Experience

Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Centered Design Engineer

  • Sep 2020 - Present



University of Minnesota Medical School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • May 2019 - Present



Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Post Doctoral Research Fellow

  • Jun 2016 - May 2019

  -Performing qualitative research of the patient experience and coordinating a patient-centered redesign of web-based resources for organ transplant patients to evaluate and select a transplant center. -Performing qualitative research of the patient experience and coordinating a patient-centered redesign of web-based resources for organ transplant patients to evaluate and select a transplant center.



University of Minnesota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  -Teach undergraduate and graduate student in product design courses, including concept sketching, design history, manufacturing processes, and technology and society. -Teach undergraduate and graduate student in product design courses, including concept sketching, design history, manufacturing processes, and technology and society.



C-SATS, Inc.

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Consultant

  • Feb 2014 - Jun 2015

  -Early, key contributions to a university research project spun off into a venture funded start-up. -Created the first commercial database software version to collect crowdsourced ratings of surgeon technical skill using recorded surgical videos. -Managed the launch and data collection for over 10 pilot and preliminary surgeon studies, including 7k+ crowd workers and 38k individual video reviews. -Early, key contributions to a university research project spun off into a venture funded start-up. -Created the first commercial database software version to collect crowdsourced ratings of surgeon technical skill using recorded surgical videos. -Managed the launch and data collection for over 10 pilot and preliminary surgeon studies, including 7k+ crowd workers and 38k individual video reviews.



Medtronic

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

• Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

  Continuation (post market) design engineering and support for cardiac pacemaker leads. Continuation (post market) design engineering and support for cardiac pacemaker leads.



SINTX Technologies

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Engineer

  • 2007 - 2009

  -Engineering design for first commercial US spine implants made from industrial/medical ceramic, in particular, anterior lumbar fusion projects. -Collaborated with surgeons and engineering team to develop specialized ceramic implant insertion instrumentation and an anterior cervical spine fusion plate implant and instrument system. -Engineering design for first commercial US spine implants made from industrial/medical ceramic, in particular, anterior lumbar fusion projects. -Collaborated with surgeons and engineering team to develop specialized ceramic implant insertion instrumentation and an anterior cervical spine fusion plate implant and instrument system.



Heath Ceramics

• United States
• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • 2004 - 2007

  -Managed facility operations, production planning, lean manufacturing initiatives, and production staffing (30 employees) of quality handmade ceramic dinnerware and tile factory. -Designed and implemented custom company-wide business system database. -Managed facility operations, production planning, lean manufacturing initiatives, and production staffing (30 employees) of quality handmade ceramic dinnerware and tile factory. -Designed and implemented custom company-wide business system database.



Cosmos Ignite Innovations

• Design Engineer

  • 2003 - 2004

  -Worked as a founding member of a social venture start up company to develop a solar-energy based lighting alternative to kerosene lamps used in developing countries. -The product is featured in the permanent collection of the Centre de création industrielle in Paris, FR. -Lead role in product prototyping, development, and user testing, and assisted in the customer and technology analysis and research, design strategy, component outsourcing, and the transition to manufacturing in India. -Worked as a founding member of a social venture start up company to develop a solar-energy based lighting alternative to kerosene lamps used in developing countries. -The product is featured in the permanent collection of the Centre de création industrielle in Paris, FR. -Lead role in product prototyping, development, and user testing, and assisted in the customer and technology analysis and research, design strategy, component outsourcing, and the transition to manufacturing in India.