Andy Richards Email & Phone Number

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, US

Front-end innovation work to identify high need, high value opportunities. Requires broad involvement from initial needs finding & tech scouting to concept development and transition to full scale R&D

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, US

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

• PhD dissertation: “Experimental investigations into the targeted delivery of microspheres in radioembolization therapy”
• Worked directly with leading radio-oncologists in an industry-funded project to identify and address weaknesses in the treatment of liver tumors using rigorous engineering problem-solving skills
• Key inventor of multiple medical device systems, such as a miniature robotic catheter actuated by shape memory alloys, used to secure $1.1-million in SBIR Phase II funding
• Managed multi-disciplinary teams with significant budgetary constraints and high technical complexity
• Fabricated microcontroller-based electronics for real-time motion control of electromechanical systems
• Developed a novel micro-fluidic particle counter using soft-lithographic construction methods, featuring liquid metal electrodes and hardware-based active signal filtering

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

• Courses: Design of Electromechanical Systems, Experimental Aerodynamics III & IV
• Developed Maple-based algorithms for electronic grading of advanced, symbolic-based homework problems, which were implemented in multiple graduate-level engineering courses having 60+ students
• Instructed students in real-world applications of learned aerodynamics principles, including composite-based fabrication and data acquisition with various measurement sensors

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

• MS thesis: “A dynamically pressurized heart model to facilitate the development of surgical tools and techniques for mitral valve repair”
• Led a NIH-funded project to construct a fluid circulation model which mechanically pumped intact pig hearts to measure mitral valve performance metrics
• Conducted experimental evaluations of novel mitral valve repair devices using conventional and robotic-assisted surgical techniques
• Designed a programmable pump, featuring embedded closed-loop control, to recreate physiological flow profiles based on modeled fluid dynamics

Liberty, South Carolina, US

• Communicated directly with clients to provide high-level support and solutions for specialized problems
• Worked with a team to implement a new comprehensive CD installation suite
• Designed end-user and in-house software, drivers, and utilities to configure and control custom hardware
• Wrote Hardware Technical Reference Manuals and User Manuals for devices

Greifensee, CH

• Coordinated and implemented a test platform to evaluate a new product line
• Trained and supervised employees in the use of new programs, procedures and protocols

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering

Ms, Biomedical Engineering

Ms, Biomedical Engineering

Bs, Computer Engineering