Zachary Nickerson Email & Phone Number

United States

Austin, Texas, United States

• Led engineering projects to bring early-stage medical devices to high-volume manufacturing. Updated device designs and created complex processes to transfer to large scale production. Developed and executed test.
• Led engineering projects from initial handoff from client through design iteration, process development, process refinement and qualification, and operator training.
• Developed processes leveraging complex catheter technologies to build cutting-edge devices.
• Designed components and assemblies to allow specific manufacturing processes including injection molding, over-molding, extrusion, thermal bonding/forming, machining, and coating.
• Created fixtures to improve manufacturing consistency and eliminate process/operator error.
• Created and released Installation Qualifications, Operational Qualifications, Process Qualifications, work instructions, and engineering drawings for components, assemblies, and equipment.

Danvers, Massachusetts

Function as engineering lead on multiple projects, overseeing activities encapsulating the design process from initial charter and kickoff through field releaseConduct feedback sessions, performance reviews, and held weekly 1-on-1 meetings in a managerial roleOwn design of specific components within team environment to launch next gen productsConsulted.

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

Performed failure investigations on complaints returning from the field to find root causePrepared presentations for external sharing of failure investigation findings and reviewed with legal and medical office to approve contentPresented failure investigation results to external physicians via field outreachPerformed data analysis in Excel and Minitab to.

Danvers, MA

Designed test fixtures to simulate clinical trials for advanced development products in a laboratory settingConsulted with doctors and clinicians on viability of test fixtures to ensure the clinical relevance of the designPerformed testing on next generation arterial access devices in both feasibility and validation stagesPerformed data analysis via Excel.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Reviewed building schematics and determined HVAC systemsCollected data from systems and used it to create building profiles Integrated building profiles into fault detection software Commissioned diagnostic results and created reports to be reviewed with clientsOversaw numerous building setup projects, from schematic analysis to diagnostic commissioning.

Performed failure analysis on various valve design iterationsDesigned and fabricated test fixtures via SolidWorks and Siemens NXDesigned fixtures to expedite manufacturing processesPerformed tension and compression testing with Instron Tensile Tester and analyzed stress-strain curvesCreated test method to perform thermal analysis on finned.