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New Brunswick, Nj, Us

Customer Experience Engineer responsible for the translation of customer feedback and requirements into product lifecycle improvements that deliver the utmost customer experience. Utilizing an investigative approach and applying robust engineering principles, I deliver effective solutions for on-market orthopedic products.• Guided by customer feedback, identify and clearly articulate the customer and business opportunities to management.• Independently develop, design and implement quality solutions to improve on-market products.• Manage complex multi-functional projects that require project management leadership skills to deliver business prioritized projects.• Proactively monitor, attend focus groups, analyze, and improve all aspects of product performance.• Provide end to end design, development and input to manufacturing for quality improvement of orthopedic implants and instruments.• Fulfil the role of Customer Experience Champion, lead change management across multidisciplinary functions and serve as a conduit to Commercial functions.

Raynham, Ma, Us

Product Development Engineer with increased responsibility for full development of orthopedic devices. Integral member of cross-functional team to develop project timelines using Agile methods, ensure resources are available, and accelerate project timelines to deliver on-time launch to meet business commitments• Core team member responsible for design, V&V testing, and DFM of Distal Femur Attachment Plate, part of an $80M eNPV modular Periprosthetic Fracture System. • Primary representative during academic collaboration that used FEA to analyze the relationship of an extended orthopedic construct and bone strain in the distal femur. • Provided key inputs in collaboration with Supply Chain to investigate potential manufacturing alternatives, enabling team to drive down CoGs of project templates. • Primary R&D Engineer overseeing external manufacturer for the development of the MatrixPRO II Driver, enabling the team to drive to an on-time product launch.• Member of CREO training team to instruct new CAD users on basic and advanced topics related to model generation and analysis.

Raynham, Ma, Us

Product development engineer responsible for development of orthopedic medical devices from feasibility to commercialization. Comfortable in multidisciplinary team interactions including translation of voice of customer into robust design inputs and validation capable design outputs.• Proactively led physician labs session to elude desired VOC for strong and quantifiable design inputs.• Driving force for R&D support of the Regulatory Department through significant input to 510(k) documentation for regulatory pre-submission package.• Primary contributor for company-wide corrosion rationale to address risk associated with implantable materials.• Led transfer of design elements to supply chain colleagues for DFM solutions within multiple manufacturing sites.• Develop design documentation and led design reviews to ensure proper stage gate development of chosen designs.• Efficient user of CREO design software to produce multiple design options during definition phase of projects.

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Us

Product development engineer responsible for all phases of medical device product realization. Interface with physician customers to define design intent and contract manufacturers for transfer to manufacturing to ensure final product meets required design goals.• Actively manage project timelines, including development of contingency plans, using project management techniques to confirm project scope and goals are met.• Develop process documentation for design transfer to production facility.• Interact with physicians to translate customer needs into product design attributes.• Lead in vivo studies to validate feasibility of project objectives.• Advance new product documentation including product requirements, test protocols and reports, and risk analyses to develop a complete DHF and DMR files by employing ISO 13485 standards and FDA Quality System Regulations.• Apply project management tools including Gantt charts, budget development, and external vendor relationships interactions to further product development.

Research and development engineer responsible for all aspects of medical device design and product development from concept to commercialization. Coordinated multiple projects at various life cycle stages while providing innovative design ideas to improve or develop new technologies for the company.• Principal Investigator of a $2.2 million NIH Small Business Innovative Research grant to advance design and research on an electro-mechanical pediatric circulatory assist medical device.• Led multidisciplinary teams utilizing Project Lifecycle Management techniques to develop company priority projects and designs.• Utilized 3-D CAD software to design implantable and disposable medical devices and associated test fixtures.• Analyzed data from pre-clinical in vitro (feasibility, verification) and in vivo (validation) testing to recommend design modifications and meet FDA regulatory requirements.• Conducted internal and external verification and validation testing, as required.

University Park, Pa, Us

Non-tenure track faculty member in a dedicated research group assisting in the design and development of ventricular assist medical devices in support of government funded research. Coordinated and oversaw in vivo experiments to fulfill specific research aims of the department.• Facilitated achieving specific aims on $1.9 million grant as project leader for in-vivo experimentation comparing two designs of electro-mechanical implantable heart assist devices.• Interfaced with OEM manufacturer after hand-over of technology to customer.• Developed and coordinated timelines to keep other team members on track for project goals.• Mentored student researchers during experimental situations.

University Park, Pa, Us

Master’s degree student responsible for part-time support of the Division of Artificial Organs while completing required coursework to earn engineering degree.• Designed innovative inlet pressure sensor utilizing micro-strain gauge technology for continuous flow ventricular assist device (VAD).• Performed FEA analysis of pressure sensor mounting surface.• Verified theoretical calculations with bench-top experiments.• Interfaced with external suppliers to produce early prototype models.

University Park, Pa, Us

Undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering with part-time position to continue research with the Division of Artificial Organs while completing Bachelor’s degree coursework.• Developed test fixtures used to initiate in vitro heart valve experiments.• Devised protocol to complete cavitation experiments and trained fellow students on experimental techniques for cavitation studies.

University Park, Pa, Us

Modeled and designed components and assemblies for artificial heart and ventricular assist technologies to meet department objectives. Handled on-call responsibilities for in vivo experiments.• Designed, modeled and edited detail and full assembly drawings of heart assist medical devices.• Completed adaption and testing for different designs of existing blood pumps.• Developed code/modules for MATLAB and LabView data acquisition software for testing.• Produced various process prototype models for early stage feasibility testing.• Assembled blood pumps for in vitro and in vivo experimentation.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Certificate In Professional Development, Project Management

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