Tom Whitfield
Medical Device Design - User Research & Prototype Development
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Candidate obtaining an MSc in Medical Device Design with experience in user research, task analysis, prototype development, and technical documentation in regulated medical device contexts. Thesis work focusing on cardiac monitoring wearables designed to support early detection of deterioration in at-risk individuals. Excels working in user research, concept generation, usability testing, co-designing with stakeholders and presenting with multidisciplinary teams.
Experience
Masters Project - LEAF Cardiac Monitoring Wearable at National College of Art and Design (2026-05 – 2026-09)
- Conducted 15 interviews with 9 stakeholders to identify user needs and gather feedback on sketches and prototypes.
- Created 7 personas, 7 product benchmarks, a product-service map, a user needs statement and a product specification sheet to constrain concepts during generation.
- Collated all information from stakeholder interviews and research into a presentation to showcase product renders, prototypes and storyboards for further development.
Masters Project - Continence Care at Hollister (2026-03 – 2026-05)
- Supported concept development through body storming to better understand environmental factors affecting product usability.
- Mould designs and formative evaluation to create complex, manufacturable, soft bodies, and test usability.
- Bi-weekly presentations, clearly communicating research, concept development, and development direction.
Masters Project - Varithena Redesign at Boston Scientific (2026-01 – 2026-02)
- Utilising a task analysis to identify potential user related risks.
- Created sketches, foam models and functional prototypes to support formative usability studies and communication to stakeholders.
- Prepared product renders, CAD models for further presentations and review.
- Analysed product material lifecycles and sources using Granta EduPack.
Masters Project - Medical Device Design, Human Factors research and conceptualisation at Stryker (2025-11 – 2025-12)
- Carried out patent analysis to identify design opportunities and understand how similar products had been developed.
- Contributed to uFMEA, URRA, and formative evaluation activities to identify risks associated with existing and proposed designs.
- Carried out a task analysis, sketching, sketch modelling, and CAD development.
Additional Experience - Renal Unit at St James's Hospital (2026-03 – 2026-03)
Additional Experience - Colorectal Ward Communication System at Mater Hospital (2025-11 – 2025-11)
Additional Experience - Laparoscopic Task Trainer at ASSERT Centre (2025-09 – 2025-10)
Education
MSc in Medical Device Design – National College of Art and Design, Dublin (2025-09 – 2026-09)
BSc in Product Design – Technological University Dublin (2021-09 – 2025-09)
