R&D Engineer - Medical Device

SHANNON (XIAONAN) QIN

** **** **** ******, **** Amherst, NY 14051

416-***-**** E-mail: **********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Over 15 years experience in mechanical engineering and polymer engineering, including mechanical design (GD&T), material selection, manufacturing methods, polymer processing (injection molding, extrusion, etc), polymer composite materials, polymer application, polymer properties and characterization, etc.

• 3 years medical device industrial experience in technology and product development (NPI process), from proof-of-concept into prototype design, product development, product validation and verification, pilot process, etc.

• Proficiency in mechanical and machinery design (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Pro/E) and numerical simulation and analysis, especially Finite Element Analysis (ANSYS, FEMLAB, etc) and CFD (Fluent, MoldFlow, etc).

• Expert in statistical analysis (Minitab) and hands-on lab work: experiment planning, experiment design (DOE), data acquisition, interpreting and analysis.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS & SKILLS

Project Management

• Managed and directed a project team for Sentinelle Vanguard for Siemens Essenza MRI project. Coordinated and allocated team engineers for design and prototype unit built. Results: led the project from initial design phase to NPI phase in 6 months.

• Directed and supervised technical staff for material compatibility tests. Results: Established test protocols and critical acceptance criteria.

Product Development/Analytical and Problem Solving

• Launched the design and production of 3 new generic packaging closure systems to improve existing packaging methods for anesthetic agents, substantially simplified packaging procedures and reduced assembly part numbers and labor hours (~60%).

• Developed and built Conscious Sedation system. Lead Engineer in the team: in charge of drug delivery and mixing, testing, as well as ancillary disposables’ molding. Built bench-top and prototype units on schedule for conference demo and testing.

• Cooperated with anesthetic vaporizer manufacturers to develop unique anesthetic container and delivery system for Minrad anesthetic products, which was filed for patent application in 2008. It opened a new channel to break through big pharmaceutical companies’ domination for anesthetic drugs’ market.

• Identified and improved manufacturing processes for new products. Implemented quality management systems to generate product quality acceptance criteria. Analyzed and identified areas for improvement.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

SENTINELLE MEDICAL INC. 4/2009 - 11/2009

Sentinelle Medical is a leading provider of breast MRI coils and software for GE Healthcare, Siemens Healthcare and Toshiba Medical Systems MRI units.

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER

• Coordinated all sources and activities for Essenza system design and prototype build on schedule.

• Provided guidance to improve Essenza unit structural design and minimized system deflection by FEA.

• The latest prototype units successfully passed Sentinelle internal and SIEMENS tests.

• Designed tools and test fixtures for Essenza MRI scanning tests.

• Initiated and reviewed engineering documentations along product development: phase transition reports, ECN reports, test protocols and reports, FMEA reports, work instructions, etc.

• Managed and led this project to New Product Introduction phase (pre-production) in 6 months.

MULTISORB TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1/2009 - 3/2009

Multisorb Technologies is the world leader in active packaging technology.

DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

• Developed a new formulation and pilot process for non-dust “Carbon Web” (up to 90% carbon black + 10% adhesive, sorbent for electronics), which is comparable to WL Gore’s carbon-filled PTFE product.

• Troubleshot “dusting” issue in sorbent canister production; put the production back to normal in 2 days.

• Supervised plant trials on polymer compounding and film converting processes.

MINRAD INC. 10/2006 - 12/2008

MINRAD is a medical device and pharmaceutical company with real-time image guidance and anesthesia and analgesia product lines

SENIOR CHEMICAL ENGINEER

• Launched the design and production of 3 new generic packaging closure systems to improve existing packaging methods for anesthetic agents, substantially simplified packaging procedures and reduced assembly part numbers and labor hours (~60%). Worked with manufacturing vendor for tooling design, material selection, and identifying critical quality acceptance criteria.

• Lead Engineer in the Conscious Sedation team: in charge of drug delivery and mixing, testing, as well as ancillary disposables’ molding. Built bench-top and prototype units for testing the concept and technology of Conscious Sedation.

• Worked with anesthetic vaporizer manufacturers to develop unique anesthetic container and delivery system for Minrad anesthetic products, which was filed for patent application in 2008.

• Generated and reviewed engineering documentations along product development: phase transition reports, ECN reports, test protocols and reports, FMEA reports, work instructions, etc.

• Troubleshot production fluctuation in pharmaceutical plant, providing technical solutions and optimization strategies to maximize the production.

• Participated in new tank farm validation: initiating and conducting equipment IQ/OQ/PQ protocols, tests and reports; writing M.O.P.'s and S.O.P.'s.

• Investigated and developed thorough material lists (inorganic and organic) compatible with anesthetic agents, which are critical for Minrad’s anesthetics packaging and product development. Designed tools and test fixtures. Initiated and wrote test protocols and reports.

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada 9/2002 - 9/2006

RESEARCH & TEACHING ASSISTANT

“Structural Foams for the Automotive Industry”, Sponsored by AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence in Canada

• Designed and built in-line rheometers and methodologies to investigate the foaming behaviors within an injection molding machine to overcome the disadvantages of the classic off-line rheometers.

• Developed mathematical models for the rheological properties of gas/polymer mixtures which were incorporated into commercial computer simulation packages to aid Original Equipment Manufacturers to determine the key operating parameters.

• Optimized the part design and processing conditions for different polymers, using fractional factorial design of experiment (DOE) to improve mechanical properties of foamed parts while saving 20-25% material.

Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China 7/1992 - 8/2002

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE & LECTURER

• Development and numerical simulation (Finite Element Method) of co-extrusion die for rigid foamed-core PVC pipe, saved ~25% raw material and improved the surface quality comparing to market existed products.

• Development of a continuous kneading extruder - the very first one in Chinese market, responsible for transmission system, and heating and cooling system.

• Design and troubleshooting of an extrusion line for a flat 2.4m wide plastic sheet, improved wide-wise flow stabilities and overall sheet thickness distribution.

• Numerical simulation and design of a plastic sheet co-extrusion die, responsible for flow analysis programming and a bench-top experimental unit buildup.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Canada 2006

M. Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China 1995

B. Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China 1992

Graduate with honors. GPA 3.8/4.0. Ranked 1st of 150 students.

SELECTED AWARDS

• Stock option offered twice (10,000 and 5,000 shares each) by MINRAD Inc. in 2007 and 2008.

• SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) Ontario Graduate Studies Scholarship, 2006.

• 1st Prize in poster competition, 8th Annual Industry-University Night held by the SPE Ontario Section, 2006.

• The McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute Scholarship of Distinction and Merit for 2005-2006.

PATENT

Shannon X. Qin and Michael Cuzydlo; Liquid Anesthetic Container and Delivery System, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 12/406,884, 2009.

* US Green Card Holder

** References available upon request

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