Experience

Pulmonx Corporation

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

• Manufacturing Engineering Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  • Manage manufacturing of next generation product • Manage manufacturing Engineers, Technicians and Assemblers • Manage onsite Injection Molding Department for production and R&D • Process Development to improve yields and throughput • Manage manufacturing of next generation product • Manage manufacturing Engineers, Technicians and Assemblers • Manage onsite Injection Molding Department for production and R&D • Process Development to improve yields and throughput



Asthmatx

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2012

  • Managed construction, and validation of ISO Class 7 (class 10,000) Cleanroom • Managed manufacturing of next generation product for design verification testing • Validated production at new facility while managing production at contract manufacture site • Managed integration of Asthmatx product into the BSC distribution system • Managed manufacturing technicians and assemblers • Developed next generation prototypes for Design Verification testing • Managed construction, and validation of ISO Class 7 (class 10,000) Cleanroom • Managed manufacturing of next generation product for design verification testing • Validated production at new facility while managing production at contract manufacture site • Managed integration of Asthmatx product into the BSC distribution system • Managed manufacturing technicians and assemblers • Developed next generation prototypes for Design Verification testing



Emphasys Medical

• United States
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • May 2006 - Sep 2008

  • Managed injection mold shop, including mold design and part design • Developed and validated Nitinol electro-polishing process • Developed tooling for silicone dipping process • Trained assemblers, technicians and inspectors • Maintained PM system and spares program • Validated multiple processes • Supported production • Managed assemblers, technicians and engineers • Managed injection mold shop, including mold design and part design • Developed and validated Nitinol electro-polishing process • Developed tooling for silicone dipping process • Trained assemblers, technicians and inspectors • Maintained PM system and spares program • Validated multiple processes • Supported production • Managed assemblers, technicians and engineers



Cardiva Medical

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Senior Research And Development Engineer

  • May 2005 - May 2006

  • Designed compression closure balloon catheter • Managed new vessel closure project up to market release design phase • Developed process for arc welding Nitinol and process for heat tipping extrusions • Introduced single piece flow concepts increasing output from 120 to 400 units/day • Designed compression closure balloon catheter • Managed new vessel closure project up to market release design phase • Developed process for arc welding Nitinol and process for heat tipping extrusions • Introduced single piece flow concepts increasing output from 120 to 400 units/day



Evalve, Inc. [a wholly owned subsidiary of Abbott Vascular, Inc.]

• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Oct 2002 - May 2005

  • Cost reduction of clinical prototype from $10,000/ea to $1,800/ea • Designed for manufacturability steerable guide catheter system • Design of injection molded parts • Completed several design verifications for FDA submission • Cost reduction of clinical prototype from $10,000/ea to $1,800/ea • Designed for manufacturability steerable guide catheter system • Design of injection molded parts • Completed several design verifications for FDA submission



Perclose

• United States
• Leasing Real Estate

• Manufacturing Engineer/ Research and Development Engineer

  • Jun 1998 - Oct 2002

  R&D Engineer • Designed molded parts for needle deployment system for Closer AT • Designed fixtures for assembly of new design • Developed validation protocols, test protocols, MPIs and IIs for new design Manufacturing Engineer • Designed for Manufacturability of CTO device • Supported multiple product lines, brought yields of Closer product line from initial 50% to 98% while increasing production to 10,000 units a week • Supported a facility move while maintaining production. • Validated multiple product lines • Transferred product to Costa Rica • Familiar with multiple processes including hydrophilic coatings, ultrasonic welding, injection molding, heat fusing extrusions Show less