Expertise 

• Program management: Managing a large multidisciplinary team, scheduling development of multiple tools and fixtures, coordinating with client teams, reporting financials
• Product design and development: Brainstorming concepts, creating CAD, analyzing designs, evaluating risk and manufacturability
• New Product Introduction: Forming teams to transfer products from prototype to production. Skills include developing assembly strategies, documentation, vendor selection and management, Contract Manufacturer selection & onboarding.
• Manufacturing processes: Machining, sheet metal designing, mold designing, rapid prototyping
• Verification and Validation: Testing, statistical analysis, troubleshooting
• Software skills: SolidWorks, Jira & Confluence, Excel, SQL

Experience 

• NPI project lead for medical devices that are compliant with ISO 13485 (NPI PM)
• Managed projects and programs since 2012
• Developed custom financial reporting tools for Simplexity
• Led the development of numerous QC and assembly tools for the biotechnology industry (PM, ME Lead)
• Established biotechnology labs, including Class 100000 clean rooms (PM, ME Lead)
• Led testing teams for printer development (ME/FW Testing)
• Graduate work focused in biomechanics: imaging of mitral heart valves

Education

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• MS in Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University