Daniel J. Hurley

Objective

Technical job utilizing strengths in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Bioengineering/Neuroscience

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Calgon Carbon, Moon Township, PA     February 2015 to July 2015

Access Developer through Sterling Office Professionals

·   Helped to develop Microsoft Access queries to identify errors as the company upgraed to a PROSTAR system controlling data

·   Facilitated data validation process for the new database by taking a random sample of data from all areas of the company and preparing the sample for an expert in that area to verify quality

 

Sprint, Pittsburgh, PA                                                                                                  October 2014 to February 2015

Drive Tester with Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC)

·   Drove car while testing LTE/CDMA bands of Sprint network in Pittsburgh area for dropped calls, data rates and signal strength with scanner and test phones

 

              HHGREGG and Office Depot, Monroeville, PA                                            February 2014 to October 2014

Electronics Salesperson/Warehouse Associate/Logistics Specialist

·   Sold home electronics and extended warranties to customers based on 100% commission at HHgregg

·   Controlled the logistics of the HHgregg store warehouse, helping with floor layout when necessary,  and working with logistics of freight and floor merchandise at Office Depot

WESTINGHOUSE NUCLEAR, Warrendale, PA                                       September 2012 to July 2013

Hardware Engineer with System One Services

·   Designed the wiring of a cabinet with hardware and a proprietary Component Interface Module to monitor the safety of an APR1400 nuclear reactor

·   Coordinated hardware testing of other safety cabinets to ensure quality and safety

HIGHMARK, Pittsburgh, PA                                                      May 2011 to May 2012

Quality Control Analyst/Insurance Coder with SDLC Partners

·   Set up clients and groups by coding in the Integrated Customer Information System (ICIS)

·   Assured quality for health insurance groups for small businesses

·   Verified that insurance products with varying benefits and demographics were configured properly

Verizon Wireless, Bridgeville, PA                    April 2010 to October 2010
Jr. RF and Equipment Engineer with TEKsystems

·   Drove around Pittsburgh area with a scanner to test for 4G interference

·   Tested cell sites with a spectrum analyzer to test for 4G interference in 700 MHz band

·   Ordered and distributed cell site and tower equipment as needed

Medrad and Renal Solutions, Pittsburgh, PA                                      October to December 2008; June 2009
Temporary positions with Alltek Staffing and Oxford Solutions

·   Updated medical devices with parts that comply with RoHS standards, collaborating with engineers

·   Utilized SAP and MatrixOne software to confirm updates

·   Debugged and completed Access database of IT issues to be resolved by the Help Desk

 

Sears and Roebuck Co., Pittsburgh, PA                                                      March 2008 to December 2008
Electronics Sales Associate

·   Customer service and sales of home electronics including commission

                    University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA                              August 2006 to December 2007

Graduate Research Assistant

·   Developed techniques for maximizing the life of neuron cell cultures in microelectrode arrays

·   Characterized the release of dye from polymer-coated electrodes to mimic drug release

·   Created artificial neural networks with hidden layers in C and Matlab

 

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL                                                            August 2002 to December 2005
Graduate Research Assistant

·   Assisted with MRI imaging of injuries in rat spinal cords with implanted coils involving surgery

·   Created a program to optimize a RF quadrature coil

·   Researched cortical connectivity of cerebral cortex, which was the subject of Master’s thesis

 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA                                                       May 2001 to May 2002

Digital Design Graduate Teaching Assistant

·   Facilitated experiments for 20 students in a sophomore-level Digital Design laboratory

·   Graded lab reports for technical accuracy, grammar and style

Senior Design Project

·   Worked with a team to minimize loss in splices of a four transmitter/four receiver fiber optic network connected with a star coupler, utilizing OTDR and fiber splicer

 

Siemens ICN, Lake Mary, FL                      Summer 2000

             Co-op in Computer Programming /Telecommunications

·   Collaborated with a team developing software to monitor the status of a digital loop carrier

·   Edited thousands of pages of code in C for new version updates, including string parsing

 

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL                                                      Summer 1999

Research Experience for Undergraduates              

·   Developed software for image-recognition systems at the UCF Computer Vision Laboratory coding in C on a Linux platform

·   Focused on edge and corner detection and color predicates in images of mailboxes for automatic sensing by a camera mounted on a mail truck

 

United States Department of Agriculture, Orlando, FL                                      Summers 1996 and 1997
Research Experience for High School Students              

·   Tested citrus groves for Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV) and processed data

·   Created a Visual Basic macro to make processing more efficient

·   Worked with a Programmable Leaf Wetness controller, developed a coating for a leaf wetness sensor

EdUCATION   

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA                    Fall 2006 to Fall 2007

Graduate training in Bioengineering; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition

University of Florida,  Gainesville, FL                                    Fall 2002 to Fall 2005
Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering ;   GPA: 3.62
Specialization:  Neuroscience

Thesis: Model of Neocortical Connectivity based on an Architecture of Scale-free Networks

Georgia Institute of Technology,  Atlanta, GA                           Summer 2001 to Summer 2002
Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering ;  GPA: 3.33 in major
Specialization:  Optics and Bioengineering

Georgia Institute of Technology,  Atlanta, GA           Fall 1997 to Spring 2001  
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with Highest Honors;  GPA: 3.74 
Specialization: Fiber Optics

 

                           Microsoft Access training, including queries, macros, and creating a database