Andres Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

La Verne, Ca, Us

Led a team of engineers to revalidate all manufacturing processes, through process characterizations with DOEs to ensure critical factors were determined, verifying critical to quality specifications with benchtop testing to ensure critical to quality specifications were properly determined, and revalidations to ensure the critical parameters were able to make product within the defined critical to quality specifications. Reduce product cost of goods through Lean methodologies.Reduce… Show more Led a team of engineers to revalidate all manufacturing processes, through process characterizations with DOEs to ensure critical factors were determined, verifying critical to quality specifications with benchtop testing to ensure critical to quality specifications were properly determined, and revalidations to ensure the critical parameters were able to make product within the defined critical to quality specifications. Reduce product cost of goods through Lean methodologies.Reduce product complaint rate through root cause projects that find the source of the complaints and eliminate the root cause. Show less

Developed nitinol wire geometry with FEA and mechanical testing. Developed wire model for mass customization that used tooth anatomy and movements as inputs to the model to obtain wire geometry.Developed and implemented new wire designs that were used for specific cases (extractions, severe crowding, rotations, small tooth anatomy )

Led the development of a bone graft substitute that obtained 510K approval 08/2019. The product was launched before the proposed time and under the expected budget.Managed a rabbit posterolateral fusion model with an outside lab to provide radiographic, biomechanical and histological data on the bone graft substitute.

Glendora, Ca

Led the technical development of a sapphire clear bracket system that obtained FDA approval 07/2017.Transferred manufacturing line to Mexico. Performed Biocompatibility testing on brackets.

Rancho Dominguez, Ca

Resolved yield issues in dip molding application that increased product yield from 75% to 90% across all part numbers (most part numbers were manufactured in Mexico). Transfer a pellet purification process to Mexico.

Pasadena, Ca

Redesigned the disposable drug refill system with off-the-shelf disposable check valves, which increase usability scores by 50% and reduced the cost of goods by 25%. Designed and developed all devices needed to implant and refill the device. Designed device to place the implant into the eye and refill system that was a single use device that removed old drug and replaced it with fresh drug.

Westlake Village, Ca

Led the development of an Endoscopic Applicator for biologic that increased on time delivery from 50% to greater than 95%.Product was developed using a outsourcing model and qualified for use with biologic. The new material was qualified for used with the biologic to ensure it did not adversely affect the biologic performance.

Westlake Village, Ca

Technical lead for the development of devices used to deliver Baxter biologics, which include concept creation, design inputs, device design, developing verification testing, assisting in risk management activities, and FMEA.

Design and develop dental bracket systems.

Product and process development for implant in microelectronics packaging, molding and microfabrication.Performed process validation and all applicable V&V testing.

Designed hearing aid molded, stamped and machined components.

Developed tissue integration attachment process for implantable hearing aid and catheter port. Designed stamped, laser welded and CNC machined components of the implantable hearing aid.

Developed operating procedures, and preventative maintenance for ride files.

Tested and characterizes large capacity pulse tube (refrigeration device). Designed and manufactured hot heat exchanged portion of device.

Bachlor'S Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Master'S Of Science, Materials Engineering