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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Irvine, Ca, Us

Company started to continue development of mechanical leech device. Exploring regulatory pathways to market. Explored development partnership with a major hospital in the Cleveland, Ohio area.Mechanical Leech project milestones and awards:•US Utility Patent (US9522230)•Legacy Award at the Bench-2-Bedside Competition•Bronze Medal Award at the USPTO National Collegiate Inventor's Competition•Best Overall Project Runner-Up at the Bench-2-Bedside Competition•Boeing Distinguished Project Award

Draper, Ut, Us

Project and Product lead on 3-yr, multi-phase development of a spinal fixation device.• Led cross-functional team in taking new product from planning to regulatory clearance and market release in the US and Japan markets.• Managed schedule and scope of project that successfully delivered product to customer that had a scope 50% larger than the initial proposal. • Utilized strategies and tools such as pivoting certain fatigue tests in-house and utilizing FEA and 3D prototyping to reduce development cycles aided in successful completion of the development project within budget.• Used materials, solid mechanics, FEA, and mechanism knowledge to spinal implants and implantation instrument kit to meet user demands. Specialty focus on traditional metals (titanium and steel alloys).• Used an understanding of patent landscape, marketing landscape, literature review, and regulatory 510(k) process to ensure product met each of these demands.• Developed and executed test protocols to verify and validate project design to a statistical significance per ASTM and ISO standards.• Managed and completed subject matter for the design history file.• Planned, executed, and delivered material for multiple design reviews, project gateway reviews, and validation labs to prove out and document product safety and efficacy.• Investigated and analyzed issues and non-conformities on sustaining projects; performed post-market analyses on products to understand trends.

Company started to develop cancer analytics software for client• Primary business manager and UI/UX advisory and roadmapping

Design, DFM, and verification/validation of spinal fixation implants and instruments•Focused on product design and manufacture using traditional metals (steel, aluminum, titanium)•Compliant mechanisms, mechanical design, failure and fatigue limits, FEA•Testing and verification of implants, including ASTM F1717 and F1798 testing standards•Defined and refined company processes and quality management system across departments (R&D, Operations, Quality, Finance)

• Planned, developed and maintained project schedules that led to one 510(k) submission and clearance• Maintained design history files and ensured design control through development• Coordinated design reviews across departments (R&D, Operations, Quality, Finance) • Managed cross-departmental project teams and guided products through their development phases to launch• Worked as account manager for manufacturing and product development suppliers• Developed company processes and procedures for streamlining product flow and reducing waste

• Analyzed business opportunities, product feasibility, and demand• Consulted companies in business development using Business Model Canvas• Worked as technical liaison with US Olympic team to develop training equipment and software• Produced podcast series to improve company community and visibility

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Thesis Project: Bioresorbable Multi-Drug Delivery Conduit to Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration• Primary emphasis on degradable polymers and medical implant design• Verified device drug release performance with PCR assays and validated performance with rat models• Worked extensively with PLGA manufacturing, device design, and drug release calibrationOther Projects:Host-Pathogen Biofilm Reactor• Developed and produced biofilm reactor to study host-pathogen reactions in pulmonary epithelial cells for cystic fibrosisIntra-Ocular Eye Pressure Sensor• Manufactured and tested microfluidic pressure sensors

Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

Vecna has a strong focus on lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System. Much of my time was spent familiarizing myself with these principles and implementing this system into the Patient Self-Service Kiosk assembly process.• Established standard operating procedures for the production line that were used to train 6 new assemblers and were the basis of current procedures used for 2+ years• Developed manufacturing stand that was used to assemble >100 intelligent queueing displays

Cambridge, Ma, Us

NSF internship at MIT through the Materials Processing CenterElectrical Characterization of Topological Insulators. Dept. of Physics under Dr Pablo Jarillo-HerreroCryostat System: Electrical CharacterizationDevice Fabrication: Photolithography, Ion Milling, Wire BondingData Analysis•Reverse-engineered molecular beam epitaxy system and created visual presentation that lead to department approval to proceed exploring system upgrades (~$150,000 upgrade)•Fabricated nano-devices that produced 60% higher mobility properties than the previous best samples•Optimized Helium 4K cooling system to test samples in 15% less time, reduced pump down time by 300%•2nd place undergraduate poster award at NanoUtah Conference

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

SATCOM Manpack Dish Segments, Conductive CompositesCMM Programmer/OperationQuality Inspection, ProductionsBonding, Composite Layup and Infusion (Resin-Transfer Molding)•Detected out-of-spec composite parts from previous supplier, leading to developing an in-house production facility •Developed programs for first-article and random-article production inspection, reduced article inspection time tenfold and created reliable inspection method for technicians•Helped integrate lean productions system, production changes resulted in significantly lower fabrication times and material waste

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering