Product Development Engineer III

• Nov 2022 - Present

Product Development Engineer

• Aug 2021 - May 2022

- Led engineering team in designing and delivering transportable functional prototype, placing 2nd in BME Design Competition - Created CAD of components and full assembly for modeling physical integration, placing 3rd in BME Autodesk Fusion 360 competition - Guided team's design efforts and verification experiments with focus on defined need criteria - Integrated various designed/selected mechanical, electronic, and sensor components into a functioning system - Led engineering team in designing and delivering transportable functional prototype, placing 2nd in BME Design Competition - Created CAD of components and full assembly for modeling physical integration, placing 3rd in BME Autodesk Fusion 360 competition - Guided team's design efforts and verification experiments with focus on defined need criteria - Integrated various designed/selected mechanical, electronic, and sensor components into a functioning system

Research Technician III

• Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

Lead investigator in developing and validating animal model of mitochondrial disease Relevant techniques: zebrafish husbandry, cleaved amplified polymorphic sequencing, antibody validation, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, Noldus video tracking, qPCR, TIDE (Tracking of Indels by DEcomposition)

Research Technician II

• Jun 2017 - Mar 2020

In vitro screening of potential treatments for mitochondrial diseases in the Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; diseases being studied include Friedreich's ataxia, cystic fibrosis, MELAS. Responsibilities include characterizing animal and human in vitro models of diseases; screening random shRNA library in in vitro models; optimizing assays for new cell models. Relevant techniques: Cell culture, rt-PCR, enzymatic assays… Show more In vitro screening of potential treatments for mitochondrial diseases in the Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; diseases being studied include Friedreich's ataxia, cystic fibrosis, MELAS. Responsibilities include characterizing animal and human in vitro models of diseases; screening random shRNA library in in vitro models; optimizing assays for new cell models. Relevant techniques: Cell culture, rt-PCR, enzymatic assays, Seahorse metabolic assay, Oroboros respirometry assay, Sanger sequencing, gene cloning, ELISA, flow cytometry

Research Technician

• Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

R&D Engineer

• Jun 2015 - Mar 2016

· Organized and led design verification activities as project technical lead for next generation glucose sensor system · Contributed to direction of product development in cross-functional engineering groups to ensure designs meet product requirements, regulatory guidelines, and international standards · Defined design requirements, specifications, and test methodologies · Performed calculations and analyses to verify designs and validate processes · Guided team members on… Show more · Organized and led design verification activities as project technical lead for next generation glucose sensor system · Contributed to direction of product development in cross-functional engineering groups to ensure designs meet product requirements, regulatory guidelines, and international standards · Defined design requirements, specifications, and test methodologies · Performed calculations and analyses to verify designs and validate processes · Guided team members on verification, validation, and qualification activities for product development

Associate R&D Engineer

• Feb 2014 - Jun 2015

· Drove improvement of major product component based on unmet patient needs · Collaborated with other departments and external vendors on development projects · Designed, set up, and executed experiments to evaluate design concepts · Managed process characterizations and validations in accordance to medical regulatory guidelines · Scheduled and coordinated activities for deliverables for product development milestones · Brought validation protocols and documentation practices… Show more · Drove improvement of major product component based on unmet patient needs · Collaborated with other departments and external vendors on development projects · Designed, set up, and executed experiments to evaluate design concepts · Managed process characterizations and validations in accordance to medical regulatory guidelines · Scheduled and coordinated activities for deliverables for product development milestones · Brought validation protocols and documentation practices into compliance through extensive communication with FDA representatives as part of CAPA activities

Engineering Contractor

• Oct 2013 - Feb 2014

· Performed and reported process validations and part qualifications for products in production and in development · Coordinated engineering and clinical builds of prototype products · Corresponded with vendors to implement tooling changes for product components and vendor validations

Business Administration Assistant

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2013

-Supported department business administration staff -Communicated with research lab members to resolve issues with product vendors -Created VBA scripts and increased task efficiency -Supported department business administration staff -Communicated with research lab members to resolve issues with product vendors -Created VBA scripts and increased task efficiency

NUIT Consultant

• Jan 2010 - Apr 2010

-Troubleshooted software and network issues of students and faculty at Northwestern University -Provided tech support over phone and in person -Troubleshooted software and network issues of students and faculty at Northwestern University -Provided tech support over phone and in person