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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Australia

- Manage team of mechanical engineers- Lead in label design, verification and introduction to production- Manage team resources across various projects and priorities to ensure tasks are delivered (KPIs) - Manage process improvements from product development to ensure smooth transition to production- Be involved in resolving production issues, NCRs, CAPAs, engineering changes (ECOs)

Sydney, Australia

Set up a new department and processes to manage production issues (through NCRs, CAPAs, process improvements), production equipment (calibration and identification), NPIs, process validation, BOMs, production documentation (work instructions, travellers). During this period I was required to take over management of externals production (involving raising, managing and closing work orders, closely working with quality and supply chain to ensure material and product flow was meeting production requirements).

Sydney, Australia

Communication with head of supply chain to determine the production schedule to meet demand, managing and supervising production operators to meet production schedule, development of labels and labelling, system configuration management, develop and update production documentation (such as work instructions, travellers, etc).

Artarmon, Nsw, Australia

Communication with users (business, quality and clinical) to determine their requirements of medical device, risk management, V&V planning, product supply management, supervision of mechanical team, development of labels and labelling, system configuration management, system requirements development, user requirements development, requirements traceability management, standards compliance documentation and the development of the required systems engineering documentation.

Artarmon, Nsw, Australia

Communication with users (business and clinical) to determine their requirements of a new device. Overall, tasks have included risk management, user requirements development, system requirements development, label artwork design, IFU development, V&V planning, the development of the required systems engineering documentation and product supply management.

Artarmon, Nsw, Australia

Began at this start-up company as a Biomedical Engineer (Mechanical), with the main focus of designing prototype devices, enclosures, device accessories and testing jigs. Another task was assisting in verification testing of trial devices and the preparation of various documentation. After the first year, this role did evolve to include systems engineering tasks, such as documenting user and system requirements and the management of trial devices.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Began at this research group as a Biomedical Engineer (Mechanical), with the main focus of designing prototype devices, enclosures, device accessories and testing jigs. Another task was assisting in verification testing of trial devices and the preparation of various documentation. After the first year, this role did evolve to include systems engineering tasks, such as documenting user and system requirements and the management of trial devices.

Sydney, Australia

Role was changed to Customer Support. This consisted of liaising with clients in order to improve relationships and client's product representation.Overall, tasks have included contacting clients to create, modify and update virtual storefronts to best represent their products; managing and processing the administration of clients' accounts; provide customer support for clients.

Sydney, Nsw, Australia

Main focus was Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) on online advertisements to improve a client's ranking on Google search.

Kensington, Nsw, Australia

Employed by the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering during the university break, tasks included literature research and determining experimental procedures required. Selected Contributions:Literature research of cellular communication, photobleaching methods and different dyes that could be used for experiments.Experiments using the confocal microscope to determine the diffusion coefficient of diatoms and the dyes to be used.

Chatswood, Nsw, Australia

Tasks included writing validation protocols and reports, generation of engineering change orders, communication with suppliers, software verification, maintenance of laboratories and monitoring of Life Cycle Rigs.

Chatswood, Nsw, Australia

Three months industrial training during university breaks, tasks included writing validation protocols and reports, generation of engineering change orders, communication with suppliers, software verification, maintenance of laboratories and monitoring of Life Cycle Rigs. Selected Contributions:Monitoring of Life Cycle Rigs and calibration of equipment used for these rigs.Complete calibration and maintenance of testing equipment.Introduced various documents into the company intranet.Assisted with mechanical testing for product validation.

Lane Cove, Nsw, Australia

Assisted in validation testing, preparing validation protocols and reports, collating data from returned devices, collecting all documents for review at Tollgate, processing of bone sections of the cochlea.

Lane Cove, Nsw, Australia

Assisted in validation testing, preparing validation protocols and reports, collating data from returned devices, collecting all documents for review at Tollgate, processing of bone sections of the cochlea.

Lane Cove, Nsw, Australia

Three months employment during university breaks, tasks included assisting validation testing, preparing validation protocols and reports, collating data from returned devices, collecting all documents for review at Tollgate. Selected Contributions:Complete tracking of manufacturing documentation required for a product introduction.Processing of bone sections of the cochlea for a new electrode design.Processing of bones for surgical damage.Used Autodesk Inventor CAD 3D software to design and manufacture jigs and fixtures.Completion of different protocols and reports required for documentation.Inducted into the Wet Lab for the R&D department at Cochlear

Brookvale, Nsw, Australia

Duties include food preparation, customer servicing, daily cleaning of the store and training of new members.Selected Contributions: 2nd place in CHAMPS National challenge.

Me Biomedical & Be Mechanical, Biomechanics, Biocompatibility, Anatomy, Physiology, Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Hons Class I

Training: Completed GSBmE (Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering) Laboratory Induction, Laboratory Safety Awareness course and OHS.

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