Professional Experience

Conducting research and development on novel global health technologies at the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center for Health Innovation with a cohort of twenty policy makers, global health experts, clinicians, and engineers from the global south

Attending summits related to digital health solutions, universal healthcare coverage strategies in India, and capacity building in African medical device development, among others

Studying the creation of systematic conditions for the sustainable and innovative approaches which make quality health products available and affordable in low-and middle-income countries

Global & Societal Ethics in Biomedical Engineering (guest lecturer; undergraduate level; Virginia Tech University; 2024)

Delivered graduate-level laboratory courses in hardware and software development and machine learning through the University of Washington’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Developed lab activities and lesson plans for student business and design teams

Managed a five-figure budget for each course

Signal Processing and Machine Learning  (co-instructor; graduate level; 2023-2024)

Hardware Software Lab 1  (co-instructor; graduate level; 2023-2024)

Hardware Software Lab 2  (lead instructor; graduate level; 2024)

Designed, equipped, staffed, and managed a design, innovation, and prototyping facility at Nigeria's premier public university - the University of Ibadan

Led the design, procurement, and installation of a solar energy and battery solution for the facility

Administered and coordinated graduate level biomedical engineering research courses in conjunction with clinicians at the oldest and most prestigious teaching hospital in Nigeria - University College Hospital

Trained a staff of seven and delivered faculty development workshops, technical education workshops, technology bootcamps, and hackathons in collaboration with local and international partners, including the UNICEF Innovation Office in Lagos, Nigeria

Coordinated with public health, business, and education specialists at university partners around the world - including Northwestern University, Rice University, the University of Washington, and the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - in an effort to enhance multi-institutional partnerships and improve the quality of engineering and health education in Nigeria and the US

Provided mentorship and expertise to multiple engineering design teams in Nigeria and the US on challenges related to wastewater epidemiology, hand hygiene, electronic health records, ICU patient care, and breast cancer diagnosis, among others; received two patents for biomedical inventions

Co-developed the undergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum and implemented novel methods of delivering biomedical engineering design courses; published education research in the Journal of Biomedical Engineering Education

Navigated a myriad of challenges related to limited internet and electricity access, university strikes, Covid-19, safety and security risks, social unrest, and institutional financial constraints, among others

Managed and spent an annual six-figure budget

Biomedical Research and Design (lead instructor; graduate level; University of Ibadan; 2021-2022)

Biomedical Research and Design (co-instructor; graduate level; University of Ibadan; 2023)

Introduction to Global Health  (guest lecturer; undergraduate level; Rice University; 2022)

Biomedical Engineering Senior Capstone Design  (client and mentor; undergraduate level; Rice University; 2022)

Hardware Software Lab 1  (client and mentor; graduate level; University of Washington; 2021)

Artificial Organ Systems  (guest lecturer; graduate level; University of Ibadan; 2021-2022)

Analyzed electronic health records from thousands of hospitals across the United States using Python coding language to develop future demand projections for intensive care drugs related to the treatment of patients with Covid-19

Presented datasets and visualizations to a wide variety of business and governmental stakeholders, including hospital systems, academic institutions, national research institutions, public health agencies, pharmaceutical companies, drug wholesalers and key players in drug supply chain management

Piloted a novel, machine learning-based groundwater sensing technology in collaboration with two federal water management agencies of the Republic of Mauritius

Collected initial data at a federally managed groundwater pumping station

Delivered guest lectures and participated in panel discussion on topics related to technology, entrepreneurship, and climate change resiliency at the country’s top university

Collaborated with a variety of civil society organizations including small business incubators and computer science clubs

Managed a five-figure budget

Ended the fellowship six months early due to the global Covid-19 pandemic

Environmental Engineering  (guest lecturer; undergraduate level; University of Mauritius; 2020)

Developed technical solutions related to pharmaceutical packaging and user-centered design for a genetic screening device used in malaria diagnosis and treatment at a large, multinational global development organization

Assisted graduate students with fabrication and prototyping equipment at a state-of-the-art fabrication laboratory

Maintained and repaired makerspace laboratory equipment including 3D printers, woodshop tools, and laser cutters

Developed and delivered safety protocols to students on the use of specialized machinery

Led tours and equipment demonstrations to visiting business professionals, dignitaries, and scholars

Developed the curriculum for and administered university courses in prototyping, thermodynamics, design, and entrepreneurship at a low-resource university in southwest Ethiopia

Mentored the undergraduate national champions of Ethiopia’s 2016 National Science, Technology and Innovation Contest for their development of a low-cost and locally produced kidney disease diagnostic device

Designed and developed a medical water distiller for the university hospital’s department of orthopedic surgery in collaboration with the German international development agency (GIZ), Jimma University Teaching Hospital, and an Addis Ababa-based technical college

Leveraged his professional network to secure financial support for hands-on biomedical prototyping instruction

Entrepreneurship  (lead instructor; graduate level; 2014-2017)

Biomedical Prototyping  (lead instructor; undergraduate level; 2014-2017)

Thermodynamics  (lead instructor; undergraduate level; 2014-2017)

Biomedical Engineering Senior Capstone Design  (co-instructor; undergraduate level; 2014-2017)

Led a team of Ugandan and American graduate students to implement public health and education projects related to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in multiple subsistence farming villages in rural, eastern Uganda

Conducted house-to-house water access surveys in a village of several thousand people to inform the construction of new improved water access sites

Managed a five-figure budget

Coordinated the planning and implementation of a national undergraduate design competition in Nigeria

Guided the design of solar energy solutions for health care facilities located in four African countries

Supported and reviewed the development of a new undergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum at the University of Ibadan

Ensured that local, state, and federal elections in November 2020 were conducted fairly and accurately by setting up my local polling place, registering new voters, distributing ballots, assisting voters with special needs, and packaging the ballots

Received training to ensure that all laws and procedures were followed during the implementation of the election

Informed by a Covid-19 contact tracer that I was exposed to a voter who tested positive for Covid-19 in the days after the election

Reviewed and graded 50 applications from aspiring African leaders according to a rubric and guidelines developed by the US Department of State and IREX

Participated in training to become an application reviewer