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ILAN BENJAMIN BLOOM

**** ********* *** **, #***, Seattle, WA 98115 v +1-206-***-**** v ac0ptc@r.postjobfree.com MEDICAL DEVICES, MANAGEMENT & CLINICAL TRIALS

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Ø Multi-disciplinary Biomedical Engineer (ABET accredited) with a pragmatic hands- on approach, and expertise in complex technical & clinical settings Ø Hands on experience installing, servicing and repairing medical devices in the clinical setting

Ø Advanced experience as senior trainer of biomedical engineers, technicians, physicians and clinical staff for working with surgical tools and medical devices Ø Clinical trial planning, CRA training, creating documentation, client negotiations, site initiations, medical staff training & review of medical protocols for clinical suitability Ø Advanced technical experience related to electro-mechanical devices; R&D and service of hardware and software, cardiac technologies, cryogenic banking systems, surgical tools, medical consumables, laboratories & clean rooms Ø Work with fun and foster excellent professional and personal relationships Ø Excellent communications and record keeping skills Ø Multilingual with excellent cultural awareness and sensitivity PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mentor & Advisor at CoMotion February 2015 – Present University of Washington, Seattle, WA

• Assist university researchers prepare for launching new companies

• Provide biomedical insight for University life-sciences ventures Director of Product Development at Rebillia, Atlanta, GA May 2014 – April 2015

• Assisted CEO to implement change management principals and strategic planning

• Prioritized product development to meet and exceed company goals and customer demand

• Directed Product Development and Marketing managers and staff Sr. International Field Engineer at Cytori Therapeutics March 2010 – Jan. 2013 in collaboration with Olympus, San Diego / Amsterdam / Tokyo

• Senior technical engineer supporting the company’s expansion into Europe and the Middle East, based out of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• Provided global technical service and clinical support for use of advanced medical devices in the clinical, commercial and research settings

• Initiated and provided leadership for various clinical and commercial projects

• Cut operational costs by 30% through smarter logistics and better vendor agreements

• Participated in planning and implementing keystone cardiac stem-cell clinical trial

• Collaborated with key stakeholders; Sponsor, PI’s, regulatory, monitoring & vendors

• Trained and certified CRA’s, engineers, surgeons and clinical support staff

• Attended 100+ stem cell therapy surgeries; Orthopedic, burns, cardiac & cosmetic Biomedical R&D Engineer at Cytori Therapeutics Nov. 2009 – March 2010

• Worked on adipose tissue processing and stem cell extraction medical devices

• Sources parts for, assembled and tested consumable sets for company’s devices

• Serviced and repaired lab equipment such as freezers, centrifuges and analyzers

• Worked with the Quality Department to ensure that procedures comply with GMP 2/2

Intern at Ecowell, Pullman, WA May. 2009 – Oct. 2009

• Provided leadership, market research & feasibility assessments

• Designed & built a biologics laboratory for food testing with FDA compliance

• Vetted vendors and procured electro-mechanical components Intern at Boeing, Pullman, WA Jan. 2008 – April 2009 This internship was part of the Harold Frank Entrepreneurship Program that I attended while completing my Biomedical Engineering B.S. at WSU. As a group of four students, we were tasked with finding a solution and building a prototype for preventing cargo bays of commercial aircraft from being damaged due to over-sized cargo loading. Technician of Electronic Systems at Signametrics Corporation, Jan. 2004 – March 2006 Seattle, WA

• Manufactured industry-leading commercial multimeters (71 2 digit accuracy)

• Implemented manufacturing methods to protect company IP

• Assembled, calibrated, troubleshooted and repaired delicate electronic boards

• Performed and tracked global shipping to customers in over 100 countries EDUCATION

B.S. in Biomedical Engineering (ABET accredited), Washington State May 2009 University, Pullman, WA

B.A. in Spanish Language, Arts and Culture, Washington State University. May 2009 Partially at Uni. of Guadalajara, Mexico and Uni. Pablo de Olavide in Seville, Spain Big Data Technologies, Certificate Program June 2016 University of Washington, Seattle, WA

VOLUNTEER WORK

Seattle Education Access: Mentored and tutored homeless youths April 2003 – Aug. 2005 with the goal of reintegrating them into formal education institutions Issaquah Village Theater, Usher 2010 – Present

Stroum Jewish Community Center 2014 – Present

LANGUAGES

English / Hebrew (native) v Spanish (fluent) v Italian / Portuguese / Dutch / Japanese (basic) SOFTWARE

Programmed in Python, Java, SQL, Excel and VB. Used Hadoop tools such as HBase, Spark, Pig, Hive and more. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Created simulations using MATLAB and Simulink

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Graduate and Fellow of the Harold Frank Entrepreneurship Institute Former member of the Biomedical Engineering Society at Washington State University

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