Engineering Design

Desiree Espitia

Permanent Address: **** Van Houten Ave. Clifton, NJ 07013 Present Address: 2105 Kuder Ln. Warsaw, IN 46582

Cell: 973-***-**** Email: *******@*****.*** LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/DesireeEspitia

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a full-time position in the medical device industry, preferably in Research and Development

EDUCATION: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey

Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering, May 2014

Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering, May 2014

GPA: 3.834 (Graduate), 3.644 (Undergraduate); Honors: Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Senior Award, Silver and

Bronze Ethicon Encore Achievement Awards

SKILLS: Software: SolidWorks, AutoDesk Inventor, Minitab 16, MultiSim, Mimics Materialise Software, Matlab

Simulink, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel

Lab Experience: Instron, In-vitro testing, Automated Vision System (MicroVu), Injection Molding, GD&T, 3D

Printing, Cadaver testing, Accelerated Aging Chambers, Lean Six Sigma training

Languages: Spanish (fluent); French (novice); Japanese (novice)

WORK Zimmer Inc., Warsaw, IN

EXPERIENCE: Development Engineer, Hips Department: 10/14 - Present

• Utilize verification and validation testing to create reports to ensure that design input goals and user needs are met

• Analyze clinical, complaint, and technical literature to confirm product safety and performance by evaluating risks and

potential failure modes

• Review and assess design assurance documentation for existing product conformance to quality system regulations

• Participate in design reviews to evaluate existing product models and prints

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ/ Stryker Orthopaedics, Mahwah, NJ

Senior Design Project: “Thermal Scissors for Knee Revision Surgery” 9/13 - 5/14

• Collaborated with Stryker Orthopaedics to create a surgical tool used for revision knee surgery

• Eliminated debris, lessened trauma to the knee, and reduced surgical time through creative design decisions

• Created test protocols to verify and validate the final product

• Presented and defended final product at the Northeastern Biomedical Engineering Conference and Stryker

• Performed final design transfer of the final prototype for Stryker

Ethicon Inc., Somerville, NJ

Neuromodulation Solutions Co-Op, Global Surgery Group: 1/12 - 8/12

• Received and downloaded data from clinical trial returns and performed complaint investigational analysis

• Offered design inputs for the development stages of a second generation platform device and future applications of its

technology

• Designed and performed stability tests including real-time and accelerated aging procedures

• Designed and created subject feedback analysis forms for clinical study data

• Assisted in set up and data retrieval in cadaver labs for device training and testing

Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ

Pre-Analytical Systems Engineering Co-op: 1/11 - 8/11

• Performed functional and mechanical tests on medical devices such as blood collection needles, tubes, and needle holders

• Analyzed and interpreted data retrieved from mechanical and functional tests to generate technical reports

• Assessed performance of competitor products in comparison to current devices or those in development

• Created protocols for stability and performance testing procedures, according to customer requirements

REFERENCES: Available upon request

US Citizen

Available to work: Immediately

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