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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

- Actively engaged in site leadership including audits, facilities move, new site/lab bring-up, and expansions- Directly supporting capital equipment portfolio and accompanying high-volume disposables sales- Budgeting for quarterly and annual planning, defining resourcing strategy, and hiring at multiple levels- Facilitating Agile and Scrum implementation across EE, ME, ID, Controls, Systems and V&V teams - Proposing and implementing organizational structure changes for both current needs and long-term planning - Onsite people management, mentoring, and career development for direct reports, including new managers- Crafting vision for business unit, driving collaboration across disciplines, fostering cross-functional teamwork, and establishing site metrics/KPI’s, including performance-based dashboards

St. Paul, Mn, Us

- Supporting software, electrical, mechanical & usability engineers as they design diverse medical products- Providing functional (matrix) and project/client (core team) technical and managerial leadership- Directing, leading, & supporting cross-functional teams that create and develop medical devices- Working with clients to determine goals, requirements, strategies, and executable project plans- Leading mechanical, advanced manufacturing, and other cross-functional engineering functions- Managing capital & expense budgets via optimized resource allocation and GM across multiple projects- Recruiting & interviewing candidates, hiring decisions, performance reviews, compensation, etc.- Facilitating corporate growth including personnel, tools, infrastructure, training, and capabilities- Assisting with NPI by facilitating design transfer into manufacturing/operations- Setting and implementing departmental mission, vision, key results, goals, objectives, and KPI's- Creating and nurturing an environment supportive of innovation, including IP generation- Supporting the company culture through feedback, accountability, humility, and service to others- Supporting Lean Six Sigma and 5s initiatives, including serving on LSS Steering Committee- Foster and ensuring compliance, driving CA's/CAPA’s/CRB, SOP/DOP, standards & training plans- Primary advisor on partnership with U of M ME department for multiple senior design projects- Providing direct engineering, diagnostic and consulting support for a wide range of Class II & III medical devices including nebulizers, embryo assist devices, electrosurgical units, LVAD controllers, feeding assist equipment, ablation tools, ECMO, cryotherapy, and other fluidics-based products

St. Paul, Mn, Us

- Built and established a new ME department to complement existing SW, EE & DQA groups- Collaborated with internal and external partners to create and integrate mechanical engineering capabilities into core business, including human resource planning, ROI analysis, capital reqs, and supporting services- Worked directly with multiple major clients to recover challenged projects and establish confidence in company’s complete services, including design, test, supplier development, and manufacturing transfer (these devices represented the top manufacturing revenue streams in production)

Marlborough, Ma, Us

- Provided project management, functional management, and technical support for technology and product development projects of various scopes and sizes- Managed numerous direct reports, including engineers, scientists, and administrative personnel- Supported an industry working group for the development of a new international (AAMI, ISO) implantable connector standard- Mentored new mechanical engineers, wrote performance appraisals, and supported employee development

Marlborough, Ma, Us

- 2001: Lead engineer for the development of two new innovative connector technologies for low and high energy implantable CRM devices (was promoted to Manager later in the year)- 2000-2001: Senior mechanical engineer providing direct design and testing support for the development of Insignia, Guidant's latest Class III implantable pacemaker- 1998-2000: Product engineer supporting program management, manufacturing, and reliability with design engineering services for the continuation of released implantable medical devices as well as the launch of new products- 1997-1998: Component engineer providing wide-range engineering support for diverse product base; served as the primary technical liason between Guidant and OEM manufacturers of external medical devices

Ch-1009 Pully/Lausanne, Switzerland, Ch

- Served on an advanced development team engineering, building, and optimizing the latest in form/fill/seal and hygiene technologies - Researched, engineered, tested and documented an ultra filtration air delivery and monitoring system for a controlled mini-environment

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

- Actively assisted interdisciplinary research team investigating the synthesis of silicon and silicon carbide nanoparticles in a thermal plasma expansion reactor- Combined experimental techniques with checmical kinetics modeling to characterize the thermal plasma flow in subsonic, converging nozzle optimized for nanoparticle nucleation & growth

Msme, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering

Bs, Physics, Mathematics