Engineering Product Development

Ankita Khadpekar

Jersey City, NJ ***** +1-551-***-**** ******.*********@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankita-khadpekar-10734559/ OBJECTIVE:

Apply engineering background & knowledge gained from professional experience in medical product design & development for advancements in healthcare

SOFT SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Critical thinking & problem solving: Visualized & solved complex problems in stages of product development

• Written & Oral communication: Interacted & brainstormed with team members leading to team productivity

• Presentation Skills: Presented in progress meetings with physicians resulting in keeping track of the project

• Teamwork: Built collaborative relationships with colleagues and customers of diverse cultures

• Time Management: Demonstrated the ability to manage workload & to meet deadlines of projects

• Professionalism: Demonstrated personal accountability & effective work habits such as punctuality & working productively with others

• Intercultural Fluency: Valued, respected and learned from diverse cultures, races & ages

• Academic Award: Received an award for High Academic Achievement by Master’s Student PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York June 2017 – May 2018 Research & Development Intern

Primary responsibility:

• Interacted with physicians, neurosurgeons & patients for concept reviews, evaluations and modifications that helped to translate through the Product Development Process

• Created 2D drafts & 3D solid models and evaluated prototypes

• Utilized knowledge of design controls for product development & improvements Development of Wearable Technology for Neurological Disorder (Epilepsy) Detection Worked on a project to continuously monitor epileptic patients especially during sleep to reduce the risk of sudden death during Epilepsy(SUDEP)

• Analyzed current market for diagnostic devices monitoring Neurological Disorders

• Examined current problems & user needs to determine product requirements

• Developed concepts for performing feasibility analysis & developed product specifications

• Planned design & development workflow, resulting in keeping track of different stages of development

• Developed proof of concept for Electrophysiological Signal (EEG, EMG, ECG) acquisition

• Designed electrodes, developed protocol & conducted experiment to measure skin-electrode impedance

• Devised different ways to improve skin-electrode contact to minimize impedance

• Performed verification, validation & risk analysis to ensure safety & effectiveness of the prototype or the product University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Teaching Assistant August 2013 – December 2014

• Conducted Experiments in Electrical Networks, Signals and Systems

• Designed tests to prove theorems in Basic Electrical Engineering PAMPTRONS, Mumbai, India

Biomedical Engineering Intern June 2013 – July 2013

• Trained in Servicing & Maintenance of Hospital Equipments

• Learned functioning of Medical Devices & Equipments Fortis Hospital, Mumbai, India

Biomedical Engineering Intern June 2012 - June 2013

• Acquired knowledge in servicing and maintenance of hospital equipments in OT, Radiology, Cath lab

• Evaluated safety, efficiency and effectiveness of biomedical devices and equipments ENGINEERING SKILLS:

• Technical: Medical Device Design & Development

• Clinical: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), FDA Design Controls, QSR, ISO 13485, FMEA, Testing Protocols, DFMA, Design Verification & Validation, Risk Analysis

• Software: SolidWorks, Minitab, Matlab, Mimics, LabVIEW

• Statistical: ANOVA, T-Tests, Z-Test, Regression Analysis, Design of Experiments, Gantt chart

• Computer: Word, Excel, Power Point, Etc.

EDUCATION:

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ May 2018 Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering GPA: 3.80/4.00 Coursework: Medical Device Designing & Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Advanced Product Development, Tissue Engineering, Advanced Biomechanics, Strategies & Principles of Biomedical Design Projects:

• Performed Risk Analysis & Life cycle Management of Ventilator resulting in identification of possible risks

& better decision making regarding all risks

• Evaluated Bronchial Thermoplasty System leading to help control asthma symptoms

• Analyzed Cholesterol Monitor for user needs, design input, risks, market profit, IP etc. that led to gain insight of product analysis from a market standpoint

• Prepared & presented a research proposal on “Tissue Engineering as a tool to study metastasis of cancer cells in bone” resulting in tackling the research challenges associated with bone metastatic disease in a structured manner University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering May 2015 Project: Development of Anesthesia Depth Monitor

• Developed signal acquisition system leading to acquisition of ECG, EEG & GSR

• Processed each signal in MSP430 Microcontroller and anesthetic index was determined resulting in monitoring patient’s anesthetic depth

• Tested anesthetic depth of a group of patients leading to verification of accuracy of anesthetic index University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering May 2013 Project: LabVIEW Based EMG Data Acquisition System

• Developed hardware with amplifiers & filters to acquire EMG signal resulting in amplified & noise free EMG acquisition

• Processed EMG signal in LabVIEW using LabVIEW tools leading to analyze EMG waveform PUBLICATIONS:

• “Development of Anesthesia Depth Monitor”, in International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research (IJSER), Volume 6, Issue 7, July-2015

• “Development of Drug Delivery Unit for Closed Loop Anesthesia System”, in International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research (IJSER), Volume 6, Issue 7, July-2015

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