Maxim Kaplan's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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Senior Design Project @ Arizant Healthcare / University of Minnesota • Designed controls to regulate fluid flowrate to achieve a specified temperature, and helped develop and manufacture the resulting heat exchanger prototype. From January 2003 to May 2003 (5 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaSummer Associate Engineer @ Medtronic • Designed a new user friendly cyclic testing apparatus for implantable devices and helped bring it to full functionality. From May 2002 to October 2002 (6 months) Fridley, MNPrincipal Mechanical Design Engineer @ Medtronic Released Product Engineering Mounds View, MNSr. Mechanical Design Engineer @ Medtronic Released Product Engineering• CAPA project owner• Supported multiple Engineering Changes driven by manufacturing and design updates.• Created flow diagrams containing process steps and execution times to educate our customers and partners.• Completed DRM Green Belt Project for desiccant moisture capacity requirements development project. From November 2014 to October 2016 (2 years) Mounds View, MNSenior Process Development Mechanical Engineer @ Boston Scientific Exploratory R&D Projects• Evaluating and providing successful solutions for non-contact measurement methods using both Ultrasound and OCT technologies.• Investigating and prototyping sutureless retention methods using nitinol wire.• Supporting fixture development and test method execution for the Gastric products.• Helped mentor a summer internDesigned and validated manufacturing processes and equipment for production of a new pacemaker battery.• Worked in both a design and process development role to utilize previous battery requirements and create new requirements, as well as handle the equipment development.• Designed and executed multiple DOEs in order to determine the differences between the new CFx and legacy MnO2 battery chemistry to drive design and equipment requirements.• Utilized manufacturing operators to help create manufacturing instructions to operate multiple pieces of equipment on the prototype production line.• Worked with outside vendors to ensure that current production equipment can meet the proposed requirements for the new battery design.• Followed direction from project chemists and team of engineers as well as provided technical guidance to junior engineers to help guide the project to success.• Developed and presented a project timeline plan and deliverable updates to management.Designed and validated multiple automated production stations used for manufacturing leads.• Provided work direction and guidance to technicians, manufacturing operators, and provided mentoring for a summer intern.• Performed Gage R&R, DOE, and capability analysis on numerous production and test equipment.• Experienced with optimizing processes and validating the following equipment: Nikon Vision System; VIEW Vision System; Laser Markers, Laser Welders, Resistance Welders, Custom manufacturing and inspection equipment From October 2008 to November 2014 (6 years 2 months) St. Paul, MNR&D Mechanical Test Engineer II @ Boston Scientific • Developed automated mechanical, electrical stations for testing leads per internal requirements and external standards. • Created LabVIEW software applications for test execution and analysis of data results.• Perform Gage R&R, DOE, and capability analysis on numerous production and test equipment.• Supported the development and novel Verification Testing of leads with IS-4 terminals.• Experienced with validating the following equipment: dielectric analyzers; MTS Tensile Tester; Plasma Treatment System; CSM Nano-Scratch Tester; Bartec Adhesive Dispenser; Cosmo Pressure Tester; oscilloscopes; From May 2005 to October 2008 (3 years 6 months) St. Paul, MNMaster’s Project @ University of Minnesota Designed and fabricated a novel apparatus to supply a constant, steady flow rate simultaneously through 24 ureteral stents for evaluation of encrustation and biofilm formation over time which leads to stent failure in patients. From October 2004 to April 2005 (7 months) Minneapolis, MNSummer Associate Engineer @ Medtronic • Programmed a LabVIEW application and updated the existing test system, allowing for automated execution as well as data acquisition of accelerated life testing of the contact resistance between IS-4 terminals and headers. • Implemented automated startup and shutdown of cyclic testers used for accelerated life testing. From May 2004 to August 2004 (4 months) Fridley, MNSummer Associate Engineer @ Deluxe Corporation • Performed stress and heat transfer analyses on multiple components of a new printing technology.• Created a software analysis method combining ImagePro and Microsoft Excel for further development of the new printing technology. From June 2003 to August 2003 (3 months) Shoreview, MN