I believe the most effective method for resolving an experiment failure is more testing. This gives you the opportunity to try out different parameters and see their interactions. It will become clear down the line which ones have the highest level of success. Also, root cause analysis is very important. Finding out exactly where the failure…[Read more]

I believe that in the case of prioritizing projects, a company shouldn’t move everyone from one project to the next according to prioritization. But they should decrease the number of employees working on a low priority project. The projects themselves should not be cancelled because their prioritization might change in the future. For example, in…[Read more]

I think the best way to get fast approval from the committee at the design review meetings is to present the proper material and hold them at the right times. For example, a design review should occur with each step in the design controls process. If you break it up this way, you’ll be approved faster because you’re presenting your material in a…[Read more]

I would personally pick matrix organization. This is because it incorporates more of the team aspect. Teams get a bigger say in the project and the outcome than managers and functional heads. The problem with matrix organization is that it is that its success is solely based on if it’s a strong or week matrix. This means that the teams, the…[Read more]

Writing a successful project proposal can be very tedious. This is because, you have to deliver something that might seem ingenious to you to others and have them see the same thing you see. To do so, I believe you should break up your proposal to six parts: summary, history, requirements, solution, and authorization, appendix. The executive…[Read more]

I first want to emphasize what the difference between verification and validation is. Verification is intended to check if the product meets the design specifications. Validation is intended to ensure that the product meets the operational needs of the user. I believe that these two steps should occur multiple times in the product’s timeline. For…[Read more]

Part of the FDA requirements is that labels and markings have to be correctly placed on the device. They have to be visible and clear for the user. If they’re not, then they’re breaking FDA compliance and must order a recall. One article said: “In July 2014 alone there were 143 recalls due to labeling issues, 94 of which were food products. The…[Read more]

If I had to pick one skill a manager has to have to be successful, I would pick interpersonal skills. I’ve dealt with plenty of managers over the years. Only one stood out. This one is in the company I work in now. He is by far the most amazing manager/individual/human being I’ve ever met. This is because of his interpersonal skills. He’s new to…[Read more]

I used to work in a the Department of Veterans Affairs in a group called War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC). This group has a couple of biomedical engineers that make medical devices and test them on veterans. The problem was always with funding. The way we were funded was that we had to write papers on the research we were doing…[Read more]

I believe that technical knowledge in many cases is useless without interpersonal skills. For example, we have a saying at work that says, “A well performed analysis poorly communicated is a failure.” This means that no matter how much knowledge one knows about a certain subject or study, if they don’t communicate it well to others, it’s useless.…[Read more]

When you go to write an essay, the introduction is the hardest part. But the introduction is literally the most important part because it will present a layout for the rest of the essay. Initiating a project idea is like writing an introduction to that essay. To do it you have to have a clear understanding of what a project is. From the notes we…[Read more]

A flaw in any design process can be detrimental. It could hold up work to be done for months or even worse, produce wrong results. To prevent this from happening, companies must test their devices repeatedly using different parameters to test every possible scenario. This can be achieved through computer simulations that model the device and…[Read more]