Patrick Nicolas
About Patrick Nicolas
Patrick Nicolas is a Principal Engineer at Boston Scientific with extensive experience in mechanical and project engineering, holding several patents related to hollow fiber membrane product and process design.
Title
Patrick Nicolas holds the position of Principal Engineer at Boston Scientific.
Company
Patrick Nicolas is currently employed at Boston Scientific, located in Marlborough, MA. He has been with the company since 2004.
Previous Work Experience
Patrick Nicolas has an extensive background in engineering with notable positions at several companies. He served as a Project Engineer at EMD Millipore in Bedford, MA from 1999 to 2004. Before that, he held a similar role at CR Bard in Billerica, MA from 1995 to 1999. He also has experience as a Research and Development Engineer at Praxair in Norwood, MA from 1986 to 1995, and he started his career as a Mechanical Engineer at Raytheon in Waltham, MA from 1983 to 1986.
Education and Expertise
Patrick Nicolas graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.
Achievements
Patrick Nicolas has several notable achievements in his career. He played a key role in transferring a hollow fiber manufacturing plant from Limerick, Ireland to Bedford, MA. He also successfully managed a $500K project for the design and build of a catheter co-extrusion line. Furthermore, he holds US patents 5411662, 5702601, and 5897729 related to hollow fiber membrane product and process design. Additionally, he designed the Pro-Cerva cervical seal, leading to a patent application (20100256623) aimed at reducing patient complaints.