Mechanical design execution for new biopharmaceutical instrument platforms, providing optimized workflows and superior analytical innovations to accelerate the advance of drug discovery.

Engineering support of design development for a next-generation CGM device, including material, process, and vendor selection. Operational support for prototype fabrication through small-scale production of benchtop and on-body V&V test units. Mentoring a small junior engineering team to develop skills to communicate design intent, verify design integrity, assure part quality, devise assembly fixturing, and test product performance.

Identify requirements and engineering scope of new product development for the spectroscopy platform ecosystem. Perform concept ideation, analysis, design, prototype, test, and vendor liaison activities for product and manufacturing support. Pendar's flagship X10 product defines the role of stand-off spectroscopy in applications ranging from laboratory QC, infrastructure security, and military intervention.

Design, prototype, and test Form 3 SLA printer subsystems, including X-Stage and Heater. Facilitate design transfer to China-based suppliers through DFMA, tool design, and FAI review. Troubleshoot China CM production ramp-up challenges.Routine project activities & expertise:design concept development ● prototype build & test ● solid & surface modeling ● materials & process selection ● DFMA & measurement method coordination with China vendors ● design transfer to China CM ● tool design review & approval ● machining fixture review & troubleshooting ● FAI review & disposition ● process capability Cpk review & dispositionSpecific project experience:testing of unforced & forced convection resin heating concepts ● Solidworks laser ray-trace model to define optical element size & position and verify scanning range & linearity ● mechanical system tolerance analysis to establish calibration range for critical print parameters ● lifetime test of mixer mechanism & resolve gear motor MTTF issue ● visit China CM to facilitate NPI for injection molded components ● visit China vendor to troubleshoot casting & extrusion machining fixtures ● FEA simulation to compare design concepts for stiffening core printer structural components ● qualify sheet metal components during vendor transition to hard-tooling for cost reductionTechnical Skills:SOLIDWORKS ● SOLIDWORKS Simulation ● SOLIDWORKS PDM ● Mathcad ● Office 365 ● Google Workspace ● Asana ● SLA prototyping ● SLS prototyping

Principal engineer accountable for design and development services for clients with products in the medical device, scientific instrument, and consumer markets. Responsible for seamless collaboration between industrial design & engineering activities, and ensuring that only solutions firmly grounded in production realities are advanced. Authority over the definition of engineering function within each project and communication of ION engineering's role for new business opportunities. SME for design control, solid modeling methods, engineering calculations & analyses, and design verification methods.Project management responsibilities:resource allocation ● design team coordination ● technology/equipment procurement ● external resource supervision ● foreign & domestic vendor coordination ● customer-facing project status reportingRoutine project activities & expertise:design input definition ● solid & surface modeling ● conduct design reviews ● systems & engineering analysis ● rapid prototype (RP) fabrication methods ● materials & process selection ● DFMA coordination with vendors ● design transfer to manufacturingSpecific project experience:drug delivery ● electric powertrain, spring powered, & hand-operated mechanisms ● pneumatic systems ● surgical instruments ● laboratory automation instruments ● laser positioning systems ● kinematic optical mounts ● EMI/RFI mitigation ● regulatory compliance & design control (FDA 21 CFR 820, IEC, UL) ● top-down modeling guidelines ● LabVIEW/DAQ instrumented breadboard for surgical dispenser ● programmed time domain simulation of pneumatic system performanceSupport new business development by defining & presenting ION’s engineering capabilities throughout the sales process. Customer acquisition activities include:CRM process definition ● project planning & requirements distillation ● time/budget estimation ● proposal preparation ● prospecting for opportunities through web research, networking events, & trade shows

Performed mechanical design, engineering, and integration of mechanisms, enclosures, and components for medical, scientific, and consumer products. Coordinate with Industrial design function to identify overall product style, geometric constraints, and ergonomics. Designed parts for machining, injection molding, sheet metal, thermoforming, stamping, structural foam, and RP fabrication processes. Responsible for assuring designs meet technical performance requirements.Routine project activities & expertise:spring design ● structural FEA ● pressure seal design ● kinetic & kinematic analysis ● cam, pulley, gear train, linkage, cable, flexure, detent, latching & counterbalance mechanisms ● electro-mechanical packaging ● spatial, mechanical and cost optimization ● part break-up, structural design & assembly methods ● breadboard/prototype build & verification testing ● GD&T, tolerance analysis & technical drawing ● RP cast enclosuresSpecific project experience:medical device for implanting radioactive seeds ● quick-connect automotive fluid coupling ● mechanical design of scientific & medical instrument enclosures ● risk assessment through DFMEA ● eccentric non-involute planetary gear drive for elbow rehabilitation device ● cast automotive component designTechnical Skills:SOLIDWORKS ● PTC Creo ● SOLIDWORKS Simulation ● SOLIDWORKS Motion Analysis ● Working Model 3D ● LabVIEW ● DAQ & sensor integration ● SimulationX ● Mathcad ● UTS Spring Design ● SOLIDWORKS PDM ● PTC Windchill ● FunctionPoint ● Microsoft Project ● Microsoft Office ● VBA programming ● shop skills ● machining ● metal working ● FDM prototyping

