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Digital transformation of quality for manufacturers and technology firms.Business lead services for Quality 4.0 and EQMS initiatives for global manufacturers.Trusted advisor to technology firms. Providing product owner, product marketing, and advisory services for technology firms supporting quality, risk, safety disciplines.

Digitally transforming quality at ELC. Responsible for strategy, architecture, development of quality source systems and tools (EQMS, MES, SAP QM, lab systems). Delivered improvements to Cost of Quality and related analytics analytics. Global Batch Traceability. Developed process landscape, architecture, roadmap, business case, cross-functional executive support, and transformed processes for global EQMS and Integrated Management System. Led selection of tech vendor, attained funding, etc.

Industry Research Analyst covering Quality Management and Operational Excellence.

Conduct and lead research into quality across roles and industries, and launching research into life science regulatory compliance. Advise technologies, conduct projects/workshops/advisory with manufacturers, and perform primary industry research. Widely published, keynote speaker, trusted advisor. Dozens of research topics published, and some key research topics:- Published and continue to research into the executive business case for quality, and have put this into practice to help… Show more Conduct and lead research into quality across roles and industries, and launching research into life science regulatory compliance. Advise technologies, conduct projects/workshops/advisory with manufacturers, and perform primary industry research. Widely published, keynote speaker, trusted advisor. Dozens of research topics published, and some key research topics:- Published and continue to research into the executive business case for quality, and have put this into practice to help Fortune 500 companies (and SMB) develop champions for quality within the C-suite. Helping the market move the needle from "motherhood and apple pie" justifications for spot fixes to strategically aligned and quantitatively justified proactive journeys.- Research into key quality areas, such as Supplier Quality Management, Risk, approaches to new standards, etc.- Coined the term Quality 4.0 - the transformation of quality using digital technologies - published definitive research, and followed with research examining Quality 4.0 from different perspectives, including EHS and Quality, and new product introduction. Currently assessing the adoption of 31 identified Quality 4.0 use cases in the market - Researching and guiding strategies to embed quality in PLM, ERP, MES, EHS, EQMS, analytics Lead team of research associates. Show less

Responsible for P&L for PTC's Quality, Reliability, Risk and Safety Solutions. Led teams to create successful product roadmap, go to market strategies, messaging, sales enablement, service enablement, marketing, analyst engagement, marketing, product development, partnerships, and education and training.Developed Internet of Things offerings in the Quality, Reliability, Risk and Safety spaces on ThingWorx.Launched solutions for PLM-based risk, Unique Device Identifier (in support of… Show more Responsible for P&L for PTC's Quality, Reliability, Risk and Safety Solutions. Led teams to create successful product roadmap, go to market strategies, messaging, sales enablement, service enablement, marketing, analyst engagement, marketing, product development, partnerships, and education and training.Developed Internet of Things offerings in the Quality, Reliability, Risk and Safety spaces on ThingWorx.Launched solutions for PLM-based risk, Unique Device Identifier (in support of FDA regulation), reliability centered maintenance analysis (RCMA), ISO 14971 (Medical Device Risk Management), Complaint Management, functional safety analysis in support of ISO 26262 (auto) and ARP4761 (FAA), quality lifecycle management (QLM). Collaborated with GE Digital to drive integrated quality, production solution. Developed technical approaches and business case for Quality 4.0, Connected Test Lab, Quality/Reliability in Service, PLM-centered quality.Contributor to US NAVSEA CBM+ approach, which includes design for reliability, level of repair analysis, reliability centered maintenance, life cycle cost analysis, maintainability analysis, etc, integrated with product development, systems engineering, and service. Show less

Responsible for product direction of PTC's Quality Lifecycle software.

Managed international team of Business Development Managers and AEs focused on quality and reliability in product development, test, manufacturing, field support. Developed engineering processes and manage software configurations to support new opportunities. Directly worked with customers to diagnose needs, align processes and demonstrate business value. Managed global quality sales campaigns from a technical perspective.

Managed sales territory through Central and Mountain Time Zones of NA. Generated top revenue from 2004 on by working in a consultative role with customers to develop engineering processes and configuring software to support new opportunities. Worked with customers in an engineering consultant role.Started Relex consulting group, and performed initial consulting work as a side-line activity to demonstrate viability of staffing a reliability consulting organization at Relex. Wrote… Show more Managed sales territory through Central and Mountain Time Zones of NA. Generated top revenue from 2004 on by working in a consultative role with customers to develop engineering processes and configuring software to support new opportunities. Worked with customers in an engineering consultant role.Started Relex consulting group, and performed initial consulting work as a side-line activity to demonstrate viability of staffing a reliability consulting organization at Relex. Wrote papers, led configuration of new reliability and risk processes, conducted tutorials at national symposiums, etc.Contributed to update of MIL-HDBK-217 (Reliability Prediction). Show less

Engineering consulting to Metals and Medical Device industries. Engineered and deployed patented JET*STAR, JET*STAR Air/Water, and JET*STAR flexible tube process heat transfer systems. JET*STAR systems are in use at many galvanize, galvanneal, galvalume, and phosphate plants as a high performance steel strip cooling system. It is also used in hot roll mills and paint lines. Involved in proof of concept testing, design/development, performance testing and characterization of the patented… Show more Engineering consulting to Metals and Medical Device industries. Engineered and deployed patented JET*STAR, JET*STAR Air/Water, and JET*STAR flexible tube process heat transfer systems. JET*STAR systems are in use at many galvanize, galvanneal, galvalume, and phosphate plants as a high performance steel strip cooling system. It is also used in hot roll mills and paint lines. Involved in proof of concept testing, design/development, performance testing and characterization of the patented technology as well as application engineering. Application engineering typically included heat transfer and mechanical engineering design work, but also included continued mathematical model development and first principles testing. Examples of closed form analysis include 3rd order partial differential closed-form solutions for buckling (permanent deformation) in rapidly cooled specialty steel slab including considerations for Leidenfrost effect and other principles, and closed form heat transfer modeling of steel coils. Show less

Promoted three times in two years. Initially responsible for process equipment development and validation, including multi-axis servo process equipment and a global crimp quality monitoring system. Later, responsible for process development, equipment determination and equipment supply for new plant startups in Indonesia and Argentina.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Vice President, Tau Beta Pi Teacher's Assistant, Mechanical Design Teacher's Assistant, Physical Test Teacher's.

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