SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Medical devices, R&D, PLCs

RF, AC/DC motor drives

Manufacturing, sustaining

FDA, IEC, ISO, GMP, JCAHO, FEMA

Electromechanical drawing, design

Verification/validation, IQ/PQ/OQ

Written/verbal skills, meet deadlines

Hands-on calibration/troubleshoot

Cost saving, good vendor relations

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Designs & Research:

AC/DC electromagnetic probes to eradicate cancer & enhance white blood cells migration to infected sites

System parts to eliminate leaks on pharmaceutical device, & manufacturing fixtures for production lines

RF antennas components, resolved radiator patches RF noise by optimizing RF shifters

Digital system to display vacancies in lots using A/VHDL Altera Max+II CPDL Language

Digital automatic feedback circuit to control speed & direction of DC motors

Digital 555 timer circuit to trigger devices on/off

Investigated vacuum leaks & optimization experiments to reject defects & improve quality

Researched effects of EMF & Waves to eradicate cancer & enhance white blood cells migration to infection sites

Researched effects of Lasers in Ophthalmology

RF Communications & Telemetry:

Investigated & resolved hands-on RF Telemetry communication noise interferences by root cause & failure mode analysis, led RF digital microwave space communication architectural designs, modified & optimized patched-antennas & phased-array shifters using electromagnetic simulations to resolve noise interferences.

Automation & Controls:

Programmed & debugged hands-on AC/DC variable frequency motor drives to control motors & generators & Allen-Bradley PLCs, resolved Ethernet network setup issues using failure mode & root cause analysis.

Manufacturing & Medical Device:

Transferred/finalized hands-on using failure mode & root cause analysis prototype device to production, inspected & resolved product issues, reduced failures, increased productivity, bottlenecks & cycle times, improved FPYs/quality & service, created & improved processes & documentation

Lasers, RF/Telemetry, orthopedic, ventilators, defibrillators, pacemakers, dialysis, ESUs, ECGs, EEGs, patient monitors, BP machines, delivery pumps, Cath lab, endoscopy, sterilizers, pulse-Ox, hypo-hyperthermia, dopplers, smoke evacuators, irrigators, lab equipment, surgical lights, tables, tools & microscopes, infant incubators.

QC/QA & Management:

Provided QA engineering support & solutions on FDA & UL product approvals, assisted in identifying product, process & vendor non-conformances, reduced errors & larceny using statistical samples & regulated monitoring

Created & ran two engineering & service departments, created departmental processes & procedures, managed, hired, trained, & fired staff

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Certifications:

UV1700 RF Patient Monitors-Spacelabs Healthcare

MACLab7000 Catheter Lab System-GE Healthcare

Allen-Bradley PLC5, SLC503-Tri-C

813KTP/YAG Surgical Laser-Laserscope Surgical Systems

2008H Dialysis System-Fresenius Medical Care

UP5000C Surgical Laser-Coherent Medical

Computer Skills:

C /C++, A/VHDL Altera Max+II CPLD Language

Intel 8086 Assembly Language, Fortran M.77

IE3D Simulation, AS/400, Agile, SAP

Solidworks, AutoCAD, PSpice

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Engineer/QC 07/11/2016-10/19/2016

STRATA Skin Sciences (Contract through Technipower, Inc) Carlsbad, CA

Investigated & resolved hands-on surgical Lasers issues in production & field by troubleshooting & root cause analysis, reported issues & findings to QA, R&D, design team & management, sat in cross-functional teams & provided engineering support & implemented solutions, redlined Solidworks drawings per design modifications, created & modified processes, procedures, documentation, WIs, DCOs for efficient production, eliminated bottlenecks, increased productivity, yields, trained & supervised techs, assisted in fixtures designs & Purchasing with vendors for parts.

