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Bedford, Massachusetts

Hopkinton, MA

- Led a multidisciplinary team of Mechanical, Electrical, and System design engineers, with an annual budget of >$6M, delivering new product introductions (NPI) and continuous improvement projects - - - Delivered two new NPI's for the proteomic microfluidic market resulting in 10% YoY portfolio growth - Accelerated Brazilian IVD launch of the chemagic.

Hopkinton, MA

- Coordinated planning for $5M in gross margin savings through a combination of value engineering, strategic sourcing, and continuous improvement efforts - Developed structure and governance for the global PLE program, promoting transparency and collaboration to achieve program goals of value generation, quality, and efficiency - Introduced scorecard for.

Hopkinton, MA

- Oversaw a group of 11 engineers in diverse operations engineering roles, from manufacturing engineering, maintenance engineering, value engineering, and NPI transfers - Led multi-disciplinary insourcing effort of JANUS plate heater accessory and encoder strips, for annual cost savings of over $140K

Hopkinton, MA

- Managed full-scale NPI projects in the IVD and non-IVD space for applications in the Diagnostics, Life Science and Environmental Testing fields with both internal and third-party engineering teams - Assisted development of quality system policy and procedures as well as ISO 13485 audits of CE-IVD project documentation and processes - Operated the.

Amherst, Massachusetts

• Superhydrophobic Droplet Dynamics:
• Designed an easily-cleanable, two-dimensional reusable platform for digital microfluidic devices that can perform useful functions in medical, energy, commercial products and agricultural industries.
• Developed and characterized the wetting properties of a novel and easily fabricated superhydrophobic surface using a goniometer and SEM that exhibits a wide range of wetting conditions.
• Evaluated the effect of contact angle hysteresis on droplet coalescence and mixing using superhydrophobic surfaces. Results demonstrated low hysteresis produces remarkable droplet dynamics.
• Investigated the ability of a sharp transition in contact angle hysteresis to deflect drops, achieving deflections sufficient for accurate sorting based on experimental variables.
• Published results in 3 prominent peer-reviewed journals and presented at multiple national conferences. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Using Microfluidics and Rheological Fluids:

Amherst, Massachusetts

• Probed the effect of any full-field anomalies in turbulent initial conditions on low Reynolds number strain decay using direct numerical simulations (DNS).
• Demonstrated that any inherent shear in turbulent initial conditions can greatly affect low strain rate behavior, demonstrating the importance of proper initial conditions for turbulence studies in CFD.
• Created new methods for generating turbulent flow conditions based on physically realizable scenarios.
• Established an understanding of turbulent flow field interactions with instantaneous wall insertion using DNS by performing two-point correlations and spectral analysis resulting in the development of wall boundary.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering, 3.57

Activities and Societies: Society of Rheology American Physical Society Dissertation Title: Multiphase Flows with Digital and Traditional.

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 3.41

Activities and Societies: American Physical Society Thesis Title: Exploring Fundamental Turbulent Physics Using Direct Numerical Simulation

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.39

Activities and Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society Commonwealth College Honors University Scholars Recipient