Experience

• University of Michigan

  Post-doctoral fellow

  • Developed hardware and firmware for an implantable neural recording device.
  • Designed test circuits for a variety of candidate amplifier chips.
  • Assisted in the lab build for a new professor, including the development of a real-time timing and analysis platform.
  • Trained undergraduates and graduate students in tasks ranging from data analysis to soldering and board layout.

• University of Michigan

  Ph.D. Candidate / Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Developed hardware, firmware, and software for a Multi-Purpose Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Output Device, capable of translating BCI signals into physical switch closures or USB keyboard or mouse commands.
  • Performed large-scale offline analysis of BCI data, including writing MATLAB code and interfacing with a cloud computing cluster.
  • Designed and piloted research studies.
  • Collected EEG data from human subjects and participated in IRB approval process.
  • Performed statistical analyses and authored papers (see publications).
  • Began collaboration with an international research lab in Berlin, Germany.

• Kansas State University

  Assistant Professor

  David worked at Kansas State University as a Assistant Professor

• Kansas State University

  Undergraduate Research Assistant - Electrical Engineering

  • Designed and tested a prototype PIC-based pulse oximeter unit, providing order-of-magnitude improvements in resolution over the previous model.
  • Created a second version (based on a SiLabs C8051F411) as a SMT-based PCB layout, coordinated board fabrication and population.

• Allen Community College

  Adjunct Instructor

  • Taught two semesters of Principles of Biology (online).
  • Proofread and modified existing course.
  • Developed rubrics for scoring assignments and posted for student review.
  • Utilized email and online tools such as Blackboard to communicate with students.

• Tohoku University

  Foreign Guest Researcher, Tadokoro Laboratory

  • Developed C++ control algorithms for a tactile stimulus device for MRI use.
  • Wrote MATLAB code to handle synchronization between motor control and MRI machine and to allow end-user configuration.
  • Provided on-site assistance during data collection.
  • Performed initial data analysis using SPM2.