Implemented 23 regional keypad designs for 4 different product categories Mobile Packaging Design Strategy – Identified opportunities in mobile packaging design differentiation for India market. Created new market segments, developed prototypes, standardized and consolidated packaging design for value-engineering from previous four box-types to only three-types now in use Home Appliance CMF Localization - Successfully led the pilot project for 100% design localization for Home Appliance business, resulting in 30% cost saving with 50% increase in sales. Implemented concepts through pilot production runs and supplier quality test clearance Research Engineer [Digital Appliance Company Lab, Standards] LG Electronics, Changwon, South Korea, January 2006 – January 2008 LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd, Noida, India, January 2008 – March 2008 Responsible for home appliance product design, development and standard regulatory compliance for India, Middle East Asia and Africa markets; key accounts included Arcelik, Siemens, GE, Bosch, Beko and Brimag Digital o New Product Compliance and Certifications - Controlled standard test guidelines for new product development, testing and compliance as per IEC, ISO and UL certifications o Cost Innovation – Part standardization and assembly time saving for 3-door “French DIOS” refrigerator models. Implemented engineering design changes in UG-NX, supported pilot production and quality testing o Lead Time-reduction – Developed new certification framework for Standards Institute of Israel (SII) approvals, reducing lead time for new product launch from eight months to under four months Manish Sharma | 541.272.9042 2/3 Engineer [Manufacturing Engineering] Blue Star Limited, Dadra, India, April 2003 – December 2005 and April 2008 – September 2008 Responsible for implementing Lean Manufacturing Systems across operations, development of innovative product design for assembly process defect reduction, capital budgeting and planning for overall capital procurement worth over $1.8M annually o Design-for-Assembly [DFA] - Introduced over 30 new models ready for manufacturing. Simplified designs to fit assembly operations reducing design issues, made impactful saving through part standardization. Designed over 500 jigs and fixture supporting 250 Kaizens o Process Six-Sigma - Reduced export supply defect rate from 20% to zero in 3 months. Designed and developed completely indigenous automated test bench solution for assembly defect correction through real-time defect rate analysis and feedback o Process Automation - Increased output from 20000 joints per person per shift with 15% defect to 1M joints per shift with 2% defect rate and 2 operators. Procured and installed auto-brazing machine for defect free quality brazing delivering best-in-class quality o Just-In-Time - Designed layout and implemented overhead conveyor system for automated transfer of painted parts for Just-in-Time assembly at first-floor export assembly-shop o Man-material Flow Analysis - Redesigned facility layout for assembly, fabrication, coil bending and paint shop resulted in savings of over 55% of material handling time, reducing handling defects by 10% and increasing output by 10%, estimated savings of over $0.5M o Plant Layouts - Designed and developed manufacturing facility layouts for 3 new facilities Software Engineer [Embedded Systems] Application Technology India Private Limited, Jaipur, India, August 2002 – April 2003 Responsible for software and hardware integration for machine automation o “GYAN” ERP - Developed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for schools and colleges. Developed modules included Admissions, Examination alerts, Enrollment, Attendance, Library Management and Payroll ACADEMIC PROJECTS o “MedZen” [2013-2014] – Currently developing connected device ecosystem to enhance doctor-patient interaction. Built team, developed working prototype for field-testing and a business plan for implementation o “ACTAEON” Robot Prototype [2001-2002] - Developed Cartesian-coordinate “gantry” type robot prototype. The robot was to provide solution to the bobbin handling in a local textile company in India o “Electro-cardiogram” [1994-1995] – Devised handheld ECG capable of recording, transmitting and even amplifying the heart-beats. The device was solution for rural patients that had no access to doctors VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE o SocioApps Foundation – Mentoring small team of social entrepreneurs, developing low-cost technologies to solve social problems including women-security, human trafficking and child-abuse o PHRQL – Developed guidelines and policy document for HIPPA regulatory compliance LIFE’S MOTTO “Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough and I can move the world” ~ Archimedes Combining my energy, imagination, intelligence, and perseverance with a challenging leadership role, I would like to put my simple ideas at the fore-front of innovation Manish Sharma | 541.272.9042 3/3 RUTH SHAW 5501 Wellesley Ave. Apt 36 Pittsburgh, PA 15206 EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science in Healthcare Policy and Management University of Pittsburgh Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies Study Abroad, Temple University, Japan Campus Concentration: Architecture 347.731.2597 [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA Expected May 2014 Pittsburgh, PA December 2011 Tokyo, Japan August 2009-December 2009 PROJECTS Systems Synthesis Capstone Project, Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College Pittsburgh, PA Project Manager January 2014-Current § Organize and delegate tasks to seven team members to help improve the inpatient processes at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC § Liaison between student team and advisory board and administration at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Independent Study, Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College Pittsburgh, PA Research Analyst August 2013-Current § Work with Professor Rema Padman to analyze data to determine the creatinine doubling time of nephrology patients § Help nephrology practice identify the warning signs of a declining patient based on analysis of patient data using Microsoft Access, Analytic SQL in Oracle Database Software and Microsoft Excel Healthcare Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College Pittsburgh, PA Team Member February 2013-May 2013 § Collaborated with classmates to develop a patient centered decision support system to improve type two diabetes treatment § Used Microsoft Access to build a user-friendly and secure application to be used by clinicians and patients at point of care and following the prescribing of the particular treatment WORK EXPERIENCE Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College Pittsburgh, PA Introduction to Database Management Teaching Assistant August 2013-December 2013 § Aid Professor Wil Gorr with teaching over 70 students how to design an use relational databases using Microsoft Access § Work with four other teaching assistants and Professor Gorr to grade assignments and exams § Help students understand and retain the material by holding office hours and assisting the professor during lab sessions The Pittsburgh Girls Study, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA Freelance GIS Analyst March 2013-December 2013 § Map incidences of drug use among four cohorts of African American and Caucasian girls using ArcGIS software § Create point and density maps to display patterns and clustering of incidences of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use among girls in Allegheny County using data collected since 2000 Jewish Healthcare Foundation Pittsburgh, PA Graduate Summer Intern May 2013-August 2013 § Coauthored a proposal for a cohesive and intuitive system for patient engagement § Researched topics such as data mining, concept mining, semantic search and artificial intelligence and decided which methods were applicable and necessary to simplify the search and dissemination of health information ACTIVITIES Innovation in Health Care Technology Conference Pittsburgh, PA Planning Committee Co-Chair April 2013-Present § Co-Manage the overall planning of an annual student-run conference that has attracted over 200 attendees each year § Oversee two of the five subcommittees: Logistics and Marketing § Liaison between the student committee and university faculty members and advisors SKILLS ArcGIS, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Oracle Business Process Management Suite 11gR1, Oracle Database 11g Express Edition, Process Modeling, Spreadsheet Modeling, SQL 1st Year ANUJA SHIRALKAR 5464 Stanton Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 | PH: (469)-271-8766 | EMAIL: [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management o Member of American College of Healthcare Executives o Carnegie Mellon Merit Scholar, $6,000 annually. University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX Master of Science, Biotech/Bioinformatics University of Pune Master of Science, Biotechnology Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology May 2015 May 2012 May 2011 May 2009 COURSEWORK Health Care: Health Systems, Health Policy, Strategy Development, Database Management, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Management, Health Information Systems Quantitative: Applied Economics, Statistics, Optimization, Management Science, Strategic Presentations, Operational design Implementation EXPERIENCE Inventprise LLC at Seattle, WA Summer Intern | Summer 2013 • Structured the Lab for the Pneumococcal Vaccine Production and proceeding projects. • Planned and streamlined setup of chemical inventory, Biohazard waste disposal, Calibration and affiliated services also handled the Purchase Orders and the reception calls. Operated the Pall Minifermentor. • Structured the protocols for instruments and preparation of the master seed culture for the pneumococci strains. Carnegie Mellon University at Pittsburg, PA | September 2013 Admissions Assistant with Mechanical Engineering Department • Created the Excel formulas to help assist in applicant screening process • Complied country wise data for the local university rankings • In charge of updating applicants profile online as their documents arrive for the Admissions committee to review Symphony Teleca Corporation