Christopher Brucker Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, Us

(Conformis Inc. acquired by restor3d Inc)—Project lead on design of a new implant system for total hip replacement

Billerica, Ma, Us

• Developing continuous improvement to existing reusable surgical instruments and implants

Billerica, Ma, Us

• Lead design engineer for design of second generation of hip femoral implant (ACTERA™)• Design verification and validation for the CORDERA™ Hip System, a customized orthopaedic implant system with patient-specific planning and instrumentation• Lead project engineer for implementing new disposable instrumentation offering• Developer of acetate and digital implant X-ray templates used for pre-operative implant selection• Conducted Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for evaluating worst-case fatigue performance of implants

Waltham, Ma, Plymouth Meeting, Pa, , Us

Consultant for Conformis Inc.

Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

• Lead engineer for redesign of filter media used in Keurig K-Cups. Oversaw factory line trials in a GMP facility for commercialization. • Developed new K-cup packaging geometry to optimize flavor extraction. Created specialized embedded test fixtures to conduct benchmark testing.• Managed internal rapid prototyping space, involving the operation and repair of industrial 3D printers, post-processing parts, and advising on part design.

Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

• Developed new pod packaging for alcoholic beverage appliance. Responsible for developing prototypes, including 3D CAD modelling and fabrication.• Generated novel concepts for pod assemblies and dispense methods, which were eventually used in Drinkworks (a joint venture between Anheuser-Busch InBev and Keurig Dr Pepper). • Determined root cause of new appliance manufacturing issues and managed documentation/SOPs.

Notre Dame, Indiana, Us

• Created daily pun-based comic strip called Highly Punlikely for a student-run campus newspaper • Consulted with readers on how to improve cartoonsThis was an extremely rewarding job, in which I was asked to return every year. I challenged myself to reliably produce enjoyable content every day.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Liaison between engineering department and factory floor. Interfaced with factory workers on day-to-day tasks involving assembly of cooling cabin on Tier 4 locomotives• Developed solutions to assembly issues, including interference, misalignment, and missing call-outs.• Revised subsystem CAD models and presented proposed designs to change control board. Updated PLM documentation to reflect changes.