Samuel Losh
I am a design engineer fusing my passion for biotechnology and advanced medicine with innovative mechanical solutions.
Regenerative Medicine Dept.
June 2022 - Present
DEKA Research and Development produces innovative biotechnology to improve the lives of over 6,000 patients internationally. The regenerative medicine department is the main hardware developer for BioFabUSA in partnership with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI). This program earned the city of Manchester NH a $44 million federal grant to be a national leader in bio fabrication.
As a design engineer at DEKA, I have helped bring lab automation systems to life, allowing novel regenerative processes be brought to scale and marketable. I have taken ownership of large complex subsystems and independently taken tasks from inception to assembly. I have also spearheaded extensive prototyping of new processes through rapid prototyping techniques and broad preliminary testing. Finally, I have promoted extensive collaboration on interdisciplinary efforts and led productive design reviews on important subsystems.
Previously as a test engineer at DEKA, I developed the basis for skills I would later polish as a mechanical design engineer. I developed many test fixtures for repeatable and easy to use executions of common tests. Additionally I have utilized advanced data analysis skills to create statistically verified tests such as DOE, TMV and V&V.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor’s of Science | 2018 - 2022
At WPI, I double majored in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering specializing in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering. I graduated with Distinction, a 3.90 GPA and as a member of the BME honor’s society.
Through WPI’s project based curriculum, I learned the basis of professional collaboration in state of the art laboratories. Those projects gave me a myriad of various technical skills from advanced manufacturing to cell culturing.
Jazz performance at Worcester’s historic Mechanic’s Hall
Kevin Kim
Hardware Development Engineer, Amazon
Personal Projects
I love to find ways to utilize my professional skills to improve the quality of my personal life. I find these DIY projects particularly satisfying and an excellent way to both sharpen my existing abilities and acquire new skills.
Pictured to the right was an eye-sore of a closet that I converted into a custom inset bar.
The finished bar features:
White washed bead board walls
Stained butcher’s block countertop
Custom designed hidden tool drawer
Full electrics, including overhead lighting
Custom designed wine rack
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