Product Development Professional Experience

ABHINAV MADHAVACHANDRAN

: 906-***-**** : ac0e3r@r.postjobfree.com : https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinavmc Graduate Biomedical engineer with medical device industry & hospital experience seeking full-time opportunities. EDUCATION

MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Houghton, MI Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 MS in Biomedical Engineering (GPA: 3.6)

Thesis: Design and Development of Skin elastography system. Coursework :Medical instrumentation, Tissue Optics, Finite Element Analysis, Medical Devices (FDA Quality SystemRegulation, CFR 21 & ISO 13485, GDP/GLP/GMP), Sensors, Bio-materials, Cardiovascular engineering, Statistics. COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Kochi, India Jun 2010 - May 2014 B.Tech in Electronics & Biomedical Engineering (GPA: 3.5) Coursework :Integrated Circuits & Systems, Medical Imaging, Embedded Systems, Bio mechanics, Electronic devices & Circuits, Digital Signal Processing, Microprocessors.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MEDTRONIC NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT R&D INTERN Boulder, CO May 2016 - Aug 2016 Product Development (Class II medical device - Cerebral and pulse oximeter (PPG)) -

• Designof oximeter optical systemusing Solidworks incorporatingDFMfor patient comfort&efficiency basedon customer requirement.

• Software verification of designs based on simulation & documentation of designs in DHF. Blood flow imaging & analysis -

• Developed blood flow imaging system using laser and optical system for oximeter incorporation.

• Modelled and manufactured tissue- mimicking phantom using Solidworks and CNC milling.

• Performed image processing & statistical analysis for studying system performance using MATLAB. Algorithm development for efficient analysis of optical simulation -

• Developed MATLAB code to increase efficiency in the analysis of simulations for various designs.

• Successfully reduced time required to complete simulations and analysis from 10+ hours to less than 1 hour using the algorithm. CHETTINAD HOSPITALS & RESEARCH CENTER BIOMEDICAL TECH Chennai, India May 2014 – Dec 2014

• Performed preventive maintenance (PM) according to manufacturer specifications.

• Obtained training on various equipment and policies of the hospital.

• Assisted senior technician in repairs of low to medium risk medical devices.

• Performed periodic inventory assessments to ensure and verify department database.

• Maintained technical documentation of all work orders. MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY BIOPHOTONICS LAB RESEARCH ASSISTANT Houghton, MI Aug 2016 – Present Product Design & Development - Design & Development of Skin Elastography system for Avon Cosmetics Inc.

• Design & development of Skin elastography system using optical assembly, pneumatic force application system& high-speed CCD camera to study skin bio-mechanics using image processing.

• Built a user-friendly LabVIEW based GUI for image acquisition and pneumatic force control.

• Designed and fabricated current amplification circuit using EAGLE CAD to drive solenoid valve for pneumatic force application.

• Design for manufacturability of sheet metal casing using Solidworks for user safety.

• Performing prototype testing and analysis using subject study. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY GOVT. MODEL ENGINEERING COLLEGE Kerala, India May 2012 – May 2014 Real-time intelligent Patient monitoring system

Designed and developed a wireless patient monitoring system with ECG & temperature data acquisition with live-streaming of patient data on a secure webpage.Designed and fabricated ECG and temperature circuit PCB using EAGLE CAD. Acquired data using Arduino Uno and hosted data to a server. A webpage with authentication requirement was developed using Adobe Dreamweaver

& processing.js to display patient data.

Portable ECG monitor

Developed prototype of portable ECG monitor. Designed and fabricated ECG & signal conditioning circuit PCB. Displayed ECG in real-time on Graphical LCD. Powered using Lithium-ion battery for portability. Tested prototype for verification. SKILLS

Certification Six-sigma Green Belt Certification, Embedded Processing Software MATLAB, Solidworks, LabVIEW, AutoCAD, ANSYS, Mimics, SAS JMP, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop

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