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New York, NY, US

Responsible for personalized product pipeline, business development opportunities, and the global product development teams focused on patient specific products and services.

New Jersey, United States

Responsible for leading the design, development and production of Onkos Surgical's patient specific device business.

New Jersey

Responsible for the design and development of personalized surgical implants and instruments from concept through launch for patients with musculoskeletal tumors and other complex orthopaedic conditions.

• Leading multiple projects to support dental portfolio through a 5-stage gated development process
• Developing products with design controls to achieve clearance from regulatory bodies
• Creating component & assembly level drawings using ASME Y14.5-2009 GD&T standard
• Designing Ceramic & Metal components for manufacture on 5-axis and lathe machining
• Using FEA simulations to develop & refine device performance and minimize development cycles (Time to Market)
• Holding risk analysis sessions with all stakeholders to identify and mitigate design, manufacturing, and usability risks early & often to ensure project success

Greater New York City Area

• Lead Engineer for a high-level strategic program to drive manufacturing cost reduction ($3 million), filtration media quality improvements and process optimization within the Global Media Organization
• Lead a MicroE filtration media product development project with successful yield of +80%
• Focused on the development, design and continuous improvement of new and existing products in conformance with established corporate initiatives and VoC feedback
• Two years’ experience leading cross-functional global teams to reach project milestones
• Partner with R&D to drive new product introduction from concept to customer launch
• Implemented visual management and SPC in Media production to increase visibility and lead to earlier detection of production issues

Houston, Texas Area

• Lead Product Development Engineer for the development, installation and on-time product launch of a one-step, tubular corrosion control liner
• Developed and successfully launched an industry-first, multi-step corrosion control solution for use in pump-assisted oil & gas production
• Pioneered the design and implementation of predictive modeling for thermal degradation testing techniques used to reduce development time and cost for North Sea production equipment
• Created project timelines, designed and conducted R&D pilot experiments and authored both technical reports and qualification studies
• Prepared and presented project status update presentations to Senior leadership and project stakeholders

University Park, Pennsylvania

“Analysis of High Strength Steel for Extreme Cold Weather Crane Use”- Characterization of three high strength steel alloys for use in extreme cold crane applications for a leading United States industrial crane production company.- Fracture surface failure analysis using scanning electron microscopy techniques- Gained valuable understanding of.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

- Designed research methods for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles coated with ligand-monolayers - Studied phase separation within self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiol functionalized ligands- Characterized silver nanoparticles through the use of electron microscopy techniques