at Pune, India | July 2011 – May 2012 Gene Analyst • Mastered Secondary Gene analysis using DNA Baser, Convertrix, Manatee, Glimmer3, and Artemis for conversion and annotation purposes. Implemented Tertiary analysis using tools Sequence Variant Analysis (SVS), phylogenetic analysis using software MEGA and Phylip. • Lead the team for software Annhyb and Rasmol support projects. National Chemical Laboratory at Pune, India Trainee | May2010-May 2011 • Independently designed and executed Research Project: “Studies on Structure- Function Relationship of Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase (CAD) from Leucaena lecocephala • Initiated Gene cloning and Gene Expression and improvised on protein Purification process SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and SharePoint, Minitab, Linux and Basics of Python. • Fluent in Marathi and Hindi conversant in German and Gujarati • Rank holder in the University of Pune for MS Biotechnology • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) with 88 percentile in February 2011. Anuja Shiralkar Professional Profile Visit My Profile on HIMANSHU K. SINGH 121 S. Highland Avenue, Apt. 406 Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-709-9528 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Master of Business Administration – MBA GMAT: 750/800 Concentrations: Marketing, Strategy, Information Systems Honors: Tepper Merit Scholarship Recipient Memberships: Business & Technology Club, Marketing Club, Public Speaking Club, Endurance Club HARCOURT BUTLER TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE – HBTI (Top 20 Engineering School in India) Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science & Engineering – B.Tech Leadership: Led marketing efforts to gather sizable sponsorship for annual events; Yoga Club Coordinator. Pittsburgh, PA 5/15 Kanpur, India 5/06 EXPERIENCE KANASE HEALTHCARE PVT. LTD (Indian Clinical Research Firm) Consultant, Business Development – Clinical Research Pune, India 1/12 – 3/13 Client Relationship Management: Interfaced with senior client executives and project delivery teams coordinating clinical trials by providing support for resource allocation, implementing regulatory expectations, and streamlining business recruitments. Presentation Skills: Delivered successful presentations to senior client and internal executives, getting their buy-in on new proposals and process improvement initiatives. Partnership Development: Created business partnerships with 20 local hospitals, after evaluating 50 candidate hospitals, to conduct clinical trials for new generic drugs to be launched in Indian market. Business Development: Led 40% growth in revenues of the clinical research division by performing financial modelling and budget analysis of projects to determine their optimal pricing structure, and by negotiating and closing contracts with clients. SYNTEL INC. (Leading IT Consulting Company) Senior Project Lead – Life Sciences Vertical Pune, India 4/11 – 12/11 Market Research: Identified and seized new business opportunities, totaling approximately $3MM, by conducting SWOT, peer and customer data analyses on major pharmaceutical companies. Product Marketing: Developed and implemented short-term marketing strategy for positioning life-sciences enterprise solutions offerings. Resulted in establishing 2 new business relationships with major pharmaceutical clients. Cross-Functional Leadership: Led implementations and defined costing models for projects through collaboration with stakeholders from Technology, Life Sciences, Marketing and Sales groups, resulting in 20% decrease in average project costs. Communication: Secured sizable deals with large pharmaceutical firms by carefully crafting proposals and building relationships with key executives. Developed and delivered training to employees in Life Sciences vertical for industry specific certifications. NOVARTIS (Swiss Multinational Pharmaceutical Company) Pharmacovigilance Data Manager – Global R&D Center of Excellence Hyderabad, India 3/09 – 4/11 Product Management: Increased compliance of reports submission to international health authorities from 97% to 99% by analyzing the existing data on key performance indicators (KPIs). Proposed and implemented necessary process enhancements, from inception to completion, in regulatory reports submission for high revenue generating products. Project Management: Developed business use cases, project implementation procedures by interpreting requirements from multiple stakeholders about their data analysis and business reporting needs on data analytics and integration tools – SAS, Cognos. Problem Solving: Delivered critical project within 1 week instead of 2 months by conducting root cause analysis and translating requirements from cross-functional departments. Recognized by the “Above and Beyond” cash award. MAHINDRA SATYAM (Leading IT Consulting Company) Software Developer – Business Enterprise Applications Hyderabad, India 7/06 – 2/09 Customer Development: Conducted research with existing clients, gathered information about their business processes and identified pain points in order to develop marketable service offerings for customers through proof-of-concepts. Ownership and Teamwork: Ensured smooth execution of critical enterprise applications for global clients. Collaborated with crossfunctional teams, consistently delivered above and beyond management expectations, earning numerous recognitions. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Technical Skills: Advanced SQL, C, C++, Statistical Analysis - Eviews, Cognos, SAS, Informatica, Excel – Complex Data Analysis Volunteer: HIV prevention counselor to prospective mothers in high risk groups - (7/11 – 1/13). Part Time: GMAT Verbal Expert at GMAT Club, LLC (Largest Online Community of MBA Aspirants) - (1/13 – 7/13). Awards/ Recognition: Indian Math Olympiad Certificate of Merit; Novartis, Above and Beyond Recognition Award. Interests: Mountain Biking, Table Tennis, Soccer, Hockey, Teaching, Reading non-fiction (Malcolm Gladwell). Preeti Singh (440) 991-6650 [email protected] GitHub Id: preetisi SUMMARY I am Graduate student at School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University with strong background in Data Structures, Algorithms and experience in machine learning, application development (front end & back end)and mathematical modelling. I am looking for oppurtunities in software development. EDUCATION SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Masters of Science in Computational Biology GPA 3.28 Algorithms and Data Structures • Machine Learning (Grade: A) • Concepts of Software Construction development • Probability Theory • Concepts of Mathematics Awarded Carnegie Academic Scholarship for Education BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN BIOINFORMATICS GPA 3.89 Carnegie Mellon University (Expected May 2014) • Android and web app Pune University May 2007 - May 2011 Core & advance Java • Databases • Parallel Computing • Data Mining SKILLS C Python Django Java MATLAB Android SDK Objective C XML MySQL Machine Learning UNIX/Linux Git Latex ACADEMIC PROJECTS, SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY MOBILE AND WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT JANUARY – MAY 2014 Technology: Android, Objective C, Django, MySQL, XML, Machine learning Developing and designing front and back end of cloud based web, android and iOS app for UPMC. Designed and implemented machine learning algorithm like ensemble methods to make disease risk calculator. GRAPHICAL MODEL TO REPRESENT SOCIAL CIRCLE JANUARY– FEBRUARY 2014 Technology: Data Structures in Java Designed and implemented undirected graph using various data structures like adjacency matrix, hash map etc. MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2013 Technology: Java, Machine learning, Algorithm development, Latex Selected as the most efficient algorithm and one of the best project in whole class Designed and implemented ensemble method and optimized the algorithm by making multi-threaded versions of voting and parameter tuning to increase the robustness for noisy data. GAME DESIGNING AND DEVELOPMENT OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2012 Technology: Python Designed and built a teaching tool in form of a game to make people aware about diseases and immunity VIRTUAL MACHINE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION Technology: C Designed and built C0 (subset of C developed by CMU) virtual machine using C Optimized code to improve performance of virtual machine. APRIL – MAY 2013 MARKOV MODEL USING IMAGES OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2013 Technology: MATLAB, Latex Built and implemented Markov Model using image data from videos with some time annotation Implemented video and image processing followed by simulations Kaihei Takagi 5600, Fifth Ave, D209, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Education Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA M.S. in Engineering and Technology Innovation Management (May 2014 Expected) M.S. in Biomedical Engineering (May 2014 Expected), Cumulative GPA 3.63/4.0 University of Tokyo, Japan B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, GPA 3.8/4.0 Work Experience [email protected] +1 (412) 689 8788 Aug 2012 - present Apr 2008 - Mar 2012 Healthcare Innovators Fellow, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA Jan 2014 - Present • Currently developing an IT system to delivery wellness services for improving patients’ behavior with chronic diseases. Funding and mentorship are offered by Jewish Healthcare Foundation. My work is featured on four websites of Carnegie Mellon University. International Business /Technical Support Intern, Boston Technologies, Boston, MA Jun 2013 – Aug 2013 (A software company offering trading platform and related services to institutional clients) • Created product presentations targeted to investors and possible Japanese clients. (Helped acquiring four new clients that increased monthly sales in Japan by 20%). • Supported clients’ business activities: translation of technical documents, support of new software installation, and creation and distribution of trouble report emails. • Developed Excel VBA-based tools for account management and sales data analysis. Equity Research and Administrative Assistant (contract) Apr 2012 – Aug 2012 UBS Securities, Tokyo, Japan • Collected market