Carson R.

Barnes
910 Riverside Forest Way Apt. #12 Knoxville, TN 37915 615.497.2595 carson.barnes12@gmail.com EDUCATION University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering, GPA 3.85/4.00 Expected May 2014 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Master of Business Administration, Marketing, GPA 3.5/4.00 December 2013 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering August 2012 EXPERIENCE BMEidea Competition, ez-PCR Team Knoxville, TN Senior Design Engineer January 2014 Present Lead design engineer for portable PCR medical device Used concepts taken from MBA courses to reduce cost for initial and long term design phases Extensively used SolidWorks 2014 for sketches, assemblies, and animations University of Tennessee, Management Department Knoxville, TN Graduate Teaching Assistant January 2013 Present Assisted Jackie Jacobs, Debbie Mackey, & Kathy Wood in Management 201, 300, 402, & 472 Acted as an intermediary between students and professors by responding to e-mails and phone calls Held office hours for students with questions or concerns University of Tennessee, Audiology & Speech Pathology Clinic Knoxville, TN Consultant January 2013 May 2013 Worked with Patti Johnstone, Ashley Harkrider, & Beth Humphrey to increase clinics awareness in community Developed a set of ten recommendations, from most pertinent to least, to attract more clients based on benchmarking other nationally renowned health clinics Resulted in complete rebranding & renaming, more attractive facilities, & an increased client base of 20% in the local community DeRoyal Industries Inc. Powell, TN Implants Division Intern August 2012 February 2013 Design engineer for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion implant: used SolidWorks 2012 extensively to create and design spinal implant Collaborated with senior marketing director during design process to incorporate industry leading product features Created extensive Excel spreadsheets to evaluated market feasibility of ALIF implants based on current market demand Conducted patent research for possible infringements University of Tennessee, MABE Department Knoxville, TN Design Engineer August 2011 May 2012 Member of design team led by Paul J. Huffstutter, MD; group successfully designed and manufactured a rib cage simulator that collected pressure readings Designed the ribcage in SolidWorks 2012 and programmed the sensors in MATLAB Recorded palpitation samples on rib cage simulator and compiled into report Used statistical analysis and regression models to help determine the results from palpitation studies to quantify the proper amount of pressure needed to detect potential cancerous bodies SKILLS Computer: SolidWorks 2014, AutoCAD, AutoDesk Inventor 8, MATLAB, JMP, Photoshop CS5, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MapPoint, Access, SAS, Mathematical Modeling, Google Language: Conversational Spanish ACTIVITIES University of Tennessee MBA American Society of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Ambassador, 2012-2013 Healthcare Engineers, 2012Fraternity, Tennessee Kappa Present Chapter, 2009-2012 Tennessee Organization of Guitar player, 2003 - Present High School Ice Hockey MBAs, VP of Social Events 2012-Present Captain, 2007-2008