Carlos E. Mendez Email & Phone Number

United States

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed a comprehensive process improvement solution within the Custom Primers PAGE Purification labo Tested & implemented new (electro-elution) technology, supporting validation with IQ/OQ documentationo Provided continued product availability & improved cycle time by 5 hours per order• Evaluated yield & quality control results of PAGE purified oligonucleotideso Eliminated critical material dependency on depleting chromatography paper stocko Adjusted experimental variables to ensure product quality within acceptable standards• Completed Job Hazard Assessment, prompting redesign of workstation & chemical disposal procedures

Carlsbad, Ca

• Wrote Work Instruction for supplier scorecard generating tool, eliminating 5h of non value-added time o Automated report generation to further optimize process from appropriate data warehouses• Evaluated 79 kitting SKUs for outsourcing with a current cost of ~$574K in Labor & Overheado Presented outsourcing recommendations to stakeholders & wrote Request for Quote Packages to suppliers

Cleveland, Ohio Area

• Designed validation process flowcharts using Microsoft Visio to implement changes based on lean analysis• Automated employee resourcing database & added visualizations, saving management time by 2 hours per user• Conducted independent audits on test reports reviewed by validation project managers & regulators

Jaipur, India

National Science Foundation research grant recipient • Analyzed design, production & patient use of the Jaipur Foot prosthetic • Tested, characterized & documented physical properties of approximately 10 woods & rubber compounds• Evaluated data collected using time plots & FEM, understanding prosthetic mechanical behavior • Identified opportunity to standardize production & recommended feasible solutions for improved performance

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Applied methods to troubleshoot and repair class II and III hospital grade medical devices alongside full-time technicians• Identified device failure trends and root causes by inspection of equipment including Automated External Defibrillators, Enteral Feeding Pumps, Thermal Blanket Warmers, Pneumatic Compression Pumps, Surgical Nerve Stimulators, Infusion Pumps, Patient Monitors and Pulse Oximeters• Installed devices and established preventive maintenance procedures for new James Cancer Care Center

The Ohio State University

• Isolated and cultured embryonic Sprague-Dawley rat myocytes and cardiomyocytes• Collaborated with diverse team to modify cell isolations and design culture protocol for optimized bio-pacemaker solutions

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial Engineering

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

Activities and Societies: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Sponsorship Chair