Michael Conward, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at MyLÚA Health- Claim this Profile
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Daniel St. Clair
Michael is an asset to any team. He brings a great atmosphere with him and helps promote the right culture for group cohesion. He has no issues tackling high risk low fidelity technical problems and is guided to them by his passion for engineering. I'm excited to see where he goes with his career and hope I get to keep influencing him on the way.
Daniel St. Clair
Michael is an asset to any team. He brings a great atmosphere with him and helps promote the right culture for group cohesion. He has no issues tackling high risk low fidelity technical problems and is guided to them by his passion for engineering. I'm excited to see where he goes with his career and hope I get to keep influencing him on the way.
Daniel St. Clair
Michael is an asset to any team. He brings a great atmosphere with him and helps promote the right culture for group cohesion. He has no issues tackling high risk low fidelity technical problems and is guided to them by his passion for engineering. I'm excited to see where he goes with his career and hope I get to keep influencing him on the way.
Daniel St. Clair
Michael is an asset to any team. He brings a great atmosphere with him and helps promote the right culture for group cohesion. He has no issues tackling high risk low fidelity technical problems and is guided to them by his passion for engineering. I'm excited to see where he goes with his career and hope I get to keep influencing him on the way.
Credentials
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Rensselaer Graduate-Level Advanced Manufacturing Certification
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMay, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
National Science Foundation BIO 2017 I-Corps Bio-Entrepreneurship Workshop Certificate of Completion
National Science Foundation (NSF)Jul, 2017- Sep, 2024
Experience
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MyLÚA Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
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Jun 2020 - Present
MyLÚA Health is a digital maternal care platform that delivers an evidence-based and personalized pregnancy + postpartum experience, to increase equitable care outcomes. Our predictive capabilities and patient-centric approach allow physicians to detect, escalate, and mitigate the risk of life-threatening maternal conditions, thus reducing delayed/missed diagnosis while increasing operational efficiencies. Highlights • Develop and implement technical strategy for our platform, which includes our core digital maternal health and wellness products, machine learning algorithms, security, APIs, compliance, patent drafting, grant writing, and data infrastructure. • Manage team of data scientists for electronic health record and IoT device data analysis, and machine learning algorithm development. • Create detailed project plans including technology roadmaps, hiring goals, and funding, resource, and strategic partnership planning. • Knowledge of HIPAA, HL7, FHIR, SQL, R, Python, Azure ML, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, IRB Exemption, UI/UX Design, Human-Centered Design, Customer Discovery, User Stories, User Testing, Social Determinants of Health, and Remote Patient Monitoring. Show less
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SelfArray
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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Chief Technology Officer
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Feb 2020 - Present
The direct view LED market is inhibited by expensive tri-color SMD LEDs with CAPEX intensive and time consuming manufacturing. The move to inexpensive, un-packaged, chip-on-board (CoB) LED displays is inevitable, and SelfArray’s patented technologies are equipped to assemble such micro/mini LEDs into pixel-arrays quickly and inexpensively. Scaling from large video-wall displays down to watch sizes, we enable the direct-view LED display market through our use of selective laser-based transfer techniques and diamagnetic levitation for self assembly.Highlights• Responsible for advancing new core technologies, building business cases, and expanding research in the direct-view LED market space.• Develop and manage $1.25M R&D budget and resourcing plan to ensure delivery of long-term research strategy. To date, secured over $500K in additional funding through supplemental grants.• Establish work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams and multiple partners in different time zones.• Knowledge of the full value chain, including purchasing/supply management, product development, and manufacturing. Show less
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Director of New Product Development
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Oct 2018 - Feb 2020
