Engineer Mechanical

MITCHELL J. PALMER

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Branch Dr.

Wake Forest, NC 27587

Home: 919-***-****

SUMMARY

Thirty years experience in product development as a Project Manager and

Mechanical Engineer with a special emphasis on medical product systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Transenterix, Durham, NC 2008-Present

Product Development Engineer

Lead development engineer as part of a multi-functional team on a new

Single Port Endoscopic Surgery system project. Responsible for

engineering, design, prototyping, detail and project documentation and

validation of all hand instruments for the system.

. Developed and released instruments portion of a system to allow the

company to become a leader in the Single Port endoscopic market.

. Developed new Generation II devices to allow the company to expand

its product line into new surgical procedures.

Power Medical Interventions, Shelton, CT

2007-2008

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Project Leader on new electronic Endoscopic Surgical stapler projects for

use in NOTES procedures. Areas of responsibility include project

management, development, prototyping and documentation generation.

. Engineered and developed a new electronic surgical stapler that will

allow the company to be a leader in the field of NOTES.

. Developed line extensions for existing surgical stapling products to

allow the company to maintain market share of products.

Vision Sciences Incorporated, Orangeburg, NY

2005-2007

Senior Project Engineer

Project Leader on new Medical Endoscope projects for Urological and ENT

surgery. Responsibilities included project management, development,

product validation and Device History File generation.

. Performed project and mechanical engineering on an improved Endoscope

system for the company. System improvements allowed the company to

maintain market share in a critical product line.

Datascope, Interventional Products Division

2004-2005

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Project Team Leader on project for a new Class II medical device. Areas of

responsibility included project management, product specifications, product

design, manufacturing start-up and Device History File for product.

. Managed project and mechanical engineering on a new Femoral Artery

Closure device. Device was released and allowed the company to expand

its product line.

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ACMI, Stamford, CT

2002-2004

Senior Project Engineer

Project Engineer on new Medical System projects for Urological surgery.

Responsibilities included project management, product design, vendor

interface, product specifications and product quality.

. Performed project engineering on a new Electrosurgical system for the

company. System was jointly developed with two medical companies and

another division of ACMI.

REMINGTON PRODUCTS CO., Bridgeport, CT.

2000-2002

Senior Project Engineer

Project engineer on high volume consumer products projects with

responsibilities for product quality, agency approvals, costs and

schedules.

. Managed a new shaver project to add a major new product to the

company's sales offerings. Project was on time and budget.

GRETAG MACBETH, New Windsor, NY

1999-2000

Senior Mechanical Engineer Product development engineer on

spectrophotometer instrument projects. Areas of responsibility included

opto-mechanical design, precision mechanisms, optical alignments, lighting

and electromechanical packaging.

. Developed new spectrophotometer to allow the company to produce a

new family of products.

UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP., North Haven, CT

1992-1998

Senior Design Engineer Research and development engineer on endoscopic

surgical instrument projects. Responsibilities included design,

development, analysis, prototyping and manufacturing of state of the art

surgical instrumentation.

Invented and developed state of the art endoscopic surgical instrument

systems to allow USSC to remain a leader in a critical product area.

Instruments utilized in the area of oncologic, gastric, colon, etc.

laproscopic surgery.

Invented and developed breast biopsy instrument systems to allow USSC to

become a major player in a new field for the company.

Designed and developed a major cost reduction and product improvement on

one of USSC's core surgical products to improve profit margin and market

share.

Received thirty international patents for the above described work.

BARD MEDSYSTEMS, North Reading, MA

1989-1992

Development Engineering Manager Project manager and mechanical engineer

on numerous infusion pump and disposable projects. Scope included

development of performance specification and schedules, computer design and

analysis, generation of regulatory information, qualification and project

support.

Managed hardware and software product support projects on schedule to allow

ambulatory pump to maintain market share.

Researched and developed new disposable products thus allowing the company

to offer a full product line and increase sales of all products.

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BECTON DICKINSON INFUSION SYSTEMS, Lincoln Park, NJ 1987-

1989

Project Engineer

Mechanical engineer responsible for design and development of all syringe

infusion pumps.

Developed Rate Infuser, coordinated qualification, production start-up and

product release allowing the company to increase its product line by 50%.

ALLIED BENDIX, FLIGHT SYSTEMS DIVISION, Teterboro, NJ 1986-

1987

Senior Engineer

Mechanical engineering duties in the areas of optics, lighting,

interconnection technology, heat analysis and electronic packaging on a

number of Mil-Spec flight control instruments.

PERSONAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC., Whippany, NJ

1983-1986

Project Engineer Project management and mechanical engineering on

development of various medical products. Areas of expertise include design

of precision mechanisms, instrumentation, electro-mechanical systems and

plastic parts.

SMITH CORONA CORPORATION, Cortland, NY

1981-1983

Design Engineer Design, analysis and implementation of typewriter

mechanical systems including friction drives, components, electronic

packaging, etc.

NATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND DESIGN COMPANY, Rahway, NJ 1979-1981

Design Engineer Material handling systems

HOUGH MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Janesville, WI 1977-

1979

Design and Development Engineer Moveable and operable partitions.

EDUCATION

M.S., Biomedical Engineering, NJ Institute of Technology, 1990

Thesis: "Three Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of the Acetabular

Prosthesis"

B.S.M.E., Rutgers University, 1977

ENGINEERING TOOLS UTILIZED

8. Three Dimensional CAD: Pro Engineer, SolidWorks, Solid Designer/ Two

Dimensional CAD: Autocad, Autotrol

9. Product Design : Plastic Part, Sheet metal stampings, Metal castings,

Precision machining, Powder

metal, MIM

10. Engineering Analysis : Structural - SolidWorks, Pro

Mechanica:Structure,Motion; IDEAS; Tolerance; GD&T; Statistical Process

Control

11. Drafting - per ASME Y14.5M-1994 and ISO1101:1983

AWARDS

Thirty-two international patents awarded 1988-2007

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