Parker is a biomedical researcher and software developer whose specialties include data analysis, image processing, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), scientific writing, and simplification of complex topics for targeted audiences.
Software Developer
Dr. Mills has worked for companies across industries as diverse as medical imaging, children’s education, and plastic surgery.
He has designed algorithms and features for novel MRI data processing software, afterwards performing beta testing for quality assurance and presenting the software to customers and company investors.
Parker has configured Linux servers, designed databases, and written custom software for multiple startup companies, including BuildMyBod – the first company to bring price transparency to the cosmetic surgery industry.
Scientific Writer
As a general consultant, Parker edits technical documents and compiles research for various projects and publications, such as feature articles ghostwritten for Fortune 500 executives. He has worked on projects related to healthcare, pharmaceuticals, public infrastructure, financial services, and branding. As a medical writer, he edits and prepares manuscripts for submission to various medical and public health journals.
Biomedical Researcher
As a researcher, Dr. Mills analyzes digital datasets, compiling statistical results and writing related manuscript sections.
Parker is a co-author of nine peer-reviewed journal publications, five as primary author.
He earned a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Carnegie Mellon in 2011, performing R&D at the Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research.
His work focused on computational methods to enhance MRI sensitivity to cell-tracking contrast agents.
Projects included
automatically locating SPIO-labeled cells in different organs and measuring their magnetic dipole moment,
modeling contrast effects from FDA-approved contrast agents,
authoring a selection of open-source software packages for MR research applications,
and imaging biological samples including delicate embryos, diseased brains, and non-human primate embryonic stem cell teratomas.
He has also contributed eleven abstracts to scientific conferences, giving two oral presentations.
Prior Education
Parker received a B.S. in physics in 2004 and a B.S. in computer science in 2004, also from Carnegie Mellon. During his undergraduate studies, Parker served for two years as financial officer for the Carnegie Mellon University Emergency Medical Service. He also spent a summer as a business development intern with Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, a division of United Technologies Corporation. There he evaluated and presented potential M&A targets for extending Hamilton Sundstrand’s NASA space suit technologies into markets for human life support in extreme environments.
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