Patrick Nicolas

Background

About Patrick Nicolas

Experienced engineer with a consistent record of implementing solutions in medical, bioprocess and industrial product design, process equipment design, and capital project management. My experiences working in R&D, manufacturing, and sustaining environments allows me to draw from multiple capabilities and views in solving engineering challenges. Products: • Fluid Ablation, Guidewires, Ureteral Stents, Catheter Extrusions, Polymeric Membranes. Abilities: • Medical product design, product failure investigation, product and process improvement, Solidworks, statistical analysis, capital project management, machine design, and process equipment design. Varied Accomplishments: • Designed Pro-Cerva, cervical seal to reduce patient complaints, patent application 20100256623 • Transferred hollow fiber manufacturing plant from Limerick Ireland to Bedford, MA. • Successfully managed $500K catheter co-extrusion line design build project. • US patents 5411662, 5702601, 5897729, for Hollow fiber membrane product and process design.