Dennis Hicks

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Retired, Rental Property Owner / Manager
Dennis Hicks's Location
Lewes, Delaware, United States, United States
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About Dennis Hicks

Professionally Retired. Now own and manage rental properties in Southern Delaware. Previous product development professional with track record in R&D, design and customer-oriented development, specification, manufacturing development and bench / animal testing of Class II and III medical devices. Experienced with oxygenators, LVADs, TAHs, blood and fluid pumps, cannulas, connectors, cables, wearable controllers and surgical tools development. Work with surgeons and customers to define / document requirements.Skilled as design engineer, team manager and leader, worked in Corporate and Academic fields. Enjoyed working with people and communications in dynamic environments. Worked with ISO 13485 QSR & ISO 14971 Risk Mgmt standards for implant devices. Worked successfully in project engineering, led cross-functional teams with Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing and Marketing departments. Worked in academic research and have extensive experience with device animal studies and evaluation.Experienced with small company finances, controls, project / program planning, management, mechanical design engineering, manufacturing, process development, DFMEA, translating research into products. Skilled in writing, reporting, organization and planning.

Dennis Hicks's Current Company Details

Retired, Rental Property Owner / Manager
Dennis Hicks Work Experience Details
  • Harbor Designs & Manufacturing, Llc
    Development Engineer
    Harbor Designs & Manufacturing, Llc Jul 2015 - Feb 2017
    Product development engineering professional working with medical devices, biotech and consumer product development. From concept and program planning to requirements definition to detailed design development and testing, Harbor Designs and Manufacturing provides customers with expertise from concept to production. My work was focused in medical product, process development and production supervision. I enjoyed working with this team in the transition from ideas to saleable products.
  • Breethe, Inc.
    Engineering / Operations Manager
    Breethe, Inc. Jun 2014 - Jul 2015
    Baltimore, Maryland
    Helped establish operations, financial controls and engineering team for start-up medical device firm. Breethe, Inc. is focused in areas of respiratory assist and cardiopulmonary support with the goal of bringing the world's first wearable out-of-hospital artificial lung to market. Duties included product development, planning, budgeting, helped build engineering team. SME for product development and operations activities. Partnered with Suppliers and Professional / Academic team members.
  • Thoratec
    Engineering Manager
    Thoratec Jul 2013 - Nov 2013
    Ann Arbor, Mi
    R&D engineering manager with cross-functional team team for development and specification of class III blood pump and and associated implantables, surgical tools and patient wearables. Worked within global team and managed local group activities including bench and in-vivo studies under direction of R&D VP. LVAD continuous-flow application.
  • Terumo Cardiovascular Systems
    Engineering Manager R&D
    Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Jul 2010 - Jun 2013
    Led mechanical R&D design team through development, fabrication, test, specifications and manufacturing transfer activities for left ventricular assist system into clinical trials and future commercial release. Engaged customers to establish needs in surgical field. (Project acquired by Thoratec in July-2013)
  • Penn State University
    Research Assistant
    Penn State University Jul 2004 - Jul 2010
    Mechanical design, research, development and manufacture of pediatric & adult LVADs, heart valves and cannula systems. Routinely performed / assisted with acute & chronic in-vivo studies, reporting, device tear downs and managed design controls at Hershey Medical Center Division of Artificial Organs.
  • Abiomed
    Mechanical Engineer
    Abiomed Sep 2000 - Jun 2004
    Development of Total Artificial Heart (TAH) device, related subsystems and manufacturing methods. Supervise Manufacturing Engineering group during transfer of LVAD device to FDA-compliant production manufacturing stage.
  • Terumo Cardiovascular Systems
    Mechanical Engineer
    Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Jan 2000 - Sep 2000
    Worked with original DuraHeart LVAD device development team. Assisted with development of vascular grafts. Travelled extensively in US, Europe and Japan to assist with supplier selection and development of durability test equipment.
  • 3M Health Care / Sarns
    Advanced Technologist
    3M Health Care / Sarns Feb 1997 - Dec 1999
    Mechanical design and coordinating team activities for design and manufacturing of an implantable TAH system including pump, cannulas, cables, connectors, controllers, wearables in collaboration with Penn State's Artificial Organs group. Documented and provided tested, manufactured systems for formal reliability and in-vivo studies.
  • Intelli-Tech, Inc.
    Contract Engineer
    Intelli-Tech, Inc. Jan 1990 - Feb 1997
    Contracted to Sarns/3M Healthcare, Ann Arbor, Mi. Provided mechanical design, development, testing and manufacturing services for TAH system development under contract with Penn State.
  • Intelli-Tech, Inc.
    President
    Intelli-Tech, Inc. Sep 1986 - Jan 1990
    Owner of five-person design and engineering services firm in Ann Arbor, MI. Customers in medical devices, laser products, robotics, machine tools and automation industries related to the US auto industry.

Dennis Hicks Skills

Medical Devices R&d Iso 13485 Manufacturing Engineering Design Control Biomedical Engineering Quality System Product Development Manufacturing Engineering Design For Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering Cross Functional Team Leadership Fda Animal Surgery Healthcare Cardiovascular Devices Solidworks Project Management Internal Communications

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