Experience

Resolution Medical

• United States
• Medical Device
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Managing early stage for cardiac catheter based technology projects to meet clients needs for development and funding. Managing early stage for cardiac catheter based technology projects to meet clients needs for development and funding.



University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Venture Advisor (Medical Device)

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  Advising the UM ventures group inside the university on startup medical device companies formed from university IP. Projects range from market potential and evlaution of an idea, strategy to prototype and test, R&D and regulatory strategy for development, and relationship management with strategic partners. Advising the UM ventures group inside the university on startup medical device companies formed from university IP. Projects range from market potential and evlaution of an idea, strategy to prototype and test, R&D and regulatory strategy for development, and relationship management with strategic partners.



Sprig Consulting

• United States
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Providing strategy consulting, market intelligence, and customer insights to medical device startups and entrepreneurs evaluating new opportunities. Providing strategy consulting, market intelligence, and customer insights to medical device startups and entrepreneurs evaluating new opportunities.



Medtronic

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

• Device Lead/Principal Project Engineer- Transcatheter Heart Valves

  • Feb 2014 - May 2017

  Led R&D effort for the creation of the next generation transcatheter heart valve from concept to FDA approval. Facitlitated concept ideation, feasibility testing, IP generation, and review of the IP landscape for the device. Funneled these activities into down selecting a concept and obtained cross-functional support to initiate bringing the product to market. Formed a team and establishing resources to finish product R&D work and manufacture the product. Delivered the necessary testing and data to support regulatory submissions and provided field support to the clinical trial that resulted in regulatory approval for the product. Show less

• Core Team Leader/Senior Project Engineer - Mechanical Heart Valves

  • Jun 2012 - Feb 2014

  Headed cross functional team to successful launch of class III implantable device. This included scoping the project with multiple stakeholders, negotiating for resources and then ensuring that their stakeholder requirements were met. Managed budget, timeline, project risks, and product quality. Facilitated launch planning process with marketing and operations to exceed launch expectations.

• Technical Lead/Sr Project Engineer - Perfusion Systems

  • Sep 2008 - Jun 2012

  Led an engineering team to meet all product requirements for the development of two next generation products. Responsibilities included planning device needs along with test strategy and logistics, collaborating with manufacturing to ensure manufacturability of the design, initiating control charts for tracking device performance, and conducting technical reviews.Supported the marketing and sales organizations through analysis of VOC tradeoffs, product education presentations to customers in small group and large conference formats, and refinement of product launch materials. Show less

• Sr Manufacturing Engineer/Manufacturing Engineer - Medtronic Energy and Component Center

  • Jun 2004 - Aug 2008

  Specialized in the implementation of manufacturing automation and equipment for battery production. This included vendor selection and project management of budget and timeline for local as well as international development partners.