Edward Sellers

Experience

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  The Southwestern Company

  Jan 2006 - Aug 2008

  Assistant Organizational Leader/Salesperson

  - Sought to challenge myself and improve communications skills by selling educational products door-to-door while pursuing an undergraduate degree in Biological Engineering- Directed a 38 person sales organization that generated over $750,000 in sales in three months- Personal sales ranked in top 4% out of over 2,200 salespeople for three consecutive years- Personally recruited and managed a 9 person sales team that ranked in top 8% out of over 200 teams - Received over 300 hours of sales and management training- Relocated to Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd summers, respectively Show less

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  Louisiana Tech University

  Sept 2008 - May 2011

  Graduate Fellow

  - Worked as part of a five person team to design a cost-effective prosthetic hand that is controlled through an amputee’s nervous system- Received Outstanding Masters Student Award for top research in Biomedical Engineering- Personally designed and evaluated a haptic feedback system to help amputees improve their dexterity with neuroprosthetic hands- Proposed and successfully defended a method for using haptic feedback to “fuse” an amputee’s phantom limb with their prosthetic limb while simultaneously reducing phantom limb pain- Recorded EMG signals from non-amputees’ forearms using a CleveMed BioRadio and LabView as subjects performed various hand movements. Used this data to assist in the development and evaluation of an EMG classifier in MATLAB for converting EMG signals to prosthetic hand movements. The classifier involved a non-linear support vector machine algorithm that classified five different hand movements with greater than 89% accuracy. Machine learning and pattern recognition techniques were used to automatically improve performance over time.- Recorded human EEG Signals using an Electrical Geodesics, Inc. (EGI) 128-Channel EEG System for Evoked Response Potential (ERP) Studies. Analyzed this data using both EGI’s Net Station Software and MATLAB.- Signal Processing and analysis techniques used: signal extraction, signal separation, signal averaging, signal reconstruction, signal array processing, mathematical modeling, and statistics - Instructed both lab and classroom portions of an undergraduate bioinstrumentation course, teaching students how to record and analyze physiological signals Show less

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  ADInstruments

  Jun 2010 - Apr 2014

  Sr. Sales Engineer

  - Sales and support of medical research devices, such as data acquisition systems and analysis software, isolated organ/tissue systems, and physiological telemetry devices for researchers in the fields of cardiovascular physiology, neurophysiology, pharmacology, exercise physiology, and psychophysiology- Promoted from Biomedical Sales Engineer to Senior Sales Engineer- Provided onsite and online training to clients, teaching them experimental protocols, signal processing, and data analysis- Performed signal processing and analysis for physiological signals, such as blood pressure, ventricular pressure-volume, ECG, oximetry, cardiac output, respiration, EEG, EMG, nerve activity, tissue-contractility, patch-clamping,and eye tracking- Signal Processing and Analysis techniques used: Fourier analysis, signal separation, signal extraction, high and low-pass filtering, ventricular pressure-volume loop analysis, autocorrelation and cross-correlation histograms, template matching, sleep scoring, seizure detection, dose response, signal averaging, integration, heart rate variability, and statistics- Worked with clients at institutions such as NASA, the FDA, and MD Anderson Cancer Center - Automated experimental protocols and data analysis for clients using Visual Basic Script - Travelled 30% of time to visit clients. - Assisted clients in adhering to 21 CFR Part 11 FDA Compliance Show less

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  Stryker

  May 2014 - Apr 2019

  - Leading the OEM integration and design of certain accessories for a new monitor/defibrillator product platform- Leading cross-functional teams to carry out design for Regulatory/StandardsCompliance, Part Selection/Qualification, Marketing, & Customer Satisfaction- Projects include mechanical, electrical, embedded software, & reliability engineering disciplines- Regularly interfacing with suppliers, regulatory auditors, & customers (Emergency Medical Responders)- Ensuring compliance with medical equipment standards including IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2 (EMC), ISO 14971, ISO 13485 & other particular & collateral standards Show less - Managed all Sustaining Engineering activities for two Automated ExternalDefibrillator product lines (Class III Medical Devices) and multiple accessories- Lead cross-functional teams to carry out design projects for Regulatory/StandardsCompliance, CAPAs, Part Selection/Qualification, Marketing, & Customer Satisfaction- Projects included mechanical, electrical, embedded software, & documentationchanges- Regularly interfaced with suppliers, regulatory auditors, & customers (Emergency Medical Responders)- Successfully lead all design-related efforts in obtaining FDA Pre-Market Approval (PMA) for a Class III Medical Device (# P160012; LIFEPAK CR PLUS DEFIBRILLATOR)- Ensured compliance with medical equipment standards including IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2 (EMC), ISO 14971, ISO 13485 & other particular & collateral standards- Created & reviewed Engineering Change Orders, BOMs, drawings, schematics- Presented project statuses to Executive Management monthly- Awarded for Pre-Market Approval Efforts Show less - Improved the designs of Automated External Defibrillators and physiological Monitor/Defibrillators as part of the Sustaining Engineering team- Wrote and obtained successful verification for over 500 product requirements/specifications relating to defibrillation, blood pressure, ECG, SpO2, and end tidal CO2 according to user and stakeholder needs, regulatory standards, and risk mitigations- Worked closely with Design Assurance to ensure that all requirements were testable; reviewed all verification & validation plans & protocols- Conducted risk analysis & developed risk mitigations per ISO 14971 to ensure product safety & quality- Awarded for a Redesign that Improved Customer Satisfaction Show less

  • Staff Project Engineer

    Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Sr. Project Engineer

    Sept 2016 - Nov 2018

  • Sr. Systems Engineer

    May 2014 - Sept 2016
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  Siemens Healthineers

  Apr 2019 - now

  Project Manager

  - Managing the development of new Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) catheters including project schedule, budgets, cross-functional communication, transfer to manufacturing, adherence to standards & regulations - Frequently presenting project status to management - Leading Project Steering and Development Team meetings- Managing collaborations with multiple global suppliers, stakeholders, and business partners