Rayan K. Alabsi Email & Phone Number

Riyadh, SA

• Key member of the foundation team at the Research, Development, and Innovation Authority (RDIA), contributed to the establishment and growth of the Research Grants and National Programs sector
• Collaborated in the strategic design and development of research grant programs and national R&D initiatives, aligning them with the national priorities and Vision 2030 goals of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Played an integral role in the successful launch of the first Saudi research funding program, actively contributing to the design, creation of the management structure, and rigorous compliance framework
• Lead the establishment of the grant compliance and oversight division, defining roles and responsibilities, establishing quality assurance measures, and implementing comprehensive auditing and risk management.
• Led the management multiple high-profile mandate projects assigned to RDIA by the Saudi Supreme Committee, collaborating closely with various government entities and research organizations to ensure successful project.
• Facilitated international collaborations to promote knowledge exchange and foster innovation on a global scale.

College Park, Maryland, US

• Secured funding through the UM Ventures MDDF program and leveraged expertise in engineering and project management to drive a biomechanics cadaver study, prototyping, and statistical analysis.
• Collaborated with surgeons for the manuscript submission for the cadaver study, which won the 'Best Research Award 2022' at an annual shoulder surgeons conference and sparked interest from multiple industry partners.
• Assisted the legal team in evaluating the patentability of concepts and provided engineering insights to support the novel claims for the reverse shoulder implant.
• Participated in meetings with Venture Capitalists to explore the potential for a startup focused on the commercialization of the reverse shoulder implant.
• Provided strategic consulting services, including guidance on the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) grant proposal and support in the development of a comprehensive timeline, financial analysis, and acceptance.

College Park, Maryland, US

• Patented a novel reverse shoulder implant (Patent: WO2021150740)
• Take part in prototyping, statistical analysis, and arthroplasty biomechanics cadaver study with team of orthopedic surgeons
• Published award winning scientific paper titled "A Dual-Cup Reverse Shoulder Replacement Improves Impingement Free Rotation".

College Park, Maryland, US

Selected by the Institute for the research & development (R&D) and to pursue commercialization of a novel reverse shoulder orthopedic medical device while completing the M.Eng degree in Bioengineering.- Formed a team consisting of surgeons, engineers, and regulatory advisors, leveraging clinical experience gained from participating in 10+ reverse shoulder.

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

• Part of the engineering team at the Central Nervous System (CNS) Devices R&D department (Biodefense)
• Provide engineering support for the design and development of life saving combination medical devices (Including Autoinjectors) in accordance with FDA and military standards targeting 5 9’s Reliability performance
• Conduct design of experiments (DOE), use SolidWorks, (FEA) simulation, and statistical analysis tools (Minitab) for reliability assessment during initial design optimization
• Plan, lead, and manage design investigations, design verification and reliability testing, and lead R&D devices lab development and operation.
• Manage user needs, design input requirements, verification testing, and traceability matrix for DHF per ISO design control
• Draft work instructions and/or standard operating procedures for R&D activities

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

• Altran employee part of the sub-system verification & validation team, and the hardware & software component verificationteam in the advanced molecular imaging (AMI) department
• Worked on a new imaging system (Vereos PET/CT) to accelerate compliance with the USA FDA before market release
• Performed 156 sub-system tests, and 37 hardware & software component tests on the imaging system using HP ALM
• Wrote 29 test procedures for testing to verify 42 requirement specifications for the imaging system using HP ALM
• Held Technical review sessions with subject matter expert to investigate device requirement coverage in written tests
• Investigated and submitted Engineering Issue (EI) and system defects to the ClearQuest defect-tracking database forresolution with subject matter experts and system engineers

• Voluntarily trained at the biomedical department to gain more knowledge about the role of the department in a hospital, and their interactions with different medical device companies.
• Learned how to open job orders for x-ray, CT, and MRI machines, and contacting the manufacturing companies for service orders by explaining the diagnosed issues.
• Worked with (GE, SIEMENS & Philips) x-ray machines, both portable and stationary, and learned basic knowledge of their monthly service checkups, and calibration.
• Worked with (GE & SIEMENS) MRI machines, and learned basic knowledge of important daily safety checkup including (Helium compressor level, water chiller quality, and pressure percentage).

• University of Akron Senior project collaboration to create a software application for Cardiac-Gated CT scanning.
• Part of a senior biomedical design team of four, developed a software application for cardiac-gated CT scanning
• Created the software's analysis diagrams (sequence, state, use-case, object, class) based on Object Oriented software designmethodology, as well as derive functional requirements from given customer requirements
• Supported the creation of trigger algorithm outline, as well as create the software’s verification & validation plan including software-testing protocols, using the scripted testing methodology in reference to (SDLC).

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Business Administration, Project Management (Biotechnology)

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Instrumentation, Signals, & Imaging Track)

Minor, Applied Mathematics

Diploma, English As A Second Language Esl

High School, Science