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Flint's Engineering Portfolio

I am a scientist, engineer, and philosopher on a mission to help one billion people make one value-based decision daily. I believe that if each person identified their current high-priority values (health, responsibility, integrity, etc.) and took one action each day with one of those values in mind, we would have a more compassionate, loving, and efficient world. The projects below may seem eclectic, but each has contributed to a skill set that is supporting my overall mission.

My Engineering (and Life) Philosophy

I have a three-pronged approach to identifying and solving problems.

Technical

No serious project can be completed without technical competency. I aim to quickly identify, learn, and implement new technologies.

Emotional & Interpersonal

We overlook the human in engineering. "How would this make you feel?" is just as valuable a question as "Would this make you more efficient?"

Philosophical

Why are we doing this? I believe in taking moments of silence to question if a project is actually aligned with my values and mission.

Science &
Engineering

Certain projects are confidential and I can only share certain details about them. Please contact me if you would like more information.

iAlign

1. User Interaction

2. User Interviews

3. Developed using Amazon Web Services

4. Onboarding, ethics methodology, data protection

5. Statistical Analysis and Reporting

6. OpenAI integration

7. Machine Learning

Novel Genetic Sequencing Technologies
Roche

1. Quantum Tunneling Genetic Sequencing (patents)

2. Magnetic Field Sensing Genetic Sequencing (Conference talk authorship)

3. Building experimental parts and lab equipment (wire bonding, small scale electronics, 3D printing)

Microfluidics and Surface Chemistry
Roche

1. Design of microfluidic system and chamber with interchangeable elements

2. Nanoparticle immobilization

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Bioinformatics of Rare and Endangered California Plants
Green Biome Institute

1. Individual plant and population analysis (upcoming papers)

2. Adjunct professor for undergraduate bioinformatics course

3. Automation of analysis pipelines and cost optimization using AWS

4. Bioinformatics-ready EC2 image

5. 101+ Rare and Endangered Plant Genomes (ongoing)

6. Conference and Symposium attendance and posters

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Bioinformatics 101 Adjunct Professor
Green Biome Institute

Built and taught a 2 week bioinformatics course/workshop for 4 classes for students ranging ranging from high schoolers to faculty. The focus was teaching the basics of the command line, a series of bioinformatics tools, scripting, and Amazon Web Services.

Audio Vision
SMU Lyle School of Engineering Senior Design Winner

1. Simulation "game"

2. Using iPhone + 3D sensor to turn objects into audio for the visually impaired

DNA Barcode Identification
Roche internship

1. Cumulative Sum Algorithm

2. Python implementation

3. Led to full-time offer at Roche

Desalination

1. Literature and history review of desalination technologies from the oldest to the most recent academic research.

2. Experimentation of novel idea, "Gradient Desalination"

Personal

To give a more holistic view of who I am and what I've done.

Seeking Authenticity

1. The book

- Amazon Accolades

- Dallas Literary Festival Panel Speaker

- SMU Haute Young Author

- 1000+ copies solid

2. The podcast

- 45 episodes published

- 4500+ downloads

Personal Brand
@Flint.Mitchell

Building a personal brand through personal development and science related content.

Systems for Producing Focused Work

Methodologies for building a life around creating deep, genuine focus while maintaining my mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social wealth.

Van Build and Surf Expedition

A simple, clean, and small home inside of a 2018 RAM Promaster City that I use for long and short surf and hiking expeditions. Using this van (and some planes, trains, buses, and my own two feet), I explored nearly 100 different surf breaks around the world.

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Alaia

An imitation of a traditional Hawaiian surfboard made of wood.

Hospice Direct-Care
Volunteer
Mission Hospice & Home Care

Certification in compassionately interacting with patients entering the last transition of their lives.

Athletics/Endurance Races

Currently training for:

- Molokai2Oahu: ~32 mile open ocean paddle race (https://www.molokai2oahu.com/)

- Bay for Breath: ~28 mile open ocean crossing of the Monterey Bay from Santa Cruz to Monterey (https://bayforbreath.com/)

- Mt. Sill, Tyndall, and Williamson: the next mountains on my journey to summit all of the California fourteeners.

Previously Accomplished:

- 2x Half-Ironman

- Year-long surf expedition, surfing close to 100 different waves around the world.

- Summits of many California mountains (including Mt. Whitney and Mt. Shasta)

- 16 mile open-ocean Waterman Challenge (pictured above)

- "Sharkfest Swims" 2-mile open-ocean sans-wetsuit swim from San Francisco to Sausalito underneath the Golden Gate Bridge

- Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim 60 mile hike of the Grand Canyon (completed in 2 days)

- Cactus to Clouds trail to the summit of San Jacinto. One of the most vertical day-hikes in the US at ~10,700 feet of climbing over 20 miles.

- Black belt in Kuk Sool Won (now on the board of MACDA, a non-profit foundation established to provide financial aid for youth in Kuk Sool Won)

- Nationally ranked club soccer (#2 club team in USA senior year of high school)

Personal Development Group Leader

I lead meetings both virtual and in-person to help facilitate support, bonding, and growing with respect to both mental and physical health. These discussions establish safe and productive environments for better understanding societally conditioned or personally-imposed limiting or counterproductive beliefs.

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