data, analyst reports and morning meeting videos from US, Japan and Hong Kong offices, and published summarized packages. • Assisted with publishing of daily market news reports (Morning Expresso, UBS Daily Notes). • Published email newsletters of daily industry updates for equity research and sales team. Administrative Assistant, University of Tokyo School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Oct 2010 - Mar 2012 • Assisted the operation of symposium about innovation in medical/pharmaceutical industries in Japan (Lecturers are CEO in Takeda, Astellas, IBM, Pfizer Japan, PMDA etc.). Apr 2011 - Aug 2012 Research Assistant, University of Tokyo School of Pharmaceutical Sciences • Researched on biomaterial and computational chemistry, and published three academic papers on academic journals including ACS and RSC Publications as a first author. Marketing Intern, Mixi (Japanese Facebook), Tokyo, Japan Oct 2010 • Planned social advertisement strategy and received the first prize ($1,200) at competition. Consulting Projects Manufacturing Process Improvement for Soft-sensing Glove, CMU Jan 2013 - May 2013 • Analyzed manufacturing process of a soft sensing polymer glove developed from academic research for commercialization, and built product development strategy. (Received best presentation grade). Methods: modeling, sensitivity/robustness analysis, Monte Carlo simulation and conjoint survey. R&D consulting for a chemical/pharmaceutical company, CMU Aug 2013 - Oct 2013 • Conducted analysis of R&D portfolio of a Japanese Chemical/Pharmaceutical company, and provided improvement plan for mid- and long-term growth. Clinical Decision Support Tool for Mental Healthcare, CMU Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 • Conducted market opportunities and user requirement analysis to apply for SBIR funding. • Based on user interview with 30 physicians, conceptualized product features to develop MVP. Skills Language: Japanese (Native), English (Fluent), Mandarin Chinese (Intermediate) Computational Skills: Programming (Java, C++, Objective-C, Python, MATLAB, VBA), HTML, CSS (launched two professional websites), SQL, Sawtooth, Salesforce. Honors and Awards QIT Health Innovator Fellowship from Jewish Healthcare foundation, PA CMU E&TIM Program Merit Based Scholarship Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship Vice President of University of Tokyo Track & Field Club (120 members) Leadership Jan 2014 – Present Jan 2013 and Aug 2013 Aug 2012 - Present Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 Jennifer Tharp 135 Raymond St. Charleroi, Pa, 15022 (412) 389-9823 [email protected] EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Expected May 2014 H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management, GPA: 4.25 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa May 2013 Science and Humanities Scholars Program Bachelor of Science, Ethics, History, and Public Policy, GPA: 4.00 COURSEWORK Health Care: Health Policy, Health Economics, Healthcare Management, Health Info Security, Health Law Quantitative: Intro Database Management, Management Science I/II, Project Management, Business Intelligence & SAS, Healthcare Geographic Information Systems (GIS) EXPERIENCE UPMC Physician Services Division Summer Residency Program, Pittsburgh, Pa May-August 2013 Administrative Resident-Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) and PSD Legal Department Designed and created HVI Physician Contract Management System using Microsoft Access 2010 Managed and updated Physician Services Division legal contract lists for all departments within PSD Analyzed vendor exhibitor payment process for the Department of Continuing Medical Education Created an organized Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to track HVI leasing information Washington County Court Technology Department, Washington, Pa June-August, 2010-2012 Court Automation Assistant Trained employees of Adult Probation on the use of new website interface and provided troubleshooting Managed the addition and maintenance of memberships to the Electronic Retrieval System (ERS) Assisted in the organization and proof-reading of court dockets to ensure accuracy PROJECTS UPMC Physician Services Division Legal Extern August- December 2013 Performed legal research regarding Stark Law and its implications for the Affordable Care Act Completed a twenty page research paper analyzing the connections between the Stark Law, electronic health records, and pay for performance programs. East Liberty Family Health Center (ELFHCC), Carnegie Mellon University October-December 2013 One of Five Students. Title: “Walk-In Hours Implementation at the ELFHCC” Performed data analysis of patient and insurance statistics sourced from the electronic health record Conducted provider surveys and participated in observations of patient flow and process mapping Developed personalized recommendations for space maximization and resource constraints. EHPP Project Course, Carnegie Mellon University August-December 2011 One of Thirteen Students. Title: “Recovery and Identification of the Missing after Disaster: Case Studies, Ethical Guidelines, and Policy Recommendations” Performed extensive research and composed fifteen page section of policy recommendations Participated in detailed editing and proofreading of the research paper for grammatical correctness and continuity Coordinated daily and weekly group meetings and made certain all appropriate deadlines were met SKILLS Writing and Research. Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio. Geographic Information Systems. SAS Enterprise Miner. AWARDS AND HONORS Carnegie Mellon Dean’s List with High Honors all semesters Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Carnegie Mellon University Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar-Fall 2012 National Merit Scholar ACTIVITIES Carnegie Mellon Committee on Discipline and Academic Review Board, Salvation Army Bell-Ringer, ACHE member, Volunteer for the Western Pennsylvania Epilepsy Foundation Zhipeng Tian [email protected] (812) 606-9859 Address: 5825 Bartlett St., Apt. 1M Pittsburgh, PA 15217 EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science Pittsburgh, PA Master of Science in Information Technology Aug. 2014 (expected) • Program: Privacy Engineering GPA: 4.0 • Awards: Program Scholarship and Google Scholarship • Relevant Courses: Engineering Privacy in Software; Usable Privacy and Security; Privacy Policy, Law, and Technology; Law of Computer Technology; Machine Learning; Data Mining Indiana University, School of Informatics and Computing Bloomington, IN Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with departmental honors and distinction Dec. 2012 • Major: Computer Science • Minor: Economics PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS Evaluating the Fingerprinting Functionality of iPhone 5s, Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh, PA Best Team Project Award Winner Sep. 2013 – Dec. 2013 • Presented an evaluation of the vulnerability of iPhone 5s fingerprint authentication mechanism through spoof attack, which involved fingerprint lifting, fingerprint digitalization, and fake fingerprint creation • Conducted a user study to demonstrate the potential harms and difficulties of spoof attacks based on real users’ usage Privacy Bank, Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh, PA Sep. 2013 – Dec. 2013 Project URL: http://privacybank.us • Designed an interactive website that enabled consumers to compare financial companies' privacy practices, find companies that better protect their privacy, and suggest corrections for any incorrect or out of date information in the database, which involved client-side interface design and server-side SQL database management Specification of Online Retail Privacy Policies, Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh, PA Sep. 2013 – Dec. 2013 • Proposed a method and vocabulary for converting consumer privacy policies to the formal policy logic language, and applied this method to transfer English-language privacy policies to machine-readable formats • Verified online retailers’ privacy policies against specially crafted audit logs to determine if these policies violate reasonable consumer’s expectations UK Traffic Accidents Analysis, Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh, PA Sep. 2013 – Dec. 2013 • Analyzed real data of the circumstances surrounding personal injury road accidents in Great Britain using data mining techniques and made suggestions for improvements to the Great Britain Police Force WORK EXPERIENCE Privacy Lab, Indiana University Bloomington – Bloomington, IN Jan. 2013 – July 2013 Research Assistant • Solely developed a Facebook web application to study potential privacy issues by analyzing users’ data on the Facebook which also involved data mining techniques and SQL database construction and management • Accomplished multiple user study pages design jobs for different projects which covered variety of tasks on page usefulness and usability like questionnaires development, GUI design, server-client interaction and information control Digital Preservation Project, Indiana University Bloomington – Bloomington, IN May 2012 – Aug. 2012 Research Assistant • Participated in developing a web-based system which preserves digital data stored on CD-ROMs and provides browsing and search within images of the original material supported by document migration to enable easy access • Took charge of storing CD-ROMs materials and retrieve them from CD-ROMs; wrote corresponding scripts used to tell emulators to retrieve and display the original materials to users SKILLS Computer languages: Java; Python; C/C#; R; HTML; JavaScript; PHP; SQL Languages: Chinese (native); English (fluent) Phuong Tran 2304 Murray Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management (408) 644-3451 [email protected] Expecting May 2015 University of California, Irvine, CA 2006 Bachelor of Science, Biological Science • Designed and researched the factors affecting the flowering time of Brassica rapa as a senior project. COURSEWORK Health Care: Health Systems, Health Policy, Health Care Management, Health Care Quality and Performance Improvement. Quantitative: Applied Economics, Empirical Methods for Public and Management, Management Science and Database Management EXPERIENCE Bischoff’s Medical and Mobility, San Jose, CA September 2012- June 