Experience

Quanterix

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Research Engineer

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Billerica, Massachusetts, United States • Contributed to the invention and definition of next generation Simoa technologies • Lead the hands-on demonstrations of feasibility research and invention of novel Simoa technologies, including advanced miniaturization technologies, novel optical systems, system software, and consumables • Developed research-level system software to enable breadboard and prototype development • Tested platform design, system integration and verification pertaining to the miniaturization… Show more • Contributed to the invention and definition of next generation Simoa technologies • Lead the hands-on demonstrations of feasibility research and invention of novel Simoa technologies, including advanced miniaturization technologies, novel optical systems, system software, and consumables • Developed research-level system software to enable breadboard and prototype development • Tested platform design, system integration and verification pertaining to the miniaturization approaches • Lead collaborations with technology development partners to develop and evaluated new technologies on systems and consumables • Lead collaborations with assay scientists in the Technology group to demonstrate Simoa assays on novel prototype platforms • Drove linkages between the engineering and assay development groups to transfer new Simoa technologies from feasibility to full development Show less



MilliporeSigma

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development Engineer III

  • May 2018 - Apr 2021

  Burlington, Massachusetts, United States ● Designe, developed and tested new products and processes from concept to commercialization. ● Technical lead that drove new products through the stage gate process. ● Worked closely with an interdisciplinary team to develop and launch innovative products that address customer needs. ● Performed prototyping, test and verification activities, as well as validation activities in coordination with the receiving manufacturing plant during the product commercialization phase. ●… Show more ● Designe, developed and tested new products and processes from concept to commercialization. ● Technical lead that drove new products through the stage gate process. ● Worked closely with an interdisciplinary team to develop and launch innovative products that address customer needs. ● Performed prototyping, test and verification activities, as well as validation activities in coordination with the receiving manufacturing plant during the product commercialization phase. ● Utilized statistical methods to evaluate the capability and reliability of experimental results. Show less



ProteinSimple

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Engineer

  • Sep 2016 - May 2018

  Wallingford, Connecticut Designed an automated system to dispense biological reagents into an OEM microfluidic cartridge o Used statistical analysis to prove that there was no difference in assay performance between using the manual dispense systems and the automated system. ● Developed a staged inspection system to increase throughput and quality control of OEM cartridges. o Automation replaced a process that was previously manual. ● Invented a new method to deactivate PDMS to increase production… Show more Designed an automated system to dispense biological reagents into an OEM microfluidic cartridge o Used statistical analysis to prove that there was no difference in assay performance between using the manual dispense systems and the automated system. ● Developed a staged inspection system to increase throughput and quality control of OEM cartridges. o Automation replaced a process that was previously manual. ● Invented a new method to deactivate PDMS to increase production capacity and product reliability. o Developed test fixtures, performed fundamental process verification and accelerated life tests. ● Developed a manufacturing scaling plan to increase manufacturing capacity while minimizing capital expenditure and company overhead. o Optimization of manufacturing work flow and expansion plans for manufacturing floorspace.

• Design Transfer/Quality Engineer

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2016

  Wallingford, Connecticut Designed experiments to test in-house manufacturing processes and individual components for tolerances based on engineering drawings. ● Utilized SolidWorks to design parts and develop drawing packages used in various projects. o Including: Ella instrument calibration, immunoassay validation, reagent dispensing o Improved instrument setup repeatability and decreased calibration time by designing parts that allowed for less manual processes. ● Designed, assembled, and wrote… Show more Designed experiments to test in-house manufacturing processes and individual components for tolerances based on engineering drawings. ● Utilized SolidWorks to design parts and develop drawing packages used in various projects. o Including: Ella instrument calibration, immunoassay validation, reagent dispensing o Improved instrument setup repeatability and decreased calibration time by designing parts that allowed for less manual processes. ● Designed, assembled, and wrote software for a dry-box monitoring system utilizing NI hardware and LabVIEW.



CyVek

• Spain
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

• Associate Engineer

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2014

  Wallingford, Connecticut Experience with due diligence, IP review, and sale of CyVek Inc. to Bio-Techne. o Bio-Techne purchased CyVek Inc. for $95 million in 2014. ● Part of the R&D team tasked with determining upstream causes of variance in immunoassay results. o Tested design changes and reported qualitative and quantitative results. ● Lead quality control efforts for various parts used in the manufacturing of our custom microfluidic cartridge.

• Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Jan 2011

  Wallingford, Connecticut ● Helped develop image and data analysis software using LabView and National Instruments hardware. ● Ran Elisa microfluidic immunoassays and analyzed resulting data with LabView developed software. ● Developed designs in AutoCAD for use in photolithography.