Pr Technical Support Product Engineer-Industrial 08/18/2014-05/18/2016

Medtronic, Inc-RF Surgical Systems, Inc (Closed) Carlsbad, CA

Created & ran Tech Support Engineering & Service for medical RF generator, created processes, procedures & WIs to handle complaints in the field, receive & service products, file testing results & documentation to QA, R&D, design team & management, determine products destination, released DCOs, trained & supervised techs, sat in cross-functional teams & provided engineering support & solutions, resolved product issues & noise interferences by troubleshooting & root cause analysis, reduced cost by eliminating user errors & damages, identifying external noise interferences & lack of product knowledge & training, assisted Customer Service with POs issues.

Technical Support Product Engineer 12/10/2012-10/18/2013

Nihon Kohden America, Inc Foothill Ranch, CA

Investigated & resolved RF telemetry patient monitoring systems issues in the field by failure mode analysis, traveled to sites to investigate & resolve products issues & noise interferences by hands-on troubleshooting & root cause analysis, shifting frequencies to noise-free frequency band & reprogramming RF transmitters, provided engineering support & implemented solutions, reduced cost by eliminating user errors & damages, identifying product lack of knowledge & training, external RF noise interferences, created & modified procedures, WIs, DCOs, trained & supervised techs, assisted Customer Service with POs issues.

Electrical Engineer 06/18/2012-08/24/2012

DJO Global (Contract through Proven Recruiting) Vista, CA

Supported QA in creating & updating Risk Management Transitions, PEMs, & Single Faults files for FDA approvals on Orthopedics devices, met with UL for products testing results & recommendations, rejected & implemented results as applicable, investigated hands-on simple cost effective yet exceptional solutions per test findings, modified designs specs & Solidworks drawings, submitted DCOs for re-submittals, sat in cross-functional teams & provided engineering support & solutions, resolved product issues by root cause analysis.

Product Support Engineer/Manufacturing Supervisor-Hardware & Systems 03/20/2006-03/05/2012

Medtronic, Inc-Ablation Frontiers, LLC (Closed) Carlsbad, CA

Built hands-on prototype medical RF generator, investigated & resolved electromechanical assembly issues by root cause analysis, created Solidworks & AutoCAD drawings, contacted vendors for parts, created travelers, WIs, procedures, testing, processes, fixtures, documentation, DCOs, transferred product to production, obtained CE Mark, created & ran Manufacturing, purchased capital equipment & tools, hired, trained, supervised, fired techs, resolved RF generators & catheters issues in production & field by failure mode analysis, increased productivity by reducing bottlenecks, cycle times, improving FPYs, ran IQ/OQ/PQ, HIPOT, verification & validation testing, tuned & calibrated PCBs, created reject reports, Pareto charts, Spaghetti diagrams, CAPAs, NCMRs, FMEAs, sat in cross-functional teams & provided engineering support & implemented solutions, saved on parts by efficient repairs & excellent vendor relations.

Electrical Engineer 12/12/2005-03/10/2006

The Perfect Score Co, Inc (Internship) Solon, OH

Programmed Allen-Bradley PLC-5, SLC-503, PLC-1100 Mini, HMI-1080 MicroLogix ladder logic programs per customers specs, implemented any additional features & functions requests, traveled to setup PLCs, HMIs, & PCs on the Ethernet per DH-485 protocol, debugged PLCs, HMIs, network issues by root cause analysis, sat in cross-functional teams & provided engineering support, implemented hands-on solutions.

Electrical Engineer 09/05/2005-12/05/2005

Cleveland Motion Controls, Inc (Internship) Independence, OH

Programmed & repaired hands-on AC/DC variable frequency motor drives per customer specs, traveled to setup & debug product issues by root cause analysis, sat in cross-functional teams & provided engineering support, implemented hands-on solutions.

Electrical Engineer 01/03/2005-08/26/2005

Nick Farley & Associates (Internship) Solon, OH

Tested electronic systems to verify outcomes per standards, ensured software checksums match specs and not tempered, ensured systems power up to proper main screens after HIPOT testing, sat in cross-functional teams & provided engineering support, implemented hands-on solutions.

