Trevor T. Jaye Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

Carlsbad, California, United States

Carlsbad, California, United States

• Responsible for overseeing a small team of engineers focused on bringing a variety of spinal implant and instrumentation systems from concept to market production. Provide training, mentorship, and supervision to.
• Work with vendors and Operations team on technical issues while supervising spinal implant and instrument designs throughout the manufacturing process. Significant involvement in spinal implant and instrument system.
• Identify spinal implant and instrument projects to improve yield, lower costs and improve efficiency
• Effectively interact with cross-functional teams within Marketing, Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations to drive project plans and achieve project objectives
• Support technical activities related to new and existing product spinal implant and instrument, process optimization, process and equipment troubleshooting, and process validation
• Support investigations relating to spinal implant and instrument issues, product release performance, and/or customer issues

United States

• Designed and commercialized novel medical implant & instrument systems for spinal surgery.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to complete project plans, product requirements, design & process specifications, verification & validation activities, and other DHF deliverables in accordance with Design Controls.
• Generated 3D models and detailed engineering drawings using CREO CAD software to develop new device designs and/or sustain existing systems.
• Performed testing and analyses to ensure that designs satisfied functional and performance requirements. Drafted protocols, reports, technical memos, and other documentation in accordance with Quality procedures.
• Interfaced with vendors to address technical questions and supervise designs throughout the manufacturing process.

Greater San Diego Area

• Core team leader on seven electromechanical projects in medical devices, aerospace, consumer products, space flight hardware and composites, directing execution of cross-functional work.
• Support new business cases, proposals, and project plans by identifying key milestones and critical path activities, as well as tracking progress and budget for engineering and hardware builds.
• Key contributor in the development & launch of a novel Class I medical device (orthopedic bone drill) subject to FDA Design Controls and matured a company-wide ISO 13485 compliant Quality Management System.
• Source, qualify, and maintain relationships with vendors for various engineering efforts, including plastic injection molding, steel fabrication, 3D printing, and custom metallic components.
• Supervise associate engineers on developing CAD, calculations, test protocols, and drawings using GD&T.

Bloomfield, NJ

• Assumed all project leader responsibilities for the detailed design of heat transfer equipment, leading teams of up to six engineers across domestic and international offices.
• Developed and managed project schedules for both internal team members and external vendors to timely deliver on key project milestones cumulatively valued over $21MM.
• Co-inventor of one patent (WIPO) for improvements in Heat Exchanger Closure Assemblies. Led the phase-gate process and collaboration with engineers located in The Netherlands and Bonaire.
• Co-founded the Bloomfield Chapter of ASPIRE, a club committed to the professional, leadership and technical development of employees within the company.

• Collaborated with a professional orthopedic spinal surgeon to generate a distinctive robotic solution to minimally invasive microdiscectomy procedures of the lumbar spine
• Established device design constraints focusing on the anatomical operating environment
• Specified servo motors based on speed, torque, inertia and power requirements
• Constructed a combined LabVIEW / Arduino program that allowed the medical device to be controlled with an Xbox 360 controller
• Winner of the 2013 Stevens “Most Outstanding Senior Design Project”
• 1st place in the 2013 ISPE Undergraduate Local Oral Presentation Competition

New York City

• Engineered solutions to minimize cost, improve safety and ensure reliability of over 100 toys on the Thomas & FriendsTM product line
• Co-ordinated review meetings between marketing, design and sales teams
• Communicated directly with the manufacturing unit abroad to initiate and track design changes throughout the production cycle

Somerville, NJ

• Contributed to various product development activities for the Ethicon Securestrap® and Ethicon Securestrap Open® absorbable strap fixation devices subject to FDA Design Control procedures
• Designed and rapid prototyped proof-of-concept models of medical device assemblies in SolidWorks
• Managed an iterative design cycle focused on Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) of parts made via metal stamping and plastic injection molding processes
• Assembled samples by hand for voice-of-customer labs, ergonomic evaluation and part debugging
• Discovered root causes of device complaints in order to support R&D manufacturing

• Improved automated part inspection hardware and software to support the quality control team
• Compiled installation qualifications on new machinery
• Produced models and fabrication drawings on SolidWorks for measurement fixtures and gages

• Aided in the production, manufacturing and testing of self-expanding stents and delivery systems
• Developed and prototyped new valve components fabricated from Nitinol wire forming techniques

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Engineering Management, 3.93

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.95

Activities and Societies: Pi Tau Sigma - National Mech. Eng. Honor Society, ASME, Volleyball, Tennis, Entertainment Committee, Senior.