Medical Engineer

Michael P. Igoe **** Acadiana Ln. Seabrook, TX ***86 Ph: 281-***-****

Email: *******.****@*******.***

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EDUCATION

Drexel University; Philadelphia, PA

B.S MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

WORK EXPERIENCE

3/08-present

IDev Technologies Inc, Houston, TX

SENIOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

Lead design efforts on next generation stent delivery systems (Class II & III

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medical devices), improving product performance and user confidence.

Generated ideas and concepts which were successfully implemented into new

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products and resulted in filing intellectual property.

Contributed to product development through writing of protocols, project

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timelines, drawing generation and specifications.

Designed tools and fixtures for sustaining engineering on existing products as

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well as for new product development efforts.

Successfully transferred multiple product changes from product development to

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manufacturing on existing commercial medical devices.

Utilized knowledge of Nitinol and other medical device materials to bring

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concepts from prototypes to functional products.

11/03-2/08

Stout Medical Group, Perkasie, PA

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEVICE ENGINEER

Established relationships with surgeons and clinicians to gather opinions and

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feedback to input into product designs and concepts.

Developed minimally invasive orthopedic implants and instruments for use in the

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Spine, Hip and Knee.

Assigned to work on programs for products licensed to Zimmer Spine, Cordis,

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Teleflex Medical, as independent support to aid in transferring technology and

meeting project deadlines.

Created fully functional Bioskills lab capable of training orthopedic surgeons

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across multiple disciplines.

Assisted company owners is selling intellectual property, concepts and products

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to prospective buyers on a wide range of products.

Multi-tasked several projects simultaneously in different geographies to bring

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new medical devices into testing environments and clinical evaluations.

Prototyped and developed medical devices using various textile technologies

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including weaving, braiding and knitting.

Worked in a variety of medical device disciplines including peripheral vascular,

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neurological, cardiovascular and general surgery (laproscopic instruments).

Michael P. Igoe 2523 Acadiana Ln. Seabrook, TX 77586 Ph: 281-***-****

Email: *******.****@*******.***

7/00-5/03

Percardia INC, Merrimack, NH

ASSOCIATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

Contributed to a start up by designing a functional mechanical R&D Lab,

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ordering test equipment, and coordinating with contractors to have build outs

completed on time.

• Interacted with Cardiac surgeons to design and develop new devices for treating

Coronary Artery Disease, implementing their inputs into working prototypes.

• Created test protocols, final test reports, quality documentation, animal study

summaries and other pertinent documents for start up documentation system.

• Submitted design concepts and original ideas for inclusion in pertinent intellectual

property, relative to companies core technology.

12/96-5/00

NMT Medical, Inc., Boston, MA

SR. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Engineered ideas and concepts resulting in three new patents, which were

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commercialized.

Completed design and development of two catheter systems for a next generation

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filter program currently CE mark approved.

Hands on experience in performing surgery on live animals as well as necropsy

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and harvesting fixed vessels.

Solid understanding of FDA and ISO design control requirements for class III

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medical devices.

Developed familiarity and skills of processing Nitinol based products for R&D

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and successfully transferred products/processes to manufacturing.

Demonstrated thorough knowledge of GMP’s during the full manufacturing scale-

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up of two catheter systems.

Initiate pilot manufacturing operations including equipment specifications,

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production flow, BOM’s, Routers, and inventory storage.

07/95-12/96

Atrium Medical, Hudson, NH

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAN

09/92-07-/95

Boston Scientific, Natick, MA

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAN

10/00-10/08

United States Naval Reserves

Third Class Petty Officer/Hospital Corpsman

Certified Hearing Conservation Technician.

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Graduated Hospital Corps School Great Lakes IL, October 2003.

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Awards: Sharp Shooter Pistol, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, National Defense

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Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Meritorious Reserve Service Medal.

Michael P. Igoe 2523 Acadiana Ln. Seabrook, TX 77586 Ph: 281-***-****

Email: *******.****@*******.***

SKILL AREAS

• Great interpersonal communication skills, conversation starter, “people person”;

called upon in all positions to client meetings for concept/idea/design

conversations.

• Strong familiarity with processing of thermoplastics, including thermal bonding,

injection molding and extruding relative to use in medical device disposables.

• Machining skills: lathe, end mill, drill press, grinding and other various tools and

equipment.

• Excellent prototyping skills of catheters, orthopedic tools and quick fixtures.

• CAE: Solid Works 2008, Cosmos

• Computer knowledge: Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, MS Windows, Outlook

PATENTS

• 13 U.S and International patents published or filed

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