Opportunities in Biomedical Devices: Nov. 7 (Sat), 1 – 5PM
Sat. Nov. 7th – Chair: Dr. Betty Chang
With the recent economic downturn, the general unemployment rate in the Bay Area is at 12%. Unemployment rate is believed to be much higher among senior professionals with many resorting to under-employment. The healthcare industry is one of the very few sectors still hiring. The “Biomedical and Device Industry Career Forum” will discuss the prospects and opportunities in the sector. James and Steve will share their lifelong careers in the medical device industry, and Darlene, Ruba, and Chiou-Ping will speak of opportunities in the Bay Area.
The event is free, and all are welcome to the forum and networking.
Speakers:
Dr. James J.W. Wang, Project Manager, Accuray.
Mr. Steve S.M. Wu, Principal Engineer, Acclarent.
Ms. Darlene Forsythe, Principal, SPHR Human Resources and Staffing, People Solutions
Ms. Ruba Ruba Khenaisser, Senior Engineering Recruiter, Aerotek, South San Francisco
Ms. Chiou-Pying Cheng, Manager Financial Services, Prudential
1-1:30 PM: Registration and Networking
1:30 - 2:45 PM: Engineers and Medical Devices
1.Development of a Robotic Radiosurgery System, James Wang, Project Manager, Accuray Inc.
2.From Catheters, Stents to Balloon Sinuplasty: My Career Path in Medical Devices, Steve Wu, Principal Engineer, Acclarent Inc.
2:45 - 3:45 PM – Job Search, Interview Tips and Staying Positive, Darlene Forsythe, SPHRPrincipal, Human Resources and Staffing Consultant
15min break
4:00 - 4:45 PM: Career Panel, James Wang, Steve Wu, Ruba Khenaisser, Darlene Forsythe, Chiou-Pying Cheng
4:45 PM: Networking
On-Site Recruiters
Ruba Khenaisser, Senior Engineering Recruiter, Aerotek, South San Francisco
Chiou-Pying Cheng, Manager Financial Services, Prudential
Other recruiters welcome to join, please email organizer at tamakoto@hotmail.com
Speaker Bios:
1. Dr. James Wang is currently a R&D Project Manager with Accuray Inc. He is responsible for the development of CyberKnife’s new technologies and exploration to new clinical applications for CyberKnife such as cardiac arrhythmia. Dr. Wang spent most his career with Accuray and was in charge of technical support for Japan, robotics engineering, and software development. His contribution to CyberKnife is manifold, including development of respiratory tracking system, robotics, treatment planning, image fusion, diagnostic image management, etc. Dr. Wang graduated with Ph.D. from University of California at Davis, in Mechanical Engineering.
The Development of a Robotic Radiosurgery System
Accuray Inc. designs and develops CyberKnife®, an image-guided robotic radiosurgery system that uses an off-the-shelf industrial robot to accurately track and treat cancerous tumors or other malformations anywhere in the body. Among many of the advanced technologies of CyberKnife, the following are key elements that distinguish it from other radiation treatment systems:
1) It applies real-time image-guided systems to track the tumor targets, either stationary ones or those move with respiration;
2) It utilizes a six degree-of-freedom robotic arm carrying the radiation source to aim the radiation beams accurately at the tumor targets from a wide array of unique angles;
3) It implements algorithms that generate treatment plans for optimal treatment delivery by taking into account the beam geometry, description of the lesion shapes, and the location of the lesion relative to the anatomy.
This presentation describes the personal experience in developing the CyberKnife system associated with these areas.
2. Mr. Steve Wu has 20 years of R & D, device design and project management experience in medical device industry. He has worked for three major medical devices companies like Medtronic, Boston Scientific and Cordis – a Johnson & Johnson Companies as well as three start-ups, such as Vasor Medical, Micro Therapeutics (now Evv3) and InterVentional Technologies (now BSC) in his career. Currently, he works for one of the fastest growing ENT device company involving process and product development. He has been issued seven US patents, four EU patents and a dozen of pending.
Steve graduated from Fu-Jen University (Taipei) in Chemistry (BS) and University of Massachusetts, Lowell (US) in Plastics Engineering (MS).
Outline of the presentation:
How I got into this
Medical devices today
Trends and challenges of Medical Devices Industries
High demand jobs in Medical Devices Industries
3. Ms. Darlene Forsythe, SPHR, is an accomplished human resource professional with more than seventeen years of experience covering all aspects of human resources. Darlene’s passion is supporting small to mid-sized Business Owners with training on topics to support HR as well as employees in transition in areas such as resume/cover letter preparation, elevator speech workshops, presentation skills and networking. She has worked in the Silicon Valley for much of her career in high tech, biotech, non-profit, low tech, services, temporary staffing, semiconductor, broadcast and telecommunications. Her presentation will give the engineers in transition tools to navigate looking for a job, how to stand out in such a competitive market and staying positive in this economy.
Overview of her Presentation:
Job Search
Know yourself – What is next?
Research
Create your resume and cover letter
Network, in-person and social networking sites
Job sites, company web sites and recruiters
Interview Tips
Create your elevator speech
Understand your audience
Tips for Interviewing like a professional!
Create a Plan to Stay Positive
Plan your day/week - plan time to job search, exercise, volunteer opportunities, family time and fun!
