Edison Wong

Experience

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  Biobot Surgical Pte Ltd

  Oct 2012 - Apr 2015

  • Implemented the design of the first prototype of the 7-axis biopsy robot that greatly reduces patient discomfort and recovery time.o Robot prototype was used to diagnose presence of prostate cancer among several local VVIP.• Co-designed in-house mounting bracket solution to reduce adoption costs by 30% vs commercially available brackets.• Led the commercialisation of product – first commercial unit sold to Tuebingen University Hospital (Germany) in May 2015.• Performed more than 15 usage demonstrations of the surgical robot system to clinicians and nurses at exhibitions and roadshows.• Conducted more than 10 product usage trainings to surgeons and nurses.• Provided onsite application support for robot prototype during clinical trials. Show less

  • Product Engineer

    Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    Oct 2012 - Apr 2014
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  Merlin MD Pte Ltd

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2021

  • Lead R&D team of 2 in the design and development of new neurovascular implant products and their delivery systems. o Designed all components of one of the neurovascular implant products and delivery system accessories (including 2 components for manufacturing via moulding).• Drive design process of pipeline products from conceptualisation to design verification and validation studies.• Helmed manufacturing process development optimisation and troubleshooting.• Developed parameters that reduced the dimensional variance of a core manufacturing process by 50%.• Wrote and implemented design verification and validation test protocols (20) and reports (10).• Build Risk Management File and Tech Dossier with Project Team.• Implemented jig modifications and last-stage process improvements that improved final process yield by 40%. • Exhibited in local trade show LINNC, and performed product demonstrations to Prof. Jacques Moret and Prof. René Chapot, the 2 top interventional neuroradiologists in the field. • Represented company in overseas trade show Med in Ireland.• Wrote product usage guide, filmed and edited training videos for clinicians. • Conducted 6 onsite product usage training for 12 surgeons and distributors, and 8 online trainings to 8 surgeons across 4 countries (Spain, Italy, Hungary, Turkey).• Supported 4 clinical trials in person in Poland, Vietnam and Malaysia. • Liaised with over 20 local and overseas vendors, and performed overseas site audits including 5 vendors in Ireland and 1 vendor in Japan. Show less

  • Senior Research And Development Engineer

    Feb 2019 - Jul 2021

  • R&D Engineer

    Apr 2015 - Feb 2019
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  Aria Health

  Aug 2021 - Jun 2023

  Senior Mechanical Engineer

  Spearheaded the mechanical aspect of product development for the pneumatic pump.Worked with cross-functional team across Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and San Diego to push out the product through 510K submission.Designed the functional interfaces for air and electrical connection to link up the pump to the pneumatic garment.Came up with novel designs for 3 parts to utilise pre-existing interfaces without modification, minimising part count and modification costs, while maintaining functionality and IP22 water ingress compliance.Designed and 3d printed prototyping parts.Built up testing rig with available parts for characterisation testing and tuning of prototypes to balance functionality, ease of use and durability.Created and maintained build standard of prototype build leading up to and including 510K build prototype.Worked with design partners and manufacturers to ensure that finished product is mechanically complaint with IEC60601-1.Communicated design and required properties of mechanical parts to manufacturing vendors in Malaysia and China, and resolved issues via DFM discussions.Heavily involved in troubleshooting testing and failure root cause analysis of complaint return units.o Used Jira and Kanban boards to track progress of troubleshooting and to share with the team.Identified manufacturing processes issues for 4 parts where design improvements or correcting manufacturer errors led to improved part performanceo Designed and tested manufacturing process improvements and successfully communicated the improvements to the vendors.o This led to the eradication of manufacturing issues with 2 parts and a 200% increase in tensile breakage force for the other, reducing returns due to those failure modes.o Design improvements to the 3rd part were in progress, up till the closure of the BUPerformed formal Verification and Validation testing based on 2 test protocols, and wrote their respective reports. Show less

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  National Robotics Programme

  Jul 2023 - Aug 2024

  Senior Manager

  Overall IC for 10 R&D grantee projects:Tracked status of 9 projects in the iGrants portal, flagging erroneous claims.Scrubbed budgets of prospective projects and issued Letters of Award for 3 newly commissioned projects.Communicated with all project teams to organise quarterly and annual review meetings and submit project financial statements.Provide inputs during project review meetings to guide development.Took part in Industry Outreach activities:- Connecting researchers with supply-side companies for prototype building, and potential customers.- Visited and assessed 6 companies with Industry & Partnerships team.- Led facilitation of 1 project cooperation between an NUS professor and Resmed (NDA stage). This resulted in the project becoming funded.Events:Successfully organised a Robotics Foundation Models workshop (held on 5th July 2024) for 250 attendees. The Hybrid workshop featured speakers from NVIDIA, Singapore’s academia and industry.OIC for 1st day of NRP’s 4-day Technological Advisory Panel (TAP) visit (held on 11th-13th Sep 2023), 4 of the foremost roboticists in the world, for company and research institute visits.Covered event photography and videography for 5 events for NRP Outreach:- Signing of Letter of Intent (LOI) between Odense Robotics of Denmark and the National Robotics Programme Singapore (5th Sep 2024)- Facilities Management RoboCluster (30th Jul 2024)- Maritime Domain Robotics & Automation Workshop (24th Jun 2024)- First Global Robotics Challenge (8th - 9th Oct 2023)- TAP Symposium (held on 14th Sep 2023)Crafted 8 LinkedIn posts:6 to market TAP Symposium1 about Robotics Foundation Models (RFM) workshop1 about a company visited under industry outreachExhibited in the First Global Robotics Challenge (8th - 9th Oct 2023), and covered event photography for NRP Outreach LinkedIn posts. Show less