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Ari Warren

Portland

Summary

Battery characterization engineer in medical industry. Current role emphasizes characterization testing of cells for medical products and development and review of Battery Management Systems. Recent graduate of electrochemical technology masters program. Detailed theoretical and functional understanding of physics and chemistry of modern battery design. Experience building and testing battery components in-lab and executing various wet chemical processes. Analyzing batteries in terms of chemistry, physical structure for sources of degradation and overpotential. Experience processing and analyzing data using Python, Pandas and other modern software packages, XPS and SEM microscopy and elemental analysis.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Engineer - Battery Modeling

Micro Systems Engineering Inc.
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Worked on a new generation of pacemakers ensuring performance of cells to specification and validating performance through manual lab testing.
  • Worked on team developing the battery management system ensuring longevity of battery throughout lifetime and accurate prediction of time to replacement.
  • Oversaw operation and maintenance of battery testing lab, calibration and certification of equipment to FDA and EMA standards.
  • Researched optimal chemistries and designs for next generation cells.
  • Provided electrochemical analysis of performance of past devices and causes of unexpected behavior.

Graduate Student

University of Oregon
01.2021 - 01.2022

• Working within vacuums/flushed environments within
glovebox, reproducible coin cell construction, titration, slurry making, circuit board assembly, troubleshooting
experiments.
• XPS, SEM, EDS, ToF SIMS
• Python/Pandas: Extensive experience processing and analyzing data, finding fits of models, automating data processing and analysis
• COMSOL: Modeling and interpreting physical models of cells, interpreting and manipulating pre-existing physical models
• EC Labs: Acquiring wet lab data for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), voltammetry, chronoamperometry, sampled current voltammetry, modeling equivalent circuits

Math Teacher

D11 School District
01.2020 - 01.2021

Science Teacher

Rise Up Community School
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Instructor for grades 9-12 in math, physics, biology, earth science and general science
  • Engagement, Conflict Resolution, Communication: Engaged in conflict resolution and direct communication with students from variety of backgrounds

Undergraduate Researcher

University of California, Santa Cruz
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Crowd-sourced Data Processing: Processed citizen-sourced astronomy data using Python and Pandas for database management
  • Medical Technology Research: Manual circuit board assembly; extensive soldering of small components under magnification
  • Analysis of spectroscopic data using industry-standard software
  • Planetary Science: Monte-carlo simulations of complex data sets for parameter optimization
  • Construction of heat map of Jupiter from infrared spectral data.

Education

Master of Science - Chemistry (Emphasis in Electrochemistry)

University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Physics

University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
12.2018

Skills

  • Testing
  • Use of advanced features of MACCOR machines/software for high time-resolution analysis
  • EIS Analysis using Princeton Analytics VersaSTAT
  • Cyclic voltammetry (CV), Chronopotentiometry (CP), Chronoamperometry (CA), Sampled Current Voltammetry
  • Characterization
  • Extensive reading and comprehension of reports from electrical engineering department to determine lifetime current and voltage requirements of cells for individual use cases
  • Construction of battery curves from raw data
  • Statistical software such as JMP, Octave
  • Detailed reporting of all experiments, equipment and results for audit by regulatory authorities
  • Electrochemical Cell Characterization
  • Cyclic voltammetry (CV), Chronopotentiometry (CP), Chronoamperometry (CA), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), Sampled Current Voltammetry
  • Physical Lab Skills
  • Working within vacuums/flushed environments within glovebox, reproducible coin cell construction, titration, slurry making, circuit board assembly, troubleshooting experiments
  • XPS, SEM, EDS, ToF SIMS
  • Python/Pandas: Extensive experience processing and analyzing data, finding fits of models, automating data processing and analysis
  • COMSOL: Modeling and interpreting physical models of cells, interpreting and manipulating pre-existing physical models
  • EC Labs: Acquiring wet lab data for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, voltammetry, chronoamperometry, sampled current voltammetry, modeling equivalent circuits
  • Jupyter Notebook: Writing journal formatted papers incorporating Python script
  • Microsoft Office: Fluent communication and quick analysis of data
  • Neware BTS: Performing scans on lab-made batteries
  • JMP: Analysis of data using statistical methods

Personal Information

Title: Senior Battery Modeling Engineer

Timeline

Senior Engineer - Battery Modeling

Micro Systems Engineering Inc.
01.2022 - 01.2023

Graduate Student

University of Oregon
01.2021 - 01.2022

Math Teacher

D11 School District
01.2020 - 01.2021

Science Teacher

Rise Up Community School
01.2019 - 01.2020

Undergraduate Researcher

University of California, Santa Cruz
01.2016 - 01.2018

Master of Science - Chemistry (Emphasis in Electrochemistry)

University of Oregon

Bachelor of Science - Physics

University of California, Santa Cruz
Ari Warren