Change agent responsible for transforming the Consumer Products division design process from 2D to 3D. Led team to evaluate CAD software tools and coordinated benchmarking, network infrastructure changes, hardware and software rollout, and user training. Created 3D models for drug delivery devices and coordinated structural FEA, mold-filling analysis, and RP fabrication. Responsible for engineering support of insulin pen manufacturing. Coordinated with the contract manufacturer to Institute product variants and resolve quality issues.Routine project activities & expertise:FDA 21 CFR 820 & ISO 11608 Pen Injector compliance ● structural & mechanical design calculation ● tolerance analysis ● prepare experimental test, design verification & process validation procedures ● design control compliance ● risk assessment through FMEA ● employ statistical methods to resolve test data significance ● FAIR review & disposition ● root cause analysis of manufacturing issues ● CAD system administrationSpecific project experience:led DFMEA for lancing device ● portable blood glucose monitor product specification & design output CSA Z316.4 compliance matrix ● blood collection & control solution preparation protocols ● push force test fixture design ● pen injector design input document & DOE process validation ● justified site-wide migration of all R&D engineering departments from token ring to fast Ethernet network technology ● coordinate design transfer for pen injector & lancing deviceTechnical Skills:I-DEAS ● Mechanical Desktop ● Moldflow ● Working Model 3D ● MSC Adams ● Mathcad ● Minitab ● Microsoft Project ● Microsoft Office ● UNIX & Windows administration ● lab skills ● metrology methods

Principal pre and post-sales technical resource for a solution provider offering strategic computer hardware & software technologies for mission-critical business processes. Services ranged from justification through to deployment of CAD/CAM, PDM and DMS system architectures. Clients included medical device manufacturers, pharma, and telecom.Routine program activities & expertise:Pro/ENGINEER & Interleaf product demonstrations, benchmarking, & training ● UNIX & PC platform hardware/software configuration & system administration ● customer technical support & onsite consulting services ● lead generation & cold callingSpecific program experience:created/executed PDM seminar that integrated disparate software applications for CAD, redlining, viewing, publishing, & workflow ● configured/installed DMS for implant manufacturer to manage & distribute quality procedures online ● created Pro/ENGINEER training manual & company marketing materials

Design through manufacturing support of new product development for plastic valve manufacturer serving the process industry. Robust designs domestically manufactured within an integrated QMS and MRP II environment.Routine project activities & expertise:injection molded part design ● pressure seal design ● structural & flow engineering calculations, tolerance analysis & technical drawing ● product specification, BOM, assembly, & test documentation ● prototype build & verification testing ● flow and life cycle testing ● project planning including: schedule, tooling/equipment/fixture cost estimation, labor & payback periodSpecific project experience:pneumatically actuated shutoff valve ● DAQ instrumented burst testing for CSA qualification of entire product line ● instituted GD&T as TQM initiative ● reduced valve body material utilization 30% based on structural FEA ● mold flow analysis for family tool runner balancingTechnical Skills:Computervision ● DAQ & sensor integration ● Algor FEA ● Mathcad ● Microsoft Project ● Microsoft Office

Created designs, documentation, and test procedures for the manufacturer of subminiature electro-mechanical pressure, acceleration & force sensors for high-reliability military/aerospace applications. Responsible for production support in accordance with MIL-Q-9858 and MIL-I-45208.Routine project activities & expertise:technical drawings for precision-machined components ● product BOM & assembly procedures ● generate custom design & qualification testing documentation based on client specificationsSpecific project experience:autoclave design for nuclear reactor control rod accelerometer qualification ● electronic test equipment acquisition ● 25kpsi pressure vessel design for oil field pressure transducer qualification ● accelerometer acceptance test procedure for DOE nuclear weapon application

Created designs and performed engineering calculations for the manufacture of industrial turnkey laser systems for marking & machining.Routine project activities & expertise:motion control system & motor sizing calculations ● kinematic optical mounts ● machine bases & sheet metal enclosures ● pneumatic systems for machine controls ● bearing, clutch, ball screw, & timing belt design & specificationSpecific project experience:3-axis step motor driven laser positioning stage ● reverse engineered water chiller for cooling laser ● 2-axis laser beam steering system ● articulated robot mounted laser