I have been in the medical device industry since 1998, with a variety of positions in Research and Development at Guidant Corporation, Edwards Life Sciences, Nexeon MedSystems, and CeloNova Biosciences. My device experience includes coronary and peripheral dilatation catheters, embolic protection devices, coronary and peripheral stents, drug delivery systems, subcutaneous suturing systems, cardiovascular access systems, steerable catheters, electroporation devices, mitral valve repair systems, electrophysiology mapping catheters, and other implants.My skills include intellectual property generation, product design (specifically proof of concept and novel concept design), non-linear finite element analysis, fatigue analysis, complex mechanical systems, fixture design, process development, test method development, and design controls. I have been cited as an inventor on 39 U.S. patents.