Xeridiem Medical Devices

Applications and Product Development Engineer

I worked at Xeridiem for over two years, first as an Applications Engineer in the Advance Products and Technologies Department and then as a Product Development Engineer in the Engineering Deparatment. I was responsible for translating new products and designs through the development process and into production.  

Accomplishments: 

• Transitioned two products into production and out into the market

• Designed three novel in-house test methods to evaluate product performance 

• Lead internal "new technology" initiatives - looking to expand Xeridiem's product offerings and manufacturing capabilities  

• Established user needs and project scope for an undergraduate engineering project. Mentored a cross-disciplinary team from project definition to proof of concept and prototyping over a 9-month period  

• Co-Inventor on three provisional patents as part of the work done with University of Arizona engineering students. 

• Helped re-structure the product development documentation process to be more streamlined and comprehensive 

Applications Engineer - Advance Products and Technologies Department

Role: As the sole engineer on the team, I was responsible for building the user need and technical case for new enteral (gastrointestinal tract) feeding products.

Personal Contribution: 

• Researched emerging technologies, specifically medical grade materials, with the goal finding new materials that could improve certain functional properties in feeding tube performance  
• Attended enteral feeding and digestive disease conferences to gather user research
• Designed a survey to collect data on the top unmet needs for patients with feeding tubes
• Translated top user needs into four product concepts
• Drafted a Project Charter that outlined the user needs, proposed concept solutions, commercialization and market opportunity, IP strategy, and project timeline
• Built several prototypes and a "fake stomach" (see above) to test design concepts 

Product Development Engineer - Engineering Department

Role: As the lead product engineer on the team, I was responsible for moving the product through the entire product development process, from design, testing, regulatory approval, and into manufacturing. My primary responsibilities were working with the client to translate user and market needs into quantifiable, testable product requirements and conducting verification testing. 

Personal Contribution: 

• Worked with the client and quality group to establish user and market needs
• Translated needs into design requirements
• Designed and executed verification testing protocols to ensure the design meet all user needs and functional requirements
• Created novel test methods (see image) to evaluate certain design features based on response from the field
• Worked closely with regulatory and manufacturing to ensure product meets all FDA requirements and can be smoothly transitioned into production