Warren Porter has experience as an independent consultant implementing production concepts for research using lipid bilayers. He previously worked as a graduate research assistant at the University of Minnesota establishing the clinical advantage of a new radiation sensor for an NIH project. He has also held engineering roles testing medical devices and managing federally regulated instrumentation designs.

1. WA R R E N M. PO RT E R 4016 Tenth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407-3202
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E X P E R I E N C E
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, Minneapolis, Minnesota http://goo.gl/D2zc1F
March, 2016–present Implementing a biochemical engineer’s production concepts, principally for
research and development using lipid bilayer components.
 Drafting 3D models of instrumentation and equipment.
 Planning LabVIEW VIs, for GPIB (IEEE-488) control and data handling.
April, 2016 Investigated resources for redesigning an electronic, instrumentation product.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Succeeding program, http://goo.gl/5A7VWN.
GRADUATE
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
2011–2015
Established the clinical advantage of a new class of radiation sensor, in an
NIH-funded, interdisciplinary project.
 Guided cross-functional team members regarding living tissue, cancer
treatment using radiation, and conducting work in given clinics.
 Configured and operated linear accelerators and a Gamma Knife.
 Introduced a test jig with a phantom that replicates in-vivo, radiation dose
build-up. Designed in 3D, using AutoCAD, and arranged for fabrication.
 Wrote the initial LabVIEW VIs and demonstrated control and recording.
 Co-authored two pairs of papers, presented at conferences or published.
 Proposed details for RF locating and polling of multiple sensors.
Returned to full-time
study in 2007.
Blue Sages, Little Canada, Minnesota http://bluesages.com
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
2007
Tested software for the release of a multifunction, neuromodulation device.
Adapted TCL/TK scripts and uses of custom software and various equipment.
Shadin, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota Now Shadin Avionics, http://shadin.com.
STAFF ENGINEER
2004–05 and prior
Managed designs and design changes of federally regulated instrumentation.
 Authored, reviewed, and implemented Engineering Change Orders.
 Coordinated with other departments and with contractors and vendors.
Boston Scientific Corporation, Scimed Division, Maple Grove, Minnesota http://bostonscientific.com
EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING
1999–2002
Released new, automated, production equipment, on interdepartmental
teams. Wrote and reviewed specifications and procedures. Tested operation.
E D U C A T I O N
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
MASTER OF SCIENCE, BIOPHYSICAL SCIENCES
AND MEDICAL PHYSICS
American Board of Radiology http://theabr.org
CERTIFICATE IN THERAPEUTIC MEDICAL PHYSICS
Part 1, Clinical Physics • Part 1, General Physics
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
MASTER OF SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
 Computer and RF communication circuit design.
 Bioengineering interdisciplinary program
with the Department of Anatomy and Physiology.
Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
BACHELOR OF ARTS, PHYSICS
C O M M U N I T Y
VOLUNTEER —prisons, churches
A F F I L I A T I O N S
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
MUSICIAN —Transcribe. Organize programs. —PAST CHAIR, Twin Cities Section