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• Design an A.I. powered cancer screening instrument using Solidworks, including sheetmetal support structure and plastic exterior panels.
• Develop beta concepts for management review.
• Work closely with the electrical team to layout all electrical components and circuit boards.
• Create drawings for mechanical and electrical components.
• Responsible for mechanical requirements and specifications.
• Collaborate with vendors on mechanical and electrical components including design and analysis.

Southington, Connecticut, United States

• Design vascular access products such as peripheral and central catheters using Solidworks.
• Benchmark competitor products to determine competitive product specifications.
• Assist in Design of Experiments to determine product specifications.
• Update drawings and products to the latest ISO-80369-7 Standard to meet upcoming US and EU regulations.
• Participate in laboratory testing working in conjunction with the laboratory technicians.
• Write design verification plans and testing reports.

• Collaborate with R&D Engineering to design, develop, analyze, troubleshoot processes and provide t technical support during new product development, quality improvement, and sustaining operations.
• Develop best practices, routines, and process documentation and operating instructions.
• Manage and/or participate on cross functional teams to accomplish project specific goals.
• Present technical findings or project status to cross functional teams through meeting minutes, design reviews, presentations
• Support the qualification of new parts/materials, and machine validation through FAI/capability analysis.
• Preparation of Capital Appropriation Requests.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• Early phase development activities for projects, working closely with the Project Manager to develop accurate technical tasks for the project plan.
• Plan, schedule, conduct and coordinate detailed phases of engineering work in projects of technical/design scope.
• Perform design reviews and pre-validation assessments to ensure safe and sound start-up of new design/technical recommendations.
• Planning and execution of design reviews throughout the development cycle of the device, ensuring customer requirements are met.
• Responsible for process development, sourcing & supply chain, prototype builds, verification testing, process qualification and transfer into manufacturing.
• Work with sales to review and evaluate new opportunities.

Enfield, CT

• Lead design engineer responsible for designing new projects and supporting existing product lines.
• Create models and drawings using Solidworks CAD package.
• Fabricate sheetmetal panels and brackets in 316L Stainless Steel or Aluminum 6061.
• Design plastic parts taking into account draft angles, parting lines, pull directions, sink marks, boss design and material specification.
• Order and build SLA assemblies to verify form, fit and design language.
• Generate Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams.

Danbury, CT

• Collaborate with Research and Development as well as Application Engineers to meet customers' business needs.
• Create drawings for customers' parts, tools, and fixtures using SolidWorks.
• Review Engineering Change Notices including signing off on drawings, bills of materials, and work instructions.
• Assist Quality Assurance with Defective Materials, Return Merchandise Authorizations and Corrective Action Requests.
• Write and validate work procedures for existing and new products.
• Validate and document fixtures and tools before releasing to production floor.

New Haven, CT

• Provided on-site support to our clients, which included laboratories, hospitals, and research institutions.
• Repaired the Ikoniscope, an automated diagnostic medical device, including soldering components, replacing subcomponents, swapping PC boards and calibrating to original specifications.
• Familiar with electromechanical components including servos, step motors, piezoelectric motors, springs, and actuators.
• Utilized volt meters and oscilloscopes to ensure proper electrical calibration on various components.
• Networked Ikoniscope to work with customer’s workstations, intranet, or internet.
• Assisted in streamlining production process and setting quality control systems.

Masters Of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Thesis: Chemoradiotherapy of ME-180 Tumors with an Intratumoral Cisplatin/Calcium Phosphate Drug Delivery System

Bachelors Of Science, Physiology And Neurobiology