SPYROS MENIKOU
Mechanical & Biomedical Engineer

Biography

Born and raised in Astoria of New York USA and moved to Cyprus in the early age of 10 years old. A highly motivated individual with excellent analytical, organizational and problem solving skills. Team player able to meet deadlines and work under pressure. Functional understanding in applications concerning engineering, capital equipment and medicine.

Areas of service

Diagnostic & Interventional Endoscopy

Product Specialist

Acute Care Therapies

Product Specialist

Surgery

Product Specialist

Histopathology

Product Specialist

Resume

  • Work Experience

  • Costas Papaellinas Organization

    Product Specialist | Nicosia, Cyprus | 2016 - Present

    Support to healthcare providers on medical equipment and consumables in specialties such as Surgery, Intensive care and Histopathology. Organize trainings, events and seminars.

  • Feta Bar & Grill

    Waiter/Barista | Manhattan, New York | 2015 - 2016

    Customer service.

  • Euromarket

    Assistant Manager | Astoria, New York | 2014 - 2016

    Training and assigning tasks to employees, personnel management, merchandise tracking and re- ordering, customer interaction, record keeping, providing solutions to everyday problems.

  • Textbook Publication

    Professor's Assistant | Nicosia, Cyprus | 2013

    Data research, organizing files and text typing.

  • iSquare, Apple Authorized Distributor

    Sales Associate | Limassol, Cyprus | 2010 - 2011

    Greeting customers and determining their needs, recommending merchandise based on individual requirements.

  • Education

  • City University of New York City College
    Master's Biomedical Engineering

    2015 - 2016

    Combined drug therapy for Bipolar Disorder: a study of the Na, K-ATPase model: Research on the cause of Bipolar disorder and suggestions on new therapies.

  • University of Cyprus
    Bachelor of science, Mechanical Engineering

    2010 - 2014

    As a Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineer graduate, I have the basis for topics such as heat transfer, fluids, kinematics, design and advanced mathematics.

  • St. Spyridon High School

    2007 - 2010

    Took subjects in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and English.

Academic Projects

Combined drug therapy for Bipolar Disorder: a study of the Na, K-ATPase model: Research on the cause of Bipolar disorder and suggestions on new therapies | 2015
New medical device using tDCS therapy: Research on trans-cranial Direct Current Stimulation and presenting a relevant device for faster neuron regeneration | 2015
Oral drug delivery with focus on Crohn’s Disease: Research on oral drug delivery and suggestion towards targeting a specific unsolved illness | 2015
Review of a published scientific paper ‘Reconstituting organ level lung functions on a Chip’: Suggestions towards improvements | 2015
Designing and fabricating a liver phantom to study internal flow using ultrasound: Bachelors Thesis | 2013 -2014
Finding Ultrasound Propagation Curves: Lab work with frequency generator, transducer, needle receiver and oscilloscope | 2014
Development of a Railroad Network in Cyprus: Theoretical analysis about the mechanical structure of railroads and trains and a market research for viability | 2011

Qualifications

  • Technical Skills: Solidworks, Matlab, AutoCad

  • Applications: Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

  • Operating Systems: Windows, Macintosh

Language Skills

  • English

  • Greek

  • Spanish

Affiliations

Chairperson, Parents and Friends Committee of 280th Scouts Group | 2019 - Present
Member, 280th Scouts of Cyprus Group | 2000 – 2014
Conscript Sergeant, Democracy of Cyprus | 2008 – 2010