Background
Credentials & Expertise
Education, certifications, service to the field, and the technical toolkit behind the work.
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
University of Missouri – Rolla
Rolla, MO
BS in Mechanical Engineering
2007
- Team Leader (2006) and Business Manager (2005) of 50-member Formula SAE team that designed, manufactured, and raced 1/3 scale F1 racecars.
- President of 100-member Pi Tau Sigma mechanical engineering honor society.
Skills
Management
Skilled in developing budgets, timelines, and project quotes; allocating resources; planning capital investments; driving business development initiatives; and overseeing multiple concurrent projects.
Software
CAD/CAM (SolidWorks), FEA (Abaqus), programming & machine learning (MATLAB, Python, R), statistics (Minitab, JMP), CT & MRI (wide array of software), Microsoft 365 (Office, PowerBI, Project), Adobe Creative Suite.
Standards & Regulations
Hands-on knowledge of ISO 5840, ISO 13485, and 21 CFR 820.
Laboratory
Experienced with cardiovascular flow simulators, accelerated wear testers (AWT), particle image velocimetry (PIV), load frames for materials and durability testing, µCT, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, SEM, and EDS.
Manufacturing
Designing for manufacturability (DFM): CNC machining, 3D printing, laser cutting, injection molding / insert molding, sheet metal fabrication, electropolishing, passivation.
Teaching & Service
US Expert on ISO/TC150/SC2/WG1 – Cardiac Valves (ISO 5840 Working Group)
2024 – Present
Mentor to junior engineers across Abbott through Abbott Mentorship Program
2024 – Present
Guest Lecturer to senior design course at Missouri University of Science and Technology
2023
Reviewer for JACC, JTCVS, ABME, PLOS ONE, CVET, NATURE
2016 – Present
Research Mentor to 7 undergraduate students at Georgia Tech
2013 – 2017
Lecturer for Biofluid Mechanics Course at Georgia Tech (CT, Echo, Heart Valve Dynamics, PV Loops)
2015 – 2016
Teaching Assistant for Experimental Methods Laboratory at Georgia Tech
2008
Tutor for Mechanical Engineering Physics, Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials at UMR
2005 – 2007
Certifications & Continuing Education
Modeling Extreme Deformation and Fluid Flow with Abaqus — Dassault Systèmes
2025
Machine Learning Fundamentals in Python — DataCamp
2025
Design Control Requirements — Integrating the QSR and ISO 13485 — AAMI
2024
Finance for Non-Financial Managers — Emory University
2024
Nitinol for Medical Devices — ASM International
2022
Modeling Stents Using Abaqus — Dassault Systèmes
2021
Introduction to Abaqus — Dassault Systèmes
2021
Mathematical Biostatistics — Johns Hopkins University
2017