Nicholas Horsmon

Experience

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  Zimmer Biomet

  Jun 2008 - Jan 2020

  Principal Development Engineer

  Principal Development Engineer, Patient-Matched Implants (PMI)• Developed innovative implants for nearly 1,000 patients with unique needs that could not be addressed by standard implants.o Collaborated with surgeons in design and development of unique solutions tailored to each patiento Initiated manufacturing orders, regulatory determinations, and labeling requestso Approved manufacturing drawings and routerso Trouble-shot manufacturing problemso Was present in the operating room to provide real-time technical advice to surgeons on the most complicated cases• Long-Term Development Projects.o Performed design and development in accordance with design controls for standard products that supported the PMI businesso Conducted mechanical verification testing (static and fatigue)o Created and maintained design history files (DHFs)o Documented risk analyseso Supported regulatory affairs in creation of tech file and 510(k) submissiono Monitored device performance through post-market surveillance• PMI Process Improvements.o Created a macro-enabled Excel workbook that consolidated 3 manual forms with redundant entries into a single, controlled file.o Used formulas, data-validation, and warnings to prevent users from submitting forms with errant entrieso Supervised a Co-op in VBA coding and validation Show less

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  Robinson Construction, Inc. (Indiana)

  Jan 2020 - now

  Professional Engineer