• Collaborate with cross-functional team to develop and implement product packaging serialization under tight timeline.• Analyzed software and mechanical upgrades and developed test plan to ensure design and performance requirements were met.• Executed validation testing and wrote final reports.• Applied regulatory standards (FDA, ISO, CFR, etc.) and GMP requirements in validation processes.• Created and maintained supporting documentation.

Worked on the Sustaining Engineering team to tackle and develop solutions to a wide variety problems related to material sourcing, production and in-service problems.• Lead $125,000 project to qualify raw material supplier. Executed testing and analysis.• Identified and completed engineering assessment to substantiate alternate fitting material.• Collaborated with stakeholders to update drawings to meet current manufacturing processes; ensured drawing changes did not adversely impact performance and preserved design intent.• Performed RCA to identify source of bushing scraping; worked with multiple departments to identify and implement optimal solution.• Increased efficiency by developing time-saving application to rapidly identify parts impacted

Ascend Innovations was created out of collaboration between the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) and Kaleidoscope, to produce commercially viable solutions that improve lives and transform healthcare. • Executed and organized new hospital observational research service offering, completed multiple projects with competing priorities across 3 hospitals to meet customer schedule and requirements, established relationships with key clinical staff in multiple hospitals.• Manage expectations and adapt to changing customer needs• Networked and developed relationships with clinicians at all levels in multiple hospital networks• Evaluated commercial viability of wide variety of medical device product idea submissions.• Led interviews with clinical experts, developed medical device concepts and obtained feedback on solutions.• Lead hot flashes product development project: created and coordinated project schedule & tasks, facilitated brainstorm and rapid prototyping session, interviewed potential users to identify needs & preferences

• Performed wide variety of nonclinical testing on various medical devices• Aided in remediation efforts• Wrote protocols, data sheets and reports

• Analyzed ultrasound guided injections into guinea pig knees• Assisted with the promotion of abdominal aortic aneurysms surgery in rats with the perfusion of elastase• Experience with anesthetizing and handling small rodents

• Analyzed transgenic murine hearts for DNA synthesizing cardiomyocytes at various postnatal time points via immunofluorescent staining and an advanced computerized system. • Skills learned include: extracting DNA from a tissue sample, amplify DNA via PCR, prepare and run gel electrophoresis, prepare and section cryopreserved tissue. • Created timeline to acquire the tissue at the necessary time points.