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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Lead engineer for x-ray tube new product development project and associated cleanroom lean manufacturing cell:-Designing mechanical assemblies to ensure stable high speed rotation, bearing lubricant containment, vacuum integrity, radiation shielding, and high voltage standoff.-Optimizing thermal management of high-energy x-ray tube to achieve maximum x-ray tube responsiveness and output.-Developing and validating vacuum furnace process for hydrogen reduction of metal oxides… Show more Lead engineer for x-ray tube new product development project and associated cleanroom lean manufacturing cell:-Designing mechanical assemblies to ensure stable high speed rotation, bearing lubricant containment, vacuum integrity, radiation shielding, and high voltage standoff.-Optimizing thermal management of high-energy x-ray tube to achieve maximum x-ray tube responsiveness and output.-Developing and validating vacuum furnace process for hydrogen reduction of metal oxides -Specifying and incorporating hydrogen gas humidification system into furnace process Show less

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Coordinate activities of four engineers and three technicians to progress new product development of liquid-metal bearing and anode-end grounded x-ray tubes. Mentor and support team members in developing technical, project management, and regulated product development skills. Interview and recommend for hire new personnel for the team.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Lead engineer for x-ray tube new product development project and associated cleanroom lean manufacturing cell:-Designed mechanical assemblies to ensure stable high speed rotation, bearing lubricant containment, vacuum integrity, radiation shielding, and high voltage standoff.-Optimized thermal management of high-energy x-ray tube to achieve maximum x-ray tube responsiveness and output.-Developed vacuum furnace process for hydrogen reduction of metal oxides -Specified and… Show more Lead engineer for x-ray tube new product development project and associated cleanroom lean manufacturing cell:-Designed mechanical assemblies to ensure stable high speed rotation, bearing lubricant containment, vacuum integrity, radiation shielding, and high voltage standoff.-Optimized thermal management of high-energy x-ray tube to achieve maximum x-ray tube responsiveness and output.-Developed vacuum furnace process for hydrogen reduction of metal oxides -Specified and incorporated hydrogen gas humidification system into the furnace process Show less

Cottonwood Heights, Ut

• Lead team of three to support manufacturing sourcing, maintain quality, and ensure supply of five spinal product lines in support of aggressive revenue growth plan. • Responsible for maintaining organized, accurate and lean inventory warehouse (physical and ERP) and coordinating with purchasing to select suppliers, maintain sufficient inventory to support sales orders, and placing orders for additional set builds. • Oversaw customer service to accomplish timely order fulfillment and… Show more • Lead team of three to support manufacturing sourcing, maintain quality, and ensure supply of five spinal product lines in support of aggressive revenue growth plan. • Responsible for maintaining organized, accurate and lean inventory warehouse (physical and ERP) and coordinating with purchasing to select suppliers, maintain sufficient inventory to support sales orders, and placing orders for additional set builds. • Oversaw customer service to accomplish timely order fulfillment and distribution of inventory to the field. • Created and improved internal proprietary production processes for qualification and assembly of implants. • Installed, qualified and validated sterile packaging process. • Coordinated workflow in internal shop to optimize maximum and timely fulfillment of custom instruments requests and fabrication of engineering prototypes and validation pieces. Show less

Cottonwood Heights, Ut

Responsible for design and development of PressON family of posterior lumbar fusion implants and instruments. • Identified product requirements and generated specifications for PressON fixed-length and multi-level implants and associated instruments.• Performed product design, revision, drawings and DFM using CAD (SolidWorks).• Conducted mechanical analysis of product to evaluated safety and efficacy• Managed instrument set definition, including Bill of Materials and tray/caddy… Show more Responsible for design and development of PressON family of posterior lumbar fusion implants and instruments. • Identified product requirements and generated specifications for PressON fixed-length and multi-level implants and associated instruments.• Performed product design, revision, drawings and DFM using CAD (SolidWorks).• Conducted mechanical analysis of product to evaluated safety and efficacy• Managed instrument set definition, including Bill of Materials and tray/caddy specification• Completed and maintained the Design History File per ISO 13485 and FDA requirements• Drafted surgical technique guides for three different surgical approaches Show less

Cottonwood Heights, Ut

Responsible for driving project schedules, coordinating prototype and production orders, and supporting mechanical design and design-for-manufacture activities for the Nexus Spine family of products. • Increased rapid turnaround rate for prototype and validation builds to meet critical deadlines, e.g. trade shows, product launches.

