Development Engineer

• Oct 2021 - Present

Device Engineer - Independent Consultant

• Jun 2019 - Oct 2021

Commercial Devices Engineer

• Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

Interact with other engineering groups to define, document, analyze, perform and interpret tests for products, systems, components or modifications. Manage multiple projects across different countries to qualify various medical devices and drugs for various markets and their requirements. Identify functional problems and suggest resolutions. Define internal quality control standards and maintenance of reliability programs. Document and analyzes test cases and provide feedback and… Show more Interact with other engineering groups to define, document, analyze, perform and interpret tests for products, systems, components or modifications. Manage multiple projects across different countries to qualify various medical devices and drugs for various markets and their requirements. Identify functional problems and suggest resolutions. Define internal quality control standards and maintenance of reliability programs. Document and analyzes test cases and provide feedback and recommendations for product or design changes. Ensure testing procedures are in compliance with any required industry specific standards. Contribute to the development of improvements to overall testing and quality programs for improved results. Coordinate with vendors or suppliers to modify or develop testing for components or other parts. Qualification of Administration Systems for drug delivery devices by writing protocols, conducting engineering laboratory testing, analysis of data and writing of reports. Support multiple medical device change control products for commercial vial reconstitution products. Designing and machining of test fixtures using various machine shop equipment. Designing test fixtures using various CAD programs and 3D printing them. Testing medical devices for system requirements using force testers like MTS, Zwick, Instron, etc. Other equipment used during the testing are density meters, rheometer, microscopes, calipers etc. Show less Interact with other engineering groups to define, document, analyze, perform and interpret tests for products, systems, components or modifications. Manage multiple projects across different countries to qualify various medical devices and drugs for various markets and their requirements. Identify functional problems and suggest resolutions. Define internal quality control standards and maintenance of reliability programs. Document and analyzes test cases and provide feedback and… Show more Interact with other engineering groups to define, document, analyze, perform and interpret tests for products, systems, components or modifications. Manage multiple projects across different countries to qualify various medical devices and drugs for various markets and their requirements. Identify functional problems and suggest resolutions. Define internal quality control standards and maintenance of reliability programs. Document and analyzes test cases and provide feedback and recommendations for product or design changes. Ensure testing procedures are in compliance with any required industry specific standards. Contribute to the development of improvements to overall testing and quality programs for improved results. Coordinate with vendors or suppliers to modify or develop testing for components or other parts. Qualification of Administration Systems for drug delivery devices by writing protocols, conducting engineering laboratory testing, analysis of data and writing of reports. Support multiple medical device change control products for commercial vial reconstitution products. Designing and machining of test fixtures using various machine shop equipment. Designing test fixtures using various CAD programs and 3D printing them. Testing medical devices for system requirements using force testers like MTS, Zwick, Instron, etc. Other equipment used during the testing are density meters, rheometer, microscopes, calipers etc. Show less

Test Engineer

• May 2018 - Jan 2019

Lead efforts in developing test methods and fixtures for the various components of the upcoming drug infusion device project and writing Customer Acceptance Testing Protocol for the project taking in to consideration the system requirements. Conducting and supervising various tests and writing reports for the same. Analyzing the test data and reporting the observations and findings to the project technical lead. Participating in technical review meetings and advocating design changes… Show more Lead efforts in developing test methods and fixtures for the various components of the upcoming drug infusion device project and writing Customer Acceptance Testing Protocol for the project taking in to consideration the system requirements. Conducting and supervising various tests and writing reports for the same. Analyzing the test data and reporting the observations and findings to the project technical lead. Participating in technical review meetings and advocating design changes based on the findings from tests conducted. Working with the vendors and external partners to drive the efforts in obtaining the desired product in accordance with various system requirements and FDA regulations. Show less Lead efforts in developing test methods and fixtures for the various components of the upcoming drug infusion device project and writing Customer Acceptance Testing Protocol for the project taking in to consideration the system requirements. Conducting and supervising various tests and writing reports for the same. Analyzing the test data and reporting the observations and findings to the project technical lead. Participating in technical review meetings and advocating design changes… Show more Lead efforts in developing test methods and fixtures for the various components of the upcoming drug infusion device project and writing Customer Acceptance Testing Protocol for the project taking in to consideration the system requirements. Conducting and supervising various tests and writing reports for the same. Analyzing the test data and reporting the observations and findings to the project technical lead. Participating in technical review meetings and advocating design changes based on the findings from tests conducted. Working with the vendors and external partners to drive the efforts in obtaining the desired product in accordance with various system requirements and FDA regulations. Show less

Mechanical Test Engineer

• Mar 2017 - May 2018

Conducting design verification for existing products and modify the designs in compliance with various ISO standards for combination product development team at AbbVie. Design and 3D print jigs and fixtures for various test methods. Perform tests on current and next generation drug infusion pumps, analyze discoveries, and enhance functional and performance specifications that comply with FDA regulations. Utilized computer aided design skills using SolidWorks, tensile tested various parts of the… Show more Conducting design verification for existing products and modify the designs in compliance with various ISO standards for combination product development team at AbbVie. Design and 3D print jigs and fixtures for various test methods. Perform tests on current and next generation drug infusion pumps, analyze discoveries, and enhance functional and performance specifications that comply with FDA regulations. Utilized computer aided design skills using SolidWorks, tensile tested various parts of the drug infusion pumps and analyzed the test data. Developing an ultrasonic welding procedure such that minimum flash is created during welding process leading to reduced stress and sturdy components Show less Conducting design verification for existing products and modify the designs in compliance with various ISO standards for combination product development team at AbbVie. Design and 3D print jigs and fixtures for various test methods. Perform tests on current and next generation drug infusion pumps, analyze discoveries, and enhance functional and performance specifications that comply with FDA regulations. Utilized computer aided design skills using SolidWorks, tensile tested various parts of the… Show more Conducting design verification for existing products and modify the designs in compliance with various ISO standards for combination product development team at AbbVie. Design and 3D print jigs and fixtures for various test methods. Perform tests on current and next generation drug infusion pumps, analyze discoveries, and enhance functional and performance specifications that comply with FDA regulations. Utilized computer aided design skills using SolidWorks, tensile tested various parts of the drug infusion pumps and analyzed the test data. Developing an ultrasonic welding procedure such that minimum flash is created during welding process leading to reduced stress and sturdy components Show less

