Nick Benz

Nick Benz is an Exoskeleton Performance Engineer at Dephy, Inc. since November 2018, focusing on actuator systems evaluation, human interaction, and the development of test plans for wearable robots. Benz manages ongoing studies funded by the OPORP grant and leads compliance efforts regarding Lithium Ion batteries while promoting a strong safety culture. Prior experience includes working as an R&D Contractor at Lyndra, where Benz developed processes for drug blended polymers and machine learning techniques for pharmacokinetic models. As a Systems Engineer at Benz Testing Instruments, Benz optimized designs for customer needs in materials testing, and prior to that, an internship at Essential Life Solutions Ltd involved the development of chromatography column solutions. Benz holds a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology.