■ Mechanical Engineer Lead, Systems Engineer and Project Lead managing and supporting development for multiple projects.■ Reviewed all OEM development plans.■ Collaborated with OEM suppliers as technical liaison during instrument development.■ Led cross-functional teams in project development/design, directed activities of two designers, and coordinated activities with multiple groups.■ Oversaw mechanical design and defined all product requirements.■ Created and maintained design traceability matrices.■ Worked with contract supplier to implement all product requirements.■ Coordinated mechanical design / documentation activities with electrical and software groups.■ Wrote product verification test reports.■ Provided design support to manufacturing from beta build through pre-production.■ Continued manufacturing support during transfer to core manufacturing.■ Provided ongoing support to manufacturing for all optical based detector products.■ Led initial development of a tile clamp based valve manager instrument module through engineering model build and evaluation.■ Oversaw projects related to Pumps, Plungers, 18 KSI Seal, Rotary Shear Valves, Column heater/cooler, and Actuators.

■ Directed activities of two designers.■ Coordinated mechanical group’s activities with electrical and software engineering groups.■ Oversaw instrument development through beta build.■ Successfully brought design from Beta build through production release.■ Supported projects related to Waters’ UV detector products.■ Design Experience: Flow Cells, Optics Benches, Enclosure, Fluidics, and Lamp Housing.

Burle Electro-Optics was aquired by Photonis USA■ Supported design and development.■ Directed technicians in development, as well as supporting R&D and fiber production.■ Completed development of a micro channel plate (MCP) based ion detector for residual gas analyzer application.■ Implemented quantitive drybox moisture monitoring and controls.■ Improved quality of glass casting by reducing crystals and bubbles.■ Modified spin casting process to eliminate “ringlet” formations in casting.■ Modified design of high temperature spectroscopic probe.■ Analyzed mechanical design / tolerances of new optical microcoupler design. Modify design to eliminate hysteresis in focusing mechanism. Released mechanical documentation to production.■ Modified design of endoscopic illumination sheath to eliminate glue bond failures.■ Supported projects related to Burle’s Scientific Detector product line, Magnum™ 6 channel electron multiplier, rare earth doped fluorozirconate glass fiber, Galileo’s remote spectroscopy and medical imaging product lines, Electro-Optics, and Laparoscopes.

Harvest Technologies, LLC was aquired by Terumo America's Holdings■ Directed development and documentation of an automatic multiple decanting blood fibrinogen centrifuge from original prototype (purchased outside) to production design.■ Designed production molded disposable fibrinogen collection sets.■ Managed outside design consultants (2) and numerous vendors.■ Co-designed an optical device to detect the presence of bloodline connectors.■ Designed and machined numerous prototype mechanical components.■ Supported projects related to Blood Collection Reservoir, and Peristaltic Pump.