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Tucson, Az, Us

Tucson, Az, Us

• Next-Generation Total Artificial Heart - Led development efforts on driverless system to radically improve TAH efficiency, durability, and patient quality of life.• Freedom+ - Performed New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Introduction (NPI) for SynCardia's first new product in 4 years, and first post-Covid new product. As Product Owner, supervised development, production transfer, and international launch.• Next-Generation Portable Driver - established process and guidelines for determining early technology feasibility and transition from early research to full product design and development. Successfully averted malinvestment in promising but infeasible technology platform.• SynCardia China Integration - Provided interim management of international collaboration with Chinese JV team bringing the SynCardia TAH to China. Aided in system design, production transfer, quality system implementation, and regulatory submissions to NMPA (Chinese FDA).

Tucson, Az, Us

• Coordinated with University of Arizona across multiple departments to establish engineering talent pipeline. Initiated engineering internship program and supervised R&D interns. Initiated SynCardia sponsorship of Undergraduate Capstone Design Project, supervised and mentored team of 6 engineering students.• Coordinated with ISMCS Heart Hackathon to sponsor program, develop educational material for student participants, and provide mentorship and guidance for teams. Judged projects for merit across relevant engineering, quality, regulatory, and business domains.• Coordinated with professional societies to sponsor clinical research investigating biventricular mechanical circulatory support.• Coordinated with student organizations to run educational seminars about medical devices, mechanical circulatory support, and the regulatory landscape

Tucson, Az, Us

• Performed design quality review, enabling ongoing engineering support for the Total Artificial Heart system and accelerating development of new features while ensuring patient and clinician safety and device effectiveness.• Oversaw organizational fact-finding operation for Public Listing via de-SPAC (IPO) (SPAC), successfully filed. Listing expected late 2024.

Tucson, Arizona, Us

The BME Department Advisory Board is tasked with providing guidance, advice, and support for departmental strategic planning; framing of academic, research and impact goals; improvement of our undergraduate and graduate curriculum and programs; and for expansion of professional development opportunities for students.

Tucson, Az, Us

Designed, developed, and implemented QA test plans for custom integrated software and hardware. • Developed and implemented automated test solutions with Azure Pipelines, shell scripts, Postman, and MABL.• Developed and implemented test regimens, including risk mitigation strategies, test protocols, and analyzing results for stakeholders • Halved length of key testing hurdles via statistical analysis to meet aggressive timelines while maintaining quality.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl

Managed extensive SQL database of adverse clinical events and patient complaints for trans-catheter cardiac devices and interventions in a regulated environment.• Assisted with data migration from Azure data warehouse.• Performed analysis on quality and safety data to drive continuous improvement and support regulatory compliance efforts• Led data-directed analysis of product portfolio across division to determine priorities for revision and succession.

Switzerland 🇨🇭 , Ch

Worked with a multinational team in Agile process to develop software platform unifying four generations of automated medical diagnostics hardware. • Authored Requirements, SOPs, and Test Procedures to ensure system compliance with GxP, ISO 9001, EU MDR, and other regulatory standards.• Collaborated to create data system designs and verification processes, maintained quality and compliance in regulated environment.• Collaborated with design teams to enable test-driven development process, accelerating acceptance times

Developed software and hardware to support robotics for automated inventory and traceability in printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing. Interfaced internationally with clients and suppliers.• Led international deployment and integration of robotic automated inventory management system in Spanisho Worked with client engineers to incorporate solution into manufacturing process and traceability systemo Directed team of customer employees to perform system installation and integrationo Instructed and trained customer employees in use and maintenance of system, provided ongoing remote support• Developed custom ERP system plugins in C# to interface with diverse range of customer systems via SQL, JSON, and APIs• Developed mobile application in Xamarin to consume REST API for inventory database queries

Completed see-through-the-wall Doppler radar prototype for defense contract. Developed electronic robotics control, data analysis, and visualization software. Analyzed signal datasets for biometric correlations, developed algorithms for detection. Utilized MATLAB w/ Signal Processing Toolbox; learned C# for controller programming.

Houston, Texas, Us

Completed Microscale/Nanoscale milling and imaging of unconventional petroleum reservoir samples. Performed Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS/EDX). Required extensive focus, multitasking and planning skills, simultaneous operation of up to 4 Electron Microscopes.

College Station, Tx, Us

Performed assays of bone growth and stress hormone levels. Trained in laboratory animal handling, tissue harvesting, chromatography

Houston, Tx, Us

Aided in clinical research. Completed retrospective Blalock-Taussig Shunt study, Published April 2013. Extensive training in cardiac anatomy and physiology.

Houston, Texas, Us

Assisted in repurposing medical imaging device for geophysical imaging. Aided in transitional application of DEXA CT scanning to geological samples. Operated CT scanners, performed 3D data analysis and processing.

Pleasanton, Ca, Us

Tasked with patron surveillance and rescue, as well as teaching swimming lessons. Secondary duties involved admissions, concessions, janitorial work, and pool maintenance. Required good public relations abilities, teaching skills, extreme patience, emergency response abilities, and diligence. Advanced to lower management position towards end of career.

Provided friendly and personable service, and skillfully prepared food and drink. Secondarily, worked a cash register and performed janitorial duties. Required an ability to engage and service customers in a swift and accurate manner.

Tasked with patron surveillance and rescue. Secondary duties involved admissions, concessions, and janitorial work. Required good public relations skills, extreme patience, emergency response abilities, and diligence.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biomedical Engineering

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