Current Role: Quality and Regulatory Leader- Responsible to lead Quality & Regulatory team to support requirements for Medical Devices, including development and control of quality systems to meet FDA, ISO13485, and customer specific requirements- Led strategic projects: 1) Complaint Management Process- Implemented Salesforce for case documentation, created flows to automate decisions, improved reporting, complaint investigation/feedback speed and implemented visual Dashboard Management with Tableau2) Set up replacement part programs- Including sourcing of components, warehouse/distribution, schematics, and customer service training to lower cost of service issues by sending replacement components in lieu of full product3) Manufacturing/Warehouse moves: moved multiple manufacturing operations to third party contract manufacturers to reduce cost structure and improve product/service quality; supported in-sourcing of warehousing/distribution from a 3PL to company operated warehousing siteMay 2018-Aug 2019: Continuous Improvement and Quality Manager, Richmar OperationsResponsible for site Quality and Regulatory activities for Medical Devices including ISO13485 and FDA regulations, Continuous Improvement for manufacturing and business processes, and design engineering support for New Product Design

General Electric AppliancesNew Product Introduction Program Director: Responsible to lead team to define, develop, validate and execute new product launchesMechanical Subsystem Manager: Responsible to lead team of engineers to develop mechanical product components and subsystems for new products, cost take out, and quality improvementsSr Design Engineer: Responsible for design, development, testing, and execution of new component and subsystem designs on a major NPI program

(Feb 2008-April 2012)Brakes and Controls Design and Lead Systems Engineer:Responsible for development of brakes systems including component and system level designs, testing, validation, sourcing, and manufacturing.

Various Engineering Roles of increasing responsibility- Root cause and design solution of quality issues- Global program support- Lean manufacturing- New vehicle design and launch- Brake System Design

Special Assignment for General Motors at Toyota/GM JointVenture- NUMMI-Served as Customer Quality Engineer for Pontiac Vibe-Supported GM's interest in product development for the 2009 Pontiac Vibe launch-Immersion training and execution of Lean manufacturing principles- Led strategic benchmark projects on New Product Development process and QC/Product Engineering organization structure