2013 Customer Service Representative • Assist and educate customers in a variety of durable medical equipment. • Consistently achieve & exceed quota. Have currently sold over $250,000 worth of durable medical equipment. • Being recognized as top revenue producer in 7 out of 9 months employed here. • Maintain a prosperous professional relationship with various medical supply company representatives. • Assist the CEO with enhancing company policies and procedures to reduce confusion and improve efficiency across the entire company. • Help recruit and train new employees in new products and company policies. • Perform inventory check and maintain strong customer relationship by routinely checking in with the customers The Health Trust, San Jose, CA October 2008-April 2009 Enrollment Specialist • Assisted low-income families and their children into state and federal health insurance programs on a daily basis. • Managed health workshops, with the goal of providing people with the necessary tools to live a quality life with their chronic diseases. The workshops ran for six weeks and have a 100% completion rate amongst participants. SKILLS Computer: Microsoft Office Suite 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 and Minitab. Language: fluent in Vietnamese and English • • • AWARDS AND HONORS Carnegie Mellon Merit Scholar, $14,000 annually UC Irvine’s Dean’s Honor List (Fall and Winter 2006) Member of Tepper Bio-Pharmaceutical Club and Heinz Health Care Club Winnie Tsai E: [email protected]‧M: (412) 980-0016‧Pittsburgh, PA 15213 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/winnie-tsai/7b/19b/b0b Education Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) School of Computer Science, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania M.S. Information Technology – eBusiness Technology (Current GPA: 3.94) National Cheng Chi University (NCCU) 08/2013- 08/2014 College of Commerce, Taipei, Taiwan Major: B.B.A., Management Information Systems (MIS) / Double Major: B.S., Accounting 09/2004- 06/2009 Projects 01/2014 Web Application Development Worked with 4 teammates to develop a prototype Mutual Fund Web Application for customers to selfmanage their accounts, using Java, JSP, Spring, Hibernate, MySQL, Git Requirements Elicitation and Analysis & Software Design 11/2013- 12/2013 Analyzed functional requirements and wrote a software specification of design with UML notations 10/2013 Contextual Design & User Interface Design Conducted contextual inquiries for existing pharmaceutical websites to discover users’ needs and opinions Built a front-end prototype and based on it collected feedback from heuristic analysis and usability testing Capstone Project of NCCU MIS ─ Project Name: Green Product Matching System Team Leader 05/2007- 06/2008 Coordinated 4 teammates to research, design, and implement a web-based system to dynamically select suitable suppliers and negotiate trading terms for companies, utilizing OOA/D with UML, Java, and JSP Work Experience PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan Senior Consultant, Department of Risk & Controls Solutions 07/2011- 05/2012 Advised ventures, such as the biggest taxi service company in Taiwan, to successfully file for IPO Interviewed clients about their tactical goals, corporate policies, data processing, and IT environment Delivered opinions with remedial guidelines to clients and facilitated the subsequent implementation Consultant, Department of Risk & Controls Solutions 07/2009- 07/2011 Detected potential misstatement of millions of dollars in Inventory account for a Fortune 500 company by reconciling general ledgers with complex source systems Analyzed clients' business processes and verified their extent of compliance in system settings Developed programs to identify and resolve data inconsistencies in financial reports, using the CAATs System Analysis and Design: OOA/D with UML (Modeling Tool: Rational Rose, MS Visio) Programming Languages: JAVA, JSP, C++, JavaScript Internet Technologies: Java Servlets, XML, HTML and CSS, Apache/Tomcat, Flash, JQuery Enterprise Resource Planning Systems: SAP ECC 6.0, Oracle Hyperion Databases: MS SQL Server, MySQL, JDBC, DB2, Oracle, Access Skills Certification Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 5 Web Component Developer 07/2013 Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer 04/2013 Surya A. Valisetty 912 Ivy Street Floor 2. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa Mellon College of Science Bachelor of Science, Biology and Psychology (443) 756-5164 [email protected] 05/ 2015 05/2012 COURSEWORK Health Care: Health Systems, Health Policy, Health Care Management, Health Care Finance, Health Information Systems. Quantitative: Applied Economics, Statistics, and Management Science. EXPERIENCE Junior League of Pittsburgh 09/2013-12/2013 Consultant Developed a rebranding strategy to help the organization narrow down which issues they will focus on to improve the community. Created a marketing strategy to help spread the organizations mission so as to improve their funding through donations. University of Pittsburgh Stem Cell Research Center 05/2011-09/2011 Research Assistant Researched the use of growth hormone VEG-F in tissue repair. Learned cell staining, and the use of bioluminescent microscopes. Johns Hopkins University Research Assistant Assisted post-doctoral fellows in pancreatic cancer research. Developed skills in lab techniques including PCR, and cell culture. __________________________________________LEADERSHIP___________________________________________ Health Care Club Vice President Organized various healthcare events to help our members to have a better understanding of our current healthcare system Mayur SASA/Bhangra in the Burgh Operations Lead Re-engineered operations and management of one of the largest student run events in Pittsburgh. Implemented methods to traffic acts to and from the stage to ensure that show ran smoothly with regards to the minute to minute schedule Carnegie Mellon Varsity Football Team Recognized as a three year letter winner Led and trained freshmen players, committing 30 hours per week SKILLS Computer: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Minitab, SAS Language: Conversant in Telugu SUSANA VALVERDE 5800 Ellsworth Avenue, Apt. 10 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 978.985.8729 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Pittsburgh, PA Master of Business Administration – MBA 08/15 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, HEINZ COLLEGE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT Master of Science in Health Care Policy and Management - MSHCPM Concentrations: Finance, Strategy, & Operations st st Honors: 1 Place Local: AT Kearney Global Case Competition, 1 Place: Organizational Leadership Case Competition, Forté Fellowship Recipient & Paula Hughes Memorial Fellowship Recipient Activities: BioPharma & Healthcare Club, Consulting Club, Graduate Finance Association & Women in Business Leadership: VP Intra-Campus Relations and 2013 Trek Leader for BioPharma & Healthcare Club, Finance Cochair for 2014 Innovation in Health Care Technology Conference, and Admissions Student Ambassador SCRIPPS COLLEGE Claremont, CA Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations, Minor in Biology GPA: 3.5/4 5/08 Honors: Received honors in major and wrote an honors thesis (requires 3.8 GPA in major and A grade on thesis). Activities: Annual Fund Caller, Theatre Club, and Pre-med Club. Leadership: Biology Teaching Assistant and Reunion Committee (Co-chair). EXPERIENCE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Global nonprofit that researches and develops health initiatives) Waltham, MA Research Assistant, Health and Human Development Division 8/10 – 7/13 Leadership Co-led “A-Team,” division wide professional development group. Created curriculum based on employee needs, obtained approval from COO and VP, and delivered programming, including webinar and excel best practices. Presented children’s domestic violence guide to funders, including the National Law Enforcement Museum Advisory Council. Developed strategy for use of the guide in DC, Maryland, and Virginia public schools. Communications (Published Work) Co-authored four publications for the National Center for Mental Health Promotion & Youth Violence Prevention. Increased electronic open rate and positive feedback after taking over monthly newsletter sent to 900+ grantees. Analytics Strategic consulting for community health organizations, resulting in development of new cross-department integrated electronic patient intake system that reduced patient intake forms from 10+ to 4. Ran analysis, managed database, and administered surveys for NIH and HHS studies resulting in abstracts being st selected for oral presentation at the American Public Health Association 141 Annual Meeting (November 2013). SOUTH STREET YOUTH CENTER (Nonprofit affiliated with Boston Public Housing Complex) Boston, MA Volunteer 8/09 – 7/13 Program Management Managed weekly leadership skills building and job readiness program with at-risk middle school students. Facilitated conflict resolution, community outreach, event planning, and budgeting skills development as part of the participating teens’ employment. BRIGHAM & WOMEN’S HOSPITAL- SOUTHERN JAMAICA PLAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER Boston, MA AmeriCorps Member 8/09 – 8/10 Leadership Organized youth summer jobs rally attended by 1,000+ Massachusetts teens, resulting in a 50% budget increase. Co-facilitated City Council hearing on youth issues as member of Boston City Council Youth Advisory Committee. Communications Co-wrote and edited script for “Sex in School: Does Ignorance Keep Us Safe?” documentary, featured on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360.” ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Software: SAS, SPSS, Drupal, Adobe webinar and video editing, SurveyMonkey, MailChimp, Excel, PowerPoint Interests: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bolivian Coffee, Celtic and British History MARK CHRISTOPHER VINGUA 340 S. Winebiddle St. #2 Pittsburgh, PA, 15224 (916) 544-9826 [email protected]; www.linkedin.com/in/markvingua EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania H. John Heinz III College Master of Science in Public Policy and Management; GPA 3.56 Aug. 2012 – Dec. 2013 Relevant courses: Applied Economics, Empirical Methods for Public Policy, Introduction to Database Management, Financial Analysis, Infrastructure Management, Real Estate Development, Management Science, Geographic Information Systems, Methods of Policy Analysis, Multi-criteria Decision Making UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII MANOA, Honolulu, Hawaii Bachelor of Arts, Spanish Including numerous math and science courses Aug. 2002 – May 2008 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE United States Department of Agriculture – Economic Research Service Jun. 2013 – Aug. 2013 Economics Intern (Washington, DC) Analyzed state policy for economic impact study of shale gas development on rural landowners Investigated effect of land ownership rights by state, subject to mineral right exploration H. John Heinz III College – Admissions and Financial Aid, Pittsburgh, PA Sep. 2012 – May 2013 Graduate Assistant Provided general support to staff of the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid Replied to questions presented by prospective and current students on the admissions and financial aid process Maintained prospective student and Heinz Ambassador program database Jun. 2012 – Aug. 2012 Mentor – Spanish Service Program Managed three community service projects and Spanish learning for high school students from mostly United States and Canada in Costa Rica Oversaw the health, safety, and security of 60 secondary students for three month span Coordinated purchase of materials and construction plan for an athletic facility in a local high school Global Leadership Adventures, Guanacaste, Playas del Coco, Costa Rica Celerity Consulting Group, San Francisco, CA Associate May 2012 – Jun. 2012 Research, document review, and data analysis for litigation for various clients Document exploration work focused on Pacific Gas & Electric Company in San Bruno, California Dec. 2010 – Dec. 2011 Peace Corps Volunteer Leader – La Libertad Department Identified and prepared communities, community work partners and host families for incoming Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) Oversaw the health, safety and projects of each of the 30+ PCVs in the region Organized regional training events and monthly coordination meetings Represented Peace Corps at professional and social regional events Facilitated Barrier Analysis and Behavior Change studies with six Peace Corps Volunteers, the municipal organization Servicios Gestion Ambiental de Trujillo (SEGAT), a professor and eight Communication students from the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo in two neighborhoods in solid waste management in the city of Trujillo Representative for Volunteer Advisory Committee for Volunteer Leaders of Peace Corps Peru Peace Corps, Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CON’T) Sep. 2008 – Nov. 2010 Peace Corps Volunteer – Water and Sanitation Coordinated with NGO Builders Beyond Borders to extend and repair 700 meters of secondary water line, construct an emergency waterline, and connect 19 households to the water system Implemented recycling program in local primary/secondary school Facilitated education sessions on hygiene, water system maintenance, and sexual education Coordinated with local professionals and regional Peace Corps Volunteers to implement a youth leadership camp for 50 Peruvian teens focused on sexual health, communication, and volunteerism Acted as Peer Support Network representative of Lima/Ica Region Peace Corps, Coayllo, Lima, Peru Upward Bound – Leeward Community College, Pearl City, HI May 2008 – Jul. 2008 Instructor – Spanish Taught introductory Spanish course for 20 secondary students for the summer semester Feb 2007 – Jul 2008 Teller – Ala Moana Branch Processed client transactions and facilitated promotions of financial products and banking services Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI Aug 2005 – May 2008 Student Leader Coordinated spiritual retreats, social events, and service projects for students throughout school year Organized fundraising events for student programs to total amount of approximately $35,000 Facilitated student participation in service events such as Relay for Life, Special Olympics, and the Great Aloha Run Newman Center Hawaii, Honolulu, HI PROJECTS Assessing the Walkability of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Infrastructure Management, May 2013) - Analyzed different benchmarking and urban planning metrics in comparison to Walkscore.com to seek improved assessment of walkability of a city Rent Calculation Tool to Reduce Improper Payments in Public Housing Programs Client: Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), Department of Housing and Urban Development Project Manager – (Systems Synthesis Project, Dec 2013) - Managing a semester long capstone project for seven graduate students to produce a business requirement document to aid the development a “Turbo-tax” like tool for Public Housing Authorities - Performed competitive and customer analysis for rent calculation tools and complimentary products for Public Housing Authorities Identifying the Populations Vulnerable to Homelessness in Honolulu, Hawaii (Geographic Information Systems, Dec 2013) - Produced Homeless Risk Index of the City and County of Honolulu using unemployment, race, education attainment, rent in proportion to income and median household income as variables from 2010 US Census block group data - Geocoded the social service programs that currently serve the homeless population to analyze if it was sufficient SKILLS Experienced in grant writing, project design and management and the implementation of community analysis with monitoring and evaluation tools Fluent in Spanish and English; Assertive communicator and confident decision maker Adept cross-cultural diplomat with engineering experience Experienced in trend analysis, linear regression, multi-variable forecasting, and optimization using linear and non-linear programming using Excel and Risk Solver Platform Proficient in ArcGIS mapping software; Basic experience in STATA, C+, and Auto-CAD JOHN WASAFF 5744 Holden St., Apt. 24R Pittsburgh, PA 15232 703.945.4905 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Master of Business Administration – MBA GMAT: 710/800 Concentrations: Finance, Economics, Accounting Memberships: Treasurer, Graduate Finance Association; Business and Technology Club Training the Street: Financial Statement Analysis, Applied Excel, Corporate Valuation Honors: Merit Scholarship recipient Pittsburgh, PA 5/15 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Charlottesville, VA Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.48/4.0 5/07 Graduated with distinction; Dean’s List, 3/8 semesters One of ten students out of engineering class of 400+ recognized by administration as "Undergraduate Trustee" for outstanding extracurricular involvement and academic performance Team leader for senior design project, "Ultraviolet Radiation: A Study of the Effects and a Proposed Technical Solution" EXPERIENCE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Alexandria, VA GS-13 Senior Patent Examiner (10/12-8/13) 2/09-8/13 GS-7 to GS-12 Associate Patent Examiner (2/09-10/12) Analytic Problem Solving: Created regression models in Excel to analyze applicant’s data and verify claims for US patent. Translated technical findings into written reports. Gained buy-in from supervisor via use of clear, straightforward language to articulate reasons for rejection or allowance. Customer Cost Management: Spearheaded workgroup efforts to reduce customer refiling fees for rejected applications by proactively engaging applicants earlier and more frequently in patent review process. Efforts resulted in customer savings of over $1000 per application. Cross-functional Teamwork and Leadership: Orchestrated discussions between inventors, attorneys, and senior agency personnel. Led negotiations that established intellectual property rights for over 30 organizations, ranging from independent inventors to Fortune 500 companies. Shepherded Swiss-based biomedical device manufacturer through complex patent procedure, thereby expediting delivery of a novel implantable infusion pump to the US market. Project Management: Managed case docket of over 250 applications mostly related to cutting-edge advances in electrical engineering technology. Acclimated rapidly to technologies not in immediate areas of expertise, e.g. semiconductor manufacturing processes. Results Oriented: Achieved caseload production levels of at least 110% throughout tenure, compared to agency average of 100%. Consistently beat biweekly, quarterly, and annual caseload deadlines. Awarded monetary bonuses and agency’s highest performance reviews for achievements. Attention to Detail: Demonstrated thoroughness and hyper-attention to detail by maintaining 0% error rate in quality review metrics throughout tenure, compared to agency tolerance of 5%. Mentorship: Challenged to oversee the work product of three junior employees. Provided comprehensive, instructive technical and legal guidance, which led to monetary bonuses and accelerated promotions for each employee. Initiative: Volunteered to lead workgroup’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) charity drive. Succeeded in raising awareness of CFC mission, resulting in a 10% increase in giving over previous years. JAPAN EXCHANGE TEACHING PROGRAM Kagoshima, Japan English Teacher 8/07-8/08 Innovation: Collaborated with ESL instructors in the US to develop cross-cultural lesson plans for professionals and students planning to travel to the United States for business or study. Received positive feedback for proactively identifying culturally sensitive situations. Leadership: Led English debate team to 1st place finish out of 15 schools in regional tournament, and 2nd place out of 80 schools in prefectural tournament. