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Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Milford, Ohio

Worked as a contract engineer developing medical devices for companies and entrepreneurs, specifically esophageal stent delivery devices and a plagiocephaly orthotic device for infants. Managed and developed the projects solving manufacturing time issues of current devices on the market. Designed fixtures for repeatable processes for manufacturing. Developed and executed design verification testing for critical parts of projects. Assisted manufacturing of devices to diagnose and solve developing issues with the process. Organized and tracked inventory for prototypes and design verification testing along with allocating finances accordingly for the project. Wrote protocols and reports for engineering testing to prove predicate device equivalency to be submitted for 510k clearance. Conducted first article inspections for design verification parts. Worked with the suppliers to make design and tolerance changes for future production parts.

Coach a wide range of ages, but specialize in high school. Create and manage practices, twice daily. Create line-ups for competitions and have begun to understand how to run a swim competition. Design and lead weight training sessions with core exercises. Teach the athletes not only how to succeed in the sport but in life.

Blue Ash, Ohio

Managed the product development team in designing and implementing the next generation diagnostic tool to help aid physicians in diagnosing lower back pain. Developed and organized project plans with timelines, Gantt Charts, along with action items to achieve set goals. Led weekly project meetings with clearly defined objectives for each team member. Created risk analysis assessments to rate the risk of each project task by the potential failure and harm to the overall project. This analysis also aided in determining the ideal prioritization of tasks within the project. Properly assessed all the user needs for the device through interviews, discussions, and demonstrations. Accurately converted the user needs into requirements and then specifications for the device. Organized and conducted a technical design review for the device. Effectively determined the open items coming out of the design review and efficiently completed them. Addressed current product problems through the complaint process, which initiated changes to the future product. Designed better packaging for a potion of the device through feedback from users and the complaint process. Worked with the Quality on developing ideal procedures and documentation for designing new products.

Developed new and innovative implants and instrumentation for the cornerstone device in upper extremity joints. Managed the development and design of tools used to solve some of the market’s major problems. Initiated finite element analysis of structural effectiveness for various sizing tools. Became extremely proficient with SolidWorks software in designing new prototypes and devices. Created strong business relationships with multiple suppliers while finding the most cost effective product. Collaborated with designing surgeons by conducting cadaver labs and web conference meetings. Participated on risk management activities in the product development division. Performed good documentation practice while creating protocols and reports.

Conducted tests in the biomechanics research department, specifically managing a research project, under a doctoral mentor, in combination with the Research Experience for Undergraduates program funded by the NSF. Worked on validating the Throw Right program, a throwing sport specific physical therapy program, using various motion analysis software (EVaRT motion Analysis, C-Motion Visual 3D, Dartfish Video Analysis). Organized and tested the precision of Dartfish Video Analysis by comparing it to more technologically advanced motion capture software.

Engineer for a production remediation validation project, which included testing extruded parts for length, inner diameter, outer diameter, cosmetics, wall thickness, and tensile strength. Understood and practiced good documentation protocol along with updating and changing documents and analysis of data using Minitab. Assisted in the production of the extruded parts used for testing.