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New York, Ny, Us

Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States

Developing innovative single-use equipment for pharmaceutical, biopharm, and bioprocess applications that includes sensors and control systems for measuring, monitoring, and data collection of process attributes.

West Chester, Pa

Design and develop sterilization cases and trays for reusable surgical instruments and implants to support trauma, extremity, craniomaxillofacial, and animal health products.• Developed case and tray systems supporting 5 new orthopaedic product launches, including addressing new user needs by implementing several unique tray features.• Provided key technical information to sterility assurance team for validating cleaning, disinfection, sterility, and dry time parameters.• Reduced time to market (TTM) by developing and introducing cases content list deliverable within case and tray design and development plan providing clear definition of project team’s case and tray requirements and comprehensive summary of case, tray, and content attributes.

Millstone Township, Nj

Provided research, testing, design, and development services to support innovative surgical instrument and medical device development.• Expanded offerings by developing concept for improved allograft split thickness skin graft harvesting.• Boosted yield by improving manufacturability of over-molded needle hub.• Provided expertise by advising on concept to improve endoscope reprocessing.

Plainsboro, Nj

Designed and developed advanced implant and instrument products for Orthopedics and Tissues Technology Division.• Developed and implemented $800K first-year revenue Endoscopic Gastroc Release (EGR) system by pioneering use of rapid injection molding tooling technology to meet aggressive product cost, budget, and timeline requirements. • Produced creative test protocol that included simulated bone structure featuring both cancellous and cortical elements to establish substantial equivalence of unique design of Ippon® proximal interphalangeal fusion implant to that of predicate implants, supporting FDA 510k approval, with Ippon® generating $1M in annual revenue. • Avoided significant redesign of widely accepted, mature Integra / Padgett Dermatome instrument-powered medical device by utilizing creative thinking to satisfy updated FDA requirements for device cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization.• Improved clinical performance by redesigning screw targeting fixture instrument of Panta® Ankle Arthrodesis Nail.• Designed and implemented updated system instruments for Advansys® Lisfranc Plating System, enhancing global clinical acceptance after product was acquired from EU orthopedic company.• Provided technical support and design expertise to NeuraGen absorbable collagen-based peripheral nerve repair implants and DBM Demineralized Bone Matrix products by building manufacturing fixtures and instrumentation for clinical application.

Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States

Designed and developed advanced implant and instrument products for Orthopedics and Tissues Technology Division.• Implemented Model SB and S6 dermatome product line extensions and provided continuing technical support for all Integra / Padgett electric and pneumatic dermatome skin graft harvesting instruments, supporting annual revenue of $8M.• Addressed surgeon preferences by designing and developing conical version of mba® Subtalar Implant flatfoot deformity correction product to complement cylindrical version.• Expanded offerings by creating KraniOS Cranial Plating System for cranial closure after brain surgery or recovery from traumatic brain injury.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Harold K Raisler Fellow

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering