Nathan Cornwell

Experience

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  Prairie Center for the Arts

  Sept 2012 - Jun 2015

  Percussionist

  - Assigned parts to each member of the percussion section- Coordinated instrument organization- Supervised purchase of new instruments and equipment- Planned sectionals when necessary and organized procedures for performance preparation- Inspected musical scores for accuracy and simplicity- Also contracted as a percussion accompanist for the musicals "HMS Pinafore" and "Trial by Jury"

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  Fermilab

  May 2014 - Jul 2015

  Research Intern

  - Collaborated with a team of physicists from Fermilab and the Italian Nuclear Physics Collaboration testing, modifying and simulating a prototype for the next generation of calorimetry in high energy physics- Investigated the standard model of particle physics, electromagnetic and hadronic interactions between particles and means of identifying them, programming and running simulations in C++, Monte Carlo Analysis and Poisson Distributions, and the scientific methodology behind developing new particle detectors- Drafted and 3D printed novel components to improve the efficiency of the prototype detector- Created a digitized simulation of detector energy absorption which allowed for better data analysis- Internship extended from one quarter to one year due to progress made in initial six weeks Show less

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  Cook County Clerk

  Nov 2014 - Apr 2015

  Equipment Manager

  Oversaw four precincts managing over 800 voters and maintained all equipment to ensure an efficient voting process

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  Biomedical Engineering Society

  Aug 2015 - Mar 2016

  Engineering Open House Project Leader

  - Proposed and led project combing EMG and EEG to interface muscle potentials and brain waves with a computer-based PONG game- Communicated with five separate departments and over twenty research groups to obtain necessary supplies and laboratory space- Assembled a twelve member multidisciplinary team of electrical, computer, materials, mechanical, and bioengineers- Effectively communicated project goals and the necessary steps for successful completion- Organized all meeting times and locations including scheduling of lab space with building managers- Wrote multiple successful funding proposals in order to upgrade equipment- Provided BMES technical director with routine updates on project progress- Oversaw registration of project into the Engineering Council database- Represented and advertised project at BMES and IEEE project fairs- Managed team's extremely diverse sets of skills and knowledge to efficiently and innovatively create an interface between mind, muscle, and machine Show less

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Sept 2015 - May 2016

  NetMath Mentor

  - Communicate weekly to mentor traditional and nontraditional students in Math 241 Multivariable Calculus- Conduct online office hours to resolve student questions on challenging problems- Gather data and submit reports on student progress- Grade all student homework and quizzes- Assist other mentors in grading

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  Carle Foundation Hospital

  Oct 2015 - Jul 2019

  Undergraduate Researcher

  Laboratory for Materials in MedicinePan Research GroupMills Breast Cancer InstituteUniversity of Illinois Department of Bioengineeringhttps://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/290379Developing device for point-of-service, quantitative analysis of ascorbic acid in aqueous humor for evaluating anterior globe integrity.

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  Abbott

  May 2017 - now

  Abbott Nutrition Global Food Safety Challenge May 2016 - December 2016- Query colleagues across Abbott Nutrition R&D for project proposals aligned with university site goals- Deliver metrics on university site performance in quarterly and annual reports to senior leadership- Research and contact key opinion leaders in food safety to garner external partnerships and perform gap analysis- Assist in development of cross-functional collaboration and knowledge management in food safety research- Analyze efficacy of various food safety risk assessment strategies in order to better communicate product safety to regulatory agencies and consumers in emerging marketsAbbott Nutrition R&D KnowledgeQuest Sharepoint Site Development January 2017 - May 2017- Develop Sharepoint wiki of Nutritional R&D knowledge to improve researcher access to literature review and subject matter expertsAbbott Nutrition R&D Operations Emerging Issues Team August 2017 - May 2018- Adapt search strategy algorithms to perform weekly meta-analysis on news/research with potential impact on Abbott ingredients/products- Perform risk assessment on qualifying articles and submit high risk results to Analytical, Regulatory, Clinical, and Public Affairs representatives Show less

  • Systems Engineer

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Manufacturing Process Engineer

    Jul 2019 - Feb 2023

  • Engineering Intern

    May 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Research Intern

    May 2016 - May 2018

  • Engineering Intern

    May 2017 - Aug 2017