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Golden Valley, Minnesota, Us

Making Inspire Therapy the Standard of Care in Sleep Apnea. Creating and Leading the Inspire PMO.• Create & Build First Program Management Organization • Lead All Functions in FDA Submission, Approval and Launch of 5th Gen System (Inspire V) • Installed Portfolio and Program Management (PPM) System • Lead Cross Functional Vice President Program Delivery Leadership Team • Monte Carlo Schedule Modelling with Agile Program Execution • Change Management in Rapidly Growing Company through Systems Thinking

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Lead Group Systems Engineering Function of 125+. Develop Strategy to Platform Products. Focus on Customer Experience, Integration and Model Based Systems Engineering. Site Leader for Minnesota Based R&D Center.• Develop Platform Roadmap Linking Strategy to Program Scope User Needs• Led Customer Human Centered Design Function • Design Thinking • Create Lead System Integrator Position Representing R&D on Core Team Programs• Champion for Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) Using Design Inputs, Use Conditions and Robust Design Processes• Model Based Systems Engineering Artifacts to Replace Documents• Represented Diabetes Group on the Medtronic R&D Council

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Lead Local Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software Embedded, Software App and Cloud Design Engineering team of 50+ in development and international launch of novel glucose sensing wearable technology.• Brought to market novel sensing wearable technology• Miniaturized Bluetooth low energy continuous glucose monitor for non-diabetic users• Represented R&D on NDT Business Unit Leadership team under General Manager

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Lead fast paced, internal start up cross-functional team of 20+• Accountable for all Product Development Deliverables• Develop Medtronic’s first “zero fingerstick” continuous glucose monitor• Implement Design Control Improvements • Start-up Remote Contract Manufacturer in Guadalajara, Mexico • Ramp Manufacturing Line Through IQ/OQ/PQ/PPQ and Release• Implement Medtronic Design, Reliability, and Manufacturability (DRM)• Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Budget Management

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Lead local and remote teams in Minnesota, Ohio, California and Montreal, Quebec, Canada within the Quality Function.• Leadership team member integrating acquired companies• Accountable for all pre and post-market reliability product development • Product Development Processes, Risk Management, Design Requirements, Biocompatibility, Usability, CAPA, Standards, Test Method Development and Verification/Validation Testing (DVT)• FDA Audit Inspections Front Room and Back Room• Field Corrective Action Risk Assessment and Recall Experience• Awarded 2017 CRHF Technical Leader of the Year. Part of leadership team overseeing >20% annual growth to revenues >$500M annually

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Various positions of increasing responsibility (December 1998 – July 2013)• Product Development Functional Manager• Core Team Leader for 4+ products launched• Part of Team that Created Medtronic Design, Reliability, Manufacturability Program• Six Sigma / Design for Lean Sigma• Design Engineer - Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Systems• Principal Manufacturing / Automation Engineer

Management And Leadership Certificate, Management And Leadership

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering