Miles is a trained biomedical engineer, with a focus in cellular engineering. He received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree from the University of Iowa in 2012.

He has worked as a Research Specialist since May 2022 and as a Research Associate from November 2015 to May 2022 and a Research Assistant from August 2012 to November 2015, but originally came to the lab as an undergraduate lab assistant in August 2010.

He is primarily responsible for coordination of the human donor tissue program, histological experiments, laser capture microscopy (LCM), live cell imaging systems, organization of undergraduate lab assistants, and lab safety management.