Jason Lee

Experience

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  The Lego Store

  May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Sales Associate

  Sales associate at the Westfield Valley Fair Lego Store.

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  Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Intern

  • Handled large quantities of immigration documents for large corporations. • Approved citizenship of immigrant workers as well as renewing existing ones. • Assisted Paralegals and Lawyers in writing and organizing reports on time-sensitive receipts

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  Flow and Vibration Control Laboratory

  Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Undergraduate Researcher

  • Designed low-velocity airfoils.• Tested with synthetic jet actuators to influence airflow over wind turbine blades.• Worked in a team to effectively communicate ideas and problems throughout the design process.

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  DRS Technologies, Inc.

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  Test Engineering Intern

  • Performed Detailed Acceptance Tests on high-visibility multi-protocol video recording and processing system for industry recognized aerospace defense company.• Administered full spectrum of Military Standard Environmental Qualification Tests, Environmental Stress Screenings, and Electromagnetic Interference Tests on multiple units with minimal support from engineers.• Provided product documentation, ECO’s, CAR’s, and assisted in continuous process improvement verification through troubleshooting and feedback. Show less

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  Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Imaging in Medicine

  Feb 2013 - Dec 2013

  Undergraduate Researcher

  • Developed the hardware interfaces for two ongoing NIH projects: VTEST (Virtual Translumenal Endoscopic Surgical Trainer) and VBLaST (Virtual Basic Laparoscopic Skills Trainer).• Extensively designed, assembled, and fabricated Solidworks models to confirm individual and synergistic part functionality in creating a functional hardware interface for both the VTEST and VBLaST projects.• Created anatomically correct textures of the human organs with a high degree of realism, allowing for the delivery and successful face validation of the VTEST demonstration at the NOSCAR (Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research).• Designed and fabricated a novel hardware interface for the VBLaST’s Extracorporeal Suturing task and submitted a peer-review paper to Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 2014.• Demonstrated strong communication skills by effectively communicating ideas to those unfamiliar with engineering concepts. Show less

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  Auris Health, Inc

  Dec 2013 - Apr 2018

  • Took the Auris Monarch robotic system from concept to product.• Rapidly iterated the concept Monarch system and formed the project building blocks. • Designed, assembled, tested, troubleshot, and iterated the payload lift subassembly, electronics subassembly, and cosmetic covers. • Experienced in working with lean, tightly-knit teams and mediated the integration of critical subassemblies. • Intimate experience in system co-development with an industrial design firm, manufacturing team, and quality team.• Heavily involved in designing large sand-casted components, sheet-metal components, and precision machined components.• Fluent in IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-2-18, and IEC 60601-2-46: designing, writing requirements, writing test protocols, testing, and nuances.• Supported the Monarch project through a successful FDA clearance. • Deep experience in designing, simulating, and manufacturing composite carbon fiber structures. • Experienced in properly sizing and designing with harmonic drives, frameless motors, framed motors, brakes, ball screws, lead screws, roller screws, encoders, bearings, springs, linear rails, curved rails, and hydraulic systems.• Produced and released documentation through a formal document management system. • Developed excellent vendor management skills. Show less • Designed, manufactured, and assembled a hermetically sealing, reposable endoscope handle optimized for a cast urethane manufacturing process.• Designed, manufactured, and assembled a bronchoscope patient introduction device and devised the introduction work-flow for the Auris bronchoscope system. • Designed Auris devices by interfacing directly with a team of KOL’s. • Extensively designed, simulated, and manufactured Nitinol structures for multiple “Skunkworks” projects.• Produced critical documentation such as toleranced engineering drawings, manufacturing instructions, test reports, and test protocols. • Participated in multiple first in man clinical trials and animal labs for system testing, design verification, and work-flow optimization. • Supported the ARES project through a successful FDA clearance.• Rapidly prototyped test fixtures, biological tissue models, and instruments for testing and simulation.• Honed ability to manage time, form schedules, and set expectations while working on multiple individual projects. Show less

  • Mechanical Engineer - ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT

    Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Lead Mechanical Engineer - ROBOT

    Oct 2015 - Jan 2018

  • Mechanical Engineer - INSTRUMENTS

    Dec 2013 - Oct 2015
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  CANDIDev

  Oct 2017 - now

  Head Honcho

  Design. Naturally.Current contract: Robogato

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  EOLO Medical

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2019

  Senior Mechanical Engineer

  A start up focused on severe lung disease

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  Imperative Care

  Sept 2019 - Oct 2024

  Reimagining how we treat stroke.

  • Staff Mechanical Engineer

    Apr 2023 - Oct 2024

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer

    Sept 2019 - Apr 2023