StarFish Medical
Dana Trousil is a Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer at StarFish Medical since December 2010, focusing on product development for the medical device industry. Responsibilities include managing projects, performing DFMA analysis, and developing quality plans. Dana's experience includes launching a medical imaging cart in six months and contributing to several medical device teams. Prior roles include Mechanical Designer positions at Carmanah Technologies and Coe Newnes McGehee, where Dana designed solar-powered street lights and sawmill equipment, respectively. Earlier experience at Teleflex Canada Ltd. involved leading engineering support teams and designing hydraulic steering systems. Dana holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering and a BSc in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Victoria, along with an MSAT in Management and Leadership Skills from Simon Fraser University.
StarFish Medical
StarFish Medical provides award-winning design, development, and flexible manufacturing outsourcing services —100% dedicated to the medical device and life science marketplace. StarFish partners with innovative companies to create and manufacture breakthrough products for a full range of medical specialty areas including: Cardiovascular, Digital Health, IVD, Ophthalmology, Optics, Ultrasound, POC Assay Diagnostic Technologies, and Microfluidics. StarFish expertise includes electronics, mechanical, human factors and software systems engineering. Our proprietary Pathfinder™ process for medical device product definition saves clients time and resources throughout the technology and product development phases to commercialization. Prototype and low volume complex electro-mechanical production are delivered in ISO 13485 certified facilities with cleanroom capabilities in Toronto and Victoria Regulatory and quality system (QMS) consultants at StarFish provide technical regulatory assistance for FDA and Health Canada submissions, including IEC 60601 and ISO13485. Innovative Design and Development Electronic / software / mechanical engineering Industrial design / human factors engineering PathfinderTM product definition process Technology optimization Verification / validation / testing ISO 13485 certified QMS Integrated Manufacturing Seamless ramp from clinical trials to full production Deep engineering involvement & oversight Electro-mechanical / software expertise Customized cart specialists Optical instrument build and test Dedicated program manager Flexible Manufacturing New product introductions Supply-chain management North America facilities Depot repair & field service Sustaining / value engineering Class 100,000 cleanroom