# Michelle M.

> Senior Software Engineer at Ascend Software

Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/michellem

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Ascend Software
Jan 2022 – Present

### Software Engineer @ Ascend Software
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### Full Stack Software Developer @ Ascend Software
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

### Technical Consultant/Writer @ Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Portland, Oregon Area
- Authored 75+ patent applications, including fast turn-around provisional patent applications to secure a client’s filing date prior to public disclosure
- Consulted across a variety of scientific and engineering fields, including computer software and hardware
- Calculated client- and case-specific patent prosecution strategies
- Analyzed patents and products to inform decisions related to patent infringement/enforcement 
- Continuously researched existing and emerging technologies
- Gained experience with all stages of the patent application process (including technical writing and technical drawing/drafting), patent prosecution, appeals, and post-issuance (e.g., to identify potential patent infringement)
- Honed my ability to explain technical and scientific concepts to a non-technical, non-scientific audience, and vice versa

### Client Operations @ Operator
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017
- Served as a liaison between app users, engineering, and business development teams to resolve technical and service-related obstacles at a young SaaS start-up
- Streamlined supply chain operations for domestic and international markets

### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ University of Tennessee
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Taught two honors physics courses twice per week
- Held daily office hours
- Graded homework and exams
- Promoted to lead role after one year and led a team of five teaching assistants
- Taught ~100 students per semester

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ University of Tennessee
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
- Performed musculoskeletal modeling and simulation with OpenSim, to assist with sports biomechanics and movement abnormality research

### Engineering Intern - Research, Design, Manufacturing @ Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Researched additive manufacturing (3D printing) materials and processes at at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility
- Became proficient with 3D laser metrology, point cloud data transformation


## Education
### Certificate in Full-Stack Software Development
Epicodus
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

### Master's Degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

### Bachelor's Degree in Honors Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michelleamorin

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Last updated: 2026-03-22