Alicia Maher
About Alicia Maher
Alicia Maher is an R&D Engineer at Boston Scientific with a background in mechanical engineering and experience in quality services, research, and utility work.
Title
Alicia Maher holds the position of R&D Engineer at Boston Scientific. She has been with the company since 2015 and works at the Minnetonka, MN location.
Work Experience at Boston Scientific
As an R&D Engineer at Boston Scientific, Alicia Maher has been involved in various critical projects. These include participating in a remediation project, ensuring equipment compliance and functionality, and updating essential equipment qualification documentation. She collaborates closely with line engineers and subject matter experts to assess the impacts of process or hardware modifications. Additionally, she facilitates technical reviews, ensuring rigorous documentation and approval processes. Alicia also utilizes Agile methodologies to manage and release documentation through change orders.
Prior Work Experience
Alicia Maher has worked in multiple roles before joining Boston Scientific. Her experience includes a part-time role at John Deere in Quality Shared Services (2013-2014) in Des Moines Works, a research internship at Werkzeugmaschinenlabor, WZL der RWTH Aachen (2011) in Germany, a utility worker position at Breadeaux Pizza (2006-2008) in Ankeny, Iowa, and as a crew leader at Monsanto Company (2005-2009) in Huxley, Iowa.
Education and Academic Background
Alicia Maher's academic background is diverse and multi-faceted. She obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University, studying there from 2009 to 2014. She also attended Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering along with a French Minor in 2012. Moreover, she studied at the University of Valencia, where she obtained a Spanish Minor in 2010.
Technical Skills and Methodologies
In her role as an R&D Engineer, Alicia Maher is responsible for creating and updating critical equipment qualification documents, including Equipment Requirement Specifications and Software Test Protocols. She utilizes Agile methodologies to effectively manage and release these documents through change orders. Her collaboration with line engineers and subject matter experts highlights her technical proficiency and attention to detail.