Core team member on a cross functional team to revitalize trocar portfolio. Designed new products to improve patient outcomes, meet new customer requirements with a lower cost of goods. Launched 13 new products in less than two years.Conducted design and development activities for 45 product codes in accordance with ISO 13485. Participated in customer interviews, identified opportunities for product improvement, and wrote customer requirements and design specifications. Created prototypes, developed assembly tooling, and took ownership of critical items to support rapid development timelines. Responsible for design history file (DHF) creation and maintenance. Performed testing to verify and validate new product design through in vitro testing, in vivo testing, and usability evaluations with nurses and surgeons. • Utilized six sigma tools to test and qualify 63 new injection molding tools. Worked closely with assembly tooling engineers to conduct design for assembly reviews. Analyzed risk with quality team through design and process failure modes and effects analyses (FMEA). Experienced with Pro E CAD software. Supported creation of assembly lines through factory acceptance testing and installation. Conducted root cause investigations at manufacturing sites into component and tooling problems.

Developed and scaled processes for the fabrication of a new hernia mesh by streamlining spray coating cycles to reduce time and material usage. Interfaced with vendors to design equipment and establish timelines for production equipment acquisition. Interviewed surgeons to establish customer needs for a new implant. Presented project to senior executives. Rapidly modified current processes to deposit an unstable nano-particle suspension onto a porous substrate. Trained and supervised lab personnel to execute experiments and work safely.

Invented a novel implant capable of sustaining the release of a local anesthetic from a hernia mesh to reduce post operative pain. Lead a team to design and execute experiments challenging the implant's fabrication process. Measured and analyzed in vitro and in vivo release profiles.

Identified and set up an ultrasonic coating system for the fabrication of drug eluting devices. Established experimental protocols for the system and interfaced with the vendor to develop experimental procedures and maintenance schedules.Designed and researched a tissue reinforcement material capable of delivering different chemotherapeutics over a sustained time period ranging from days to weeks. Conducted drug payload and release testing. Assisted in cell culture and preclinical testing.Authored experimental reports and invention disclosures. Performed extensive data analysis and communicated results to team.

Fabricated samples and performed testing on proprietary suture and needle coating technologies. Conducted an extensive evaluation of medical imaging technologies to analyze the benefits of adding them to current medical devices. Prepared research reports and presented on findings. Contributed to multiple invention disclosures.