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United States

• Collaborating with clients to provide design solutions in a variety of categories including Toys, consumer goods, healthcare, food service and furniture industries through mechanism design, prototyping, testing and.
• Developed manual & motorized controls for adjustable chair prototype
• Ongoing internal development of consumer products in Kitchen Houseware, Toy/Game and Outdoor categories

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Created curriculum, taught and invited guest speakers for a medical device design class that led student groups through the complete design process

La Verpilliere | Chicago, FR

• Working collaboratively on multi-disciplinary teams of designers, engineers and researchers on drug delivery and medical devices through design sessions, prototyping iteration and testing
• Designed assembly fixtures to be used in clean environment for drug delivery device build
• Iterating on mechanism design for a handheld drug delivery device
• Working on design for manufacturing through tolerance analysis, plastic part design and draft analysis

Naperville, Illinois, US

• Developed an award winning consumer lighting fixture with projected sales numbers in thousands of units per year
• Worked directly with client’s regulatory department to craft UL submission and iterate within UL guidelines
• Saved product line from termination by constructing and presenting a quick prototype model
• Designed, built and programmed a functional prototype utilizing an Arduino, stepper motor control, pump, and heating system

Boston, MA, US

• Designed several specialty tools within medical / research fields with regard to ergonomic and end user needs
• Developed multiple components for medical device as part of design team
• Researched existing and future technologies to provide a series of concise, simple presentations to designers and strategists
• Brought in outside experts that opened up project possibilities for medical device development

Woburn, MA, US

• Listed as co-inventor of patent application for a medical device after a month of self-directed experimentation
• Designed mechanical parts, assemblies and created detailed prints in SolidWorks
• Utilized Computation Fluid Dynamics in SolidWorks for Flow modelling
• Prototyped parts and assemblies for various phases of development including using 3D Printing
• Designed experiments to test new devices and methods
• Constructed and wired test circuits for power generators and devices

East Boston, MA, US

• Oversaw event operations, responsible for troubleshooting and management of 2000 volunteers
• Constructed diagrams and instructional materials to ensure institutional memory going forward
• Increased volunteer efficiency by conceiving and designing a new water distribution system My responsibilities included managing all of the contracts, permits, vendors, municipality relationships, supplies, warehouse.

Managed the formation and implementation of a micro-credit construction groupCoordinated the pricing, purchase and completion of 7 home improvement projectsOversaw a local contractor and volunteers

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

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