Nicholas Maher
About Nicholas Maher
Nicholas Maher is a Software Engineer II at Boston Scientific with a background in automation and mechanical engineering.
Title
Nicholas Maher holds the position of Software Engineer II at Boston Scientific since 2021. In this role, he is responsible for an array of tasks centered around software engineering and machine functionality documentation.
Company
Nicholas currently works at Boston Scientific, located in Maple Grove, MN. Boston Scientific is known for its advances in medical devices and technologies, and it is here that Nicholas applies his software and automation engineering expertise.
Past Work Experience
Nicholas has an extensive work history spanning several reputable organizations. From 2017 to 2021, he worked at Cybertrol Engineering as an Automation Engineer II in Plymouth, MN, specializing in programming PLCs and HMIs. In the summer of 2016, he was a Mechanical Engineer (Grad Level) Summer Associate at Medtronic, where he contributed to the Perfusion Systems at the Brooklyn Park North Campus. Prior to this, he was a Graduate Student Researcher at the University of Minnesota, focusing on nonlinear optics and lasers. Additionally, he served as a Community Education Teacher at COMPUTER EXPLORERS/ICED and as a Student Manager at the Saint John's University Campus Ministry.
Education and Expertise
Nicholas Maher completed his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities between 2015 and 2017. Before that, he attained his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Applied Physics with minors in Mathematics and Hispanic Studies from Saint John's University, where he studied from 2011 to 2015. He possesses significant expertise in nonlinear optics, lasers, and automation machinery, including PLCs, HMIs, motors, pneumatics, and vision systems.
Background in Automation and Manufacturing
Nicholas's background in automation and manufacturing is demonstrated through his work in programming PLCs and HMIs, installing and configuring industrial components such as motors and pneumatics, and integrating vision systems for medical device manufacturing. His current responsibilities also include ensuring secure data processing and optimizing the distribution of operations between machines and human operators.