Amanda Gibbens

Experience

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  Walgreens Pharmacy

  Oct 2014 - Sept 2015

  Pharmacy Technician Trainee

  Performed duties in a detail-oriented manner, facilitated an attentive atmosphere with customers, and coordinated pharmacy shelving to prevent potential drug mishaps and increase workflow efficiency.

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  Texas A&M University

  Sept 2016 - Jul 2020

  Collaborated in multiple 48-hour intensive design competitions to develop engineering solutions via innovation, creativity and communication skills. Achieved 1st place prize with a multidisciplinary team after developing a hands-free functioning prototype to solve opening/closing and unlocking/locking doors for the visually impaired. Achieved 3rd place prize with a multidisciplinary team after developing a solution to reduce carbon emissions and power consumption in existing, commercial buildings found in urban areas via a plant hydroponic system harnessing kinetic energy from footsteps to power LEDs simulating sunlight.Received an honorary mention from competition judges after effectively pitching a solution towards making music production software more accessible to those who are blind or have low vision. Show less

  • Clinical BioInnovation Fellow

    Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  • Graduate Grader

    Jan 2020 - May 2020

  • Innovative Competitor in Aggies Invent

    Apr 2018 - May 2020

  • The Biomedical Engineering Society - Public Relations Chair and Mentor

    Aug 2018 - May 2019

  • Allergan plc - Analysis and Design Capstone Project - Team Member, 3D Scanning Lead

    Aug 2018 - May 2019

  • The Niu Musiclub - Founding Officer, President, Songwriting Head, Treasurer, Secretary

    Aug 2015 - May 2019

  • AggiE_Challenge Researcher in Kameoka Research Group

    Sept 2016 - May 2017
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  Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

  Aug 2017 - Nov 2019

  Researcher in the Optical Bio-Sensing Laboratory

  Utilized biotechnology in a creatively economical way to better the healthcare of underserved populations in the design and implementation of a point-of-care device for malaria diagnosis. Skilled in Fiji ImageJ, MATLAB, and SolidWorks for use in cell counting, Brightfield Microscopy image analysis and microfluidic blood flow experimentation, and microfabrication design of microfluidic chips and staining protocols for malaria diagnosis, contributing towards a paper.

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  Engineering World Health

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Biomedical Equipment Technician

  Completed technical training of medical device design and troubleshooting as well as cultural training of Kinyarwanda in Kigali, Rwanda. Repaired, installed, and maintained over 45 pieces of medical equipment, as well as trained hospital staff, and repaired and installed critical hospital lighting and electrical wiring. Designed and implemented patient seating and a solution to securing oxygen cylinders in Kibuye Referral Hospital.

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  Brevitest Laboratories

  Sept 2020 - Oct 2020

  Medical Devices Intern

  • Conducted validation testing for an assay-filling robot, CAD modeling, and cartridge production.• Co-lead for field testing and human blood sample collection; clinical, competitor, and background market research contributing towards a non-dilutive grant application.

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  Fannin Innovation Studio

  Oct 2020 - Dec 2022

  Project Manager and Product Development Engineer• Project development lead and strategist for 2 urology devices, Securine and Avoida (first named inventor), including management of interns and external collaborators, CAD modeling and R&D, non-dilutive fundraising, commercialization strategy, creating and implementing risk management documentation, and critical de-risking.• Co-lead for right heart microcatheter, Cygnet, including project management and planning, establishing value proposition, R&D, ANSYS modeling, non-dilutive fundraising, rapid prototyping, and commercialization strategy.• Sourcing, writing, and review of 13 non-dilutive grants; 5 NIH SBIR Phase I, 1 NIH SBIR Fast-Track, 2 NIH SBIR Phase IIB, 1 NIH SBIR CRP, 2 FDA SBIR Phase I (1 awarded, 1 intent to award), 1 SWPDC Direct-Device Award (awarded), 1 NSF Phase I Project Pitch (accepted).• Principal Investigator on a Southwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (SWPDC) Direct-Device Award driving early-stage development of the Securine urology implant. Managing award budget and lead strategist for device development activities (R&D and materials sourcing).• Direct supervisor to 14 interns; hired and mentored 21 overall. Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Project Manager

    Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
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  Ring Ventures

  Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

  Fellow

  We are a Venture Capital firm and community of Texas A&M alumni investors, executives, entrepreneurs, and innovation enthusiasts. We raise capital from Texas A&M alumni and friends of the community, and seek to invest primarily in alumni-led startups. We are private, for-profit, and not part of (but friendly with) Texas A&M. Every year, we build a portfolio of 20-30 companies spanning industry, stage and geography. We co-invest alongside established venture capital lead investors. We are an experienced, diverse community of over 4,000 alumni with different backgrounds and reasons for joining. If you are an Aggie interested in entrepreneurship or venture capital, let's connect.Learn more here: https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/19/alumni-ventures-group-is-the-most-active-venture-fund-youve-never-heard-of/ Show less

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  Procyrion, Inc.

  Feb 2023 - Aug 2023

  Product Development Engineer

  • Headed and executed design verification testing from initiation to close for 3 products (cardiac implant introduction, delivery, and retrieval systems) culminating in reports sent to the FDA for batch release, transit testing, and shelf-life extension; a critical step for product use in the DRAIN-HF clinical trial.• Implemented standard test methods and design traceability documentation in a quality management system.• Oversaw critical product packaging at off-site manufacturer, identifying and rectifying issues. Show less