Andrew McCutchen is the President and Founder of Baymar Solutions. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona (Go Cats!). Early on in his career, Andrew saw a need in the industry and found his strongest skill set to be his ability to set up and define business and manufacturing processes to provide consistent and efficient results. Baymar Solutions was founded on the principle of making each and every prototype and product success.

For more than 12 years, Andrew and his hand-picked team of professional engineers, mechanics, and scientists have been able to help numerous bio-medical, aviation, and hi-tech companies make their new products a reality. Team Baymar is driven by its passion for customized service and customer care that is second to none. Each individual goes above and beyond for their clients and has the full backing of every team member whenever needed.

Andrew grew up wanting to be a Formula One Team Engineer and learned early on not to cut the red wire! He enjoys being outdoors and has hobbies of all types. He claims his wife’s lasagna is the best in town!

Mitchell Flores is a mechanical engineer at Baymar Solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida. Mitch believes that to help clients manage complex, multi system projects, he has to bring the best communication skills and go above and beyond to ensure success on every project. He wants every client to get more than they expect so they come back to Baymar for any and all project needs. During his 8 years at Baymar, Mitch has continued to learn new skills and feels that his work developing life– saving medical devices are awards within themselves!

Along with everyone on Team Baymar, Mitch prides himself on the accuracy and quality of the services he provides and knows that, in such a highly regulated industry, quality is the number one priority. He knows that everyone at Baymar is striving towards the best possible outcome and he has the support he needs to get any project done.

When he was a child, his dream job was to be a pilot. But now, when Mitch isn’t working on medical devices, he enjoys working on cars, playing tennis, and making his own pizza. It’s no surprise that pizza is also his favorite food! (Neapolitan, to be exact!)

Alexis Valentin-Vargas is a Lead Senior Scientist with Baymar Solutions. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Microbiology, an M.S. in Microbiology, and a B.S. in Environmental Technology, from the University of Arizona and the University of Puerto Rico.

Alexis has over seven years in the industry and has now been part of Baymar for over 4 years. One of his strongest skill sets is his creativity and his unique ability to work with people throughout every aspect of a project. He knows that budgets and timelines are important to every job, but the difference between a successful project and a failure ultimately boils down to how well the team works together.

Alexis is an Eagle Scout who growing up wanted to be an engineer, but prior to college became very interested in environmental science and biology, thus pursuing a scientific career instead. Nowadays he enjoys working with engineers and being part of an engineering-based team. In his free time, he enjoys scuba diving, painting, and graphic design. His favorite foods are pizza and Puerto Rican food (of course!)

Renee Gilbert is Baymar’s in-house Regulatory Affairs expert. Renee has a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Rowan University, an MBA in Finance from Wilmington University, and she is pursuing a Masters in Regulatory Science from Johns Hopkins University.

Renee worked in academia for 10 years as a Chemical Hygiene Manager and adjunct professor for Microbiology (she still teaches 1 class a semester). After working in academia, she transitioned to the corporate world where she has worked as a Regulatory Affairs Specialist and Quality and Regulatory Affairs Manager. Most of her experience has been in the chemical sector getting products to market and working with international customers getting products approved in the EU.

Renee has 2 kids, a son and a daughter and when they’re not at swim meets and baseball games, they like to go hiking with their husky Malachi.

Jerry West has been with Baymar since the spring of 2022, coming to us with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida. He also is a Certified SolidWorks Associate in both Mechanical Design and Simulation.

Jerry is one of those few people that had a childhood dream job and actually did it – he became a Mechanical Engineer. He is new to the medical device industry that Baymar is known for specializing in, and says he is extremely fortunate to be able to work in such a rewarding and challenging field.

His favorite project types involve product design and design transfer, and Jerry says his strongest skill is mechanical design and analysis. He’s learned that listening to all input from the client and providing well thought out quality solutions is critical for our success at Baymar, and he knows that our team has the talent and dedication to take on the most complex and specialized projects.

When Jerry is off of work, he enjoys hiking, running, and playing golf, and his comfort foods tend toward the classics, which are cheeseburgers and Chicago style deep dish pizza.

Jacob joined Baymar as a Senior Engineering Student from the University of Arizona, in spring of 2022. He was specializing in Aerospace Engineering when we reached out to him to see if he’d like to give medical device a spin, and fortunately for us, he liked it! Now he’s never looking back.

Jacob graduated with his BSME in May of 2022 from U of A, and is living his dream as he’s wanted to be an Engineer since he was a child. His favorite project is design and development, but his strongest skill is process knowledge and comprehension.

What he’s learned so far from working at Baymar: “Don’t be afraid to help others or ask for help. Keeping in close communication with PMs and clients boosts efficiency and visibility of projects. Communicating solutions effectively is essential to business flow and quality.” He enjoys that we’re a small but effective team, we keep the stress low and he values the enterprise company exposure he gets from our bigger clients.

When he’s not at work he likes to run, read, play video games and fantasy football. His favorite go-to meal is the Costa Vida Sweet Pork Burrito, but only when smothered with Mild Sauce.

Sam is one of Baymar’s Mechanical Engineers, having joined us in the spring of 2022.

Sam has his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida, and certification with Solidworks Drawing and Simulation. Sam brings three years of industry experience using root cause analysis to determine the how and why of a problem, applied knowledge of ISO 9001 and 13485, and testing alternate designs and processing methods to assess
feasibility.

What Sam has learned about Baymar so far is that the importance of process documentation and how even the smallest details when it comes to medical devices are instrumental to ensuring quality and reliability.

Sam grew up wanting to become a mechanical engineer, and has always loved fast cars. He can be found at the driving range hitting shanks, scouring used bookstores for a new addition to his editions, or hiking through the High Sierras in Yosemite.