Emotional Intelligence (EI) is an individuals ability to interact and understand other individuals mood, behavior, wants and needs. EI will affect selling because it can allow a sales person to choose and say the right things to a customer. By…   Read more»

As a midsized company with 10 million in revenue I would say that they company become a Inc instead of a LLC. As a company that wants to grow they need to start giving investors stock options so that they…   Read more»

I believe my answer would change based on the characteristics of the company I am looking to start up, but in general I would be most comfortable starting up a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). The advantage I see with the…   Read more»

The difference between private and public companies is that private companies do not trade their shares and stocks to the public, so they can maintain all of their finances internally without having to submit financial reporting for their investors to…   Read more»

A good way to improve relations with the Quality department and other departments such as the R&D department, is to spend more time in the planning phase. Here you can create a more detailed outline of what is expected from…   Read more»

I do not think that Quality is a burden and that companies should focus on hiring the right quality personnel so that they do not need an excess of quality employees. Without Quality a company puts a lot more stress…   Read more»

I believe that both departments are necessary and need each other in order to work. Quality is very important because it helps with FDA regulations and making sure that the company and the employees do not get sued or fired…   Read more»

Yes, the FDA currently regulates e-cigarettes as well as all tobacco products. May 5, 2016 was when the FDA ruled on electronic cigarettes. https://changelabsolutions.org/does-fda-regulate-e-cigarettes…[Read more]

In the medical device department I think that accuracy is making sure the device will perform the necessary actions that it is set out to do, and precision is making sure that the test results you get are consistent with…   Read more»

From my past experience working at two different medical device companies it always seems that the FDA is extremely tough and is very difficult to work with. I do think that FDA is slowing down the process by dragging out…   Read more»

In any situation like this you should guard against pitfalls such as budgeting. With a lab so far away it will cost more money to visit the lab and to meet with the laboratory members for meetings. You should also…   Read more»

I would rather do research that will affect the current generation. With current research you have a defined end goal that you can work towards, so you know if your research work is heading in the right direction or if…   Read more»

From my personal views I believe that animal testing is necessary for scientific research especially in medical devices, where the devices will be implanted on humans. At this time there is no simulation that can show how the medical device…   Read more»

From my previous internship experience I had multiple managers when working on my project. This lead to some conflicts as the managers were not always up to date as to what the other manager had told the team to do…   Read more»

Give an example of a time when you encountered an obstacle while working on a project that could have resulted in not reaching the deadline. What phase of the project life cycle should you have focused on more to have…   Read more»

I do think that the Planning Phase of the Project Life Cycle would be the most important phase of the project since it determines the outcome of the other phases. Poor planning can extend the time it takes to complete…   Read more»

Arguments that go in favor of Academia is that it gives you more security with your job position since you have the ability to gain tenure. This takes off a lot of stress from worrying about losing your job due…   Read more»

If I were to give advice to Biomedical Engineering students I would say to get involved in research as soon as possible. This will give you critical hands on skills that you may want to use later on in your…   Read more»

I believe that there should be a ratio of 6 academic classes to 4 practical classes. At the graduate level a large majority of the courses you have taken already have been focused on academia. Academia is very important to…   Read more»

When looking to decide if we should outsource work and let a CRO do it you must look at your technical and time availability. If your project team is running really behind on schedule because you chose to take your…   Read more»