Technical lead for key software features in flagship surgical planning software. Collected and translated voice of customer into user needs & requirements. Selected two vendors to build it, negotiated budget, wrote statements of work for the development. Developed commercial wearable offering for Medtronic’s Cranial & Spinal Technologies operating unit through key external collaboration. Identified market opportunity and procured budget to develop an offering. Selected existing partner to development and led the project to build it

Built spine wearable clinical research platform with key partner company. Conducted tech assessment of orthopedic wearables market to identify and select ideal collaborator. Defined enhancements to partner product to meet Medtronic customer needs. Collaborated with partner to update software application and design new machine learning algorithms. Provided hands-on support for multiple clinical studies using this research platformBalanced the project above with another full-time role designing patient-specific spine implants in the UNiD Lab. Worked in this customer-facing role for six months before moving into an R&D position responsible for process optimization for the US UNiD Lab.

Designed a custom surgical drape, transferred to a contract manufacturer, and supported surgeries in which it was used

Designed, executed and published biomechanical testing reports for submission to the FDA as part of 510(k) applications, as well as for internal publication.

Conducted kinematic analysis on human cadaveric spines in a custom-built robotic testing platform to assess force distribution within the vertebrae during normal ranges of motion.