GERALD HEFFERMAN
MEDICAL STUDENT • RESEARCH ENGINEER • INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
EDUCATION
(401) 864-7947 • ghefferm@gmail.com
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) • Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University • Providence, RI • 2014 - 2018 (Expected)
Diploma in Premedical Studies • Harvard University Extension School • Cambridge, MA • 2011 - 2013
GPA 3.97 - Awarded Health Careers Program Sponsorship
Bachelor of Industrial Design (B.I.D.) • Pratt Institute • Brooklyn, NY • 2005 - 2009
GPA 3.93 - Awarded Highest Academic Honors
Visting Student in Produkt-design • Bauhaus-Universität • Weimar, Germany and Anji, China • 2008
EMPLOYMENT
Semester Exchange Program with Pratt Institute • Selected to participate in the Bambus (Bamboo)
design project in Anji, China, a collaboration with Swiss/Chinese HaPe International, creating bamboo product
designs on-site for sustainable mass-production
Research Engineer • Next Generation Sensing Technology Laboratory, University of Rhode Island
• Kingston, RI • July 2013 - Present
Skills and Responsibilities
Projects
• Design and fabrication of experimental microwave
and optical fiber-based sensing devices
• Experimental design, data evaluation, and analysis
• Conducting departmental design progression
presentations and demonstrations
• Training incoming graduate student laboratory
members
• Design, fabrication, and testing of a time domain
multiplexed long-period fiber grating (TDM LPFG) for
real-time volatile gas detection and characterization
• Fabrication and testing of high-sampling rate fiber
Fabry-Perot interferometer (FFPI) based chemical sensors
• Fabrication and testing of a prototypical microwave
resonator with ultrahigh Q-factor for enhanced
mechanical sensing
Research Assistant • Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, University of Rhode Island
• Kingston, RI • May 2011 - September 2011, May 2012 - July 2013
Publications
• G Hefferman, F Zhang, M Nunnery, and H Huang. Integration of surface electromyographic sensors with the
transfemoral amputee socket: A comparison of four differing configurations. Prosthet Orthot Int. First published on
January 27, 2014 as doi:10.1177/0309364613516484
Skills and Responsibilities
Projects
• Design and construction of a prototypical surface
• Design and lead human subject experimentation
electromyographic (sEMG) sensor system for use with
with both able-bodied and amputee subjects
lower-limb amputee patients with enhanced diagnostic
• Experimental data evaluation and analysis
accuracy and user comfort
• Departmental design progression presentations
• Creation and implementation of protocols to validate
and demonstrations
• Intellectual property generation and documentation and improve experimental surface EMG sensor designs
• Comparative evaluation of currently-utilized sEMG
• Prototype construction and testing
electrode configurations within lower limb prostheses
• Assistance with concurrent experiments
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GERALD HEFFERMAN
MEDICAL STUDENT • RESEARCH ENGINEER • INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
EMPLOYMENT
(401) 864-7947 • ghefferm@gmail.com
Teaching Assistant • Harvard University Extension School • Cambridge, MA • September 2012 - May 2014
Skills and Responsibilities
Courses
• Lead weekly hour-long discussion sections covering
material from each assigned chapter and lecture
• Lead laboratory sessions
• Provide regular assistance to students during
open office hours
• Grade coursework for assigned section students
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PHYS E-1A - Principles of Physics I - Fall 2012, Fall 2013
PHYS E-1B - Principles of Physics II - Spring 2013, Spring 2014
CHEM E-2A - Organic Chemistry I (laboratory) - Fall 2013
CHEM E-2B - Organic Chemistry II (laboratory) - Spring 2014
Industrial and Exhibit Designer • Thinc Design • New York, NY • January 2009 - December 2010
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Proposal creation and development
Concept ideation, sketching, and storyboarding
Design and exhibition research
Artifact modeling and documentation
Model making
Prototype construction and testing
CAD modeling, drafting, and rendering
Production specification and oversight
Construction documentation
National September 11th Memorial Museum - New York, NY
2009 TED Conference - Long Beach, CA
2010 TED Conference - Long Beach, CA
Discovery Park of America - Union City, TN
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame - Nachatoches, LA
Johnson & Johnson Pavilion, World Expo Shanghai - Shanghai, China
GE Healthymagination Showcase - New York, NY
HONORS
Industrial and Automotive Designer • ATS Design and Development • Queens, NY • July 2007 - March 2008
Skills and Responsibilities
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• Concept Commuter Car Prototype
• Koldlok Commercial HVAC Grommet System
• Coppershield Utility Tool
Prototype construction
Product testing
Chassis construction
Metal fabrication and welding
Vehicle testing
Awards and Distinctions
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Awarded Harvard University Extension School Health Careers Program Sponsorship
Bachelor of Industrial Design degree awarded with highest academic honors
2009 International Contemporary Furniture Fair - Winner, best design school booth
Industrial Design Society of America Student Merit Award - Nominee and Pratt finalist
Rockport Design Challenge - First runner-up nationally, first place among Pratt Institute entrants
Takifugi International Design Award - Nominee and Pratt finalist
Scholarships
• Rowena Reed Kostellow Scholarship - Awarded to top upper-class Pratt industrial design students
• Buckley Scholarship - Awarded to the top two Pratt foundation-year students
• Pratt Institute Presidential Merit Scholarship - Awarded for outstanding academic achievement
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