Electrical Engineer 05/03/2004-09/24/2004

NASA Glenn Research Ctr (Internship) Cleveland, OH

Resolved noise interferences on 40GHz & 60GHz digital RF microwave communication space satellite dish by modifying antenna components using IE3D electromagnetic simulation, repairing patched antennas in coaxial fixtures, setting up phase noise instrumentation to obtain resonant frequencies, used HP Network Analyzer to get network port S-Parameters, modified AutoCAD drawings, ran double wire bonding on PCBs to resolve solder failures upon rockets & shuttles launches, sat in cross-functional teams & provided engineering support, implemented hands-on solutions.

Sr Biomedical Engineer 11/01/2001-04/24/2004

Deaconess Hospital (Closed) Cleveland, OH

Created & ran Biomedical Engineering, sat in Board meetings & implemented decisions, supervised tech, improved medical devices quality by PMs, calibrations, repairs, provided engineering support, purchased capital equipment & tools, saved on parts by efficient repairs & good vendor relations.

Biomedical Engineer 02/07/2000-10/26/2001

Southwest General Health Ctr Middleburg Heights, OH

Improved medical devices quality by PMs, calibrations, repairs, traveled to debug products issues, obtained OEM certifications, purchased capital equipment & tools, saved on parts by efficient repairs & superb vendor relations, sat in meetings & provided engineering support, implemented hands-on solutions.

Biomedical Engineer 01/06/1997-01/28/2000

St Joseph Mercy Oakland (Through 3rd Party Co Premier, Inc) Pontiac, MI

Improved medical devices quality by PMs, calibrations, repairs, traveled to debug products issues, obtained OEM certifications, trained tech, participated in emergency calls, purchased capital equipment & tools, saved on parts by efficient repairs & outstanding vendor relations, sat in meetings & provided engineering support, implemented hands-on solutions.

Inventory Control Auditor Supervisor 11/01/1993-11/29/1996

EB Games West Chester, PA

Increased inventory accuracy using larger statistical samplings, decreased errors & larceny by regulated monitoring, created quality reports on AS/400, sat in cross-functional teams & provided support, implemented hands-on decisions, trained & supervised tech.

Product & Process Engineer 06/03/1991-09/24/1993

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc Phoenixville, PA

Investigated & eliminated vacuum leaks on $1M pharmaceutical machine to coat medicine glass vials rubber caps by re-designing drum seal & replacing pipe gaskets, ran pilot plasma experiments to coat medicine glass vials & rubber caps, & silicon, various chemicals & gas coating processes to coat medicine glass vials & rubber caps, modified techniques when results not met, published findings in internal circulations, traveled to run optimization experiments on masking/de-masking machine to debug & reject coating failures on rubber caps using vision system, designed fixture for vision system, sat in cross-functional teams & provided engineering support, implemented hands-on solutions.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

BE in Electrical Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, G.P.A: 3.55/4.00

MS in Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, G.P.A: 3.11/4.00

BS in Biomedical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, G.P.A: 3.22/4.00

Relevant Courses:

Automatic Control Systems, Electromagnetic Fields & Waves, Digital & Analogue RF Communications, PLCs, Digital Systems & Microcomputers, Power Electronics & AC/DC Machinery, Electronic & Electrical Networks, Discrete Time Systems, Bioinstrumentations, Digital Signal Analysis & Processing, Electronic Properties of materials, Medical Imaging, Medical sciences.

HONORS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS

Eta Kappa Nu International Electrical & Computer Engineering Honor Society of IEEE, permanent member

Cleveland State, Drexel, Temple & Boston Universities Alumni Associations, permanent member

Dean’s list Sep 2002-May 2005, Jan 1990-May 1990, Sep 1991-June 1996, Sep 1986-Dec 1989

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