# Mike Petrillo

> Experienced medical device developer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mikepetrillo

Engineering professional of innovative products for the medical device industry and leading teams through successful product development.  

A collaborative engineer that can keep focus on business needs with a proven track record generating new products and creating highly functioning teams with 25+ patents and 10 papers on systems developed. 

A hands-on, experienced mentor that can attract talent, develop less experienced team members, and guide programs to success for large companies and including startups.

## Work Experience
### Consultant @ Weinberg Medical Physics, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Present | Pleasanton, CA
Engineering, program, quality control and regulatory compliance responsibilities. 

Conducted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) product lifecycle management. 

Investigate MRI spectrometer designs using software-defined radio, included detailed driver analysis, and FPGA coding to evaluate electronics from third party suppliers. 

Established project, quality and regulatory documentation and took on program management to meet early funding milestones.

### System Engineering Consultant @ Micro-X
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Seattle, Washington, United States
Systems engineering tasks for self-service checkpoint project.

### Director Systems Engineering @ ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Carlos, California, United States
Responsible for systems design and product development team of radiation treatment system.
•	Established design controls SOP and flow charts for engineering.  Managed DHF, DMR updates for major releases including both HW and SW.
•	Lead systems integration HW and SW for IEC testing with NRTL lab and getting IEC 60601-1 and IEC60601-1-2 certification.

### Senior Manager Systems Engineering @ ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Carlos, California, United States

### Senior System Architect @ Gatan Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | Pleasanton, CA, United States
Systems engineering for detector and system integration projects for electron microscopy.  Duties include sensor device and image processing python script development.

### Senior Manager, Research and Development @ Varian Medical Systems
Jan 2010 – Jan 2017 | Greater Salt Lake City Area
Manage engineering teams responsible for imaging systems development of flat panel x-ray detector testing and dental imaging applications.

### Senior Manager, Program Design @ Varian Medical Systems
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 | Cologne Area, Germany
Establish performance metrics and tracking mechanisms to provide accurate estimates for program completion.  Build world-class team in the area of treatment systems including medical imaging expertise.  Develop technical roadmap for next generation therapy systems.

### Program Manager - Technical Lead @ Varian Medical Systems
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008
Manage program activities for the construction and productization of proton therapy systems.

### Principal Scientist @ Philips
Jan 1993 – Jan 2008 | San Francisco Bay Area
Systems design engineer designing instrumentation and radiation sensors for medical imaging systems.  Maintainiing expertise ranging from logic level and circuit design to system architecture and project leadership.
 · Motivational technical lead of large design teams with proven track record of success.
 · Internationally recognized radiation detection innovator with over 15 US patents. 
 · Experienced strategist and comfortable presenting new concepts to senior management.
 · Enjoy presenting latest product features to customers and solving customer needs.
 · Proficient in logic, high-speed and mixed-signal design of acquisition circuits and systems design for medical and instrumentation.
 · Well versed in software development, system modeling, and clear-minded leader during integration testing.
 · Successful Intrepreneur within Philips, having secured funding on 4 programs ranging from $500K to $15M.  Most notably the hybrid imaging system Brightview XCT.

### Principal Scientist @ Philips
Jan 1993 – Jan 2008
ADAC and Picker acquired in 1999 and 2000.

### Senior Design Engineer @ Gould Incorporated, Valley View, Ohio
Jan 1991 – Jan 1993
· Hardware and software implementation employing object oriented design techniques.
· Led evaluation and selection engineering department's design tools.
· Implemented embedded microprocessor design including PCBA, FPGA, and embedded o/s port in 9 months for new TA-11 chart recorder.
· Provided embedded software for customized orders.

### Design Engineer @ Picker International, Highland Heights, Ohio
Jan 1987 – Jan 1991
· Electronics design of CT scanner imaging consoles.
· Project leader of 3 embedded systems designs in the IQ CT operator console.
· Team member of one of the most successful CT product lines produced, the Picker IQ series.


## Education
### MA in Physics
Kent State University

### BA in Physics
Kent State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mikepetrillo
- Portfolio: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Petrillo-2

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Last updated: 2026-04-13