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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Mansfield, MA

• Manage and ensure the quality of the output of the R&D engineering staff, including adherence to customer specifications, integrating quality and regulatory procedures into product specifications, validating the safety.
• Provided leadership to the R&D group including technical and talent development, creating and managing department budgets, aligning objectives with project goals and assessing the performance of technical staff.
• Assisted in the identification of new product opportunities for the DVT Prevention class of trade including product improvements, line extensions, disruptive technologies and market adjacencies through a close working.
• Led VoC effort on new product development, working closely with outside consultants on subject recruitment, ethnography, interviews, and turning customer needs into product specifications.
• Defined resource requirements and negotiated team assignments with project managers and external vendors.
• Working in concert with Project Managers, ensured the timely delivery and introduction of new products and product improvements on schedule and on budget. Acted as a project technical lead to bring innovative products.

• Manage and ensure the quality of the output of the R&D engineering staff, including adherence to customer specifications, integrating quality and regulatory procedures into product specifications, validating the safety.
• Provided leadership to the R&D group including technical and talent development, creating and managing department budgets, aligning objectives with project goals and assessing the performance of technical staff.
• Assisted in the identification of new product opportunities for the DVT Prevention class of trade including product improvements, line extensions, disruptive technologies and market adjacencies through a close working.
• Led VoC effort on new product development, working closely with outside consultants on subject recruitment, ethnography, interviews, and turning customer needs into product specifications.
• Defined resource requirements and negotiated team assignments with project managers and external vendors.
• Working in concert with Project Managers, ensured the timely delivery and introduction of new products and product improvements on schedule and on budget. Acted as a project technical lead to bring innovative products.

• Served the needs of the business by launching new product codes, integrating an acquisition, providing leverage to the business to support contract negotiations, qualifying new materials/vendors to maintain the.
• Applied rigorous analytical methods to analyze and troubleshoot complex design and manufacturing problems. Used tools such as Six Sigma, statistical analysis, SPC, Attribute MSA, and failure mode and effects analysis.
• Repeatedly demonstrated ability to quickly transition from team member into project leader on high profile, time-sensitive projects.
• Worked closely with Marketing to construct market assessment and financial analysis. Drove effort with Clinical Affairs to locate hospitals and investigators for clinical study to support design validation, 510k.
• Supported filling and prosecution of patent applications. Provided technical support for patent infringement and right to use investigations. Seven patents awarded.
• Led and provided technical expertise for vendor driven and customer driven changes to existing product line. Worked closely with Marketing to ensure changes are in alignment with customer expectations, Quality.

Served the needs of the business by supporting launch of new product codes, integrating an acquisition, qualifying new materials/vendors to maintain the existing product line and implementing corrective actions to ensure design quality.

Served the needs of the business by launching new product codes, providing leverage to the business to support contract negotiations, qualifying new materials/vendors to maintain the existing product line and implementing corrective actions to ensure design quality.

Served the needs of the business by launching new product codes, providing leverage to the business to support contract negotiations, qualifying new materials/vendors to maintain the existing product line and implementing corrective actions to ensure design quality.

• Developed disposable biomedical sensors for use in surface electromyographic applications, such as diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome and diabetic neuropathy. Applied anthropometric information to determine best.
• Performed human factors testing on new products to aid in the development of product instructions for use. Created training materials and IFUs for new products to be used in a large scale drug trial.
• Coordinated physician training and technical support activities between NEUROMetrix and Fortune 500 pharmaceutical manufacturer. Conducted drug trial specific physician training sessions in Europe and Canada.
• Investigated new applications, i.e. new neurological diseases/disorders, for disposable biomedical sensors
• Developed and built a system to evaluate the performance of biomedical sensors over time, including circuit board and software design.
• Assisted in TUV audits to support obtaining ISO certification. Educated all team members on and enforced design control procedures and regulatory guidelines. Assisted in developing software design control procedures.

Master Of Science - Ms, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Biomedical/Medical Engineering