Experience

Synaptive Medical - January 2015 to present

Staff Industrial Designer

• Promoted from Senior Industrial designer in January 2016
• Developing the Synaptive Guide product, an optically tracked surgical navigation system, including:
• Custom tracked surgical suction instruments
• Tracked surgical pointer tools
• Tracked calibration fixtures
• A hand-held 3D scanner used for fiducial-free registration
• Operating room carts
• Interviewed candidates for mechanical design, user interface, and user experience designer positions
• Trained and mentored junior and intermediate staff
• Gained valuable usability experience observing neurosurgical cases first-hand in operating rooms

Hologic Canada - July 2012 to January 2015

Group Manager, Industrial Design

• Promoted to Group Manager of Industrial Design with increased responsibilities reporting to Sr. Director of Advanced Product Development and Director of Engineering
• Redesigned Hologic’s new Universal Acquisition Work Station and lead engineering team through development, from concept to production
• Reduced cost and improved usability of current Acquisition Work Station products
• Improved usability and functionality of existing products including:
• A hand-held controller for Hologic’s Universal Acquisition Work Station and biopsy table
• A control handle for Hologic’s breast biopsy table
• A painless fabric mammography compression paddle
• Supported Mechanical Design and Engineering teams through cost-reduction projects by designing:
• Injection molded enclosures
• Sheet metal structural components
• Machined components
• Managed and led development teams through injection molded coil enclosure redesign resulting in:
• Common parts throughout breast MRI product lines
• Over 90% reduction in part cost
• Provided guidance and subject matter expertise to project partners including:
• Industrial design, anthropometric, and ergonomic feedback for MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates cranial caudal breast biopsy device
• Industrial design input for Qfix supine breast board and MRI coil product
• Improved Sentinelle engineering human factors knowledge by organizing usability and human factors training including a hands-on workshop at University Health Networks Human Factors facility

Hologic Canada - August 2010 to June 2012

Industrial Designer, Lead and Manager

• Continued developing products while managing and mentoring a team of industrial designers and engineering interns
• Managed and maintained Sentinelle’s SolidWorks system:
• Improved staff CAD modeling techniques by training new and experienced users in SolidWorks and parametric CAD best practices
• Supported Engineering by implementing changes (engineering, manufacturing, prototype) using Agile Product Life Cycle Management system
• Improved prototyping and model making capability by managing Sentinelle’s mechanical lab; increased lab capability by researching and purchasing tools and machines

Sentinelle Medical - November 2006 to August 2010

Industrial Designer

• Hired by Sentinelle founders as one of first five employees
• Added to Sentinelle’s product portfolio by developing new breast MRI coil systems, from concept to production, for scanners produced by GE, Siemens, and Toshiba
• Contributed to the success of Sentinelle Medical as it progressed from startup to its ultimate sale to Hologic through:
• Industrial design
• Mechanical design and engineering
• Graphic design
• User interface design
• Prototyping and model making
• Technical publications
• Product photography
• Web design
• Updated and improved corporate identity by designing logos, letterhead, business cards, web site, product and promotional brochures, and trade show display graphics

Raytheon Canada - 2001 to 2005

Mechanical Designer

• Designed and created 3D CAD models of mechanical parts and assemblies, including:
• Enclosures, sheet metal brackets, mounting panels
• Machined aluminum enclosures for RF (Radio Frequency), and circuit board assemblies
• ccurate representational models of circuit board assemblies including all relevant electronic components
• Created and revised 2D engineering drawings of parts, assemblies, and printed circuit boards
• Analyzed tolerance stack-ups and made recommendations to improve production
• Created bills of materials and Engineering Change Orders
• Worked with engineering team on the award winning High Arctic Data Communications System II (HADCS) and newly developed High Frequency Surface Wave Radar
• Created schematic diagrams and images for product documentation
• Provided Solid Edge training for new users

Education

Bachelor of Industrial Design (B.I.D.) With Distinction - Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

Skills

• SolidWorks
• Rhinoceros
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Photoshop
• Dreamweaver
• Sketching
• Model making
• HTML, CSS
• Product photography