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B.S. Biomedical Engineering @ Tufts
Project Lead @ Engineers Without Borders
About: Maxwell Harrington
I am obsessive about success. When I joined Engineers Without Borders, as a Project Lead in my Freshman year, I joined a stagnant and failing club, but I took the initiative to make our project better. I reached out to our mentors, our NGOs, and our Engineering Firms in Malawi while rebuilding our management structure at Tufts. In 18 months, I made sure our $40,000 project was implemented, providing 2,000 Malawian school students with fresh water.
Engineer with Technical Capabilities
From electrochemical biomarker sensing experience in the Tufts NanoLab to the Tufts Kaplan lab where I've made PEG-coated silk nanoparticles, I'm comfortable in many engineering fields. I have MATLAB, Arduino, and SolidWorks experience through classes and personal projects.
Energetic Teammate and Teacher
From wearing my bright green dinosaur suit at my STEM summer camp on Fridays to bringing controlled chaos to our weekly EWB meetings, I'm comfortable communicating with anyone (from 4th-graders to professors!).
Key skills and experience
Across my various projects outside of classes at Tufts University, I've honed these four skills. Take a look below for a brief overview of those experiences, and check out the projects tab for more information.
Technical Expertise
Handmade 50+ electrodes at Tufts NanoLab to sense pH, lactate, and glucose changes with PANI dye to monitor vascularized allograft rejection. Sped up process 10x with Laser-induced graphene.
Stakeholder Coordination
Work between Malawian NGOs, East-African Engineering Firms, Tufts students, professors, and administration to coordinate Solomoni water distribution project.
Marketing and SEO
Created 26 occupational therapy blogs to improve SEO for Barrett Medical, while designing a marketing plan including ROI calculation, social posts, website redesign, and Hubspot Integration
Engineering Design
Project Lead to 4 technical groups with 8 direct reports. Advise prototypes, timeline, WBS, budgeting, and materials choice. Teach skills like MATLAB, Arduino, SolidWorks, and woodworking.
Latest project experience
Recently, I've been very focused on building Tufts Engineers Without Borders's Malawian Greenhouse on campus. After an influx of 40 new members in the Fall of 2023 (bringing our total to 80 students), my co-Project Lead and I decided to focus on a uniquely hands-on engineering project that opens opportunities to all Tufts Engineers regardless of experience. We've designed 8 Technical Groups, each focusing on a different part of our greenhouse, ex. Water Catchment, Lighting Automation, Construction, Water Automation, and more! Each group has around 8 members, and two Technical leads plan each week's meeting.
An Organizational Chart describing the different Tech Groups and their Tech Leads
Check out some other projects I've been involved in below
Solomoni Water Distribution Project
1: Distribution Map
2: Pipes and the tower
3: Painting Periodic Table
Barrett Medical Marketing
1: My First Posted Blog
2: Example LinkedIn Post
3: Blog rankings from co-schedule
pH sensing for VCA rejection
1: Cleaning Electrodes w/ Cyclic Voltammetry
2: pH testing set-up
3: Stencil painted electrodes
Some of My Smaller Projects
Glioblastoma Research in Tufts Kaplan Lab
MATLAB projects
STEM Education at YMCA camps
WIP: PCB + F1 Wall Deco
A Few Questions
What are my long-term goals?
I'm deciding between Pre-Med or industry, but I want to work with medical and surgical devices. I love building products, working with stakeholders, and communicating technical knowledge to maximize success.
What are my plans for this summer?
Looking for a 2024 Summer internship in Engineering/Product Management, Medical Devices field. No preference for company size, just want to work with a great team.
What are my best engineering skills?
MATLAB, Solidworks, Arduino, and PCB. Though my classes don't teach these skills in great detail, I've taken on personal projects to learn these skills myself.
Who can you contact on LinkedIn for a reference?
Matt Rigby - CCO, Barrett Medical
Dean Chris Swan - Dean, and Advisor to Tufts EWB
Professor Jack Derby - Professor of Entrepreneurial Marketing
Jamie St. Peter - Director YMCA Camps
Getting in touch
I’d love to talk, so connect with me on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mharrington21/) and we can set up a time to talk in person or over the phone (781-336-7869). Feel free to email me at maxwell.harrington@tufts.edu as well.
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