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Copenhagen, Denmark

Leading innovation projects in oxygen and newborn health with UNICEF's Product Innovation Centre.

Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Built partnerships with Fortune 500 clients, growing pipeline to include 14 major players in the aviation sector and a half dozen pilot trials in development.- Secured a role and represented the company on a high-profile IATA global policy task force, placing the company alongside leaders in the aviation sector.- Secured a major investor that triggered the first tranche closing of a $1.9M financing.- Worked with executive team to identify and develop a new AI-driven offering for COVID-19, securing $1.5M in funding.

Vancouver, Canada

Led a team of 20 cross-functional leaders through the development and commercialization of 5 radically affordable medical devices for orthopaedic surgery in the developing world.Led the development and execution of strategy including R&D, sales, regulatory, impact, and financing.Developed sales and distribution channels across over a dozen global markets, on track for $1M in revenue.Developed strong supply partnerships with a dozen contract manufacturers and multinationals including Stanley Black & Decker.Raised $4.2 million in dilutive and non-dilutive funding.Reached over 50,000 patients with improved access to safe surgery, while impacting over 300,000 people across 30 countries.Launched the DrillCover Hex product line within 2% of COGS target set 18 months prior.Achieved FDA, CE, and Health Canada approvals; ISO 13485 quality certification.Secured $1 million contract with Canadian Armed Forces and Global Affairs Canada, and early sales in the US Army.Developed partnerships with world leaders in the global surgery movement including the AO Alliance Foundation, G4 Alliance, and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa.Developed research and market facilitation partnership with Imperial College London for clinical trials and expansion across the UK NHS system.Secured global media coverage: BBC News, Al Jazeera's The Cure, NYT, The Guardian.

New York City

Representing Arbutus Medical as a founding member organization and Permanent Council member of the Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance).

Boston, Ma

Sep 2014 - Nov 2014- Planned, moderated, and analyzed formative and summative usability studies, including labeling, for a Class III medical device.- Developed a Human Factors Engineering SOP to be used across the Continuum Advanced Systems business unit.- Prepared a workshop on integrating risk management (ISO 14971) and human factors (IEC 62366) for the 2014 IDSA Medical Device Conference.Jun 2013 - Jan 2014- Performed usability studies with patients and clinicians for a Class 3 implantable medical device, and co-authored a summative usability report for FDA submission.- Designed hardware sub-systems for a smartphone-based medical device with an international client.- Prepared for, and partly conducted, vibration and shock testing of patient monitoring systems.- Developed and refined an improved process for a specific automotive repair in a $3B+ market.

Kumasi, Ghana

Fully managed a social enterprise manufacturing firm based in Africa's largest informal industrial cluster, servicing all sectors across Ghana. SMIDO integrates small-scale entrepreneurs into formal sector supply chains, thereby building sustainable livelihoods for the urban poor.Directly responsible for marketing, estimating, project management, quality control, safety, accounting, HR management, and making coffee.Results:- Managed and trained a team of 10 artisans in executing contracts totaling more than $120,000.- Facilitated long-term supply chain partnerships with six major international corporations.

Livingstone, Zambia

Consulted on behalf of Engineers Without Borders Canada on an agricultural value chain project aimed at improving market access for the rural poor in Zambia.Provided coaching and support in developing field team capacity to implement a complex, business-centered development project.

Master Of Applied Sciences - Masc, Biomedical Engineering, Human Centred Design

Activities and Societies: 'Engineers in Scrubs' FellowshipParticipatory design methods for medical device innovation with surgeons.

Social Impact And Innovation Business Accelerator

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Mechanical Engineering / Biomedical Engineering