Matthew Huckabee

Current

• Research Assistant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Past

• Engineering Computing Systems Support and Repair Technician at Vanderbilt University
• Summer Intern at Siemens Medical Solutions
• Research Intern at University of Tennessee Medical Center

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Education

• Vanderbilt University

Connections

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Industry

Biotechnology

Matthew Huckabee’s Summary

I am a recent graduate from Vanderbilt University. I majored in Biomedical Engineering and am currently pursuing a career in medicine. I am taking a year off before medical school to conduct virology research in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Matthew Huckabee’s Specialties:

Spent two summers interning with an international medical imaging equipment manufacturer.

I have:
8+ years Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows (Vista and XP) experience

4 years programming experience with the MATLAB and Mathematica computing environments

2+ years National Instruments LabVIEW experience, including data acquisition and instrument control

Matthew Huckabee’s Experience

• Research Assistant

  Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  I work with a virus called Respiratory Syncytial Virus. It is a respiratory virus that primarily attacks children under one year of age. My current project involves investigating the genotypic differences in one of RSV's genes over several virus seasons.

• Engineering Computing Systems Support and Repair Technician

  Vanderbilt University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2005 — May 2008 (2 years 10 months)

  I worked for the School of Engineering in the Laptop Repair Center.
  
  Work included maintenance of undergraduate, graduate, and staff computer systems. Primary work was done on Dell Latitude D600, 610, 620, and 630 systems.

• Summer Intern

  Siemens Medical Solutions

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Medical Devices industry)

  May 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 4 months)

  Responsible for working with refurbished molecular imaging systems (PET and CT). Assisted with shipping, documentation, and planning.
  
  I also implemented a web based database solution and worked to maintain shipping documentation.
  
  I also conducted environmental compliance (RoHS) research, inventory updates, and aided in software transition.

• Research Intern

  University of Tennessee Medical Center

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)

  I researched multiple case studies involving Breast and Gastroesophageal Cancer. My primary duties included research in patient histories and data entry.

Matthew Huckabee’s Education

• Vanderbilt University

  Bachelor of Engineering , Biomedical Engineering , 2004 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Vanderbilt Computer Society, V-Squared Engineering Mentor Program, Vanderbilt Students Volunteer for Science (VSVS), Vanderbilt University Student Information Technology Leaders Board

Additional Information

Matthew Huckabee’s Interests:

The Outdoors, Exploring/Adventuring, Computers/Technology, Medicine, Personal Finance, Emergency Preparedness, Biotechnology/Genetics, Viruses, Travel, Learning new things

Matthew Huckabee’s Groups:

•    Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
•    Medical Device Networkers
•    Healthcare Technology Alliance
•    Bionanotechies
•    Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
•    Vandy Alumni

Matthew Huckabee’s Honors:

Vanderbilt University: Dean’s List, Fall 2004; Member of the Order of the Engineer

Knoxville Catholic High School: Sedes Sapientiae Medal of Merit, Catholic Charities Service Award, and Boys State Representative

Eagle Scout, January 2002

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