Experience

Spine Nuances

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Founder

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Based on the outstanding performance of Coligne's ostaPek® cages and plates during the past 30 years in Europe, Spine Nuances focus is to establish the ostaPek® material as well as all Coligne products in the North American market as one of the leading brands for spine fusion. We work with surgeons directly as well as agents and distributors. Based on the outstanding performance of Coligne's ostaPek® cages and plates during the past 30 years in Europe, Spine Nuances focus is to establish the ostaPek® material as well as all Coligne products in the North American market as one of the leading brands for spine fusion. We work with surgeons directly as well as agents and distributors.



coLigne AG

• Switzerland
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• New Systems Manager, Design and Development Engineer

  • Apr 2011 - Present

  Development of implants and instruments for spine surgery. Responsible for the maintenance of the quality management and technical documentation according to ISO 13485, 21 CFR, SOR 98/282 and Medical Device Directive 93/42. Responsible for regulatory affair (510k, Canadian licenses for class III devices). Development of implants and instruments for spine surgery. Responsible for the maintenance of the quality management and technical documentation according to ISO 13485, 21 CFR, SOR 98/282 and Medical Device Directive 93/42. Responsible for regulatory affair (510k, Canadian licenses for class III devices).



Stryker Orthopaedics

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Jul 2010 - Mar 2011

  Management of new and running projects in the foot & ankle team. CAD support for the development of new implants. Definition of design input parameters based on costumers requirements incl. interfacing with surgeons, nurses, marketing etc. Management of new and running projects in the foot & ankle team. CAD support for the development of new implants. Definition of design input parameters based on costumers requirements incl. interfacing with surgeons, nurses, marketing etc.



EPFL LBO

• Biomechanical Scientist

  • Mar 2009 - Jan 2010

  Development of musculoskeletal models of the human shoulder. Design of new and/or modified components for shoulder prostheses. Application of the model to specific clinical problems based on requests of industrial partners and orthopedic surgeons. Development of musculoskeletal models of the human shoulder. Design of new and/or modified components for shoulder prostheses. Application of the model to specific clinical problems based on requests of industrial partners and orthopedic surgeons.



AO Foundation

• Switzerland
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Engineer

  • Feb 2007 - Feb 2009

  Biomechanical testing: design, execution, data analysis and statistics. CT-lab: main contribute in the plan, execution, data analysis, reports of in-vivo and ex-vivo projects involving computer tomography. Finite element analysis: development of skeletal and implant models based on CT data, data analysis, model validation. Biomechanical testing: design, execution, data analysis and statistics. CT-lab: main contribute in the plan, execution, data analysis, reports of in-vivo and ex-vivo projects involving computer tomography. Finite element analysis: development of skeletal and implant models based on CT data, data analysis, model validation.