Dharmesh Patel Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Leading experimental technology projects to support delivery of PEEK based medical implants.• Generate and manage project files for Trauma devices and components• Provide technical support during development projects to global OEM partners, and ensure customer requirements are met. • Design and lead experimental device and materials projects to deliver new product opportunities and trials at all scales (e.g. laboratory or manufacturing) in support of strategic and tactical projects.• Evaluate, summarise and communicate results of experimental technology projects.• Developed and co-ordinated a range of in-house and external analytical services to evaluate device properties.• Identify opportunities to strengthen intellectual property for a unique composite technology.• Work within an ISO 13485 environment and projects spanning different regulatory bodies such as FDA, TFDA, & CFDA.• Supervised a Knowledge Transfer Partnership project, ensuring alignment of all academics and clinicians involved.

London, United Kingdom

Investigating structural, compositional and mechanical differences in functionally different human tendons and the changes which occur with ageing.- Design and plan test procedures to fulfil project objectives and deadlines, and coordinate testsconducted at collaborating sites. Procedures include mechanical tests at macro- and microstructurallevels.- Manage and work with collaborators.- Involved in establishing the laboratory for human tissue work in the department, including thecreation of human tissue databases adhering to the Human Tissue Act 2004 (HT Act).- Routinely dissect human lower limb tendons from cadavers, and perform tests whilst adhering tothe HT Act and laboratory safety protocols.- Provide technical and management support to project students and PhD students.- Involved in the organisation of the ‘Advances in Tendon Research – From bench to bedside’conference (held at Queen Mary University of London, September 2015).

Leeds, United Kingdom

Integral member of a team performing verification testing on surgical instruments designed for use with a new orthopaedic implant.- Responsible for planning and conducting both standard and non-standard test protocols.- Adhered to the relevant guidelines and ISO standards (e.g. MDD 93/42/EEC, ISO 13485, ISO 9001), and remained fully compliant with EHS.- Analysed test data and documented test methods and results in technical reports.- Liaised with other departments as required requesting prototypes/fixtures, discuss potential test protocols and obtain estimated sample delivery dates.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Passed

Activities and Societies: Mechanical testing, polymer synthesis, peptide conjugation, cell culture and isolation, confocal microscopy.

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Biomedical/Medical Engineering, 1St Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Engineering Society, Wall climbing society Industry Project: Evaluation of coating techniques.