Experience

Pattern Bioscience

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• System Engineer

  • Jul 2023 - Present



Delve

• United States
• Design
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Principal System Engineer

  • Nov 2021 - Jul 2023



Smith+Nephew

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

• Senior Staff System Engineer

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2021

  • Served as R&D Technical Lead for a $12 Million project, directing activities of a 14-member design team consisting of mechanical, electrical, and software engineers in a remote environment.• Drove development of system and product requirements as well as architecture for a new platform combining three existing capital devices; the new platform interfaced with 18 surgical devices and 6 other systems.• Acted as primary R&D team member on project core team and interfaced cross functional with partners in various departments including Marketing, Regulatory, Human Factors and Quality Engineering.• Drove early system integration activities which supported formative studies with users to define and refine the requirements and design of a novel User Interface. • Maintained strong relationships with senior leadership team via regular touch points, communicating project status and escalating issues and solutions to ensure leadership’s confidence in the team efforts.• Implemented requirements management system, JAMA, to assist the organization with requirements development and management as well as verification and validation tracing, trained project team on system use and best practices.• Subject matter expert on proprietary technology resulting it interfacing with regulatory teams around the world on multiple projects to assist with regulatory submissions, leading demos for the company executives, and providing ongoing technical insight to various project teams. Show less

• Research Manager

  • Dec 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Managed a team of four research engineers, ranging in levels and experience from associates to staff level engineer and supported their work on novel designs of surgical devices and biologics. • Communicated team’s progress on three simultaneous projects supporting two different business units as part of monthly cross functional updates to leadership. • Initiated and lead the efforts to recruit and hire the inaugural class of the Austin Engineering Co-op Program and served as the on-site program lead through the course of the program. • Served as technical reviewer of both company and competitive patents to understand freedom to operate and patentability of internal and competitive designs. • Managed and developed the team’s technician with a noticeable performance improvement over a five-month period; successfully grew from an at-risk employee on a PIP to a promotion within a year through mentorship and guidance. • Continued duties from previous roles including leading projects, evaluating prototypes and collaborating with other teams. Show less

• Staff Research Engineer (ArthroCare + Smith & Nephew)

  • May 2012 - Dec 2018

  • Developed prototype devices and systems in the Sports Medicine, ENT, Orthopedics, General Surgery and Gynecological fields that resulted in 5 launched products and 7+ patents. • Managed a multi-purpose R&D laboratory, including ensuring compliance with both Quality System and OSHA requirements, that was extensively used by 15+ engineers and technicians.• Led and supported in-vivo, ex-vivo and cadaver-based labs to evaluate, demonstrate and solicit KOL feedback on prototypes that ranged from basic mockups to fully functional systems. • Collaborated with team members and stakeholders to quickly make additions and upgrades to system prototypes allowing for evaluations of different technologies, prototypes, and components. • Attended live surgical cases, including arthroscopic knee and shoulder repairs, sleeve gastrostomies, and robotic gynecologic surgeries, and interacted with surgeons to further my understanding of surgical needs to determine user needs and identify potentially disruptive technologies.• Evaluated and reverse engineered competitive and legacy products to determine strengths and weaknesses; utilizing the parts, electronics, and subassemblies to quickly create prototypes to test new control algorithms.• Designed complex control and monitoring algorithms implemented on a next generation product for the Sports Medicine market; developed and executed software verification protocols to verify proper functionality of the implemented code. • Developed laboratory test methods, custom software and hardware monitoring tools, and multi-physics models to research the fundamentals of Coblation, test novel surgical devices and systems, and assist team members with data collection. Show less



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Jan 2009 - May 2012

  Graduate Research with Dr. Tess J. Moon• Studied the effect of loading on protein secondary structures utilizing molecular modeling (GROMACS) and the Texas Advanced Computing Center.• Used statistical methods and MATLAB (Octave) to analyze large data sets to identify patterns in bond angle changes.• Implemented a workflow (in Octave, Perl, and Linux Scripting) to automatically initialize and run multiple (>20) models in parallel, which resulted in less parameter entry errors.Graduate Research with Dr. Glenn Masada• Researched the long-term viability of ground source heat pump systems in the southwest United States.• Developed a complete HVAC system model in Simulink that was combined with existing models of a residential building and a vertical ground loop heat exchanger to simulate the long term effect (> 20 years) of unbalanced cooling and heating. • Devised and implemented a complete model validation procedure based on industry-standard building model validation techniques.Mechatronics Lab TA Spring 2010 & Spring 2012• Instructed and mentored classes of 15 students on how to build basic circuits, basic component operating principles, and how to take measurements• Created, proctored, and graded exams and assignments• Made myself available for student questions outside of class• Demonstrated and taught hands-on skills such as laying out circuits and basic trouble shooting Show less

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2009

  • Assisted with the rapid prototyping of a novel super-adiabatic reactor using selective laser sintering (SLS) of a silicon-carbide/phenolic power mix.• Designed and fabricated modifications to an existing test fixture utilized with the reactor. • Performed flow modeling of different internal geometries to determine the potential to create laminar flow using SolidWorks and FloWorks.



Ascendant Engineering Solutions

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  • Designed a two-part plastic housing and membrane keypad for a prototype consumer electronic device. • Worked with multiple vendors to produce a limited production run of the devices for client and investor evaluations. • Interacted with clients and vendors on a daily basis to determine design requirements, production methods, and gather feedback on designs. • Designed a two-part plastic housing and membrane keypad for a prototype consumer electronic device. • Worked with multiple vendors to produce a limited production run of the devices for client and investor evaluations. • Interacted with clients and vendors on a daily basis to determine design requirements, production methods, and gather feedback on designs.