Managed development of novel medical device towards clinical validation and commercial use. Including part production, quality control, product assembly, device testing and validation, engineering design improvements and manufacturing processes.Responsible for production of medical device prototypes for successful preclinical testing and validation.Conducted engineering validation and in vitro testing on device prototypes.Performed engineering design updates to meet testing requirements. Oversaw selection and install of CNC milling machines for part production.Completed machine validation and produced programming, fixtures and process for critical part manufacture.Responsible for inspection and testing of raw materials, in-house production parts and vendor supplied parts and processes.

Conducted software-based design of non contact bearing in a blood pump. Produced prototypes of bearing designs and performed in vitro testing to verify mechanical and biocompatibility performance. Developed laser welding process for hermetically sealed assembly of medical device, along with seal testing procedure.Designed and produced tooling and fixtures for various assembly, testing and post-production applications.