Highlights:• Led the R&D team and reported directly to the Chief Executive Officer. Assisted with corporate strategy and presentations. Accountable for understanding product and corporate strategies and developing new initiatives to close technical gaps. Responsible for new hire and student recruitment efforts. Assisted with patent drafting.• Served and maintained responsibilities as Principal Investigator on NSF SBIR Phase II grant. Secured over $400K in additional funding through supplemental grants.• Developed new methodologies to enable scalability of SelfArray diamagnetic self-assembly technology for mini/micro-LEDs and sub-mm pitch 2D arrays for direct view displays. Led the effort to develop a pilot line driven by customer needs and specifications. Spearheaded all third-party development efforts.• Led additive manufacturing initiatives for new technology development and prototyping. Show less
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Senior Principal Scientist
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May 2018 - Oct 2018
Highlights:• Served as Principal Investigator for the NSF Phase II SBIR grant.• Responsible for all meetings and formal reports. Developed and managed the $750K+ budget for the NSF grant and ensured compliance as well as identified and applied for additional grant opportunities.• Designed, fabricated, and tested prototype diamagnetic directed self-assembly tools to realize the ability to self-assemble LEDs into large 2D arrays for direct view LED displays. Sourced and purchased requisite equipment and supplies. Show less
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Co-Entrepreneurial Lead
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Mar 2021 - May 2021
• Teams start with research-based concepts and use interviews with potential customers and the business model canvas to understand the potential of launching a startup. Lead investigates commercial landscape surrounding the innovation and supports transition of the tech. • Investigated potential for development of a journaling application that uses natural language processing for detecting postpartum depression and provides digital therapeutic wellness tools. • Conducted 30+ customer discover interviews with mothers, healthcare, machine learning, and life science professionals to validate value proposition and business model. • Managed budgeting and reporting for NSF $3K commercialization award. Show less
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant & Lab Manager
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Aug 2014 - May 2018
The overarching research objective of the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award# 13-51275 titled “Microstructure-Specific Machining Strategies for Bone” is to investigate the fundamental effect of bone microstructural components on its machining responses. Worked with PI Johnson Samuel.Highlights: - Tasks included material characterization, experimental setup design and manufacturing, micro-machining, force data analysis, surface topography analysis, tool wear analysis, nanoindentation, scanning electron microscopy imaging, high-speed camera imaging, and machine process modeling.- Assisted PI Johnson Samuel in managing day-to-day operations. Responsible for equipment procurement, knowledge transfer, training, maintenance, and the development and execution of standard operating procedures for various pieces of laboratory equipment including: Mikrotools DT-110 hybrid CNC micro-machining center, Zeta 3D optical profilometer, Phantom V7.3 high-speed camera, National Instruments data acquisition devices, and high-speed linear cutting apparatus. - Responsible for portable data analysis algorithm development and software management including data analysis scripting in MATLAB, image processing and advanced data visualization techniques in ImageJ and MATLAB, statistical data analysis in Minitab & R Programming, and modeling packages such as Solidworks and AutoCad. - Provided mentorship, guidance, and consulting to colleagues ranging from undergraduate to fellow Ph.D. students on projects such as bone machining, tooth drilling, 3D printing, acoustic data analysis, and finite element modeling. Show less
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2017 - May 2017
Analysis of Manufacturing Processes Course Description: Review basic aspects of manufacturing engineering including driving forces, quality attributes, tolerances, etc. Examination of basic principles of mechanics, engineering materials, analysis of both bulk-forming (forging, extrusion, rolling, etc.) and sheet-forming processes, metal cutting, and other related manufacturing process. Discussion of role of computer-aided manufacturing in these areas.
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Co-Entreprenurial Lead
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Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
• Investigated potential for development of a novel disinfection strategy to combat anti-biotic resistant bacteria. • Conducted 100+ customer discover interviews with healthcare and life science professionals to validate value proposition and business model. Managed budgeting and reporting for NSF $3K commercialization award. • Investigated potential for development of a novel disinfection strategy to combat anti-biotic resistant bacteria. • Conducted 100+ customer discover interviews with healthcare and life science professionals to validate value proposition and business model. Managed budgeting and reporting for NSF $3K commercialization award.
