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San Diego, California, United States

• Served as project lead on the development of a surgical implant device and applicator, including requirements gathering, design, prototyping, testing, and documentation.
• Worked with team members to establish project milestones and deliverables, and tracked progress against these benchmarks to ensure that the project stayed on schedule.
• Conducted weekly presentations to the client, providing updates on project progress, demonstrating prototype devices, and discussing any issues or concerns.
• Collaborated with surgeons, engineers, and other key stakeholders to ensure that the implant device met all necessary technical and clinical requirements.
• Utilized computer simulations and mathematical modeling to analyze the performance of the device under different loads and conditions.
• Successfully sourced all components for the build of multiple sets of applicators for surgeon assessment, including managing the in-house machining and post-processing of certain parts.

Camarillo, California, United States

• Product Development
• Developing an idea through prototyping and testing to commercialized product
• Utilizing rapid, low-cost materials for initial proof of concept
• Building and maintaining project scope with milestone timelines
• Creating CAD models and engineering drawings for relevant parts and assemblies
• Producing customer interfacing documentation for product use

• Worked on the process development manufacturing line to increase the yield rate of a deep brain stimulation device
• Created and Implemented 3 different Keyence vision system programs to verify each product met required length or pitch specifications
• Designed 4 different fixtures to either increase efficiency or reliability of a manufacturing process (Ex: Laser Power Sensor Fixture, Rotary Angle Fixture)
• Collected, analyzed, and presented data for the various specifications of the product (Ex: Surface Area, Pitch, Concentricity, Perpendicularity)
• Created an excel template to automatically produce statistical information (such as ppk)

• Worked with the mechanical team to reduce the carbon footprint and meet LEED requirements for existing and future buildings
• Designed ductwork, airflow, and piping using AutoCAD and Revit for living centers, universities, and stadiums (Ex: LAFC stadium)
• Visited job sites to measure and evaluate mechanical systems in place
• Worked with a team of engineers and architects to coordinate all aspects of a building layout across Revit and AutoCAD
• Selected equipment (i.e. exhaust fans and air handling units) by matching devices with calculated load requirements and head loss