Summary
Seung-beom Yi is a medical device R&D executive with 15+ years leading transcatheter and minimally invasive implant development, now serving as Vice President R&D at Edwards Lifesciences. He has shepherded projects from early concept and first-in-human studies through commercialization, directing multidisciplinary teams on mitral and tricuspid repair technologies and delivery systems. Comfortable in startups and global corporations alike, he combines hands-on engineering expertise—FEA, prototyping, nitinol processing—and regulatory design control experience with strategic program leadership. A proven mentor and technical planner, he has repeatedly translated ambitious clinical needs into manufacturable implants and supported pilot and clinical trials. Notably, his career bridges deep bench skills from early-stage device innovation to enterprise-scale product launches.
15 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 4.0/4.0, Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 4.0/4.0 at Bradley University