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New Brunswick, New Jersey, Us

New Brunswick, New Jersey, Us

New Brunswick, New Jersey, Us

- Individual contributor on the Research & Development team within the Wound Closure & Repair department, focused on developing materials and devices to shape the future of surgery- Apply technical acumen to conduct research toward design of new products and improvement of existing products- Conduct laboratory-based development activities, and analyze and interpret results to guide product and process optimization for absorbable monomer and absorbable polymer systems- Document research activities in accordance with design control requirements- Interact with outside vendors to bring state-of-the-art technologies, techniques, processes, and equipment in-house- Provide technical support to Manufacturing- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure activities toward new product development result in reliable devices to fulfill clinical needs within regulatory requirements- Laboratory owner of pilot-scale absorbable polymer synthesis lab, responsible for scheduling, resource allocation, and ensuring equipment conforms with calibration requirements- Manager for Co-Ops and Interns- Co-founder of an ERG-like program aimed at supporting and helping the integration of new employees into the R&D department by providing on-boarding, and technical and professional development resources

Princeton, New Jersey, Us

- R&D lead for polymer manufacturing scale up projects, where primary responsibilities included designing and conducting lab scale experiments to understand reactor design implications, defining acceptable raw material tolerances, and identifying potential raw material substitutes that are more cost-efficient and environmentally friendly- Lead engineer on a grant-funded project entering design control phase, where primary responsibilities included leading weekly progress meetings, creating and maintaining design history file, leading risk assessment activities, and designing and conducting stability studies- Successfully led new polymer development project to completion, including concept generation, lab-scale optimization using DOE, and scale-up to pilot-scale reactor- Co-author and co-inventor of several patent applications- Co-author of several grant proposals for SBIR and STTR, most notably one which was awarded $150,000 for a Phase I SBIR contract for fungal mycotoxin removal- Responsible for maintaining 2 labs and confirming equipment meets operational verification standards set by Quality Control

Princeton, New Jersey, Us

- Individual contributor on small R&D team simultaneously working on seven to ten projects at any given time- Designed and executed structured experiments to optimize polymer pore structure, balancing pore size and pore volume while maintaining sufficient compressive strength- Developed intermediate-scale polymer production processes to make sufficient quantities of experimental polymers for hemoperfusion devices for preclinical studies- Designed lab-scale processes for producing hemoperfusion devices using aseptic technique, then used processes to generate samples for preclinical studies- Created an electronic laboratory workbook using Microsoft Office programs to simplify experimental designs, record analytical results, and facilitate data analysis- Authored SOPs for R&D processes

Princeton, New Jersey, Us

- Synthesized and purified porous polymer beads used in hemoperfusion applications to selectively target and remove unwanted molecules from blood and other biological substances- Conducted mercury porosimetry and nitrogen desorption to characterize pore structure of experimental polymers- Documented all experimental findings in technical presentations and used technical presentations to communicate important results to team members

Raritan, Nj, Us

- Worked on a cross-disciplinary team in the R&D department focused on developing an absorbable implant for tissue approximation applications- Designed and executed experiments for development of a lyophilization-based process, primarily focused on optimizing the process for cycle time and robustness- Generated experimental prototypes with absorbable polymer systems via lyophilization, meltblown extrusion, and compression molding, for benchtop testing and preclinical studies- Conducted mechanical testing and degradation studies to characterize experimental prototypes- Used Minitab to perform statistical analyses of data to formulate conclusions- Wrote technical reports and presented findings to the team- Created SOPs, JSAs and user reference guides for processes and equipment

- Assisted with the development of a novel automated solid-phase extraction technique to bind nucleic acids from a mobile phase consisting of a biological sample to a stationary phase prepared using sol-gel silica- Improved the formulation for the porous monolithic sol-gel silica columns which were implemented in the commercial extraction kits- Designed molds and fixtures for production processes and developed accompanying engineering drawings using TurboCAD- Contributed to ISO 9001 certification of company by creating standard procedure and quality control documentation

Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, Us

- Analyzed production processes to improve efficiency, including successfully increasing the yield of the potassium nitrate production by 8% - Compiled spreadsheet detailing testing specifications required for every product - Updated P&IDs for numerous processes

Master Of Business Administration & Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Bioengineering

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