Cameron Purcell Email & Phone Number

Engineering Design and Consulting

United States

Head executive of wholly owned subsidiary of W.L. Gore & Associates, Pipeline Medical Technologies (PMT). PMT is a 20 employee strong medical technology company focused on advancing chordal repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR) via a transcatheter procedure.- As an independent business, managed our leadership team in all matters.

Santa Rosa, CA

- Built first clinical versions of the device and managed team of 10 engineers and technicians- Coauthored successful IDE and OUS regulatory submissions with multiple amendments

Santa Rosa, California, United States

- Owner of several complex steerable delivery catheters and corresponding implant components- As "Voice of Pipeline" scrubbed in as primary technical support in the cath lab at sites across 3 continents

Santa Rosa, CA

• Additional Responsibilities:
• Day to day management and oversight of R&D Department including signature authority, material review board, field assurance meeting, field operations meeting, CAPA review board and engineering meetings.
• Develop R&D project plans containing complete scope of work identifying all project requirements, tasks, resource assignments and an accurate estimate for task completion
• Champion and drive new product projects through the company product commercialization process
• Manage expense and capital spending associated with projects and facilitate purchasing as required
• Lead, motivate and inspire project cross-functional team members

Santa Rosa, Ca.

• Additional Responsibilities:
• Identify and initiate opportunities for improvement to device performance, quality systems, supply chain, and company objectives
• Supervise assigned technicians. Lead and manage complex projects.
• Independently determine day to day tasks. Complete projects with exemplary documentation, leaving a legacy in DHF, specs etc.
• Maintain contact with and gather feedback from key physicians involved in the company's product development programs.
• Proficient with computerized project schedulingProjects:

Santa Rosa, California

• Additional Responsibilities:
• Conduct basic design review meetings as needed.
• Procure and oversee outside vendors and consultants as required.
• CAD Proficiency
• Working knowledge of the patent processProjects:
• Design control Project Leader for Sentinel cerebral protection product

Santa Rosa

• Additional Responsibilities:
• Solve moderately complex problems at the component level.
• Demonstrate understanding of experimental design.
• Actively participate in determining day to day tasks.Projects:
• Injection molding design of catheter handle including 11 separate multipiece mold tools, material selection and relationship management with China based manufacturer
• Primary technical support for CE Mark and subsequent supplements

Santa Rosa

• Design and develop new products as well as product changes and enhancements which are consistent with a zero defect level as well as low product cost. Solve basic problems at the component level.
• Conduct testing utilizing established test protocols. Accurately generate written reports.
• Supervise assigned technicians and temporary workers on an informal basis.
• Complete projects (including product enhancements) in an aggressive manner consistent with corporate objectives.
• Contribute to the intellectual property position of the company via invention and patent applications. Maintain accurate documentation of concepts, designs, drawings, and processes.
• Maintain current knowledge of competitive technologies in addition to medical, technical, and biomedical developments related to the company’s products.

-Maintain laboratory equipment and inventory-Instruct graduate and undergraduatestudents in the use of laboratory equipment, device fabrication and procedures-Plan and lead cleanup, tutorials and meetings necessary for the lab

-Assisted Professors with 3 courses over the year which included managing and performing grading-Aided Professors with student interface and course related questions

Manufacturing fixture design, development, and implementation for torque driver functional testing in Solidworks including DOE.Extensive literature review to develop data set of skeletal loading conditions created by radius and ulna diaphyseal fractures.Tensile testing, receiving inspection, cadaver labs, document control.

‐ Worked with ASTM and ISO standards to develop test methods for design validation for the delivery system for a percutaneous heart valve‐ Managed project for balloon blowing and inflation channel loading in latest generation device including management of a team of technicians ‐ Hands on experience with catheter manufacture, balloon blowing, tissue.

‐ Position emphasizes multiculturalism, community service, team building ‐ Responsible for daily leadership requiring crisis response, counseling, mediation, group dynamics, and role modeling by drawing on in depth-training‐ Perform administrative responsibilities consisting of duty / on-call rotation, front desk management and operation, and planning.

Masters Of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: BMES, SWE, Microfluidcs Group, Micro Systems TechnologyThesis: Conductivity Pretreatment Microfluidics Chip for.

Bachelors Of Science, Biomedical Engineering