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Product Development and Sustaining Engineer

Driven individual with a passion for learning and success. Self-motivated and demonstrates excellence both independently and as a team member. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is able to manage multiple projects in a timely manner while under pressure. I enjoy being challenged in my professional career and believe that with the right attitude, hard-work, and level of innovation, profound goals can be achieved!


My strengths and expertise include:
• Medical Devices
• Project Management
• Product Development
• Product Lifecycle Management
• High-Volume Plastic Disposables
• Injection Molding and Extrusion
• Design for Manufacturability
• Voice of Customer
• Communication

Develop and sustain both Respiratory and Regional Anesthesia medical devices throughout the entire design control process. Lead project teams to complete tasks in a timely and cost-effective manner as well as ensuring successful integration into the hospitals and clinical environment. Opportunity to work closely with clinicians while conducting market research as well as problem-solving while in the field.

New product development launches that I have been a part of include all aspects of the humidification and pain management platforms as well as integrating these products into the field successfully. Additionally, I have worked on cost-improvement and sustaining projects that total more than $1.5million in annual savings.

•	Strategically manage multiple project and project teams to complete tasks in a timely and cost-effective manner.
•	Conduct human factors and voice of customer studies for new product development. 
•	Integrate new products into the field while working closely with

•	Played a key role in designing and developing a new humidification platform.
•	Launched numerous sustaining projects while expanding knowledge of the medical field.
•	Researched the current market and developed new product ideas that were gated into fruition.

Jr. Product Development and Sustaining Engineer

•	Conducted new product development research activities.
•	Developed and executed testing strategies to conform to ISO, ASTM, and IEC standards.
•	Designed quality control fixtures for use in manufacturing.

Engineering Technician

Member of a multi-disciplinary group that conducted needs assessments and developed a problem statement at WakeMed Hospital.  Worked as a team to develop an ankle-foot orthotic to prevent foot drop in patients suffering from a stroke.  Followed FDA regulations and ISO standards while maintain a design history file.  Patent Received.

Senior Design-Rehabilitation

Investigated the various bracing methods used to treat clubfoot in a surrogate biomodel.  Ponseti braces as well as those fabricated in third-world countries were explored and compared for impact and effectiveness on children with corrected clubfoot.

Clubfoot Research

Worked closely with patients who suffered from paralysis due to stroke.  Measured kinematic, ultrasound, and metabolic data during walking to determine differing output levels in healthy and hemi-paretic patients.

Undergraduate Research Assistant-Human PoWeRLab

Developed a study determining the effects of popular female footwear on human gait.  Utilized a split-treadmill, Vicon, Visual 3D, and Matlab software to understand the changes in joint angles/moments and weight distributions in various types of high-heeled shoes.

Biomechanics-Senior Project

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Whitney Barnette: Product Development and Sustaining Engineer in Raleigh, NC

Whitney Barnette

Teleflex Medical

Teleflex Medical

Teleflex Medical

North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University