While working in industry, I have mostly come across consultants who were specialized in the areas of the project that we were currently working on. For example, a project involving the creation of a dental brushing data acquisition system involved…   Read more»

I have experienced being in a situation where I had to sign a non-compete agreement which prevented me from working a different company which I wanted to work for. The company that I worked for was relatively large and was…   Read more»

I believe the best way to startup a medical device company would be to implement the matrix-style organizational method into the company. I believe this is the ideal method to startup a medical device company because each department has a…   Read more»

I believe it is better to form a project team with people who are more knowledgeable in their department role. Trying to form professional relationships with personal friends or family will just bring in more conflict than productivity. I believe…   Read more»

From experience, I currently work in a matrix-style work environment. I prefer a matrix organization because of the ease of access of information. Throughout my time working in this environment, I have been given the opportunity to learn from all…   Read more»

Verification and Validation are indeed similar phases in the medical design development process but they are different in the sense that they function to prove different things about the product. The verification phase proves if the device outputs meet the…   Read more»

Most of the time, each medical device has a standard guideline for testing which is followed by the engineers to design the appropriate test for the appropriate device. These guidelines are known as ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)…   Read more»

Gantt charts are extremely helpful in Industry. This resource allows the team to lay out a specified timeline of objectives and the resources that are allocated to each of the objectives. This is a very powerful tool which allows the…   Read more»

Verification is an immensely important step in the medical device development life cycle. A deviation is essentially when a technician is forced (or mistakenly) deviates away from the test protocol which could be caused by anything from unexpected outcomes of…   Read more»

While working for industry, a gantt chart is a very powerful tool to lay down hard deadlines and the structure of a project. Tasks and sub-tasks are to be laid out and an estimate of how much time each of…   Read more»

I definitely agree with the points listed above as to how to improve the Verification/Validation process. I believe the verification process is very important because it lets the engineers and other departments if anything is deficient with the product. Verification…   Read more»

I feel like the greatest advertisement that I have ever seen (and is still running the same commercial) is Empire Today. Not only did this commercial have one of the most catchiest tunes I have ever heard, but the animations…   Read more»

I believe that Emotional Intelligence can easily turn into manipulation. As said in the lectures from before, Industry is a field where money plays a big factor in driving the company. The main role of the marketing department is to…   Read more»

Product management’s sole purpose is to build a product that customers will buy. While keeping the company’s market needs in mind, product management will gather input from clientele, sales, prospective results. All of these factors will then be compared with…   Read more»

It is definitely possible to transfer a sole proprietorship but there will be several factors that you need to take into consideration such as if you want to share ownership (partnership) and if you want to retain sole control and…   Read more»

I would definitely consider doing a partnership in the future because it will most definitely be easier financially and less time-consuming. I believe partnerships give a company a sense of diversification to the different abilities of each of the partners…   Read more»

The difference between a private and public company is that a private company is owned by a few individuals themselves which can be the company’s founders or even a clan of private investors. These investors or founders own all of…   Read more»

I believe the improvements to the quality control department can mainly come from how accurate and precise the measurement devices are in the labs and also the QC employees themselves. I have been in a QC lab where the mechanical…   Read more»

I have worked at a company where the QA and QC departments have had a phenomenal effect and connection with the rest of the company. I believe what drives this consistent connection is fast and constant communication which can resolve…   Read more»

There was a recall of a Vacutainer from Becton Dickinson in the United States where a little less than a billion of these devices were recalled. The FDA identified it as a class one recall which is the most serious…   Read more»