Medical Device Engineer

AKSHAY M BIRADAR

**** ****** ****** #**** ********* OH 44115. 216-***-****

**************@*******.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-biradar-9669546a/ OBJECTIVE

An entry-level Engineering position with an emphasis on the research and development of Medical Devices. EDUCATION

Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering (Medical Devices) Aug. 2016 – May 2018 Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

Bachelor of Technology, Biotechnology Engineering Aug. 2011 – June 2016 University of Pune, India

Related Coursework

Medical Device Design, Pharmaceutical Assay Development, Signal Processing, Biomechanics, Physiology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Cell and Tissue Biology, Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology, Biostatistics, Bioseparation, Instrumentation and Process Control, Immunology, Bioinformatics

SKILLS

Laboratory: Gas chromatography – mass spectrometry, affinity chromatography, NMR spectroscopy, autoclave, gel electrophoresis, spectrophotometer, RNA DNA isolation, cell culture, solvent extraction, kinematic analysis, fluorescent and confocal microscopies, western blot, southern plot, polymerase chain reaction, reagent and assay preparation, Java, Python, C, C++

Software and Programming: MATLAB, Simulink, SolidWorks, PTC Creo, AutoCAD, LabVIEW, C, C++, Python Databases: Genbank, UniProt, InterPro, Pfam, Sequence Read Archive, GenoCAD, BLAST Medical Device Skills: Failure mode and Effects analysis, Quality and cGMP audits, FDA, ISO and validation, SOPs, Design qualification, Good Documentation Practice (GDP), Design History File (DHF), Risk Management Languages: Hindi, Marathi, Kannada

EXPERIENCE

Rohan Agro Tech India Pvt. LTD. Aug. 2014 – May 2016

• Managed quality and safety standards for fruit products from manufacturing to packaging

• Managed documentation on product quality and relayed them to my supervisors

• Successfully completed training in GMP audits, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), quality standards set by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (fssai) Work Study

Parking and Transportation Services, Cleveland State University Dec. 2016 – May 2018

• My primary responsibility as an enforcement officer was to ensure drivers comply with university’s parking laws and issue citations for violations

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Lacrimal Drainage and Irrigation Systems Device Design (Cleveland Clinic) Aug. 2017 – May 2018 SolidWorks, Creo, Python, Java, Arduino, 3D printing

• Studied the anatomy and the current procedure involved to clear blockage in the nasolacrimal duct

• Designed, built, and tested a new dispensing unit which analyzed and determined the type of blockage

• Utilized Creo to design our product, was printed using a 3D printer, designed a feedback control system using Arduino and python programming, worked with pressure transducers to record and validate our product’s working conditions

• Maintained design history file (DHF), analyzed and designed our product using failure mode and effects analysis Portable Showering Device for Hospice Patients Jan. 2017 – May 2017

• Designed an inflatable bed to help nurses shower their bed bound patients

• This device provides an opportunity to hospice end of life care a chance of getting a quality bathing procedure

• There are other similar devices available in the market but are expensive and most hospice care cannot afford them

• We maintained a design history file (DHF), SOPs, and designed our device in compliance with medical device qualification Enzymatic Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil-Optimization and Synthesis Jun. 2015 – May 2016 Biotechnology

• The produced fuel properties of biodiesel (in lab) in terms of total FFA, saponification value, kinematic viscosity, pour point, cloud point, flash point, ash content was tested at University of Pune, and the results were compared with the commercial diesel

CERTIFICATION

Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) Jul. 2017 – Present License WM6GU8CML9NK

Python Data Structures from Coursera Jul. 2017 – Present License BD2ATQPWVGDA

ACTIVITIES and INTERESTS

• Took part in Poster Presentation (Biotechnology), India (2016)

• Kshitij (NGO), India, member since 2011

• Sound Engineer for University’s Art and Drama Team, India (2012-2016)

• Editor-in-chief of my college newspaper at Sinhgad College of Engineering, India (2015-2016)

• Percussionist and band manager for TRIPPLE SEAT, India (2011-2016)

• Played for Raptors Football Club, India (2009-2016)

• Played for Bishop’s School football team, India (2007-2009)

• Played for Sinhgad College of Engineering football team, India (2011-2016)

• Member of organizing committee for Cultural Fest (Karandak) at Sinhgad College of Engineering, (2012-2016)

• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), member since 2018

• Indian Student Organization at Cleveland State University, member since 2016

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