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Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom

Applications Engineer for 3D systems supporting field service team in EMEA. Main roles include:- Key account management. Keeping on top of printer/material/software/application issues and conducting a root cause analysis to promptly implement corrective actions.- Working with R&D to feedback customer experience in the field to software/hardware improvements and new printer development- Discovering and implementing new customer project opportunities.- Training new customers

Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom

Allevi builds tools to design and engineer with life. Our 3D bioprinters and bioinks are used by leading researchers worldwide to find solutions to humanity's most difficult problems - to cure disease, to test novel drugs, to eliminate the organ waiting list, to build with life.

Norwich, United Kingdom

Biomedical 3D printing towards personalised medical products • Used novel additive manufacture technique (Arburg plastic Freeforming) to build up a material library of biomedically relevant materials that can used for medical 3D printing with a focus on solid dosage forms.• Established the limitations and critical quality attributes of the Freeformer such as reproducibility, print quality and print resolution in comparison with other additive manufacturing techniques.• Used several… Show more Biomedical 3D printing towards personalised medical products • Used novel additive manufacture technique (Arburg plastic Freeforming) to build up a material library of biomedically relevant materials that can used for medical 3D printing with a focus on solid dosage forms.• Established the limitations and critical quality attributes of the Freeformer such as reproducibility, print quality and print resolution in comparison with other additive manufacturing techniques.• Used several polypill formulations to explore how pill geometry can be used to deliver personalised drug release profiles.• Currently completing drug release studies on 3D printed solid dosage forms and working on primary publications Developing novel oral formulations for micronutrient delivery for malnourished children in developing countries • Funded by the Global Research Translation award, this project is part of a £1.36 million fund to help tackle health, nutrition, education and environment issues in developing countries.• I have been exploring the use of electrospinning to fabricate fast disintegrating orodispersible films, tackling issues of dysphagia associated with traditional dosage forms.Publications• Co-authored Royal Society of Chemistry book chapter on 3D printed implantables, planned for publication at the end of 2021.• Co-author - Effects of porosity on drug release kinetics of swellable and erodible porous pharmaceutical solid dosage forms fabricated by hot melt droplet deposition 3D printing (International Journal of Pharmaceutics).• Co-author - The effects of porosity on the drug release kinetics of 3D printed oral solid dosage forms: comparison of fused deposition modelling (FDM) and droplet deposition modelling 3D printing (Additive Manufacturing). Show less

Biomaterials Lab

Outline By refining the polyHIPE manufacture process and formulation using an experimental microfluidics rig I improved the scaffold biocompatibility, increasing cell attachment and proliferation. Key responsibilities • Novel methods and protocols for functionalised polyHIPE production were developed. Functional reagent effects on scaffold size and morphology were characterised using SEM. • Quantified the functionality of resultant scaffolds using Ellmans’s and TBO assays… Show more Outline By refining the polyHIPE manufacture process and formulation using an experimental microfluidics rig I improved the scaffold biocompatibility, increasing cell attachment and proliferation. Key responsibilities • Novel methods and protocols for functionalised polyHIPE production were developed. Functional reagent effects on scaffold size and morphology were characterised using SEM. • Quantified the functionality of resultant scaffolds using Ellmans’s and TBO assays with the NanoDrop Spectrophotometer and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. • Cultured human dermal fibroblast cells for cell attachment study evaluating functionalised scaffold performance against controls with a Resazurin reduction cell viability assay. Key achievements • Assessment was based on the final thesis, knowledge of the subject area, presentation and professional skills. I obtained first class mark for my FYP (74%). Show less

Gillingham, Kent

Outline Delphi Technologies is a leading automotive engineering company which provides combustion systems, electrification products and software controls. I was part of the core engineering team working as a development engineer on diesel fuel pumps. Key responsibilities • Developed seal-leakage test to characterise seal performance at varying conditions. Bespoke test components were designed for manufacture using SolidWorks, considering tolerances and surface finishes. A fully… Show more Outline Delphi Technologies is a leading automotive engineering company which provides combustion systems, electrification products and software controls. I was part of the core engineering team working as a development engineer on diesel fuel pumps. Key responsibilities • Developed seal-leakage test to characterise seal performance at varying conditions. Bespoke test components were designed for manufacture using SolidWorks, considering tolerances and surface finishes. A fully automated seal leakage measurement system was then implemented in LabVIEW, utilising NI equipment to control PID motor control and leakage recording. • Reverse Engineered Diesel fuel pumps, creating virtual models in SolidWorks. • Trained to use Alicona InfiniteFocus, a highly accurate, optical 3D surface measurement system. Imaged and recorded surface roughness measurements of components. • Assisted with drivetrain fatigue validation testing. Communicated test plans to rig technician, stripped and imaged pump after failure, presented test results back to team in weekly meetings. • Investigated plunger seizer. Conducted rig testing under failure conditions, designed excel macro to automate data processing, presenting relevant figures to project lead. Key achievements • The Seal pumping test I created was significantly more versatile and automated than the existing test in place. This meant for the first time new seals of various dimensions could be tested to better understand how operating conditions have an effect on pumping rate. In turn, pump leakage failures could be reduced. • Experimented with the capabilities of the Alicona 3D measurement system discovering a new method of imaging geometries with bores. This skill was utilised department wide to measure geometries that were rejected by the metrology department. Subsequently, I trained others in the technique. Show less

Gillingham

Outline I worked in a team to design and build a bioincubator for £750 capable of supporting automatic cell culture conditions with remote monitoring features. Key responsibilities • Developed closed loop heating/cooling system using Arduino. • Took on the additional role of group purchaser, ensuring project was kept within budget, factoring in prototype testing and component failure costs. • Assisted with physical incubator construction using laser cutter, drill press… Show more Outline I worked in a team to design and build a bioincubator for £750 capable of supporting automatic cell culture conditions with remote monitoring features. Key responsibilities • Developed closed loop heating/cooling system using Arduino. • Took on the additional role of group purchaser, ensuring project was kept within budget, factoring in prototype testing and component failure costs. • Assisted with physical incubator construction using laser cutter, drill press and band saw. Key achievements • Resulted in a successful incubator capable of supporting HaCaT cells without human intervention for a week. Show less

Hethel, Norfolk

Year 10 work experience.- Learnt computer modelling basics on Solidworks- Used a 3D printer- Basic programming skills