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Boulder, Colorado, Us

Medical Device Design Engineer working in a multi-function role to support the development of innovative medical lasers indicated for use in the treatment of acne vulgaris by: • Managing product development efforts through all phases of design, from feasibility to manufacturing transfer and on-market• Building and maintaining medical device Design History Files (DHFs)• Supporting product verification and validation• Conducting Risk Analysis per ISO 14971 and building compliant risk management files• Supporting Quality Management System development • Performing field service engineering and routine maintenance on medical lasers in clinic

Longmont, Colorado, Us

Process and automation engineer working to transform the fields of gene editing, undiagnosed disease, and oncology through discovery and detection of complex genetic changes by: ● Assessment of manual laboratory operations for reliability and improvements to yield, cycle time, and capacity● Production process development, including laboratory automation via programmable liquid handling systems, image acquisition and analysis, and supporting software systems ● Responsible for development, execution, and documentation of engineering process verification and validation experiments● Performing Bioinformatics driven design of custom DNA probes for customer projects to monitor for cytogenetic aberrations● Managed facilities construction and equipment requisition for new laboratory operations● Responsible for Installation, Operational, and Performance qualification of incoming production instrumentation used in the automated production and quality assurance of custom DNA probes

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Clinical Chemistry Technical Product Development team member responsible for: • Providing on-market product support for Clinical Chemistry analyzers with cross functional teams• Project management of Third Party Manufacturer (Canon Medical) engineering change projects that support product continuity, design improvement, and cost reduction of on-market clinical chemistry analyzers• Responsible for development, execution, and documentation of engineering design verification experiments as well as feasibility testing of prototype parts• Ensuring processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations• Services, troubleshoots, and solves engineering problems with processes or equipment already in operation.• Active role in product life cycle management and engineering design control procedures

Dallas, Tx, Us

Biomedical Engineer working in a multi-function role to support the development of a Multispectral Imaging Device while maintaining existing DeepView MSI devices by:- Supporting senior optical engineering team in conducting optical metrology, feasibility testing, and characterization of MSI DeepView devices and development prototypes that drive design requirements of next gen multispectral imagers- Performing field service engineering and routine maintenance on MSI DeepView devices in clinic- Participating in design and review of mechanical components of imaging system assembly- Investigation and review of NCRs and carrying out CAPAs for existing products in use in clinical settings or in-house

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Engineer conducting post-market surveillance of Neuromodulation devices while acting as liaison between the field and Abbott regulatory/quality departments by: • Troubleshooting/resolving spinal cord stimulation (SCS), dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG), and deep brain stimulation (DBS) device issues with patients, sales representatives, and physicians• Processing and documenting complaints regarding the St. Jude Medical line of Neuromodulation products that are used in Medical Device Reports (MDRs) • Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments

College Station, Tx, Us

Dwight Look College of EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringNonlinear Optical Imaging of Vertebrate Embryonic Development•Led study to explore vertebrate brain development and the neural crest by constructing spatio-temporal profiles of gene regulatory networks via sub-10 femtosecond pulse microscopy (two-photon) and transgenic zebrafish•Time lapse imaging to collect 4-D data sets of fluorescence reporting of the neural crest marker sox10 and melanophore identity regulator mitfa within the zebrafish brain between the prim-5 and prim-25 stage•Visualized potential inductive gene regulatory network of oligodendrocytes in zebrafish•Completed Thesis Manuscript Entitled "Spatio-Temporal Tracking of Melanocytic Differentiation and Migration of Cranial Neural Crest in Zebrafish Embryonic Development" (Spring 2016)

College Station, Tx, Us

Responsible for instructing multiple undergraduate sections in ABET certified engineering coursework, grading laboratory reports and finals for department of Biomedical Engineering in College Station, TX• Instructor of undergraduate Bio-instrumentation laboratory focused on circuit design behind medical devices, signal acquisition/processing, and Labview automation/data collection • Instructor of Polymeric Biomaterials lab focused on polymer fabrication and testing/SEM analysis; emphasis on drug delivery and implants

Columbia, Mo, Us

Biomedical optics research in early detection of cancer/treatments• Studied radiofrequency cancer ablation techniques and co-conducted pilot study in the use of nano-particles and nanosecond pulsed electric fields to effectively ablate breast cancer cells (Fall 2011-Spring 2012) • Presented research at MU-Bond Life Sciences Convention(Summer 2012)• 2nd-author of “Nanoparticle Mediated Thermal Ablation of Breast Cancer Cells Using a Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field” submitted to IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience• Led study to validate photoacoustic flow cytometry detection of circulating melanoma cells in flow with effort to define frequencies that characterize the cell and by developing a method of dark field microscopy and multi-focal visualization to confirm single cell flow. (Fall 2012 - Spring 2013)• Presented research at MU-Bond Life Sciences Convention (Spring 2013)

ACCT Certified Tour Guide trained to safely escort tours through a zipline course. Heavy use of climbing equipment and mechanical parts.

Master’S Degree, Biomedical Engineering

Biological Engineering, Bio-Medical Emphasis