Holden Neer

Global early-stage technology investment platform investing in about 10-15 new companies per year - Managed pitch events for 40+ members, coordinating with CEOs and facilitating Q&A sessions - Organized the deal screening process for potential investments and raised approximately $100K for a seed round start-up by overseeing due diligence and deal documentation

Professor Joseph Wang’s lab for Nanobioelectronics - Developed 3D-printed microneedle sensors for continuous opioid detection at nanomolar levels, integrating functionalized nanoparticles and carbon nanomaterials to enhance sensitivity and stability - Designed and fabricated skin-conformal flow cells for sweat biomarker detection, optimizing sensor performance using fluid dynamics principles like the Levich Equation to improve electrochemical signal response - Investigated electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and impedance spectroscopy to lower detection limits and improve electrode performance - Collaborated on developing conductive polymer membranes for drug delivery systems, exploring their electrochemical actuation properties for closed-loop applications

Leading YC backed biotechnology startup specializing in the development of at-home diagnostic kits for blood biomarker detection - Operated precision optical equipment and microprinters for antibody solutions within a cleanroom, contributing to optical chip processing experiments - Managed numerous data projects via Python, such as enhancing optical data organization, detecting and reducing pipeline errors, and calibrating optical equipment data - Engineered and programmed process machinery using Python, achieving up to a 5x increase in the packaging rate of optical chips - Improved processes for the alignment and packaging of micro-optical chips by developing a standard automation process resulting in improved quality and efficiency

Early-stage clean tech battery startup company developing proprietary zinc anode technology - Collaborated with team of battery lab engineers to collect, analyze, systemize, and communicate technical data specifications from multiple large battery and energy storage companies to be used for product lab testing - Researched and participated in meetings on proprietary anode technology to synthesis new product ideas - Created and implemented a template for battery design, using excel, by accurately capturing customers’ unique technical requirements resulting in the facilitation of data management

Investment Banking & Global Capital Markets

Early-stage startup company specializing in ultra-thin, all-plastic optical filters produced using proprietary thin-film extrusion technology, designed to maximize pliability, precision, and production efficiency while minimizing cost - Conducted feasibility study for potential entry into Augmented Reality market, evaluated competing technologies and market opportunities, prepared a detailed presentation for senior management - Perform manufacturing quality control using spectrophotometry techniques - Note: Worked with CEO to test an original optical diffraction grading waveguide design I created over the summer for possible patent

Provost Honors

Founder of the school science club Awards: Pathfinder in Science, Math, Multivariable Calculus, Graphic Design, Microeconomics

Courses: Principles of Organic Chemistry, Introduction to Python Programming, Ordinary Differential Equations

Courses: Applications of Nanoscience (Co-lead team developing nanomaterial based synthetic skin)