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Lifescan Inc.
Milpitas, CA
2010-present
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Summary:
  • Lifescan is the diabetes care division of Johnson and Johnson.
  • Joined as a contract mechanical engineer in the sustaining engineering group with R&D.
  • Lifescan is consolidating its operations and closing R&D in Milpitas as of December 2010.
Major Accomplishments:
  • Core team member and mechanical resource on a project to improve the stability of the time/date setting on the Ultra Mini blood glucose meter.
  • Worked with an international team to research failure modes, analyze improvement options, and recommended optimum structural improvements to a meter/pump controller having field durability issues.
  • Supported the launch and subsequent failure analysis of a new lancing device. Collaborated with Lifescan and vendor teams to develop recommendations for several product improvements.
Relevant Expertise:
  • FDA 21 CFR § 820
  • Pro/Engineer software
  • Windchill software
  • Solidworks software
  • Enable document management system
  • Finite element analysis
  • Failure analysis
  • Mechanism analysis
  • Injection molding
  • Documentation and document control

Delica Lancer
Newly launched "Delica" lancing device

Original design
FEA of original "Ping" pump controller housing design (0.44 mm @ 22 N = 50 N/mm)
Improved design
FEA of improved "Ping" pump controller housing (1.25 mm @ 92 N = 74 N/mm)
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