Alexander McKinnon

Alexander McKinnon

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    R&D Engineer and Project Manager at Blur Product Development

  • Education

    • Istituto Lorenzo de'​ Medici

      2018 - 2018
      Italian Renaissance History and Ancient Roman History

      May - June 2018; Organized through the NC State University Scholars and Study Abroad programs

    • North Carolina State University

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor's degree Biomedical and Health Sciences Engineering Summa Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: University Scholars Program, Union Activities Board (UAB) Films Committee, UAB Speakers and Professional Development Committee, Albright Entrepreneurs Village Joint degree with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill concentrating in bio-instrumentation

    • North Carolina State University

      2020 - 2021
      Master's degree Electrical Engineering

      Part of the Advanced Bachelor's/Master's program, through which I completed part of my master's degree work during my bachelor's.

  • Experience

    • North Carolina State University

      Feb 2018 - May 2019
      Resident Advisor

      • Provided paraprofessional advising for 30 undergraduate students each semester• Mentored new staff members• Orchestrated programs on diversity, personal development, relationships, and academic performance• Managed administrative tasks such as incident reports and maintenance reports • Assisted new staff members in learning to conduct job duties• Developed strong mediation skills concerning resident issues

    • North Carolina State University

      Aug 2019 - Sept 2020

      • Developed virtual-reality games for rehabilitation using Unity and C#• Designed, selected parts, and helped build a wiring system for lab equipment resulting in a more intuitive interface• Assisted in the design Printed Circuit Boards in Altium for a portable hand orthosis to assist with hand movements in stroke victims Teaching Assistant for Human Physiology for Engineers II• Assisted students in learning the fundamentals of mechanics in physiology including the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and musculoskeletal systems as well as the operation of biomedical devices that affect these systems• Guided students in laboratory environments to help demonstrate these topics Teaching Assistant for Biomedical Engineering Design and Manufacturing I• Wrote instruction sets and taught students in learning 3D computer-aided design in SolidWorks• Instructed students on FDM and SLA 3D printing as well as embedded system design using Arduino microcontrollers• Guided a team of students in designing a product and constructing a prototype for a given medical problem

      • Undergraduate Research Assistant

        Jun 2019 - Sept 2020
      • Teaching Assistant

        Jan 2020 - May 2020
      • Teaching Assistant

        Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
    • Blur Product Development

      Jan 2021 - now
      • Project Manager

        Apr 2023 - now
      • Research and Development Engineer

        May 2021 - now
      • Research and Development Engineering Intern

        Jan 2021 - May 2021
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bachelor of Science in Biomedical and Health Sciences Engineering

      North Carolina State University
      May 2020
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    • Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship

      North Carolina State University
      May 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

      North Carolina State University
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate