Abbas Mirza
A Multimodal Engineering Masters.
Qualifications
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My Projects
Medical Device Design Challenge:
Expandable Height Trial for Thoracolumbar Corpectomy
Designed two competing expandable surgical instruments in response to a Globus Medical engineering challenge. Design 1 uses a dual-layer scissor jack driven by a self-locking lead screw (17.4 to 30.6 mm range, 490.5 N distraction force, 25.78 N hand force). Design 2 uses Pascal's Law hydraulics with a lead-screw-driven master piston (16 to 27 mm range, 6.68 N thumb force). Both designs include full force chain analysis, parametric pitch selection studies, self-locking verification, height readout systems, and regulatory alignment to FDA 21 CFR Part 880 and ISO 17664.
- Fusion 360
- Virtual Work Analysis
- Pascal's Law / Hydraulics
- Lead Screw Mechanics
- FDA 21 CFR Part 880
Graduate Research:
3D-Printed Point-of-Care PEKK Vertebral Implant Development
Spearheading interdisciplinary R&D initiative developing next-generation, patient-specific spinal implants with Poly-Ether-KetoneKetone (PEKK), redefining standards in personalized orthopedic medicine.
- D2P
- 3D Slicer
- Fusion 360
- 3D Printing
ML-Based Transcriptomic Biomarker Analysis for Alzheimer Detection
Graduate Coursework — Quantitative Systems Biology
Applied a Python-based machine learning pipeline to three GEO gene expression datasets (GSE33000, GSE5281, GSE48350) totaling 600+ post-mortem brain samples for binary classification of Alzheimer’s disease vs. control. Performed RMA normalization, ComBat batch correction across multi-platform microarray data, and PCA for dimensionality reduction and batch effect visualization. Trained and evaluated logistic regression, decision tree, and random forest classifiers; logistic regression achieved 94% accuracy with feature weights mapping to biologically validated AD-associated genes including ABCA7, PLD3, and FAM222A.
- Python
- Machine Learning
- Z-Score Normalization + ComBat Batch Correction
- PCA Analysis
- Logistic Regression + Decision Trees
Drexel Senior Design Project
Collaborative Robot Implementation into the Manufacturing and Machining Industry
Directed a multidisciplinary engineering team in designing and implementing a fully automated robotic end-effector system, achieving a 90% reduction in manual handling and an annualized savings exceeding $100K.
- 3D Printing
- Finite Element Analysis
- SOLIDWORKS
- ANSYS Workbench
Reflectivity Project
Led a high-impact R&D initiative to quantify and standardize optical coating performance, enhancing measurement precision and reducing recurring test costs by $10,000+ per year.
- 3D Printing
- SOLIDWORKS
- Mechanical Prototyping
- Component Sourcing
This Website!
Using help from youtube, online blogs, and documentation, I created this portfolio to showcase my work and projects! After finishing the portfolio, I was inspired to make a whole personal website of my own and have this portfolio as just one page.
- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript
Work Experience
Contract CAD Drafter
- Produce and review detailed engineering drawing packages, BOMs, and procedures, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal QA/QC standards.
- Collaborate with project managers and engineers during formal design reviews, incorporating feedback and managing design revisions under schedule constraints.
- Implement design modifications to improve drawing clarity, constructability, and downstream execution efficiency.
- Maintain rigorous documentation control and version tracking across multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Sales Advisor
- Driving customer engagement in high-tech consumer electronics with a consultative, data-informed approach.
- Leveraging engineering expertise to translate complex product features into customer value, achieving top 10% sales performance.
Building Manager
- Oversaw end-to-end operational excellence across a 100 K sq ft facility serving thousands of students daily, ensuring zero safety incidents and seamless event logistics.
- Trained and mentored 10+ student employees, streamlining on boarding and emergency response protocols.
- Mentored and developed cross-functional team of 5+ employees, cultivating high-performance recognized by senior administration.
Optical Engineering Internship
- Led a high-impact R&D initiative to quantify and standardize optical coating performance, enhancing measurement precision and reducing recurring test costs by $10,000+ per year.
- Collaborated with senior optical physicists to resolve alignment and chromatic dispersion challenges in OEM spectrometer assemblies, achieving sub-micron accuracy thresholds.
- Designed, fabricated, and validated optical fixtures using SOLIDWORKS and THORLABS components, integrating lean manufacturing principles to accelerate turnaround time by 25%.
- Authored process optimization documentation later incorporated into the company's global quality management system.
Data Processing Technician
- Managed high-volume diagnostic data workflows during peak pandemic operations, ensuring 100% sample traceability under CLIA & HIPAA regulatory frameworks.
- Streamlined accessioning and reporting pipelines, reducing turnaround time for COVID-19 antibody results by 40%.
- Supported cross-departmental integration between clinical staff and IT teams to modernize laboratory information systems and enhance compliance reporting accuracy.
Engineering Analyst
- Conducted forensic delay and cost analyses on multimillion-dollar infrastructure programs (federal embassies, power facilities, and transportation systems) utilizing the Critical Path Method.
- Combined large-scale scheduling data into executive visual dashboards, guided litigation-support strategy for Fortune 500 clients.
- Partnered with senior project executives to implement predictive risk-mitigation models, improving project delivery accuracy by 15%.
Skills and Certifications
Programming Skills
Python
MATLAB
LaTeX
SQL
HTML
CSS
PHP
Engineering Tools
SOLIDWORKS
AutoCAD
Fusion 360
Cura
ANSYS
Creo Parametric
Formlabs
D2P
Slicer 3D
