Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Client: Stryker Endoscopy, San Jose, CA
Part of the "Test Lab" group. Two separate contracts to date.
Contract 1, V&V testing on 1688 endoscopic camera heads and related peripherals - Designed and build the fixtures, developed the test methods, wrote the protocols, performed the tests, analyzed the data and wrote the reports. Testing included:
Part of the "Test Lab" group. Two separate contracts to date.
Contract 1, V&V testing on 1688 endoscopic camera heads and related peripherals - Designed and build the fixtures, developed the test methods, wrote the protocols, performed the tests, analyzed the data and wrote the reports. Testing included:
Part of the "Test Lab" group. Two separate contracts to date.
Contract 1, V&V testing on 1688 endoscopic camera heads and related peripherals - Designed and build the fixtures, developed the test methods, wrote the protocols, performed the tests, analyzed the data and wrote the reports. Testing included:
Part of the "Test Lab" group. Two separate contracts to date.
Contract 1, V&V testing on 1688 endoscopic camera heads and related peripherals - Designed and build the fixtures, developed the test methods, wrote the protocols, performed the tests, analyzed the data and wrote the reports. Testing included:
Part of the "Test Lab" group. Two separate contracts to date.
Contract 1, V&V testing on 1688 endoscopic camera heads and related peripherals - Designed and build the fixtures, developed the test methods, wrote the protocols, performed the tests, analyzed the data and wrote the reports. Testing included:
Contract 1, V&V testing on 1688 endoscopic camera heads and related peripherals - Designed and build the fixtures, developed the test methods, wrote the protocols, performed the tests, analyzed the data and wrote the reports.
Contract 2, EU MDR remediation testing: 4+ year contract. In charge of re-certification testing of all Endoscopy Division products (over 1,200 catalog numbers) to meet the new European Union Medical Device Regulation.
Employer: Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
Senior R&D engineer working in various departments.
• In the New Technology Development department, worked on a Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System (TETS) to transmit power (several Watts) through the skin to an implanted HeartMate II™ pump. Projects included:
o Designing, building and operating a test fixture to characterize the transmitting and receiving coils in nine degrees of freedom (displacement and rotation around 3 primary axes plus a set of three Euler angles) in both air and a tissue analog.
o Designed and built a high-fidelity thermal simulation platform to mimic the thermal environment of the human abdomen for device development.
In the Product Development department
o Infection Mitigation: Designed a self-deploying tendril skin anchor to reduce trauma (thus infection) at the percutaneous cable exit site. P
o Performed the component and system level V&V testing (protocol writing, execution, analysis and reports) for customized repair kit as part of a PMA submission.
Product Support R&D: During a forensic investigation, created a bearing imaging system for the HeartMate II pump that would allow the imaging of the bearing surfaces (3mm in diameter) in operation in blood. Used CMOS imaging system 1 mm in diameter (not fiber)
In the Product Development department, designed a self-deploying tendril skin anchor to reduce trauma (thus infection) at the percutaneous cable exit site (patented.
Client: Terumo Medical Corporation, Fremont, CA
Senior test engineer for Tacura blood separation system. Responsible for all phases of testing: protocol
writing, test preparation and execution, data analysis and report writing; all to FDA standards. Testing ranges from simple component tests to large scale microbial challenges at remote testing sites. (Seven year contract)
Client: IntelliDx, Santa Clara, CA
Support test engineer for Optimus automated blood monitoring system. Developed the “Veinilator” simulator that mimics the pressure, flow and pulse of a human patient's vein for use as a testing device.
Client: U.S. VA, Center for Design Research, Palo Alto, CA
Mechanical redesign of a quadriplegic rehabilitation system integrating a voice-commanded
robot into an office environment.
Client: Martin Borenstein, AIA, Oakland, CA
- "Productionize" design of a multi-function living chair. Re-write patent
application technical section for chair (Patent granted based on re-write).
- Prototype development of other multi-function furniture.
Client: Northwest Mechanical Design, Alameda, CA
Fabrication drawing package for custom 5-axis mill for U.S. Veterans Administration prosthetic
production program.
