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Kirkland, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

New York, New York, United States

Progressed the mechanical design of an ultrasound endoscope device from concept to manufacturableproduct within a 6-month timeline. Provided technical design expertise and completed design documentation.-Achieved a manufacturable product in a short timeline by rapid design iteration and evaluation of multiple device sections as a core inventor, resulting in IP generation.-Ensured on-time project phase exits by generating early-stage design history file (DHF) items, including risk analyses, design specifications/drawings, etc.

Redmond, Washington, United States

Guided the development of a balloon catheter device from a feasible prototype to a manufacturableproduct that consistently met requirements. Coordinated external design and testing while drivinginternal development timelines and completing user evaluations in a lead engineer role.-Delivered a user-friendly design through multiple formative evaluations with health care professionals and tactile feedback directly incorporated into plastic injection-molded components.-Maintained a high quality, robust design file that mitigated future risk by rigorously tracking DHF items such as project plan, design requirements, usability engineering file, and risk analyses.-Overcame technical challenges by directing development and testing activity of two teams (internal and external contractor) and flowing information upstream via weekly management updates.

Redmond, Wa

Improved quality of commercial lung implant by eliminating risk of fatigue failure. Added productionefficiencies and ensured high product quality by supporting multiple sustaining engineering projects.-Eliminated risk of device failure mode by leading the designed and execution of test protocols to verify a Nitinol material change and supporting the regulatory submission of the manufacturing change to the FDA.-Reduced future manufacturing cost and improved personnel safety by developing a method (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) for detecting phase change temperature in Nitinol to replace an existing quality control process.-Planned and designed a multi-year test sequence to verify the material properties of accelerated-aged polymer membrane component on a commercial lung implant.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Advanced flexible robotics by modeling, designing, and prototyping continuum robotic manipulatorswith application to minimally invasive surgery.-Designed and prototyped multiple variations of a Nitinol tube flexible manipulator for surgical application, resulting in IP generation.-Presented published design and analysis work at the SPIE Medical Imaging 2017 Conference.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Manufactured high quality rugged instrumentation to customer specifications and upgraded the mechanical design documentation to new standards and procedures.-Improved product quality and reduced purchasing risk by transitioning CAD library of product line to new drawing standards and procedures.-On-time delivery of high-end rugged instruments by completing mechanical/electrical manufacturing processes, including electrical panel assembly, machining (mill, lathe, hand tools), and calibration at third-party offsite testbed.

Designing a testing rig for bicycle helmets by subjecting them to angular acceleration impulses. Involves design of dynamic system, CAD modeling, experiment implementation via LabVIEW software, data collection through sensors.

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering: Mechatronics

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