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San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, California, United States

• Design and develop complex electromechanical systems, including associated disposable components.
• Support new product development from initial concept to market release.
• Document all phases of development within the Company’s document control system (e.g., requirement specifications, risk analyses, verification protocols/reports, component specifications, etc.).
• Perform feasibility studies, modeling, and analyses to evaluate proposed designs. Perform design and tolerance analyses of models and parts.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineers to evaluate designs for cost effectiveness and manufacturability.
• Support the creation and release of manufacturing processes, test methods, and documentation.

Greater San Diego Area

• Supporting and enhancing the product and technology roadmap along with the product development process to support OncoSec’s engineering objectives.
• Directing the internal team and outsourced engineering teams in the design, development, and manufacturing of OncoSec’s current devices as well as future clinical/commercial generators and applicators
• Project manager for the development of OncoSec’s next-generation voltage generator for use in clinical trials and future commercial applications
• Apply electrical theory and waveform characterization to the support the development of OncoSec product, manufacturing, and the translation from pre-clinical benchtop testing to clinically relevant electroporation.
• Utilized equivalent electrical parameters, dielectric principles, and data processing techniques to evaluate feedback control systems and algorithms for optimal electro-gene-transfer or electroporation
• Continued development of OncoSec’s Visceral Lesion Applicator (VLA) with multi-million-dollar investments in the technology and quantifying the clinical application of the applicator design against transfection.

Greater San Diego Area

• Responsible for supporting internal team and outsourced engineering teams in the design, development, and manufacturing of OncoSec’s current devices as well as future clinical/commercial generators and applicators
• Project manager for the development of OncoSec’s next-generation voltage generator for use in clinical trials and future commercial applications
• CAD design and manufacturing of research applicators used to deliver pulsed electric fields for multiple indications within immuno-oncology
• Designed initial prototype design of OncoSec’s Visceral Lesion Applicator (VLA) to vastly expand the current portfolio of potential indications and was an integral part of the patent filing and business development.
• ANSYS Maxwell electromagnetic simulation software to visualize pulsed electric field magnitudes and vector fields for optimal applicator and generator development
• Experience with project management of technical system and software requirements in accordance with clinical and quality-controlled environments: IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-1-6, IEC 60601-1-8, IEC 62304, ISO.

Greater San Diego Area

• Incorporated electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to enhance physical methods for intratumoral delivery of therapeutic DNA
• Utilized dielectric principles to evaluate feedback control systems and algorithms for optimal electro-gene-transfer or electroporation
• CAD design and manufacturing of research applicators used to deliver pulsed electric fields for multiple indications within immuno-oncology
• Matlab/Simulink incorporation of state flows for optimized code generation in microprocessors built into pre-clinical voltage generators
• ANSYS Maxwell electromagnetic simulation software to visualize pulsed electric field magnitudes and vector fields for optimal applicator and generator development
• Performed in-vivo murine model experiments with multiple tumor types to evaluate the expression and efficacy of different cytokines, interleukins, etc. as well as the transfection efficiency of electroporation

Greater San Diego Area

• Extensive background in analytical chemistry utilizing LC-MS, GC, SFC, TOF, NMR instruments for characterization, quantification and purification of small molecule compounds
• Designed experiments adhering to FDA drug stability requirements, specifically pH and photo-stability assays during drug development
• Experienced in analytical method development and validation, including chromatography and spectroscopy process optimization
• Involved in instrument process development and designed a novel back-flushing scheme with custom leak-planes for a LC-MS injection module, resulting in an 80% reduction in sample-related clogs
• Managed several CAD Design & 3D print processes from start to finish utilizing Solidworks and Autodesk; aimed at introducing new functionality and experimental design
• Spearheaded internal research paper on thermodynamic solubility and physiochemical properties such as log D utilizing quantitative 1H NMR

Greater San Diego Area

• Designed an aluminum CAD model of an efficient hot embossing press, optimized for durability and consistency, reducing PCR chip molding errors by roughly 20% through improved force distribution
• Managed the team as the Solidworks design lead with the goal of producing cost-effective, consistent PCR chips for diagnosing HIV infection in third-world countries such as Maputo, Mozambique

Greater San Diego Area

• Redesigned and organized SharePoint website for IT department, which was heavily used for data management, law documents, and public records
• Served as an independent administrator for IT services and conducted software maintenance tracking, database queries with SQL, hardware reimaging, and manipulation of Java applications
• Managed computer hardware, software, and server supplies for several thousand employees

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering