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Woburn, Ma, Us

Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

• System integration lead in the development of new multiomics platforms, analytical instruments and reagent kits.• Coordinating an international cross-disciplinary team (engineers, molecular chemists, data analysts) to test new prototype systems combining state of the art optics, microfluidics, reagents and consumables to drive improvements in system-level and subsystem-level key performance indicators (KPI).• Primary author of top level instrument Design Input documentation and general ownership of DHF activities to ensure timely reviews and releases aligned with development stage-gate schedules. • Safety risk manager for all aspects of platform development (instruments, kits, consumables) ensuring regulatory compliance.• Laser Safety Officer (LSO) for the Miltenyi Biotec Waltham site, overseeing the safe usage of Class 3B and Class 4 laser systems.

Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Venlo, Limburg, Nl

Key technical member in the development of QIAGEN's Sample-to-Insight workflow for next generation sequencing (NGS)• Root caused, solved and mitigated numerous technical issues related to optical, fluidic, software and electro-mechanical aspects of QIAGEN’s sequencing-by-synthesis (SBS) platform via in-depth analysis of NGS data and subsystem diagnostic data• Successfully coordinated the activities, experimental plans and reporting to senior management of a technical task force, resulting in late-stage adoption of a new focusing technology for sequencing signal detection• Led and managed multiple series of technical and operational meetings with internal and external multidisciplinary teams to define, execute and analyze international multi-site experiment campaigns• Stabilized the performance of all sequencers (>30) within QIAGEN's NGS Center of Excellence through hands-on engineering support (repairs/PM/IQ/OQ/PQ), configuration management and standardization of instrument status reporting and tracking• Contributed to risk management (ISO 14971), design reviews, dFMEA, technical due diligence, verification, design history file (DHF), requirements engineering and specifications engineering activities• Analyzed and reviewed sequencer functionality through all stages of the development process and presented data-backed arguments to our external engineering partner resulting in the adaption of requirements and specifications to fulfill QIAGEN’s technical and business needs• Acted as R&D expert on QIAGEN’s GeneReader platform and provided guidance to field service and life cycle management (LCM) teams to address problems at customer sites

Medford, Massachusetts, Us

• Managed and supervised graduate and undergraduate research projects focused on biomedical device development, robotics and DC motor control• Lead efforts to implement a dedicated robotics and drone flight research area• Oversaw and maintained laboratory space and research equipment • Researched and developed advanced coordinated DC motor control methods for biomedical research

Medford, Massachusetts, Us

Development of a Novel In-Vitro System for the Study of Osteoarthritis in a Mouse Model • Designed and built electro-mechanical devices to culture and actuate amputated murine stifle joints• Designed, programmed and validated hardware and software components of direct current motor feedback control systems for position, speed and torque control• Developed experimental procedures to reduce set-up times from over 24 hours to under 3 hours• Investigated the effects of flexion-extension cycle profile and rate on cartilage degradation in a mouse model• Analyzed and scored stifle joint tissues for arthritic damage using histological techniques• Wrote and reviewed grant proposals, patent applications and scientific publicationsInvestigation of Progressive Microforming and Single Crystal Silicon Micro-Scale Die Sets 1. Designed a micro-EDM fabricated 5 stage micro-progressive die set for the investigation of micro-scale forming processes such as blanking and bending of sheet metals2. Developed microfabrication methods to produce silicon micro-scale die sets for blanking sheet metals3. Measured compressive failure loads and wear properties of silicon dies to characterize their limitationsInvestigation of Acoustic Emission Sensing as a Method of State Detection during Surgical Bone Drilling

Medford, Massachusetts, Us

Graduate Acoustics Fall 2016- Managed and supervised student groups during field measurementsGraduate GPS & Graduate Dynamics Spring 2015- Prepared lab activities related to collection and processing of raw GPS dataUndergraduate Dynamics Fall 2015- Organized and taught weekly sessions aimed at addressing homework problems and course materialsUndergraduate Introduction to Mechanical Design & Fabrication Spring 2013- Conducted weekly tutorial sessions to teach the use of the computer aided design software SolidWorksUndergraduate Senior Design Fall 2012- Advised students on design aspects of projects and reviewed mechanical drawings prior to fabrication

Boston, Ma, Us

Smart Lighting Center• Designed and prototyped enclosures for LED based sensing and communication devices• Supervised summertime engineering classes of 20+ high school students as part of outreach efforts

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering