Experience

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  Stevens institute of technology

  May 2011 - Sept 2011

  Summer 2011 technogenesis research project: laparoscopic robot arm

  • Identified and met a consumer need while adhering to FDA standards in an interdisciplinary project• Developed detailed weekly plans and adhered to a strict project budget• Corresponded with mechanical/electrical component vendors and project advisors• Implemented skills learned in machine shop to fabricate components designed in SolidWorks• Fabricated prototype and completed testing for mechanical/electrical features, as well as for sterility

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  Stevens institute of technology

  Dec 2011 - May 2012

  Research: fluid flow analysis of pulmonary

  • Modelled the geometry of an edematous alveolus• Developed understanding of computational fluid dynamics• Gained exposure to new software STAR-CCM+, created by CD-adapco

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  Ethicon, inc.

  Jan 2013 - May 2014

  Product performance evaluation technician

  ● Performed Design Verification activities to support product development and launches for surgical drainage systems, wound closure products, surgical hemostat delivery systems and tissue control devices ● Conducted package stability studies to support manufacturing transfer● Coordinated break strength retention (BSR) and long term in vitro/in vivo studies● Executed the following types of bench testing: tensile strength, compression, three point bend, tissue holding, fluid flow rate & expression ● Created test methods and protocols for evaluation of prototype products● Designed test fixtures used for bench testing● Managed vendors and collaborated with internal and external machine shops Show less

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  Zimmer biomet

  May 2014 - Aug 2015

  Product development engineer

  ● Completed Remediation of Design History Files primarily involving Class II orthopedic devices:o Total Knee Arthroplasty implants and augments, and accompanying instrumentationo Spinal Interbody Fusion (IBF) devices and Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) devices, and accompanying instrumentation● Ensured compliance of documentation with FDA Regulations● Compiled existing Design Verification and Validation for several Design Control Traceability Matrices (DCTM)● Authored new documentation for Design Verification and Validation:o Wrote Technical Protocols and Reports for Design Verification of Design Outputs against Design Inputso Reviewed clinical data and complaint data for Clinical Performance Summaries used for Design Validation of User Needs● Contributed to Design Reviews and other milestones during the course of the Remediation Project● Assembled and revised the following types of files: DCTMs, DFMEAs, Design Change Logs Show less

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  Stryker spine

  Oct 2015 - Mar 2016

  R&d engineer
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  Burpee medsystems, llc

  Aug 2016 - Feb 2019

  Biomedical engineer ii
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  Weiss-aug surgical products division

  Feb 2019 - now

  Program manager