State University of New York at Stony Brook

Monroe Woodbury High School

Mechanical Engineer

Denver, Colorado, United States

Syncroness

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

- Lead engineer on projects spanning across the medical field including structural heart repair, endovascular treatments, electrosurgical repair, phlebotomy and wound care
- Developed complex structural heart repair delivery system from concept to first successful human use cases
- Management and mentorship of junior engineers

Nordson MEDICAL

Senior Product Development Engineer

- Design of custom Dental LED lighting solutions
-  Designed optical components and injection molded parts, as well as manufacturing fixtures
-  Conducted thermal and optical testing, and ensured the manufacturability of the design

Retro LEDs

Mechanical Engineering Consultant

- Project leader, involving collaboration between R&D, marketing, clinical and QA departments.
-  Supervised V&V efforts, created design change requests and other QA/QC documentation (DMR/DHF).
-  Reduced cost of current imaging system by 60% with significant reduction in size of the device.
-  Created most of the engineering drawings used for production of parts and assemblies.
-  Responsible for initiating design change requests, creating and executing test protocols, assembly floor instructions, product manuals, and technical support procedures.
-  Rapid prototyping, machining, and testing of new products intended for skin cancer detection.
-  Product support both in house and in the field.

MELA Sciences, Inc. - Device for an early detection of melanoma

Product Engineer II

- Developed strategies to drive utilization of MelaFind (skin cancer detection system) in dermatology practices
-  Conducted training on skills, practice readiness, and work flow efficiency
-  Was able to save several accounts through careful negotiations, problem solving and team work
-  Worked with clinical and marketing teams to develop training materials
-  Helped place several MelaFind systems into dermatology offices
-  Presented MelaFind to groups of dermatologists at hospitals and small private practices
-  Maintained close contact with customers ranging from major hospitals to small private practices in several metro areas (New York, Chicago, Cleveland, DC, Detroit, New Jersey) – involved weekly travel
-  Helped train and monitor other Sales Support Managers

Sr. Sales Support Manager

- Conducted clinical training/shadowing for dermatologists and staff on how to use MelaFind throughout US
-  Helped customers integrate MelaFind into practice and drive business
-  Provided customers with marketing and sales support
-  Performed system installations and technical support throughout US
-  Participated in and coordinated several major TV segments on East and West coasts
-  Represented MelaFind at major national dermatology conferences

Sales Support Manager

- Designed plastic parts intended to be manufactured by both soft and hard tooling molding processes.
-  Designed metal parts and mechanisms, employing machine shops and investment casting.
-  Created complex ISTA approved shipping containers, intended for shipment of medical devices.
-  Created simple optical and automated mechanical fixtures for testing and production of components.
-  Worked in conjunction with electrical engineers to get UL 60601-1 and EU approvals for MelaFind.
-  Designed various test and assembly fixtures using CAD and 3D printing technology.
-  Responsible for creating engineering drawings, design change requests, test procedures, V&V plans, assembly floor instructions, product manuals, and technical support procedures.

Product Engineer

Engineered and designed equipment for productoin of ultrasonic balloon ablation catheters

Alexei Smirnov