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Ann Arbor, Mi

Responsible for interfacing with clients to derive and formalize user needs and requirements and manage the technical aspects and risks of their product development. This includes timeline and design planning, risk planning and analysis, and verification and validation planning and execution in pursuit of regulatory approval. Participate in the development of client designs including mechanical and electronic CAD, microcontroller firmware, PC user interface software, and component selection and sourcing. Create company processes and protocols and manage technical capabilities to fit client project needs.Created and currently maintain in2ctrl - an internal, web-based application for the control of client documents and records.Created and currently maintain PathSurveyor (https://pathsurveyor.com) - a web-based tool for determining FDA medical device classification and identification of predicate devices.

Ann Arbor, Mi

Designed CSampler - an automated well plate handling system.Designed improvements to C6 cytometer including sheetmetal redesign, design of machined parts that position optics, conversion of designs for injection molding.Provided engineering support to manufacturing including DFM and fixture design.Created database for tracking manufacturing metrics including SPC charting.Helped bring Lean ideas to company with value stream map of manufacturing process. Participated in system risk analysis, including risk planning and FMEA.

Designed microfluidic, lab-on-a-chip, cartridges and analyzers for genetics testing. Designed robotic fluid handling instruments for sample preparation and analysis. Created methods and SOPs for assembly and testing of devices. Designed and built fixtures. Wrote control algorithms and testing software.Headed equipment calibration efforts.

Designed and tested microfluidic, lab-on-a-chip, cartridges and analyzers for genetics testing. Designed printed circuit boards (PCBs). Wrote web-based purchase order tracking system and database.

Worked with a multidisciplinary group of professors including Human Genetics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Chemical Engineering on a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for genetics testing. Wrote thermal control software and GUI using LabView for lab-on-a-chip devices designed by graduate students.