Medical Device Engineering

Richard W. E. Taylor

MEDICAL DEVICE ENGINEER

From Concept to Clinic

Concept Generation • Solution Development • Product Testing

A medical device design position in an organization where an ability to develop innovative

OBJECTIVE

solutions to challenging cross-disciplinary design problems is needed.

I draw on a depth and breadth of experience and training to simplify and solve complex medical

SUMMARY

device problems with creative solutions. This requires project development and team

participation, focusing on conceptual design and technical analysis of products and processes

yielding quality clinical results. Core competencies include:

• Idea generation and solution development • Design of Experiment • Prototype development

• In vivo and in vitro studies • Team-based and results-oriented

Carnegie Mellon University, 9/2009 – 5/2011

EDUCATION

M.S., Biomedical Engineering. GPA 3.95

Research: Worked in dynamic research environment to complete thesis investigating mechanics

of bone marrow-derived stem cells in clinical systems. Designed a mechanical cellular testing

system. Analyzed cellular response and interpreted implications for novel therapies.

• Teaching assistant biomedical engineering senior design class

University of California, Irvine, 9/2007 – 6/2009

B.S., Biomedical Engineering. GPA: 3.55

Research: As Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Fellow, studied exhaled nitric

oxide as a marker of pulmonary inflammation. Worked with team to reach medically under-

served populations and translated data sets to clinically-relevant results.

• Senior design project developed adjustable annuloplasty ring with Edwards Lifesciences to

simplify heart valve surgical procedures and improve patient-specific device customization.

Westmont College, 9/2004 – 6/2007

B.A., Engineering-Physics. GPA: 3.56

• Study abroad to the University of Oxford

INDUSTRY Superconductor Technologies, Inc, Summer 2007

EXPERIENCE Intern, Manufacturing Engineering

• Developed and improved Standard Operating Procedures enabling optimal assembly of

high-temperature superconducting electronic noise filters for wireless applications

• Integrated information from Development, Quality, and Manufacturing to improve

efficiency of filter assembly process

Scott Wallace Structural Engineers, Summer 2006

Intern, Structural Engineering

• Developed Visual Basic programs that improved efficiency, accuracy, and precision of

commercial and residential structural design

• Documented complete projects through site visits and client engagement

Software: MS Project; ImageJ; Matlab; Solidworks (familiar); Visual Basic; LabVIEW

SKILLS

Laboratory: flow cytometry; fluorescence microscopy; PCR; cell culture

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