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Founded company focused on the development of affordable and mass producible prosthetic limb kits for amputees globally. Raised grant and competition seed funding of over $1.5MDirectly managed and provided strategy for local and international multidisciplinary teams.Developed protocols to ensure that products met or exceeded all regulatory and compliance guidelines for international sales, including FDA and ISO. Oversaw the design for and manufacturing of high-volume components in the US.Developed partnerships with clinicians globally for both device deployment and patient studies to improve device design. Invented a streamlined fitting process that reduced direct labor costs in clinics by over 40% while maintaining a gross product margin of 86%. Built self-sustaining engineering and sales teams in India and Rwanda to manage local markets.Created engineering and product feedback loops to ensure patient satisfaction and clinical compliance with care, while allowing continuous product development. Directed R&D work on hardware and software products, and provided technical guidance for clinical partners working on compatible products. Directed the development of US product, sales pipeline, and required regulatory and reimbursement requirements for product deployment in Q1 2022.Oversaw the development of injection molded face shields for the Boston community within 1 week of lockdown and donated over 2,000 face shields by April of 2020.

Promoted from Adjunct to Visiting Professor in January 2019, then to Teaching Professor in September 2019.Developed and deployed a college wide system for student outcome tracking to meet ABET requirements. Responsible for developing curriculum for graduate and undergraduate courses in Biomedical Design, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Design, Controls, and Material Science.Modernized the delivery of 3 core courses in mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering based on external industry feedback and interviews. Provide support to industry projects as a manufacturing strategy director, primarily focused on bridging from lab bench to finalized products. Acted a project management role model to drive students into applying industry level tools for teaming, project development and organization.Acted as manager for UML makerspace and fabrication center, streamlining component production for both research and projects.Provided Management for Industrial Capstones, Student teams, and Student Clubs

Preformed sensor experiments, provided background research, and project support as needed.Developed Experimental setups for Biomaterial testing.Bioscaffold fabrication technique development

• Aided in research and development of blood filtration devices for a start-up company• Assembled prototype devices• Helped to relocate the business and set-up Lowell site

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Masters Of Science, Msite

Bachelors Of Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Pre-Medical