Bend, Oregon, United States
Abbott Diabetes Care
Manage team to reverse-engineer original equipment manufacturer device-system interactions and design and validate solutions to circumvent use-limiting features for reprocessed medical devices.
Lead engineer managing and directing design control projects from concept through release to market. - Establish reprocessing schemes for single-use medical devices and develop validation strategies - Support regulatory submissions and agency communication during review process and audits - Research device functionality, user requirements, system compatibility, and clinical use
• Independently lead second-year engineering course, Strength of Materials (ENGR 213) • Create and manage course material, including exams, quizzes, and students’ grades
• Independently lead second-year engineering course, Strength of Materials (ENGR 213) • Create and manage course material, including exams, quizzes, and students’ grades
• Conducted research utilizing a subject-specific computer simulation of a patient rising from a chair to understand the effects of prosthetic component positioning on muscle function • Completed manuscript (in preparation) of undergraduate research
Assisted ~60 students during weekly lecture and lab sessions, grade lab memos and reports, hold weekly office hours, and attend development training
• Execute a sensitivity study investigating the effects of knee ligament properties on knee kinematics, ligament forces, and contact forces using a simulation of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) • Investigate differences in ligament property choices compared to other TKA models and cadaveric study findings