Catherine M. Passmore is a Senior Consultant at Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi) with over nine years of experience in product development and engineering consulting. She is a mechanical engineer specializing in medical and drug-delivery devices, with deep expertise in mechanical design, testing, failure analysis, and digital modeling and simulation.
Catherine applies rigorous engineering methods and inductive reasoning to investigate incidents, assess technical risk, and resolve complex product performance issues. Her consulting work integrates systems engineering, customized testing, predictive modeling, and data-driven analysis to efficiently overcome technical hurdles and inform design decisions. She is experienced across the full product lifecycle—from early-stage feasibility and risk assessment, through late-stage development and post-market failure recovery.
Before joining ESi, Catherine completed more than 100 consulting and R&D projects at Stress Engineering Services, supporting medical device, pharmaceutical, and consumer product companies. She also worked as an R&D engineer at Avanos Medical, developing electromechanical Class II medical devices (De Novo and 510(k) filings) for pain management.
Professional Associations
Publications
- 3D Printed Mini-Whegs Robot Design and Vibration Analysis, M.S. Thesis, Case Western Reserve University, January 2017