Bill Nowlin Email & Phone Number

Bill Nowlin is a Managing Fellow, Data Science at Intuitive Surgical. He possess expertise in medical devices, cross functional team leadership, product development, analysis, systems engineering and 20 more skills. He is proficient in French - un petit peu. Colleagues describe him as "I worked with Bill on a daily basis from 2007 thru 2011, and am consistently impressed with his leadership, guidance, and passion for our product and customers. Bill understands how to balance analytical skills and metrics, with a passion for doing the right thing - he is well versed with both the quantitative and qualitative elements of our business. As VP of Quality, Bill navigated an increasingly complex technology and compliance environment to support our growing medical device business. He developed clear metrics which align well with our product and customer needs, engaged the organization collectively (rather than individual departments), and charted a path for success. Bill shared with me the DWYSYWD (Do What You Say You Will Do) advice – a simple principle I’ve admired in Bill’s work ethic and strive to replicate. As an early member of the ISI team, Bill mentors several individuals within the organization, and I have benefited personally from his guidance and leadership." and "I have known Bill since I joined Intuitive Surgical in 2003. Although initially my interaction with Bill was limited, we worked together extensively in recent years to resolve customer-facing issues. Bill has been a visionary at Intuitive Surgical and has been one of the founding members of the team. You start to realize the extent of Bill's contribution to the big success of da Vinci system as the cutting-edge technology with the classic picture of him and Gary (CEO) with the first prototype of the product! In his role as a VP of Product Quality, Bill's relentless pursuit for perfection based on data and tracking metrics sets the tone for the entire product quality group. Bill strongly advocated for the necessary focus and attention to C & A (Converts and Aborts), critical metric for tracking system performance. Bill and his team fine-tuned the art of recurring quality review meetings for internal team as well as outside suppliers to make them efficient and productive for everyone involved. Bill is a champion and voice for da Vinci customers internally in the meeting and is not afraid to take an unpopular stance if necessary. I have personally admired Bill for his focus on data, meticulous failure analysis of a problem to get to the bottom of the root cause and the seamless implementation of resolution once the root cause is correctly identified. Bill has developed a world class Product Quality group under his helm and Intuitive's quality of products (despite the complexity) speak volumes about the accomplishment. As a colleague and someone who have had several years of experience working with Bill, I strongly recommend and endorse Bill's work, ethics and leadership."

Listed skills include Medical Devices, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Product Development, Analysis, and 21 others.

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  Managing Fellow, Data Science

  Intuitive Surgical

  Los Altos, Ca, Us