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Volunteerism: Part of cohort that founded young professional board at Washington Jesuit Academy (WJA), a middle school for boys from low-income neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. Personal interests: Travel – backpacked through Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Spain, and Italy. Extracurricular: Soccer Club; Organizational Leadership Club. Daniel J. Wolf 867 Falck Road McKees Rocks, PA 15136 (412) 551-0360 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY current cumulative GPA: 3.83 / 4.0 - Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management An interdisciplinary program integrating graduate coursework from The Tepper School of Business, The John Heinz III School of Public Policy & Management, and The Mellon College of Science. Pittsburgh, PA May 2014 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - Bachelor of Science in the Biological Sciences and Business Administration A dual degree program ranked among the top 10% of AACSB-accredited programs by the U.S. News and World Report; with a minor in chemistry and focus in organizational behavior. Pittsburgh, PA August 2011 COURSEWORK / SKILLS MBA: Financial & Managerial Accounting; Finance; Healthcare Marketing; Managing People & Teams; Economics; Evidence-based Mgmt; Commercialization & Innovation; Optimization & Forecasting; Multicriteria Decision Making. Regulatory: GCP, GLP & GMP; FDA Negotiations; Biotech Policy: IND, NDA, ANDA, BLA, IDE, 510(k), PMA. Life Science: New Tech & Future Markets; Industry Mapping, Info Systems; Medical Devices; Applied Cell Biology. Software: Jive; SharePoint; GoToMeeting; Berkeley Madonna Dynamic Systems Analysis; Oracle Decision Optimizing; Risk-solver Platform; Office 2010 (Word, Excel, Access, VBA, Project & Visio); Adobe Photoshop. Certifications: Latin American Studies (UCIS); Six Sigma Green Belt (IIE); Bloodborne Pathogens (OSHA). WORK EXPERIENCE COULTER TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PARTNERS II Pittsburgh, PA MBA Intern, Commercialization Due Diligence December 2013 – present Accelerating the introduction of new technologies into patient care to address unmet clinical needs, providing a direct experience aimed towards a successful translational outcome of university technologies (forming start‐ups; licensing). Collaborating with a team of clinicians, bioengineers, and law students to develop the commercial potential of two life science / medical device projects: modularized medical simulation technology & adaptive hospital readmission prediction Responsible for the discovery and analysis of a primary market & target customer, intellectual property support, regulatory and reimbursement pathways, and funding strategies (strategic partners, investors, and entrepreneurs) MYLAN INC. Pittsburgh, PA Global Portfolio Strategy Intern, Life Cycle Management May 2013 – August 2013 Portfolio data management of over 300 products via advanced use of Excel, Power Point & VBA Macros creation. Working within a globalized team with members based in Zürich, Switzerland and international manufacturing sites Designing and maintaining C-level presentations based upon internal portfolio metrics during a period of investor reporting that resulted in a 10% increase to Mylan’s stock price Consolidating workstreams through the launch of social innovation platforms in logistics and outside-in collaboration PITTSBURGH LIFE SCIENCES GREENHOUSE Pittsburgh, PA Internal Consultant & Market Analyst September 2012 – May 2013 Strategic planning, analysis, and problem solving for bioscience start-up companies using the latest market research. Creating reports for management associated with a portfolio of 73 life sciences companies worth over $311 million Providing consulting for medical device firms, such as the product launch of Intelomed’s CVInsight medical device WINTER INSTITUTE FOR SIMULATION EDUCATION & RESEARCH (WISER) Pittsburgh, PA Medical Training Assistant June 2010 – July 2010 Instructing classes of Critical Care Medicine fellows on creating and maintaining a clear airway in critically ill patients. Demonstrated with the use of mannequins and unpreserved cadavers at the University of Pittsburgh’s medical school Operated and maintained 4 different artificial lungs embedded into the cadaver’s thoracic cavity during the modules FORMAL CONSULTING ENGAGEMENTS MEDTRONIC SPINE & BIOLOGICS Designing a new service offering in Medtronic Kkyphoplasty for ambulatory surgery centers BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (BI) Advising an IS think tank on transitioning BI towards open innovation & patient centricity Minneapolis, MN January 2014 – present Ridgefield, CT September – December 2013 JARED M. WORFUL 625 S. Negley Ave #2 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 614-743-4834 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Master of Business Administration – MBA GMAT: 710/800 Concentrations: Marketing, Operations Management and Strategy Memberships: Biopharma and Healthcare Club, Operations Club, Marketing Club, Out and Allied Honors: Elias and Rosemarie Gabriel Scholar, Tepper MBA Merit Award Recipient UNIVERSITY OF MAINE Master of Science in Biochemistry GPA: 4.0/4.0 Received Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award Research made the cover of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences President of Graduate Student Government Pittsburgh, PA 05/15 Orono, ME 12/2008 Orono, ME Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology GPA: 3.7/4.0 08/2005 Honors Degree – High Honors Bickford Prize Recipient for Outstanding Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture Recipient of Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year for the University of Maine and the State of Maine Phi Beta Kappa EXPERIENCE IMMUNOGEN, INC. Process Science Engineering Waltham, MA 10/08-07/13 Senior Research Associate (07/11-07/13) Leadership: Drafted and implemented a Design of Experiment based process to streamline early phase development, leading to an average reduction of 20% from Phase I development timelines for three projects and increasing process knowledge while beginning to pursue Quality by Design development. Project Management: Commenced a program (protein purification process) to secure a critical raw material produced by a contract manufacturer to be used in the production of an internal lead therapeutic. Process Modeling: Used mathematical modeling to understand a known phenomenon that limited final drug substance processing. The model consolidated published knowledge and enhanced internal understanding resulting in 33% less raw material use and 10% decrease in processing time. Research Associate III (11/09-07/11) Process Innovation: Conceived of and developed a novel conjugation scheme that has been adopted as a current platform approach for new development projects due to reaction efficiency, ease of manufacturing and robust product quality attributes. Patent pending. Operational Excellence: Worked with manufacturing to organize and co-chair an Operational Excellence Committee seeking to use broad, cross-discipline expertise to solve large development/manufacturing problems. Resolved outstanding manufacturing issues that consistently led to production deviations, reducing the product release rate from >3 months to <2 months and alleviating the burden of the Regulatory Department for filing Justification of Deviation reports. Research Associate II (10/08-11/09) Process Characterization: Completed the first technology characterization study comprising multiple products to increase the institutional understanding of current process trends. Led to streamlined process range definitions for incoming Phase I projects leading to development timelines being shortened by 10%. Process Development: Optimized an existing, but inefficient reaction (40% incorporation), yielding a viable process with efficiencies at >80% resulting in significant cost savings through the reduction of the most costly raw material input for the process. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Non-profit Leadership: Board President, Somerville Community Growing Center (2010-2013), Boston Co-chair, GLAAD (2011-2013), Steering Committee for Young Leaders Committee, Fenway Health (2010-2013) Interests: skilled gardener, avid volleyball player, hiker and outdoor enthusiast. YING YING WU [email protected] (412) 973-8433 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yingyingwu Portfolio: yingyingwu.wix.com/lifework 4742 Centre Avenue, Apt 402, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA OBJECTIVE To obtain summer internship to gain experience in innovation and product development in medical industries to complement my skills in design development in a research setting EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering Advisor: Professor Kenji Shimada Pittsburgh, PA, USA Sep 2011-present GPA (current): 3.96/4.0 Imperial College London Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering Obtained First Class Honors London, UK Sep 2007 – Jun 2010 (3 yrs) WORK EXPERIENCE Singapore Immunology Network Singapore Research Officer Jul 2010 – Jun 2011 Worked on malaria immunobiology, specifically on profiling human serum response to epitopes from malaria parasites to elucidate the immune response during Malaria infection Worked on cell biology (cell culture, transfection and sorting via flow cytometry) and genetic engineering (polymerase chain reactions and primer design) Certified in small animal handling by the animal facilities in A*STAR (Singapore) PROJECTS Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA External Fixator for Clubfoot Deformity Correction Ph.D. Thesis (Current) Design, prototype and demonstrate a new external fixator and surgical system Collaborate with an orthopedic reconstruction surgeon Microfluidics Drug Delivery System for Heart Term Project (Fall 2011) Collaborated with a cardiovascular specialist Filed provisional patent and handed over project to a research group working on heart robot Imperial College London London, UK Mechanical Guide for Humeral Head Osteotomy Final Year Project (Fall 2009-Summer 2010) Machined prototype and tested it on sawbone Used digitizing arm to quantify precision and accuracy of the osteotomy Scoliosis Brace for Tropical Developing Countries Term Project (Spring 2009) Led a team to design a brace to improve patient compliance in warm tropical climate Performed mechanical analysis to calculate correction forces and expected deformation PUBLICATIONS Wu YY, Lucking R, Oberreuter R, Shimada K. New Distraction Osteogenesis Device With Only Two PatientControlled Joints by Applying the Axis-Angle Representation on 3D Bone Deformation. Journal of Medical Devices 2013 (available online Sep 24, 2013) SKILLS Software: Microsoft Office 2010, SolidWorks 2009 SP4.1, Autodesk Inventor 2013 (GUI and API), SimpleITK library, ImageJ 1.43b, Mimics 