David Sullivan

IPG Photonics

Manufacturing Engineer - Medical Devices

Marlborough, MA

March 2023 - Present

Background/About

I'm a Manufacturing Engineer in the Medical Devices division at IPG Photonics in Marlborough, MA. I am passionate about and experienced with all aspects of the medical device development process, including R&D, manufacturing, process, and quality engineering. Please feel free to reach out via LinkedIn or contact me directly at david.jw.sullivan@gmail.com.

I received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biomedical Engineering with an emphasis on biomechanics from the University of Texas at Austin in May 2021 with a Business Minor and a Computational Science and Engineering Certificate. I have extensive academic and professional experience in the medical device and biotechnology fields in manufacturing, field service, and mechanical and design/R&D engineering. This includes experience with MATLAB, LabVIEW, SolidWorks & other 3D/CFD Modeling & FEA Simulations, Design & Validation, and Quality Assurance & FDA Control.

In my academic career, I gained experience in all stages of the design process, including ideation via stakeholder outreach, creating design criteria and processes, and product design and validation testing to meet the applicable regulatory requirements needed in the medical device field. This culminated in a Senior Design Sponsored Project where I worked with a team of four classmates and our sponsor company to create an external bone fixation device for Jones fractures for the company.

I participated in Undergraduate Research with professors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Texas at Austin, where I contributed to the advancement of the research. I was fortunate to participate in a remote internship with the Cleveland Clinic & Case Western Reserve University BME Alliance during the summer of 2020, researching COVID-19 face mask and face shield effectiveness, conducting customer outreach, and designing an improved product based on the information gathered.

At my previous position with Union Biometrica, which creates and manufactures large particle flow cytometers, I benefited from working at a small company by gaining experience in various areas including engineering design revision & new design development in SolidWorks, calibrating and final testing instruments, performing service on devices in the field, including installations, training, preventative maintenance, and solving problems, as well as documentation experience including creating and revising ECOs, manufacturing, service, and quality assurance SOPs, and documentation of lean engineering, six sigma, PFMEA, DFMEA, CAPA, and NCMR.

Viewable and downloadable links to my current resume, transcript, and a letter of recommendation are available at the bottom of any page on this online portfolio.