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Mathew Reynolds:

Area of Interest:

Structural, Fluid Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Objective:

To gain knowledge in the complex nature of Biomedical Engineering. The pursuit of this goal will involve the completion of higher education in the form of a Masters or Doctorate Degree and (or) Employment in an area of interest.

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering – Biomedical Specialization, (2010)

University of Alberta, Alberta Canada

Project Experience:

•     Structural Analysis of Biomedical Plates: Investigated repair techniques to a proximal humerus fractures using locking plate fixation techniques (publication pending).

•      Strain ligaments in Soft Tissues: Used a Digital Imaging Correlation to investigate surface strains in bovine Medial and Lateral collateral ligaments (Poster Presentation).

•     Growth Study of Human Mandible: Analysis of growth in an adolescent subject using Cad and FEA models generated from CT scans (Poster Presentation).

•     Accessibility and Universal Design: Database and resource management for outpaitents and interested parties. (www.homeforlife.info)

Background Courses Include:

Strength of Materials	Surveying	Environmental Engineering
Structural Analysis	AutoCAD	Biochemistry/ Biology
Structural Design (I,II,III)	Materials of Construction	Biomechanics/ Modelling
Statics and Dynamics (I,II)	Thermo-Kinetics	Anatomy and Physiology
Fluid Mechanics (I,II)	Analytical Chemistry	Geotechnical Engineering
Hydraulics	Organic Chemistry	Continuum Mechanics

Employment:

University of Alberta/Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB    May 20010-Aug 20010

• Lab cordinater for Biomechanics Lab.
• Supervise various research projects involving bovine soft tissue studies, cadevaric humeral fixation study and numerical growth study.
• Collection and publication of in depth examples of accessible design.

Associated Engineering, Edmonton, AB    May 2009-Aug 2009

• Surveyor involved underground utilities, lagoons, buildings, TOPO’s.
• Managed survey crew.
• Proficient in GPS (TOPCON), Total Station, and Optical Instruments.

EXH Engineering Services, Edmonton, AB    May 2007-Dec 2007

• Construction Management (Field and Office work).
• Took part in Bridge Inspections.

• Survey Rod Man for Road projects and TOPO’s.
• Experience with Nuclear Density Gauge and Materials Testing.

MDE Industrial Metal Deck, Edmonton, AB    July 2005-Aug 2006

• Labourer throughout high school.
• Promoted to drafting and design with project management duties.
• Worked on design of metal roofing systems.

Computer Skills:

– AutoCAD

- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

- Mimics, Geomagics

- Photoshop, Illustrator

- C++

- MATLAB, Maple,Mathematica

- Digital Imaging Correlation Software and Hardware systems

Volunteering:

- Scouts Canada Group Leader -06

- Grant Macewan Boot Camp Presenter -06/07

- U of A Civil Biomedical Open House Coordinator -08/09

- Apegga Lego Competition Judge -07/09

Professional Memberships:

- APEGGA (EIT) – Pending

- CSCE Student Member

Honours, Awards, Presentations:

- Jason Lang – 06/07/08/09

- Deans Research Award – 08/09/09

- NSERC Undergrad Summer Research Award – 08

- BME U/G Conference Attendance award – 08

- AIF U/G Biomedical Engineering Award- 09

- Leonard E Gads Memorial Scholarship – 09

- BME Conference Poster Presentation- 08/09

- CSCE Poster Competition (3^rd Place) – 08

- U of A: Engineering the Human Body Presentation -08

- NSERC Summer Presentation: Modelling the Human Body – 08

Publications:

- Biomechanical analysis of proximal humeral fixation using locking plate fixation with an intramedullary fibular allograft, Journal of Clinical Biomecahnics, May 2010

Craig Mathison,  Rey Chaudhary, Lauren Beaupre, Mathew Reynolds, Samer Adeeb, and Martin Bouliane

- Mandibular growth Investigation using 3-D volumetric evaluation (Pending), Journal of Computer Methods in Biomecahnics and Biomedical Engineering

Mathew Reynolds , Michael Reynolds , Samer Adeeb , Tarek El-Bilay