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Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Wrote, executed and finalized test method validation, equipment and system DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ, and requalification protocols and reports.
• Specialized in sterilizer qualifications, analytical instrument validation, and spreadsheet validation, and provided technical sterilization expertise to the laboratory.
• Improved laboratory processes and controls through applying current standards, procedures, and limits to validations and qualifications.
• Conducted procedural audits to assess and address validation gaps or need for re-validation.
• Reviewed repairs and assessed functionality of laboratory equipment following repair.
• Wrote risk assessments for engineering changes, validations, and qualifications.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Supervised and instructed undergraduate and new graduate students in ongoing research projects, and the use and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Investigated novel tissue fixation techniques to improve porcine bioprosthetic heart valve durability, vena cava for tissue engineering scaffolds and bioprosthetic valve tissue, and antimicrobial sewing rings.
• Conducted literature reviews, wrote new protocols and testing plans, and performed experiments for ongoing research including glycosaminoglycan content, calcification of subdermal implants, histology, extracellular.
• Prepared samples and performed testing for collaborating researchers.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Developed R&D test methods, wrote verification protocols, and designed prototypes.
• Supported R&D engineers on the launch of six dialysis and central venous catheter product lines.
• Modeled prototypes and other products using CAD software.
• Analyzed design control documents for completeness prior to design review and 510(k) submission.
• Categorized implant failure records to contribute to corrective actions projects.
• Reviewed literature for anatomical relevance of implant designs.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Worked on a 4 member team to develop a novel stem cell extractor circuit under the guidance of faculty members and collaboration with University of Utah hospital cardiac surgeons.
• Performed market analysis, design, development, prototype creation, and testing of the stem cell extractor unit.
• Adhered to FDA and ISO standards while compiling a complete product design history file.
• Student Research Award: Best Demonstration of the Design process.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Investigated the changes in the smooth muscle cell phenotype in response to cyclic strain.
• Used sterile cell culture techniques, SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting analyses.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Translated construction plans into the work environment.
• Directed heavy equipment, used instruments to check quality and accuracy of the construction of over 30,000 square feet of MSE retaining walls and 5,000 ft. of roadway.
• Tracked quantities of material, and surveyed a 4 mile stretch of Legacy Parkway for asphalt pavement and striping.
• Performed quality control of a precast company for over 100 precast concrete structures critical to the US-6 milepost 200 highway bridge, the first in Utah utilizing the Accelerated Bridge Construction.
• US-6 Milepost 200 Bridge Replacement (2008)
• The Colony at White Pines (2006-2007)

M.S., Bioengineering

Activities and Societies: Clemson Bioengineering Society

Bachelor Of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanics, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Marching Band, Pep Band