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San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, California, Us

Team lead on multiple projects in medical device manufacturing. Technical driver on multi-million dollar cost savings projects. Partner with contract manufacturers on requirements development, testing processes, process development for automated high-volume manufacturing solutions. Developer of IP and trade secrets.

San Diego, California, Us

Functional group lead, developing and sustaining class 2 and class 3 medical device automation • Multi-million dollar full-automation line development on multiple subassembly variants with external contract partners utilizing bowl feeding, pick and place, and collaborative robots• Defined project scope and implementation, realizing $600k+ savings on capital and materials in Q1 2019 through cost avoidance and cost savings• Process and equipment development for semi-automated viscous liquid deposition machinery• Root cause analysis to address yield issues at key automated assembly stations• Technical lead for material disposition decisions through risk-based analysis, CAPA/NCMR processing for class 2 and class 3 consumable medical devices on injection molded components• IP representative for Dexcom mechanical patent team. Author on multiple IP submissions.

San Diego, California, Us

Subject matter expert on high-volume automation lines for injection-molded consumable production.• Semi-automated line development utilizing UV-cure and cam-driven automated assemblies. • Mapped prototype manual system through functional requirement documentation and proof-of principle design to scalable semi-automation line for class 2 medical device• Authored ERD (equipment requirement documents), identified critical process parameters• Qualified equipment from initial design review to performance qualification (FATIOPQ)• Reduced COGS by 70% through scalable manufacturing solutions• $800k+ savings in scalable washing process development

Lake Forest Park, Washington, Us

Hardware lead on small volume point-of-testing automated instrumentation with external engineering firm. CAD design and root cause analysis for efficient development and post-launch maintenance.• Improved endpoint result reproducibility by 300%.• Developed barrier models for liquid and dried reagents in rigid plastic injection-molded format.• Created CAD models and prototypes for marketing voice-of-customer.• Generated risk analysis and product requirement documentation for low-volume instrumentation.• Designed customer-friendly device for reagents, decreasing potential client scrap by 50%.

Lake Forest Park, Washington, Us

Mechanical design of prototype instrumentation and improvement of launched products. Liaison to external production partners for low-volume instrumentation.• Founded a “repair depot,” creating procedure and documentation for repairing and validating components damaged in the field. Annual return over $200k.• Designed customer-friendly devices for environmental sampling, reducing time to result by 33%.• Increased mean-time-between-failure of key production modules by 200%.• Managed CAD packages and product requirements for external development and production partners.

Ca, 92121, Us

Design and validate blister packaging and heat-sealable products for unit-dose testing as well as experimental protocols for portable fluorometric devices.• Managed team for assembly of consumable product.• Reduced scrap by 20% through platen design changes in pilot production line.• Decreased variability of test results by 50% through improvements in heat transfer.

Ca, 92121, Us

Evaluate and design optimal magnetic field strengths, pneumatic forces, and emitting wavelengths for technologies using transcription mediated amplification.• Devised sample metering devices for waterborne pathogens.• Determined materials and geometries for fluid-filled chambers using multi-factorial boundary conditions, increasing stability by 20-50%.

Ca, 92121, Us

Maintained R&D fill and assembly equipment for prototype point-of-care consumables, performing repairs as needed. Trained personnel on instrument operation.• Created technical documents on equipment for use by biologists and service personnel.• Coordinated material supply with manufacturing groups for delivery to research and development.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Graduate work in micro-electric mechanical system MEMS lab. Authored grants to establish initial equipment and personnel funding.• Founding member, MEMS and Microfluidics Research Group at SDSU.• Generated $10k in initial funding.• Designed and built prototype of electrophoretic and dielectrophoretic separators for nano-scale particles using multi-physics software packages.

Contributing electromechanical designer for multiple automated platforms using high-density micro-plates. Manager for first-article inspection.• Created micro-fluidic heads using CNC machines for use on automated hydrostatic cell washer.• Worked with marketing for promotion of established product line via literature development and review.

Research in passive skeletal muscle mechanics utilizing small animals, micro dissection, and storage/fixation solutions. Examination of mouse sarcomeres using precision laser setup.• Lab activities including peer paper review, research, and small animal care.• Data analysis in Excel, Mathematica, Prism, MATLAB.

M.S., Mechanical Engineering

B.S., Bioengineering (Abet)

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