Ben Bernarding

Experience

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  American Pool Management

  May 2015 - Aug 2018

  Lifeguard
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  Diamond Wire Spring

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Shop Worker
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  Duquesne University

  May 2019 - May 2021

  • Reside with and manage a floor of student residents• Policy Enforcement• Program planning (monthly) • Assisted Dr. Tanyeri and Dr. Miller in a joint department effort by researching aspects of Signal Processing and writing MATLAB code to compose class materials (homework and demonstrations) for BMED 310 Signals and Systems, and served as a TA within the class

  • Resident Assistant

    Aug 2018 - May 2021

  • Summer Research Internship

    May 2019 - Dec 2019
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  Amazon

  Nov 2020 - Jan 2021

  Warehouse Associate
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  LDC Delivery LLC

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Amazon Driver

  Delivered Amazon packages for Amazon DPP7 distribution center during the summer season

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  Duquesne University

  Aug 2021 - May 2022

  Graduate Research Assistant

  • Managed departmental research resources, fixed, maintained, installed lab equipment, and trained graduate and undergraduate BME students on device operation

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  Steadman Philippon Research Institute

  May 2022 - May 2023

  Imaging Research Assistant

  • Work with MRI, CT, dynamic x-ray, and ultrasound to conduct federally funded NIH and DoD research and clinical trials and perform segmentation on knees, hips, and shoulders imaged with MRI and CT using Materialize MIMICS software and Python DOSMA coding• Trained fellows, doctors, and other research staff on MRI and CT image segmentation techniques• Work collaboratively with Canon Medical USA on MRI research sequences and Siemens Healthineers on prototypic automatic segmentation software• Draft abstracts and manuscripts for relevant scientific journals and conferences Show less

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  Arthrex

  Jun 2023 - now

  Engineer I - 3DCADaver - ADI

  • Collaborate in the production process of anatomically accurate 3D medical models, from conception to delivery, to create high quality and accurate 3D printed models for use in demonstrations, training, and prototyping• Main duties include medical image segmentation/thresholding, model refinement, creation of modular features, manipulating material settings, laboratory testing, and utilizing CAD software and skills to create modular structures of differing anatomies, as well as replaceable components, and mechanical fixation features Show less