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Boeing Research & Technology
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200 - 300 Employee
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Materials Processes and Physics Engineer
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
Engineer for Boeing Materials and Manufacturing Technology Center Advanced Production and Inspections group. Highlights: - Involved in strategic business case planning for 737 Max Inlet Collar Installation Automation. - Designed, procured materials, and created a build plan for a low-cost production developmental technology test cell for technical readiness level (TRL 9) demonstration of full collar installation automation that also met Environment, Health, and Safety review guidelines. - Assisted with reachability and path planning software programming development for Kuka iiwa robotic system implementation. - Collaborated with Boeing Measurement Technology and Boeing Propulsion to execute drill plan of joints A & C on a refurbished 737 Max Inlet to be used in production test cell. - Assisted Boeing Measurement Technology team in the measurement and collection of drilled holes XYZ location and normality data for robotic software path planning. - Participated in Operationalize Productivity & Delivery (OPD) and contributed to the development of metrics for management feedback. Show less
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Materials Processes and Physics Engineer
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Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
Engineer for Boeing Materials and Manufacturing Technology Center Assembly & Automation group. Highlights: - Developed an accurate testbed for measuring hex key loads during experimental nut installation cycles for Inside 787 Fuselage Automation and performed an analytical analysis to correlate observed issues. - Created a statement of work (SOW) for stress engineering teams to predict hex key failures and participated in hex key material property testing/analysis viz. x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry and Rockwell Hardness testing. - Operated Electroimpact Quadbot and Kuka iiwa robotic systems in order to optimize fuselage frame fastening system. - Tested and qualified tool mounting configurations in order to ensure robotic joint loads were not exceeded. - Tested process to pre-cure sealant for one up assembly (OUA) qualification for 777x Short Inlet and 737Max Inlet production which led to a Boeing patent. - Assisted in equipment calibration, hardware procurement and assembly, technical readiness level (TRL 7) planning, safety documentation, and automation system functionality. - Participated in Agile Scrum Certification training. Show less
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Materials Processes and Physics Engineer
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Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Engineer for Boeing Propulsion 737 Max Assembly/Automation Support. Highlights: - Awarded Invention Disclosure Meritorious Award - Designed a new Boeing standard tool and implemented new process for testing the accuracy of assembly equipment and validating Numerical Control machine code. - Participated in countersink flushness quality data measurement for meeting laminar flow criteria and automated drilling process qualification. - Involved in coupon inventory and quality inspection for use in automated drilling process improvement testing. - Assisted in 5S Laboratory Implementation plan and mitigation of laboratory safety issues. Show less
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Materials Processes and Physics Engineer
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
Engineer for Boeing Mid-Body 787 Assembly/Automation Support. Highlights: - Awarded Invention Disclosure Meritorious Award - Designed and implemented new tooling for Current Return Network (CRN) cable form fitting process. - Assisted in the application of fused deposition cable models to aid in installation procedures. - Built and tested a shop air manifold mobile docking station for mitigating safety issues associated with hose tripping hazards. - Participated in carbon fiber/titanium hole quality and characteristic data measurement for drilling process qualification. - Provided laboratory support for machine automated drilling tests. Show less
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2013 - May 2014
Responsible for overseeing laboratory equipment and giving instruction to students to apply basic manufacturing processes and procedures for Rapid Prototyping (3D Printing), Laser Processing, Metal Working, Robotics, and Plastic Injection Molding.
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Division III Men's Basketball Assistant Coach
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Oct 2013 - Feb 2014
Assistant Coach for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Division III Men's Basketball Team
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FDA
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Canada
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Manager
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Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
Highlights: - Cataloged testing submitted for 510(k) and IDE submissions. - Identified differences in test procedures and data for current cleared/investigational devices. - Provided recommendations for mechanical testing to be included for clot retriever guidance document under development. Highlights: - Cataloged testing submitted for 510(k) and IDE submissions. - Identified differences in test procedures and data for current cleared/investigational devices. - Provided recommendations for mechanical testing to be included for clot retriever guidance document under development.
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George Washington University
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United States
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Academic Technologies IT Asset Manager Assistant
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Feb 2013 - Aug 2013
Developed and implemented process improvement for procurement, deployment, management, and expense reporting of IT assets. Developed and implemented process improvement for procurement, deployment, management, and expense reporting of IT assets.
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National Science Foundation
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United States
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CAREER Program Analyst
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
Highlights: - Collected and investigated data and statistics on Award Rate and Size, and Geographical Distribution of Awards across NSF Directorates and Divisions. - Displayed visual representation of trends through graphs/charts and introduced a new mapping system to demonstrate geographical data across the NSF foundation. Data was used and contributed to the October 2012 Committee of Visitors (COV) report. - Also learned advanced use of Microsoft Excel and NSF e-jacket and Enterprise Information System (EIS) database systems. Show less
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Division I Men's Basketball Team Player
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Aug 2008 - May 2012
A walk-on for the George Washington University Men's Basketball Team. Maintained a 3.0 GPA while on academic scholarship. A walk-on for the George Washington University Men's Basketball Team. Maintained a 3.0 GPA while on academic scholarship.
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Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
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United States
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Airlines and Aviation
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700 & Above Employee
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Parsons Management Consultants Intern
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May 2010 - Aug 2010
Collaborated with engineers on construction of new parking garage: Managed architectural drawings and specifications. Collaborated with engineers on construction of new parking garage: Managed architectural drawings and specifications.
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Education
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering -
The George Washington University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering
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