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Roswell, Georgia, United States

Project lead for $20MM new product commercialization project. Focus on developing project management and governance structure for various internal service and product innovation projects.

Roswell, Ga

Project and R&D lead for new product innovation and life cycle management projects in the Industrial, Health, and Hygiene segments.

Upstream marketing responsibilities including global product strategy development and new product commercialization for airway management business. Selected Accomplishments:Developed and executed global strategy supporting Endotracheal Tube product line, achieving 70% CAGR from 2006 launch through 2011.Customer focused market research for endotracheal tube innovation pipeline concept development.Fostered and managed Key Opinion Leader Physicians/Users relationships in Anesthesia and Critical Care by organizing and facilitating multiple clinical advisory boards.Organized and facilitated Sales advisory boards and competitive "war gaming" activities to help set strategic business direction.Developed marketing and launch strategy including branding, positioning, targeting, and sales strategy for an innovative endotracheal tube solution.Business case and due diligence preparation for evaluating potential business development opportunities.

Commercialization responsibilities for product line extensions, quality improvements and cost savings initiatives for various airway management and enteral feeding medical devices. Selected Accomplishments:Launched an enteral feeding medical device line extension for the UK market for a growth opportunity and to protect against new competitive entrants.Developed key marketing collateral including a professional clinical video in a European Operating Theater demonstrating the key clinical benefits of our pediatric endotracheal tube product line.Managed cross-functional team to quickly develop and implement solutions in a voluntary product recall situation. Developed and executed the marketing launch strategy for product re-launch.

Research & Development responsibilities leading the integration of a new medical device business acquisition. Selected Accomplishments:Design History File development and claims substantiation testing to support global regulatory filings resulting in a Kimberly-Clark branded new product launch in the United States, Canada, EU, and Australia within 11 months of acquisition.Led risk review and quality audit of new external manufacturing partner that resulted in several discoveries that were proactively resolved prior to full Kimberly-Clark launch in North America.

Business support responsibilities included managing a variety of product line extension, cost savings, alternate sourcing, and quality improvement projects for our medical device business.Selected Accomplishments:Implemented line extensions for our closed suction catheter business in the EU and Asia-Pacific region.Developed and launched innovative improvements to the newest generation closed suction catheter to address customer feedback received from post-market surveillance activities.Team lead for identifying and qualifying a new in-vitro diagnostic radioisotope supplier.

Project manager and Electrical Engineer leading multiple diaper plant rebuilds. Pioneered a predictive maintenance program through the use of infrared technology with proven results of reduced downtime.

Lead Electrical Engineer for $35M nonwoven plant installation in Taejon, South Korea. Responsibilities included design and construction coordination of extrusion, winding and roll handling equipment.

Instrument engineer responsible for designing electrical and instrumentation drawing packages, coordinating construction activities, developing PLC code and graphical interfaces, and checkout and start-up duties.

Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega Tau Beta Pi