Christopher Silva Email & Phone Number

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

At Zimmer Biomet I worked under the Foot and Ankle and Trauma teams. With the Foot and Ankle team, I was in charge of line extension development and product support of the TM Total Ankle System. My responsibilities included leading line extension product development activities, supporting the system through Post Market Engineering and complaint handling.

Marietta, GA

At Amendia, I am researching the market and business potential for disposable instrumentation in spine procedures. By performing literature, patent, and competitor analysis to better understand the current market landscape I will be able to recommend an approach for entering the market.

Gainesville, Florida Area

Performed a validation study on MAKO Rio surgical robots that performed Total Hip Arthroscopy procedure in the Hospital for Special Surgery. Using programs such as Geomagic and ITKSnap, I created 3D hip, femur, and implant models from preoperative and postoperative CT scans. These scans were used to analyze and verify the success of THA procedure by making.

Gainesville, Florida Area

I built a prototype testing assembly to test the permeability of micro-beads that would be used for stimulation tissue growth in vivo. To create this testing set-up, I learned how to properly utilize electronics, such as pressure sensors, demodulators, and automated syringe pumps, in conjunction with LabVIEW to measure pressure differentials and translate.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Supported in post-launch work on the ePAK Single-Use Delivery System by assisting in improving screw and plate designs. Completed a competitive analysis and conducted research to begin designing the next major project for the team with which I worked.

Master’S Degree, Biomedical Innovation And Development, 4.0

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.89

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Mu, Tau Beta Pi, Treasurer and President of the Cuban-American Student AssociationGraduated Summa.