EHS Specialist

• Jul 2016 - Jan 2017

Interfacing with department managers in reducing musculoskeletal disorders resulting from ergonomic risk factors in office workstations, manufacturing and packaging plants. Assisting with a variety of environmental, safety and industrial hygiene training, programs, auditing, reporting, projects and monitoring, focusing on the ergonomic assessment of office workstations throughout Lake County facilities. Working with Division managers, employees and EHS to maintain an active EHS ergonomics… Show more Interfacing with department managers in reducing musculoskeletal disorders resulting from ergonomic risk factors in office workstations, manufacturing and packaging plants. Assisting with a variety of environmental, safety and industrial hygiene training, programs, auditing, reporting, projects and monitoring, focusing on the ergonomic assessment of office workstations throughout Lake County facilities. Working with Division managers, employees and EHS to maintain an active EHS ergonomics program and update ergonomic equipment lists and assessment databases. Interfacing with the office emergency control force group and the onsite emergency response team and providing support as needed to EHS projects including implementation of a GHS compliant hazard communication program. Identifying chemicals considered hazardous by Global Health Safety standards and categorizing them accordingly for further processing in SAP. Creating Pareto charts for accidents and injuries across AbbVie North Chicago Manufacturing and identifying the leading causes for these incidents. Show less Interfacing with department managers in reducing musculoskeletal disorders resulting from ergonomic risk factors in office workstations, manufacturing and packaging plants. Assisting with a variety of environmental, safety and industrial hygiene training, programs, auditing, reporting, projects and monitoring, focusing on the ergonomic assessment of office workstations throughout Lake County facilities. Working with Division managers, employees and EHS to maintain an active EHS ergonomics… Show more Interfacing with department managers in reducing musculoskeletal disorders resulting from ergonomic risk factors in office workstations, manufacturing and packaging plants. Assisting with a variety of environmental, safety and industrial hygiene training, programs, auditing, reporting, projects and monitoring, focusing on the ergonomic assessment of office workstations throughout Lake County facilities. Working with Division managers, employees and EHS to maintain an active EHS ergonomics program and update ergonomic equipment lists and assessment databases. Interfacing with the office emergency control force group and the onsite emergency response team and providing support as needed to EHS projects including implementation of a GHS compliant hazard communication program. Identifying chemicals considered hazardous by Global Health Safety standards and categorizing them accordingly for further processing in SAP. Creating Pareto charts for accidents and injuries across AbbVie North Chicago Manufacturing and identifying the leading causes for these incidents. Show less

Research Intern

• May 2015 - Jan 2016

I conducted research in additive manufacturing under Prof. Yayue Pan, at Laboratory for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (LAMRE), Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, UIC. My research was mainly focused in Design of Core Cell Structure and Additive Manufacturing Process for Optimal Sandwich Panel Production wherein I designed various core cell structures for additive manufacturing in Solid Works and tested them for stress and failure in ANSYS. Further these simulation results were… Show more I conducted research in additive manufacturing under Prof. Yayue Pan, at Laboratory for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (LAMRE), Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, UIC. My research was mainly focused in Design of Core Cell Structure and Additive Manufacturing Process for Optimal Sandwich Panel Production wherein I designed various core cell structures for additive manufacturing in Solid Works and tested them for stress and failure in ANSYS. Further these simulation results were compared with the experimental values obtained from various failure analysis tests. Comparing these two, the optimal core cell structure was designed and tested. Show less I conducted research in additive manufacturing under Prof. Yayue Pan, at Laboratory for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (LAMRE), Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, UIC. My research was mainly focused in Design of Core Cell Structure and Additive Manufacturing Process for Optimal Sandwich Panel Production wherein I designed various core cell structures for additive manufacturing in Solid Works and tested them for stress and failure in ANSYS. Further these simulation results were… Show more I conducted research in additive manufacturing under Prof. Yayue Pan, at Laboratory for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (LAMRE), Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, UIC. My research was mainly focused in Design of Core Cell Structure and Additive Manufacturing Process for Optimal Sandwich Panel Production wherein I designed various core cell structures for additive manufacturing in Solid Works and tested them for stress and failure in ANSYS. Further these simulation results were compared with the experimental values obtained from various failure analysis tests. Comparing these two, the optimal core cell structure was designed and tested. Show less

Mechanical Engineering Intern

• Aug 2013 - Apr 2014

Assisted the project engineer with the design of Multi Axis Stabilization Platform in Solid Works. Analyzed the designed model in ANSYS Structural and determined the failure threshold. Designed the manufacturing model taking into consideration the various failure modes. Assisted the project engineer with the design of Multi Axis Stabilization Platform in Solid Works. Analyzed the designed model in ANSYS Structural and determined the failure threshold. Designed the manufacturing model taking into consideration the various failure modes.