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US

• Design innovation - redesigned the Dilator to improve manufacturability - Yield improved from 10% to 95% - Cost reduced from $150/unit to $15/unit - Improve performance, enhanced echogenicity
• Design For Manufacturability (DFM) - Invented Cable-Lock mechanism to quickly attach cables to spool - original design, eliminate the swaging process. Allowing nine other DFM elements to piggy-back. - Reduced.
• Project Manager - met all major milestones and allowed Evalve to be sold to Abbott Vascular in a timely manner.
• Design optimization – redesigned the Bullet Nose to increase cable strength by 200%. Implemented new design into production under 60 days. This allowed the company to restart production with minimal financial impact.
• Design Human Factor - redesigned the CDS Handle to have a One-Way Actuator to prevent human induced error.
• Process Innovation - Introduced the use of a plasma surface treater to enhance bond strength on the CDS Hemostasis Valve and the Clip Introducer. Developed two-ply cable braiding process with precision starting and.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Developed new catheter laser drilling process.
• Worked with laser integrator to design & build an automated laser drilling machine with adaptive vision system. Machine is capable of acquiring new targets based on moving landmarks. Post-laser drill, machine makes.
• Designed new catheter tip coating equipment, using new and break-thru process, that allows hydrophilic solution to penetrate deep into small openings. This allows simultaneous coating of inside & outside surface of tip.
• Developed new, ultra-fast, UV curing equipment; using microwave powered lamp - up to 10X faster than conventional light. Proprietary chamber coating allows for even distribution of light, one light source cures all.
• Worked with vendor to develop an automated inspection machine to evaluate catheter tips. Machine can inspect any stent-like structure for defects.
• Supervised 2 SolidWorks designers and 2 technicians; mentor interns and junior engineers.

US

• Transferred Outback peripheral CTO re-entry catheter from development to production.
• Developed new methods and validated all of LuMend’s laser welding operations, 8 processes total.
• Welding process improvement. Reduced welding operation cycle-time by 50% while improving yield and tensile strength at every joint.
• Supported production ramp-up: 400 to 4,000 units per month.
• Implemented LEAN Manufacturing to 1 of 3 production lines.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US

• Principal Investigator - Determine root cause and implement containment and corrective actions.
• Resolved a complex reliability issue on the US Navy F-18 Head-Up Display (HUD).Background: After a production run of twenty years newly produced HUD experienced unacceptable level of failures.Problem: Primary failure.

US

• Principal Investigator - Led cross-functional teams to conduct investigation of failures on commercial satellite systems. Determined root cause and corrective actions.

Chicago, IL, US

• Supervised 6 Engineers and two technicians.
• Project Management: Complete ownership of project from start to finish. Performed cost/benefit analysis, requested funding and purchased parts; provided engineering modification instructions and mechanic/inspector.
• Developed short/long-term projects to maintain, overhaul and repair engines.
• Provided real-time technical support for all engine sub-systems, i.e. mechanical, electrical, hydro-mechanical, pneumatic, computer software and aircraft nacelle structures (metal and composite material repairs).
• Conducted failure investigations of all premature component removals. Performed failure analysis of incident/accident related to failed components to determine root cause. Proposed immediate and long-term fix.
• Developed in-house repair to reduce engine operating cost.

London, GB

• Analyzed, designed, built and tested the fuel distribution and ignition system for the U.S. Army M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle turbocharged diesel engine.