• B.Sc., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Physics, 1987
• M.Sc., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Physics, 1989
• Certificate, MTS Systems, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, TestStar/Testing,1992
• Certificate, Catonsville Community College, Baltimore, MD, USA, AutoCad12/Design, 1995
• Ph.D., Biomedical Eng. Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA

Director of the OTTER lab.  (McLean B-5)
Laboratory Mission: To conduct research toward the generation of bone for clinical implantation while providing a foundation for education and training for the next generation of biomedical engineers in orthopaedics.

See our recent Bone Poster.

• 08/06 – Present:
• Position:Test Engineer, Spinal Biomechanics
• Location:NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Dept. of Orthopaedics – Spine Service, NY, USA
• 06/05 – Present:
• Position:Director of Engineering, Chief Financial Officer
• Location:Clinical Engineering Services, Inc., PA, USA
• 01/05 – Present:
• Position:Adjunct Instructor of Biomedical Engineering
• Location:The Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken,NJ,USA
  
• 01/04 – Present:
• Position: Research Fellow, Maurice Kanbar Biomedical Engineering Center
• Location:The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY, USA
• 04/02 – Present:
• Position:Biomechanics Consultant
• Location:Stryker Spine, Motion Preservation Unit, Summit, NJ, USA
• 04/02 – 08/06:
• Position:Director of Engineering, Orthopaedic Spine Center
• Location:Department of Surgery, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
• 09/97 – 04/02:
• Position:Senior Biomedical Research Engineer, Biomaterials Testing and Evaluation Laboratory
• Location:Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
• 09/91 - 09/97:
• Position:Research Engineer / Laboratory Supervisor, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory
• Location:Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
• 12/90 - 09/91:
• Position:Research Engineer, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory
• Location: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Spine Division, The Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada

• Queen's University Reinhart Research Scholarship - 1988
• Queen's University Reinhart Research Scholarship - 1989

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4 8,110,004:    Expandable interbody fusion cage with rotational insert 

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24 6,810,753:  Displacement transducer