Phillip — D Engineer

Medtronic Dec 2014- Present R&D Engineer Developed and performed testing for surgical instruments used in neurosurgery for the removal of brain tumors such as meningiomas and glioblastomas Designed fixture for the evaluation of dynamic seals in the presence of irrigation and aspiration at high speeds Created low-cost and modular clone of complex handpiece that utilized consumable standard parts to be used in testing that did not require actual finished product Devised original tissue model that mirrors tumors more sufficiently than standard biomedical simulations Assisted with Design for Manufacturing Analysis on assembly with 20+ parts and high tolerance requirements Jacksonville, FL

Team JAS/PMA Design and Manufacturing April 2014- Dec 2014 Project Engineer Lead Engineer for the Part 145 Repair Shop of Twin Otter planes Developed PMA parts for the Viking DHC-6 series aircraft Designed rigging tool for the fuel control unit that reduced cost by 80% Maintained and updated technical publications of aircraft maintenance and inspection manuals Inspected incoming parts to a technical drawing of critical dimensions with appropriate measurement tools Revised drawings to better align with ASME standards Conducted MRB investigations of nonconforming parts Adept in Solidworks, Creo Pro/Engineer, and Siemens NX CAD software Refined human processes to reduce training and increase flow and productivity Jacksonville, FL

Medtronic May 2012- April 2014 Quality Engineer Intern Assisted with the development and qualification of an accelerated stress screen for two powered consoles, decreasing production time by 23 hours Conducted high- and low-level investigations based upon product complaints and trends Aided in failure analysis from design of experiment, testing, and analysis of data Edited manufacturing work instructions for clarity, completeness, and formatting Performed cadaver study to analyze the seating of a screw into bone Jacksonville, FL