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Vista, CA, US

Austin, TX, US

• Led Engineering team in design transfer of a Clia-Waived point-of-care molecular IVD Instrument and Test.
• Design Verification and Validation
• Implementation of manual assembly lines, Manufacturing and Quality Test Instructions, DHRs
• Equipment and Line Validations (IQ, OQ, PQ)
• Risk Assessments (dFMEA, pFMEA)
• DMR Documentation Package

Waltham, MA, US

Provided technical guidance to the team in the development of a next generation point-of-care molecular diagnostic platform and microfluidic consumable device.

Waltham, MA, US

• Mesa Biotech was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific in February 2021. With the demand for Covid-19 tests, the organization grew from ~55 employees (Jan 2020) to over 2,000 (current). Operations were scaled from.
• Managing a department of 16 Engineers, including Mechanical, Electrical, and Software.
• Overseeing instrument development collaboratively between local and overseas teams.
• Designing new novel microfluidic test cassette to achieve rapid PCR cycling, reduced time to result (TTR), low COGS, and DFM.
• Key source of legacy technical experience as the organization grows under Thermo Fisher umbrella.
• Executive and Corporate development updates.

San Diego, California, US

Lead a cross-functional team in the development of the Accula point-of-care molecular diagnostic test platform. Responsible for all aspects of the development process including project management, design controls, product requirements, technical oversight, verification and validation, facility planning, and recruiting. Worked closely with Quality Assurance.

San Diego, California, US

San Diego, California, US

Managing a multinational Engineering team in the development of a novel line of real time, label-free, non-invasive cellular analysis products. Responsibilities include department management, project planning, production oversight, mechanical design, and coordination with external international development partners.

Lead the engineering development of Nanogen's Electroscreen Workstation, an innovative automated high throughput screening instrument purposed for the identification and analysis of kinase reaction inhibitors for drug discovery.Additionally collaborated in the development of various benchtop and portable lab-on-a-chip genetic diagnostic test systems.

#2 employee of startup semiconductor equipment manufacturer. Lead a cross-functional team in the development of various vacuum-compatible automation systems including a three-axis high performance direct drive wafer transfer robot, substrate aligner, and active gripping end effector. Responsibilities included Team Management, Project Management, Design and.

Complex Pro/Engineer design including advanced Pro/SURFACE feature generation. Contracts held with Mattel Toys and General Atomics.

Germantown, MD, US

Designed an in-flight telephone/entertainment system for commercial airlines. I was responsible for all phases of the product development cycle from conceptual design, analysis, testing, detailed design and vendor interfacing to manufacturing support. Design work included modeling of complex injection molded plastic parts as well as sheetmetal and machined.

Glendale, California, US

Planning, setup, and execution of various design validation studies on a full-scale mockup of Splash Mountain conveyor system.

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

Hs Diploma, General Studies