Experience

NeuroPace

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principal Manufacturing Engineer

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  MEDICAL DEVICE - NEURO STIMULATION IMPLANT, EPILEPSY MEDICAL DEVICE - NEURO STIMULATION IMPLANT, EPILEPSY



VENITI, Inc.

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Operations Engineer

  • Nov 2016 - Jun 2021

  VENOUS DELIVERY SYSTEM CATHETER/NITINOL STENT IMPLANT, ILIO-FEMORAL - Principal Engineer primarily supporting Operations and acting as subject matter expert for implantable Nitinol stent components at venous stent start-up. Successful execution of process validation to support PMA FDA submission and post-acquisition production ramp for US launch. Sustaining engineering and process equipment support. VENOUS DELIVERY SYSTEM CATHETER/NITINOL STENT IMPLANT, ILIO-FEMORAL - Principal Engineer primarily supporting Operations and acting as subject matter expert for implantable Nitinol stent components at venous stent start-up. Successful execution of process validation to support PMA FDA submission and post-acquisition production ramp for US launch. Sustaining engineering and process equipment support.



Medical Devices Industry

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Medical Device Engineering Consultant

  • Jan 2012 - Nov 2016

  Providing Engineering services to the medical device industry in the areas of component specification, materials selection, manufacturing engineering process development & optimization, component and device testing including verification and validation, supplier quality, product development, and project management. Experienced in single-use disposables, implants, re-usable instrumentation, working with contract manufacturers, and leading cross-functional teams. Providing Engineering services to the medical device industry in the areas of component specification, materials selection, manufacturing engineering process development & optimization, component and device testing including verification and validation, supplier quality, product development, and project management. Experienced in single-use disposables, implants, re-usable instrumentation, working with contract manufacturers, and leading cross-functional teams.



Confluent Medical Technologies

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

• Staff Engineer, Product Development

  • Mar 2013 - Feb 2015

  MEDICAL DEVICE CONTRACT MANUFACTURER, NITINOL - Product Development Project Manager for Nitinol medical device components. Drove successful process optimization and validation of a multi-code Venous stent implant family on schedule while achieving 90% component yield prior to full manufacturing transfer. Other projects included project lead for several legacy product process improvements, as well as rapidly moving from prototype through the front end of the development phase for a single-use disposable component. Show less



ArthroCare Corporation

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager, Corporate R&D, Materials & Processes

  • Oct 2007 - Nov 2011

  SPORTS MEDICINE KNEE/SHOULDER/ANKLE IMPLANTS, ABLATION, REUSABLE TOOLS, Nitinol Experience - Medical Device company focussed on orthopedic therapies spanning the areas of coblation / ablation, spine, implants, sports medicine, ENT, and other devices. Managed analytical lab and provided engineering support for product development and sustaining engineering related to components, assembly processes, and testing for both implantable and re-usable devices. Provided technical evaluation of suppliers and material engineering expertise, especially in the areas of metals processing and corrosion. Show less



GUIDANT LLC C/O BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

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

• Sr. Supplier Engineer

  • Apr 2004 - Sep 2007

  CARDIAC SURGERY CABG DISPOSABLE DEVICES - Supplier Quality, corrective and preventative action for supplier components, sustaining engineering, and R&D / product development support for cardiac surgery division. CARDIAC SURGERY CABG DISPOSABLE DEVICES - Supplier Quality, corrective and preventative action for supplier components, sustaining engineering, and R&D / product development support for cardiac surgery division.



Lumend

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing

• Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

  • Feb 2002 - Jan 2004

  CATHETER DELIVERY SYSTEM, CORONARY and PERIPHERAL OCCLUSION CROSSING - Process development and manufacturing support for the treatment of arterial chronic total occlusions. Nitinol experience. CATHETER DELIVERY SYSTEM, CORONARY and PERIPHERAL OCCLUSION CROSSING - Process development and manufacturing support for the treatment of arterial chronic total occlusions. Nitinol experience.



Advanced Stent Technologies AST

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing

• R&D Engineer

  • Feb 2001 - Nov 2001

  CATHETER DELIVERY SYSTEM / STENT IMPLANT, CORONARY - Process Development for coronary bi-furcated stents and delivery catheters. CATHETER DELIVERY SYSTEM / STENT IMPLANT, CORONARY - Process Development for coronary bi-furcated stents and delivery catheters.



Corrpro Companies, Inc.

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Apr 1998 - Feb 2001

  CONSTRUCTION CORROSION ENGINEERING, INFRASTRUCTURE - Project engineer for the world's largest corrosion mitigation company, specializing in underground pipelines and tanks in the area of cathodic protection. CONSTRUCTION CORROSION ENGINEERING, INFRASTRUCTURE - Project engineer for the world's largest corrosion mitigation company, specializing in underground pipelines and tanks in the area of cathodic protection.



Dow

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corrosion Engineer

  • 1995 - 1996

  PROCESS ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL REFINERY PROCESS ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL REFINERY