Supporting Post-Market Quality/Design Quality activities for PTA Balloon Catheters, Support Catheters, and the Abre™ venous self-expanding stent system; Quality Core Team Member for EU MDR

Supported OEM/CMs HeartWare™ HVAD™ Pump (conducted gap assessments on-site for multiple suppliers, defined action plans, and closed 84 gaps per the plan timelines and goals; planned and executed multiple supplier audits (3 on-site and 1 remote); led a supplier CAPA and supported multiple other supplier CAPAs through investigation, action, and effectiveness phases; supported design transfer activities and supplier changes; addressed supplier non-conformances; compiled supplier metrics; monitored supplier performance through monthly Quality Business Reviews)

In addition to production support, supported the Balloons Fabrication Manufacturing Transfer Project, NanoCross Elite™ Line Conversion project, the IN.PACT 014 Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) Below the Knee (BTK) Project, led multiple A3s, participated in stability/FTQ projects, and supported front and back rooms for internal and external audits.

Supported Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) balloons fabrication and balloon catheter production lines, specifically NanoCross™ 0.014" PTA Balloon Catheter, NanoCross™ Elite 0.014" PTA Balloon Catheter, PowerCross™ 0.018" PTA Balloon Catheter, and RapidCross™ 0.014" Rapid Exchange PTA Balloon Catheter (Completed Non-Conforming Reports, investigated customer complaints, conducted weekly quality trends meetings, supported CAPA/SCAPAs and audits).

(Contractor through Atterro/Ware Technology Services)Supported the TrailBlazer™ and Amplatz GooseNeck® Snares production lines; analyzed scrapped material and non-conformances, investigated root cause, and implemented corrective actions; worked with the machine shop and outside vendors to manufacture equipment for the lines; updated Manufacturing Procedures.

• Studied SunBio verses PolySciences polyethylene glycol hydrogels and their ability to produce cartilage from chondrocytes; extracted cartilage from bovine knees; performed GAG and hydroxyproline biochemical assays to measure the glycosaminoglycan and collagen content in the hydrogels• Examined the effect of hydrogen peroxide on the differentiation of mesenchymal stems cells into osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic cells; observed behavioral response to oxidative stress through the use of staining and protein assays for the osteogenic and adipogenic cultures, and DNA and glycosaminoglycan assays for the chondrogenic cultures• Followed SOPs; developed experimental plans and protocols

Family Care - Product and Technology Development * Explored alternative fiber options in tissue manufacturing for cost savings benefits - Developed and led an alternative fibers trial at the pilot tissue plant; arranged for physical and sensory testing for tissue produced from the trial; analyzed and presented the data to team members; communicated with outside companies for materials and cost inquires; supported a Kleenex® trial in New Milford, CT; completed a cost analysis; determined potential cost savings to be about $11 million annually; documented results in a final presentation and technical report

Baby & Child Care - Product Development* Optimized Huggies® diapers to improve bowel movement containment - Developed 2 designs of experiments; conducted 2 trials for material production; improved the bench testing method; brainstormed and developed new product design ideas; prototyped; collected and analyzed bench testing results for 300+ diapers; collaborated with a statistician; performed tension and retraction testing and analyzed the data; conducted a clinical trial for real-world comparison to bench testing; indirectly interacted with the customers* Improved Huggies® Baby Wipes - Reduced variability of the test method for evaluating texture; conducted texture and thickness testing for 150-200 wipes during a trial; compared results to human perception data * Documented all results in a laboratory notebook, a technical report, and final, oral presentation* Signed as a co-inventor on an invention disclosure; received a ‘Strong Performance’ final review rating

• Utilized the GeoMagic program to assign coordinate systems to models of unilateral knee implants from 13 different patients • Manipulated the models in JointTrack to fit precisely in the x-rays of various knee positions of the patients to obtain the x, y, and z coordinates of the model positions for comparative kinematic analysis

* Developed a medical device recall procedure for the company by researching FDA stipulations and communicating with the Regulatory Affairs Manager at Ortho Development, the manufacturing company * Gained exposure to knee, hip, and spinal medical device implants; physically observed how they worked