Experience

Spinal Elements

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Product Development Engineer

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Alphatec Spine

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Jan 2021 - Feb 2022

  Primarily responsible for the development of new products and/or the enhancement of existing products. Involved in creating designs, modeling and drafting utilizing a 3D CAD system. Other responsibilities include assisting in the development processes for Manufacturing, Quality Control, Regulatory and Planning for their particular project. Primarily responsible for the development of new products and/or the enhancement of existing products. Involved in creating designs, modeling and drafting utilizing a 3D CAD system. Other responsibilities include assisting in the development processes for Manufacturing, Quality Control, Regulatory and Planning for their particular project.



Zimmer Biomet

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development Senior Engineer 1

  • Sep 2018 - Jan 2021

  Case manager and lead engineer for “one-off” custom implant projects. Solely responsible for case completion, including translating voice of customer data into design inputs, prototyping, development work, design for manufacturing, documentation, and FDA compassionate use exemptions. Sole engineer responsible for cutting-edge transdermal osseointegration project cases. Responsible for maintaining and developing surgeon/customer relationships. Case manager and lead engineer for “one-off” custom implant projects. Solely responsible for case completion, including translating voice of customer data into design inputs, prototyping, development work, design for manufacturing, documentation, and FDA compassionate use exemptions. Sole engineer responsible for cutting-edge transdermal osseointegration project cases. Responsible for maintaining and developing surgeon/customer relationships.



Acumed

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Product Development Engineer

  • Aug 2017 - Sep 2018

  • Manages and delegates tasks to entry-level engineers, product designers, and other junior staff.• Leads medium to large cross functional projects.• Presents to large cross-functional audiences and management teams and influences key decisions/stake holders.• Builds good collaborative relationships with HCP's and sales personnel.• Defines test methods, protocols and complex experimental designs and fixturing.• Independently manages external testing houses.• Establishes mechanical and clinical correlations for test methods and designs.• Leverages CAD/Windchill experience to create reusable design elements and standards.• Applies advanced Finite Element Analysis (FEA) principles for complex risk and failure mode analysis.• Conducts “freedom to operate research” when applicable for determining Intellectual Property (IP) constraints and opportunities. Submit patent applications when appropriate.• Utilizes various Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools for complex issues, leads a team to investigate and resolve.• Works with Quality to define and co-author design risk inputs to Risk Management Report (RMR).• Acts as an independent reviewer for various design control activities.• Understands Acumed ROI/AFE process and provide design/engineering inputs. Evaluates and provide impacts of design changes to ROI and Project Management.• Reviews and verifies statistical analysis performed by lower level engineers or designers.• Advises and provides technical insight/guidance on 2 or more technical specialty areas to the engineering community.• Interprets and applies clinical research data and relevancy to IOVV criteria and user needs.• Organizes and conduct cadaver labs with surgeons. Show less

• Product Development Engineer 2

  • Apr 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Provide leadership and mentorship to junior staff including interns• Lead small teams• Manage multiple tasks and smaller projects• Create and review draft project plans and provide feedback to ensure the plans are realistic and complete• Create competitive product matrices for new and/or existing product lines• Conduct tests, write protocols and reports• Initiate cadaver labs for internal product development• Create new designs with moderate complexity; drawings, models, define design requirements• Collaborate with external design partners and vendors• Develop presentations and present clearly to internal audiences (e.g. training events)• Communicate effectively with Sales, Field Reps, suppliers and surgeons• Make updates/modifications to existing SOP's and WORK Instructions• Serve as the engineering resource for new product introduction teams• Perform Design Control activities under supervision• Write clinical data reports• Review and approve drawings in ECOs, champion ECOs Show less

• Sustaining Engineer 2

  • May 2015 - Apr 2016

  Reclassification and promotion from the Sustaining Engineer 1 role.

• Sustaining Engineer

  • May 2011 - May 2015

  Taught self the Creo CAD system and coordinated Creo implementation and training for the entire engineering department on the new software. Evaluate product and designs. Develop test plans and perform product testing. Discern opportunities for product and process improvement and implement the enhancements. Evaluate and disposition complex failures from product returns. Work on loan to development teams to bring my expertise to the design of new products. Work with diverse groups to develop new technologies. Show less



Kimberly-Clark

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Co-op

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Had many responsibilities, including designing new guarding for equipment and working with the PUD on a damaged gas line. Had many responsibilities, including designing new guarding for equipment and working with the PUD on a damaged gas line.



University of Portland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Resident Computer Consultant

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2010

  Helped fellow students set up and fix their computers. Involved a lot of problem solving.

• Grader

  • Aug 2009 - Jan 2010

  Graded for a Sophomore-level General Physics class.

• Research Assistant

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Worked under a physics department professor to study the motions of mechanically linked oscillators. Primary duties consisted of using mechanical engineering knowledge to optimize the equipment by minimizing all kinds of interference and friction.



Kimberly-Clark

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Shared Services Intern

  • Apr 2007 - Aug 2007

  Had many responsibilities, from designing new parking lot striping to creating programmable spreadsheets in Excel. Had many responsibilities, from designing new parking lot striping to creating programmable spreadsheets in Excel.