12.3, MicroView ABA 2.2, DNASTAR Lasergene 8.0, FlowJo V.7.4.1 Programming Languages: Matlab R2011a (including SimuLink and SimMechanics), C/C++ (Microsoft Visual Studio 2012), basic C#, Visual Basic 2005 (API for Autodesk Inventor) LANGUAGES English (native), Mandarin (native), Cantonese (spoken), Japanese (basic) ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA Shadow Program at Allegheny General Hospital Fall 2011 (a full day every week) Shadowed cardiologists as they interact with patients or perform diagnostic procedures Cardiovascular Institute (clinic), Catheter Lab, Echocardiography, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac MRI Ying Ying Wu Page 2 ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA Teaching Assistantship Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013 Supervised four teams of four/five students in design conceptualizing, developing and prototyping Graded problem sets, quizzes and exams, and held office hours for topic on biomechanics COMMUNITY Love Without Borders (3 days, overseas trip) Jun 2011, Chiangmai, Thailand Collated and transported donations ( toiletries, clothes, stationery and medications) to villages Organized and led activities for children and performances for all villagers Alzheimer’s Disease Association (whole day, monthly) Aug 2010 – Jul 2011, Singapore Provided care for elderly with dementia, organized activities and escorted them on excursions Utkrisht Yadav ◆ 2112 Murray Avenue, Apt B, Pittsburgh PA 15217 ◆ Email: [email protected] ◆ Phone: (412)-294-7671 Education CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh PA Master of Science (Biomedical Engineering) Relevant Courses: Management Consulting Commercialization & Innovation Strategy Development Designing and Leading a Business Expected May 2014 GPA: 3.82/4.0 Inventive Problem Solving Skills in Biomedical Engg Medical Devices Negotiations Technical Innovation in Biomedical Engg Introduction to Biomaterials Engineering in Molecular Cell Biology Tissue Engineering GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY, New Delhi INDIA Bachelor of Technology (Biotechnology) Jun 2012 GPA: 3.9/4.0 Work Experience Sanofi US, Cambridge MA Jun 2013-Aug 2013 Business Development Intern, Strategy & Portfolio Management (Oncology) Supported top leadership in identifying key business opportunities to expand technology portfolio Successfully initiated and facilitated business discussions with a start-up for possible licensing/merger opportunity Provided consulting support to Leukine®(commercial GM-CSF) group by identifying key global partners to license Leukine® Recent Projects Designing and Leading a Business (Capstone Project), Tepper School of Business Design business model and strategy for a platform to improve patients’ drug adherence Develop platform using design-thinking and identify partners to spin off a start-up Spring 2014 Boehringer Ingelheim, Tepper School of Business (Commercialization and Innovation) Project: Strategic shift to new trends in pharma industry In a team of four, designed a business model to improve company’s position in changing pharma industry Collaborated with leadership to develop a strategy and implementation plan to expand patient outreach programs Fall 2013 Wigle Whiskey, Heinz College (Management Consulting) Project: Develop market expansion strategy for a Pittsburgh start-up In a team of four, developed a strategy to expand business in new geographical locations Provided in-depth market analysis and identified key market entry points in target cities Fall 2013 Dunkin’ Brands Inc., Heinz College (Strategy Development) Project: Strategy analysis of Dunkin’ Brands Inc. Performed exhaustive strategy analysis of Dunkin’ Brands Inc. Provided strategic recommendations to improve market share and finances Fall 2013 Malnutrition in poor societies, Carnegie Mellon University Designed innovative solution to address the problem of malnutrition in resource limited conditions Developed a low-cost solution by using principles of design-thinking and inventive problem solving Fall 2013 Studying the effects of surface roughness in designing scaffolds for tissue engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Spring 2013 Led a team of 3 undergraduate students to design and develop scaffolds of varying surface roughness Analyzed the effects of surface roughness on myogenic differentiation of stem cells; presented poster at Carnegie Mellon Spatially controlled muscle tissue engineering (MS Project), Carnegie Mellon University Spatially control the growth factors via bio-printing, and assess their effect on muscle differentiation Design experiments and validation studies to understand the mechanism of action Fall 2012- Present Leadership Biomedical Engineering Dept. Representative, Graduate Student Assembly, Carnegie Mellon University Spring 2013-Present HepFree®, Founding President, New Delhi INDIA Nov 2010-Aug 2012 Not-for-profit organization which aims to prevent cases of Hepatitis B in young adults by organizing awareness events and organizing voluntary groups to promote immunizations and screening test DENNIS (SHIH WEI) YANG 4742 Centre Ave., Apt. 708 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.996.2805 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Pittsburgh, PA Master of Business Administration – MBA GMAT: 710/800 5/14 Concentrations: Strategy, Operations Management and Organizational Behavior Memberships: Business &Technology, Operations and Organizational Leadership Clubs 1st place of Bristol-Myers Squibb Case Competition A.T. Kearney Student Lab: Conducted interviews, developed a sales tool to showcase value proposition, and developed a production tool to optimize production schedule for a client. NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science in Psychology Leadership: Psychology Department Association (Officer), Guitar Club (Officer) Taipei, Taiwan 6/06 EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC IMPACT LLC – a boutique consulting firm focusing on human capital Omaha, NE Business Development Analyst Intern 7/13 – 8/13 Strategy and Analysis Updated business plan and developed a growth strategy with implementation plan to double revenue by 2014. Plan approved and moving forward. Conducted, analyzed and presented the result of a company-wide focus group/executive interview for a senior care client. Recommendations and data will be used for strategic planning. Leadership Development and Change Management Assisted the North American division of a multinational telecommunication company during their global HR organization transformation by analyzing old/new processes and creating a process mapping documentation. Resulted in bringing subsequent business to our company. Developed a customized leadership development course in strategic planning for a client as part of its leadership institute based on research and senior leader interviews. Course implemented with over 80 participants. IBM Taipei, Taiwan Compensation & Benefit Lead, Human Resources (8/11 – 7/12) 3/08 – 7/12 Benefit Support, Human Resources (8/08 – 8/11) Benefit Administrator, Human Resources (3/08 – 8/08) Innovation / Process Improvement Developed a talent reallocation program to aid domestic geo-expansion and supported business unit to relocate talent effectively. Assisted in reallocation of approximately 15 employees each year. Designed pension system from system architecture, process flow to user manual that reduced 30% manual work. Recognized issues with attracting talent. Determined root cause and developed a program to attract talent from overseas that facilitated the R&D center expansion. Program successfully launched. Teamwork and Leadership Routinely worked cross-functionally (legal, procurement, treasury, accounting, IT and external vendors) across different countries (e.g. Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, India and USA). Served as subject matter expert in compensation and benefits to support business development team specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Resulted in smooth transactions based on divestiture or acquisition. Managed compensation and benefit programs and supervised a 4-person delivery team supporting daily HR operations. Resulted in excellent program delivery and high employee satisfaction. Communication Designed and facilitated retirement plan information sessions to inform employees and executives of changes. Routinely composed and delivered new hire orientation and HR announcements. MILITARY POLICE Taipei, Taiwan Leadership Sergeant 10/06 – 11/07 Leadership Oversaw the daily operation of over 40 soldiers and successfully led a team of 6 soldiers to renovate a 200-person camp, finishing 2 weeks ahead of schedule. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Pro Bono Consulting: Researched and designed business plan for a client on approaching wetland mitigation bank. Languages: Mandarin (Native) Tammy L. Young 425 N Neville St; Pittsburgh, PA 15213 * 412-897-6452 * [email protected] SKILLS PROFILE Strategic Planning Operations Management Human Capital Management Creative and Versatile Decision-Maker Project Development and Management Design and Manage Organizational Change HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS Experience in administration, human capital management, operations and project management. Communicate, interact and work effectively with a wide range of personalities and skill levels. Organized, detail-oriented; capable of handling a variety of programs and projects simultaneously. Self-motivated, highly reliable; possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Equally effective working independently as well as a member of management and project teams. Maintain high quality and productivity while successfully achieving goals and objectives. Proven ability to adapt to new and challenging situations; willingness to continually learn. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS Member of leadership team that developed and implemented growth opportunities which successfully contributed to annual and multi-year business strategies. Manage and supervise business intelligence and positioning information regarding execution of programs and projects related to the strategic planning process. Serve as liaison between executive administrators, operations managers, grant officers, and vendors in dealing with inquiries, concerns, and complaints, both professionally and diplomatically. Oversaw project operations of federal and industry-funded research studies. Recruit, select, train, supervise, and evaluate personnel and provided opportunities for professional development and personal growth. Maximize team members effectiveness and performance relative to their strengths and promoted teamwork to successfully accomplish organizational goals and objectives. Draft, allocate, and control grant and operational budgets in order to provide a consistent level of productivity and efficiency for 60-member workforce. Develop, implement, and manage grant production and writing to ensure that quality standards for proposals meet established requirements. Participate in and lead various professional continuing education workshops, seminars, and training sessions to update and improve leadership, management, and budgeting skills. Possess a proficient knowledge and understanding of computer software applications that are supportive of critical business functions and operations. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 1996–present UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, PA Director of Strategic Planning (2010-present) Operations Manager (2007-2014) Project Manager (2001-2006) EDUCATION MPM, Management, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY; Pittsburgh, PA, March 2014 BS, Business Management; CARLOW UNIVERSITY; Pittsburgh, PA, 2010 Zhengxiong Zhang 1510 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 • (412)897-8236 • https://github.com/zhengxiz [email protected] OBJECTIVE Obtain a summer intern position about software engineering that will utilize my project experience and technical skills. EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University Master of Science, Very Large Information Systems GPA: 3.53/4.0 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Bachelor of Engineering, Communication Engineering GPA: 92.8/100 PROJECTS Pittsburgh, PA December 2014 Beijing, China July 2013 Question Answering for Machine Reading (Java) Fall 2013 • Developed question-answering system using IBM’s Watson UIMA framework. • Improved the answering accuracy from 0.17 to 0.45 based on error analysis. Place Master (Python) Fall 2013 • Built a web application that helped users find interesting places (Django). • Implemented registration/login, user profile, posting places and other features. • Designed the user interface (using Twitter Bootstrap). Graph Mining (SQL) Fall 2013 • Implemented graph mining algorithms (PageRank, Fast Belief Propagation) and computed Radius and Diameter in graphs only using SQL. • Tested my code on 5+ relatively large datasets (at least one million nodes) to detect patterns and spot strange-behaving datasets. A Robust Learning Method (Java, Weka Library) Fall 2013 • Implemented a new robust classifier using ensemble method Logitboost, AdaBoost and Bagging based on SimpleLogistic. • Reduced average error rate compared to NaïveBayes from 1.0 to 0.6176. SKILLS Operating Systems: Windows, MacOSX, Linux Software: Java, Python, C/C++, Matlab, Mathematica, SQL, Assembly Language RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Research Assistant, Tsinghua University Fall 2012 • User-customized Multi-path Inter-domain Routing protocol (UMIR) • Processed Gbytes of data in unstructured routing files for information retrieval. • Computed multipath using Dijkstra and Breadth-first search algorithms. • Evaluated the overheads, path lengths and pathlet advertisement numbers (PAN). RELEVANT COURSES Introduction to Computer Systems Machine Learning Multimedia Database and Data Mining Web Application Development ACTIVITIES & HONORS Mathematical Modeling Competition, Beijing, China, USA 1st Scholarship for Academic Excellence (top 5%) Mathematics and Physics contest Software Engineering for Info. Systems Machine Learning with Large Datasets Database Applications Cloud Computing 2010-2012 2010, 2011 2010-2011 Qingqian (Vivian) Zhao 5817 Douglas Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217 650.996.7308 (Cell) [email protected] OBJECTIVE To obtain a summer internship utilizing my skills in software engineering EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, PA Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Overall GPA: 3.67/4.00 December 2014 Northeastern University (NEU), Liaoning, China Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Overall GPA: 3.89/4.00 Rank: 5/270 RELEVANT COURSES Java For Smartphone Development How To Write Fast Code Introduction to Computer System SKILLS Programming Languages: Java, Python, C, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL Software: MATLAB Spoken Languages: Mandarin (fluent), English (fluent) PROJECTS Cloud Computing on Amazon Web Services, ECE, CMU June 2013 Statistical Discovery and Learning Web Application Development Cloud Computing Spring 2014 Performed Sequential Analysis, Elastic MapReduce and Elastic Load Balancer techniques on AWS • Skill: Java, Python Web Development on Django, ECE, CMU Spring 2014 • Developed a microblogging website and webpage calculator in Django Framework • Skill: Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS WeShare Android Application, ECE, CMU Fall 2013 • Implemented Object Oriented Programming design techniques to develop an application where students can share class videos, images and files among multiple users • Designed database architecture for storing data and communication using MySQL • Identified and addressed test cases for the robust of the application • Skill: Java, MySQL Improve on Expectation Maximization Algorithm, ECE, CMU Fall 2013 • Proposed an optimized algorithm (SampleSet Expectation Maximization Algorithm), in the team of 4 students, to improve the performance of EM algorithm • Implemented SampleSet EM algorithm with machine learning techniques, like Bayesian Network and Decision Tree • Skill: Java Portable Robot for Information Collection in Disaster Fields, NEU Spring 2012 • Built a robot to collect and transmit information • In charge of location and navigation algorithms design and simulations • Skill: C# • HONORS Fifth National University Student Innovation Program, National Honorable, NEU: Spring 2012 Mathematical Contest In Modeling, Meritorious Winner, NEU : Spring 2012 National Scholarship, NEU: Fall 2012 RONG ZOU 515 S Aiken Avenue, Apt 709 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-608-0392 [email protected] EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Pittsburgh, PA Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management - MSBTM 08/12 - Present Honors: Merit Scholarship Related Coursework: Strategy Development, Biotechnology Industry Structure & Strategy, Healthcare Marketing, Project Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Biotechnology Regulations SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY (SJTU) Shanghai, China Bachelor of Engineering in Bioengineering 09/08 - 06/12 Honors: Twice recipient of Excellent Student Scholarship, Outstanding Graduate Award, Superb Leadership in Student Union Leadership: Managed an 8-student team of as the VP of Student Union. Student events organized were honored as best student events in SJTU. Led an 11-volunteer team in World Expo to serve 4000+ visitors. Honored as Shanghai Excellent Volunteer PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE MEDTRONIC, INC Pittsburgh, PA Strategic Marketing Student Consultant, Medtronic Spine & Biologics 01/14 - Present Commercialization Strategy: Analyze current service offerings for Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty with primary and secondary research. Design and integrate new service offerings into current sales strategy to drive market share and differentiate Medtronic. THE MEDICINES COMPANY (MDCO) Parsippany, NJ Summer Associate, Global Pharmacovigilance 06/13 - 08/13 Project Management: Managed a vendor selection and transition project in global pharmacovigilance team, which is estimated to save around $1M cost in 2014. Analyzed quotes of 5 candidates and made recommendations to decision-makers. Coordinated with 4 external vendors and prepared a project plan, including timeline, risk log, stakeholder analysis, and communication plan Cross-functional Teamwork: Collaborated with IT team and quality control team to develop and maintain an internal audit report database. Tracked issues and provided recommendations based on user experience. Accelerated validation process by 30% Product Positioning: Conducted due diligence to 2 market segments for Cangrelor’s launch. Analyzed current dilemma and compared market size and potential adverse events in both market segments. Delivered recommendations on positioning strategy PITTSBURGH LIFE SCIENCES GREENHOUSE (PLSG) Pittsburgh, PA Intern, Market Analyst 08/12 - 06/13 Industry Analysis: Updated products and revenue data of the top 30 medical device companies in 2012. Analyzed market size and segmentation, business trend and regulations of the medical device industry Business Development: Evaluated business opportunities in cancer molecular diagnostics market based on risk analysis of regulations, reimbursement, and competitor analysis. Presented investment proposals and received buy-in of senior management JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL CHINA Shanghai, China Marketing Intern, Ethicon Endo-Surgery 11/11 - 02/12 Brand Marketing: Launched a marketing campaign for gastrointestinal endoscopic product line to differentiate J&J brand and expand market. Assisted in organizing a national gastrointestinal endoscopic surgeons conference with 60+ attendees Product Marketing: Assisted in launching 2 new products, ENDOPATH ILS and ENDOPATH Dextrus in China. Initiated the development and production of marketing support material and sales tools to promote new products to 300 existing customers Sales Force Management: Improved the evaluation grid for sales reps to eliminate inefficiency in in-house reimbursement by 50%. Interviewed sales reps to identify their needs in product samples and managed samples distribution accordingly ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 0, Languages: English (Advanced), Mandarin (Native) Software: SAS, Microsoft Project, Excel (Solver), PowerPoint, Word, C++, Matlab Clubs: Biopharma & Healthcare Club, Asian Business Association, China Scholars & Students Association Interests: Singing, Piano, Badminton, Voluntary Work