Stephen Blakeney Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, Sa, Au

Adelaide, Australia

The Medical Device Partnering Program supports the development of new, high-tech medical devices through facilitating collaboration between researchers, industry, end- users and government, and undertaking rapid research projects that demonstrate proof of concept and de-risk ideas.

Responsible within the MDRI for improving translational research

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Adelaide, Australia

MedTEC South Australia is an alliance of leading South Australian based Medical Device companies. It facilitates the scale of new MedTech businesses while assisting existing organisations grow and develop globally.

Adelaide, Australia

Health Industries SA was a part of the Government of South Australia which encouraged economic development through investment attraction from Life Sciences industries (pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, clinical research organizations, ICT/health, nutraceuticals, etc.) contributing to the vision of an economic development of the State based on the diversification and the creation of knowledge intensive jobs.

Bristol

Business Development activities for both Space and Medical Device Industries

Melbourne, Australia

Worked in medical device company in Melbourne, Australia on a six month contract. Ingeneus is ISO 13485 accredited and produces a range of medical devices.Key roles:• Worked on over 30 design changes required for the release of the eyeConnect device, which is an telemedical ophthalmic instrument that allows a trained nurse to capture images and data; and transmit them to a qualified ophthalmologist. This device is being targeted at remote communities where it is currently impossible to diagnose conditions without the patient travelling to an eye hospital.• Compiled a test plan, performed testing and wrote supporting documentation for a new connector which is used as part of the LiVac Liver Retractor System for use during laparoscopic surgery.• Drawing updates for eyePressure, a single-use device used for measuring intra ocular pressure.

Took time out to travel solo around India, Nepal and Southeast Asia, before finishing in Australia with a working holiday visa.Volunteered in Malaysia: washing the hair of homeless people, assisting in a soup kitchen for the homeless, swimming with mentally disabled people, teaching in a refugee school, and building projects around the volunteer hostel.https://toldbystephen.wordpress.com/

Gloucestershire

Spent time in the Neurological Products Division before moving to the Encoder Products Division.Key roles include:Design of new products, including assembly tools and fixtures. This includes building prototypes from laser cut acrylic and using 3D printing.Alpha testing as part of new product development, including thermal cycling, vibration and shock testing.Completed a two week course in milling, turning and bench fitting at Gloucestershire Engineering TrainingProjects include:Development of new scale products• Responsible for taking product through concept feasibility, to alpha testing and process capability before entering full production.Converting an existing product for use in ultra-high vacuum environments• Adhesive changes to reduce outgassing, including research into UV curing methods.• Changes in material selection (brass, plastics, etc.)Assisted in creating a new semi-automated test jig for testing components.• Assisted in the design and build of the test machine.• Designed and built an automated binning machine which sorted test units into categorised bins.

Completed a 14 month internship, mainly within the development team Spent invaluable time working with highly experienced and knowledgeable CFD engineersQA testing of software, requiring comparison of results obtained using FloEFD or FloTHERM; requiring sound engineering principals and a good understanding of CFD while providing excellent scope for enhancing understandingPresentation of project to new employees and management, as well as training for new employees.Attended C# and .NET development course and spent time working on C# projectsExperienced working within an Agile environmentSpent time with Application Engineers looking at consultancy cases that had be completed by the team