➲ Support the mechanical design and troubleshooting of Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy instruments.

➲ Coordinated with Staff Engineers in the development of diabetes care products for the BD Medical company segment.➲ Developed LabVIEW VIs to control external equipment and transducers for the automated testing of medical care products.➲ Authored test protocols for Design Verification (DV) testing.➲ Performed hands-on testing of prototype medical devices used for diabetes care.➲ Executed failure analyses to determine root causes and corrective actions in the development of medical devices.➲ Created and modified parts and drawings of diabetes care products in SolidWorks 2012.➲ Performed product use simulations via nonlinear Finite Element Analyses (FEA) in SolidWorks Simulation 2012.

➲ Performed failure analyses on Selective Compliant Articulated Robot Arm (SCARA) robots used in the fabrication of semiconductor components.➲ Performed troubleshooting of electromechanical, closed-loop feedback motion control systems to evaluate failure mode(s) of clean-room robots.➲ Developed communication interfaces using Telnet over TCP/IP, and RS-232, to interact with embedded controllers and position-measuring equipment for the inspection of Return Material Authorization (RMA) robots.➲ Created automated scripts in terminal emulators (i.e. Symantec ProComm Plus) to control external equipment for the qualification of repaired robots.➲ Utilized multimeters, LCR meters, oscilloscopes, vernier calipers, micrometers, and other related measurement tools to examine failure modes of motors, encoders, amplifiers, Printed Circuit Boards (PCB's), cables, and mechanical parts.➲ Utilized the 5-Why technique in determining the root cause of warranty failures.➲ Coordinated efforts with cross-functional engineering teams, along with the Senior Quality Engineer and Product Manager, to deliver failure analysis and corrective actions reports to customers, within requested time frames.

➲ Performed failure analyses on warranty returns of ferrofluid-based, rotary feedthroughs used in applications ranging from positive pressures to Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV).➲ Recommended and documented corrective actions in quality reports for submission to Senior Quality Engineer.➲ Determined loading conditions for L10 bearing life calculations in rotating equipment.➲ Utilized Magneto software for Finite Element Analyses to determine field strengths in magnetic circuits.➲ Designed rotary vacuum feedthroughs, and created initial engineering drawings per ASME Y14.5M - 1994, for specific customer applications in Autodesk Inventor 2010.

➲ Performed failure analyses on warranty returns of thermoelectric modules used in automotive applications.➲ Authored 8D reports to communicate root cause and corrective actions to team members and customers.➲ Developed LabVIEW VIs and constructed custom setups to perform automated reliability testing of thermoelectric modules.➲ Specified and setup equipment for the operation of a prototype crystal-growing furnace.

➲ Instructed undergraduate course in Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0.

➲ Authored test plans for Engineering Verification Testing (EVT) and reliability assessments of medical devices.➲ Contributed towards Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agency submissions for Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval.➲ Received training in FDA Quality System Regulations (QSRs), ISO 13485, ANSI/AAMI RD17, and IEC 60601 standards.➲ Wrote and executed test cases (black box approach) to verify User Interface (UI) software against related requirements for a medical product.

➲ Replicated the roles of Software Applications Engineers and New Product Introduction (NPI) teams when implementing new systems into reliability testing, resulting in a reliability test bed which more accurately reflected the customer site.➲ Performed weekly evaluations and Design Verification Tests (DVT) on integrated semiconductor factory automation equipment to monitor degradation and determine potential failure modes for long term Reliability Demonstration Testing (RDT), verification, and validation.➲ Coordinated efforts of cross-functional teams and managers to use 5-Why and fault tree methods for failure analyses of RDT units.➲ Drafted Accelerated Life Test plans, including design and assembly of related test fixtures.➲ Managed and tracked calibration of reliability lab tools and equipment (ISO 14644-1 Class 8 Cleanroom).➲ Constantly evaluated hardware and software revisions for latest details of product changes.

➲ Utilized Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0 for the creation and modification of mechanical parts and assemblies for vacuum robots.➲ Performed drafting duties per ASME Y14.5M-1994.

➲ Revised electrical cable drawings and Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) using AutoCAD 2000.➲ Revised Bills of Materials (BOMs) through Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) using Agile CM.