# Mack Pierson

> Product Development at Abbott

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mackpierson

## Work Experience
### Systems Engineer IV, Product Owner @ Abbott
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Sr. Design Engineer - Patient Specific Implants @ Alphatec Spine
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Carlsbad, California, United States

### Systems Engineer II - Medical Imaging @ Alphatec Spine
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Carlsbad, California, United States

### Systems Engineer I - Nerve Monitoring @ Alphatec Spine
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Carlsbad, California, United States

### Embedded Systems Engineering Intern (PRECISE Center) @ University of Pennsylvania
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Philadelphia Area
Developed a prototype device to monitor changes in microcirculation for critically ill patients as an indicator of sepsis onset, recovery and deterioration. Machine learning algorithms were used to predict the likelihood of patients becoming septic.  The device includes an array of optical-sensors enveloped in a device to monitor changes in blood volume near the surface of the skin, as well as monitor patient vitals over time (i.e. changes in heart rate, pulse volume, respiratory rate, blood pressure, etc.). Led a pilot study, worked with physicians within the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania’s (HUP) Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) to gather data on patients and evaluate the effectiveness of the prototype device.

### Teaching Assistant - Precision Machining Laboratory @ University of Pennsylvania
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics Department

### Neuroengineering Research Assistant - Litt Lab- Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics @ University of Pennsylvania
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Computer & Information Science Department
Automatic Classification of Huntington's Patients
⮚	Used wearable sensors to build a system that uses machine learning to automatically assess the severity of abnormal muscle movement in Huntington’s Disease (HD) patients.  IMU data, gathered from HD patients, was used to build an algorithm which identifies gait asymmetry and localizes muscle tremor, for the purpose of quantifying disease characteristics and guiding clinical treatment.
⮚	Presented results at the Mahoney Institute for Neuroscience Symposium (MINS).

### Teaching Assistant - Project Management @ University of Pennsylvania
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Electrical & Systems Engineering Department

### Teaching Assistant - Medical Devices @ University of Pennsylvania
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Bioengineering Department

### Systems Engineering Intern - Research & Development @ Mazda North American Operations
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Irvine, Calironia

### Mechanical Engineering Intern - New Product Development @ Maxx Medical (Meril Orthopaedics)
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Plymouth Meeting, PA

### R&D Engineering Intern - LLIF Mechanical Design Team @ Alphatec Spine
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Carlsbad, CA

### Systems Engineering Intern - Research & Development @ Secure Technology
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Santa Ana, CA
Secure Technology has been acquired by Benchmark Electronics.

### Mechanical Engineering Intern - Startup Product Development @ Branchpoint Technologies
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Irvine, CA

### Process Development Engineering Intern @ Applied Medical
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA


## Education
### MSE in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania

### BSE in Systems Engineering;    Minor: Mechanical Engineering
University of Pennsylvania

### Engineering/Law Commercialization Practicum
University of Pennsylvania

### Diploma
Santa Margarita Catholic High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/robert-mack-pierson

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Last updated: 2026-03-29