Shelton, Ct

Product Development• Contribute to development of orthopedic implant and instrument products or systems across the full range of orthopedic sectors including hip/knee, spinal, trauma, sports medicine, extremities, cranial and dental.• Design instruments for variety of surgical approaches, including minimally invasive, endoscopic, robotic and navigated technologies.• Worked on contract-basis with full-spectrum of customer types • Generate and articulate innovative concepts in… Show more Product Development• Contribute to development of orthopedic implant and instrument products or systems across the full range of orthopedic sectors including hip/knee, spinal, trauma, sports medicine, extremities, cranial and dental.• Design instruments for variety of surgical approaches, including minimally invasive, endoscopic, robotic and navigated technologies.• Worked on contract-basis with full-spectrum of customer types • Generate and articulate innovative concepts in response to customer or patient needs.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop, evaluate and select promising concepts for development of new products and technologies. • Utilize 3D printing, rapid manufacturing/prototyping, and benchtop testing to evaluate feasibility of promising concepts and achieve design stability.• Perform mechanical, tolerance, finite element, statistical and other analyses to predict mechanical performance of new products.• Prepare project plans, design input/output matrices, test reports, technical memos, and other documents for 510(k)s, Technical Files, and Design History Files.Project Management• Lead teams of two to three people through multi-phase projects.• Balance competing requirements of lead time, budget and project scope for multiple, concurrent projects• Work with customers and end-users/surgeons to evaluate products in simulated-use and cadaver lab experiences.Technical• Proficiently utilize SolidWorks and ProEngineer/Creo CAD software for both model and drawing creation.• Use SolidWorks Simulation Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software to identify design flaws and optimize mechanical strength and performance.• Perform Design for Manufacture for mill, lathe, wire EDM, Swiss machine, CNC grinding and special processes • Frequently collaborate with on-site prototype shop as well as off-site production facilities.• Contribute to continuous improvement of ISO 13485 and FDA CFR Part 820-compliant quality system. Show less

•Analytically determine the minimum number of experimental loading conditions required to reconstruct the elastic properties of cancellous bone•Visualize simulations and results with custom Visualization ToolKit code •Modify Fortran finite element and quasi-Newton optimization codes to expand functionality•Perform 40-hour cycle mechanical testing and µCT imaging of 42 cadaver spines in rotation with three lab members;

•Designed fixtures and wrote test protocols for FDA compliance testing of various PICC and Midline catheter products•Worked with a team of three to complete all required testing and technical communication in a three month deadline•Performed statistical t-tests to compare test results to regulated standards using Minitab statistical software

•Led team of five through the design stages of improving a personal exercise trampoline •Designed, modeled, analyzed and prototyped a hybrid case handle/stabilizer bar device using SolidWorks and machine shop skills•Modeled the dynamic acceleration response of switching trampoline spring to non-linear stiffening spring using Matlab

•Obtained a $1,500 university research grant to study spinal burst fractures using finite element analysis and published results in university journal•Developed a finite element model of the lumbar burst fracture mechanism from reported experimental data using FEBio software•Matched reported experimental data for the anisotropic stiffness characteristics of the annulus fibrosis to a transversely isotropic Mooney-Rivlin constitutive model using LS-DYNA and LS-OPT•Designed, prototyped… Show more •Obtained a $1,500 university research grant to study spinal burst fractures using finite element analysis and published results in university journal•Developed a finite element model of the lumbar burst fracture mechanism from reported experimental data using FEBio software•Matched reported experimental data for the anisotropic stiffness characteristics of the annulus fibrosis to a transversely isotropic Mooney-Rivlin constitutive model using LS-DYNA and LS-OPT•Designed, prototyped and built liquid-cooled test grips for tensile testing of soft tissue samples with another lab member Show less

•Designed and built $10,000 conveyor trade show demo for National Instrument's machine vision product line using Pro-E•Collaborated closely with diverse team of software engineers, marketing personnel and technicians to complete the project•Managed the entire design process from concept selection and identification of suppliers to demo construction and component integration

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Thesis: “Transversely Isotropic Elasticity Imaging of Cancellous Bone” Orthopedic and Developmental Biomechanics.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Mechanical Engineering Capstone - Senior Design Globalization in Engineering and Technology Study Abroad ARES.