Kristina Elizabeth Swanson








kswanson@connectnet.com

EDUCATION:
Master of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering May, 1992
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Project Title: Cl- Substitution Enhances the Ventilatory Response to Acidic Mock CSF Perfusion

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering August, 1990
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

BIOMEDICAL EXPERIENCE:
  • Developed, designed and fabricated devices for handicapped patients.
  • Designed a non-invasive home monitoring system to prolong the independent living of the elderly.
  • Managed the production of multi-million dollar proposals for the National Library of Medicine.
  • Explored non-Department of Defense government and commercial business, especially in the area of Biomedical Engineering.
  • Participated in writing Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant proposals to the National Institutes of Health.
  • Conducted clinical laboratory research on rat ventilatory response and on rat liver metabolism.
  • Assisted in the development and maintenance of the computation and database resources for a Developmental Gene Program.
BIOMEDICAL SKILLS:
Animal Surgery: Preparation for sterile surgery, endotrachial intubation and use of ventilators, administration of anesthesia and of medication both intracenously and subcutaneously, and catherization and infusion of small animal arteries.
Biomedical Instruments: Use of pH meter, freeze dryer, centrifuge, precision balance, oscilloscope, blood gas analyzer, and micropipetting equipment.
Professional Development:Computer Analysis of Genome Sequences, Molecular Biology, Genetics (UCSD).

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE:
  • Performed Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) for software. Projects included testing tool development and longevity testing.
  • Developed Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) signal processing software.
  • Coordinated the system engineering responsibilities and assisted in the system administration of PC, Macintosh, and UNIX systems.
  • Developed software tools using the Perl scripting language to support the automation of databases.
  • Acquired the html programming skills in order to develop and maintain a WWW site.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SKILLS:
Languages: C++, C, html, Ada, FORTRAN, Pascal, Basic, SQL
Operating Systems: Windows, DOS, MacOS, Solaris2.x, HP-UX
Software Programs: Borland C++, Watcom SQL, MKS Source Integrity, MS Word, WordPerfect, FrameMaker, MS Excel, Cricket Graph, Adobe Photoshop
Professional Development: HP UNIX class (Hewlett-Packard Learning Center, Gaithersburg, MD).

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Software Engineer , Pyxis Corporation, San Diego, CA (8/96-present)
Program Analyst, Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego (12/95-8/96)
Software Engineer , Epoch Engineering, Gaithersburg, MD (6/94-11/95)
Engineer, Amron Corporation, Arlington, VA (8/93-6/94)
Research Assistant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (8/90-7/92)
Laboratory Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1/88-6/90)
PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS:
T.L. Davidson, M.P. Sullivan, K.E. Swanson, and J.M. Adams, "Cl- Replacement Alters the Ventilatory Response to Central Chemoreceptor Stimulation",Journal of Applied Physiology,, Vol. 74, pp. 280-285 (1993)
University of Michigan Regents' Scholarship
Dean's List (University of Michigan)

ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS:
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
Helen Woodward Animal Center Volunteer
Softball, volleyball and soccer recreation sport teams
University of Virginia Union Graduate Social Committee
Volunteer Usher for the Office of Major Events, University of Michigan

References furnished upon request.