Xiaoran (Rex) Li, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, MA, US

Bermuda, BM

Supporting China's Medical Devices, IVD, and Life Science Tools ecosystem at Fidelity's proprietary VC arm ex-US. Feel free to contact me at rex.li@eightroads.com

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Identified the need for a reliable quality monitoring device for surgical procedures in modern operation rooms, which corresponds to a potential $4 billion global market
• Validated the customer needs and business model via 150+ interviews in the healthcare ecosystem, and refined the scope of product design through in-person surgery observations
• Led and managed a R&D team of three in developing a novel surgical quality monitoring device, and successfully delivered the minimal viable prototype within 3 months of research and development
• Established strong medical and business mentorship, which helped to shape the go-to market strategy, and raised $50k via pitching to 10+ investors in 2 months

Austin, TX, US

• Designed and built a novel experimental setup from scratch that can mimic the human blood flow with adjustable pressure and temperature. CAD models were built, and customized 3D printing parts were used in the setup.
• Built FEA simulation in COMSOL with realistic geometric models and properties that reproduces the lab results.
• Achieved precise heating duration control (0.1 s) by redesigning the switch of the bipolar generator using Arduino.
• Evaluation of different dynamic monitoring methods was conducted with statistical analysis in MATLAB and JMP.

Austin, TX, US

• Utilized the dynamic bio-sound-signal in designing a monitoring method for bipolar tissue hemostasis process. Verified that the sound signal monitoring method is superior under various surgical circumstances.
• Developed an online detection algorithm in MATLAB for quality prediction based on the statistical analysis of the dynamic sound signal after digital signal processing (DSP).

Austin, TX, US

• Designed a signal acquiring system with filters and sensors on customized PCB that reduced the computational power needed by 50 times.
• Developed the dynamic impedance estimation algorithm with least error estimation method.
• Revealed the impacts of essential process variables on the quality of the bipolar tissue welding process by DOE.

Austin, TX, US

• Mentored over 40 senior capstone design projects. Supervised and kept records for multiple capstone project teams simultaneously. Ensured the teams were on the right track and their deliverables were feasible.
• Met weekly with every team under my supervision, provided both technical and non-technical consultations
• Team mentored ranked No. 1 out of 30-50 teams in Final Expo, 4 Semesters in a row

Austin, TX, US

• Designed experiment setup to achieve controllable constant and uniformed compression force for bipolar tissue welding process.
• Designed and fabricated the first direct dynamic force measurements setup for bipolar tissue hemostasis process
• Characterized the different stages of welding process based on the force measurements for the first time
• Proved that the uniform compression is superior to traditional bipolar electrosurgery, and it yields in 10% less sticking and 15% less thermal damaged area to target tissue.

Boston, MA, US

• Supported a leading global consumer electronics supplier for three-year China growth strategy and sales capability building
• Performed desk research to evaluate potential sector markets including mobile device and telecom for growth outlook and competitive landscape, identified opportunities in large or fast-growing sectors with limited to.
• Identified top five sales capability improvement opportunities, including organization structure, talent and capability building, synthesized from 20+ internal management interviews
• Recommended 5 different ways to improve localization and capability of R&D department in China to facilitate both new market entry and improving of sales capability with better innovated products that suit market better

Regensburg, Bavaria, DE

• Improved the efficacy of the engineering department by classifying engineering drawings and collaborating with suppliers on updating purchasing specifications
• Coordinated with engineers from Germany to adopt a new assemble line

Munich, DE

• Initialed in the intermodal routing project, which allows users to travel seamlessly using multiple modes of transportation from door to door in a metropolitan area
• Developed and clarified the goals of future BMW electric vehicles in China and Car Share project
• Analyzed the transportation situation (parking situation, real-time traffic load, public transportation, etc.) for Beijing and Shanghai. Summarized processes and conclusions in an integrated report

Changji, XJ | Xinjiang, CN

Participated in the production and translation of the bidding book of a 500KV electricity Transmission and transformation project in EthiopiaInquired prices and information of apparatus offered by competitive companies and conducted pricing analysisTranslated important financial documents such as bank deposit certifications, tax registration certificate.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bio-Mechanical Engineering

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering