David Quimby Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

David Quimby’s background includes extensive experience in supply chain operations, logistics engineering, systems analysis and project management in the private and public sectors.Undergraduate courses include Supply Chain and Operations Management, Project Management, and the capstone course for the Supply Chain: Supply Chain and Operations Strategy. Graduate level courses include Project Management, Process Improvement Methodologies and Supply Chain Risk and Security.Additional instruction includes graduate level coursework in Operations Management for the University of Vienna's School of Business and Economics Executive MBA program.David holds advanced degrees from the Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Harvard University.Professional certifications include the CPIM from APICS, the PMP from the Project Management Institute and the CSM from the Scrum Alliance.His contact information is available at http://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty/david-quimby

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• New Product Launch. Introduction of the VenaSeal medical device in the U.S. market and the global re-launch to the Australia, Canada and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business units. Responsible for managing and integrating the overall schedule of the Technical Team, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain (production and distribution), Training, Marketing and US Commercialization. Project completed ahead of schedule resulting in an unplanned increase in quarterly revenue and receiving special recognition from senior leadership.• Acquisition Integration. Executed the rollout schedule for transitioning legacy Sapheon product in the European market to the new legal entity. Workscope included Item Master Maintenance coordination and distribution readiness. Upon completion, project responsibilities were expanded to include Quality System Integration, Product Support, Global Order Fulfillment and selected business functions, including Human Resources, Finance, and Systems interfaces.• Project Planning. Developed the initial schedules for an Outsourcing initiative and a New Product Introduction (NPI). The former required international coordination with the technical lead. Project tasks and cross-functional relationships for the NPI were coordinated with stakeholders from Engineering, Marketing, Training, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Production and Supply Chain.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Product Rebranding: Developed the worldwide Inventory Transition Plan for legacy peripheral Vascular and Neurovascular products to the new corporate entity. Project scope included over 6,500 Item Numbers for 97 countries requiring coordination with six international business units. COGNOS Business Intelligence software used to identify country-level inventory trends and risk mitigation strategies.• Outside United States (OUS) Shipping Lanes: Established new processes for shipping product to six countries in three international regions in response to business rationalization initiatives. One market specifically cited the initiative for improving customer service levels and reducing response times by over 50 percent.• Systems Implementation: Supported business rationalization and transfer of business functions between multiple sites and systems. Developed the Future State Supply Chain work flow for four product lines with key stakeholders. Identified systems gaps and worked with teams to successfully resolve those issues. Facilitated data collection for Item Master and Planning Data transfer. Developed “Use Case” scenarios to identify and document key interfaces and work procedures between the functional areas.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Adjunct Faculty in the College of Management’s Department of Decision Sciences. Currently teaching Operations Management.Professional Interests include Business Process Improvement initiatives, workflow analysis, Lean methodologies and Project Management.Coursework includes practical exercises involving the use of Lean Thinking, Continual Improvement activities and the concept of Systems Dynamics.Designated member, President's Circle of Engagement for leadership in community-engaged teaching, learning and scholarship that promotes social transformation for local communities.

- Successfully managed diverse operational environments: dependent demand linked to Bill of Material and production schedules, independent demand for the Aftermarket Spares business, and international proposals.- Supervised matrix resources to ensure subcontracts and purchasing activities achieve scheduled delivery dates, cost targets, and other contractual requirements, including ISO, Supplier Quality and Diversity objectives, Lean methodologies, and the protection of Intellectual Property.- Responsible Manager for the organization’s Business Process Management System, defining how business operations are performed. Conducted the “As-Is” mapping for seven distinct product lines and implemented improvement initiatives in support of realignment and rationalization objectives.- Designated U.S. Home Market Supply Chain Professional of the Year Award.

- Project Lead for Performance Based Logistics (PBL), a special initiative to link service support and supply chain efforts to overall system availability and contractual performance metrics. Customer feedback cited this effort as “outstanding."- Product Support Lead, Special Interest Program for New Product Development effort. Successfully developed the Statements of Work, conducted contract negotiations with Fortune 500 company and completed three project deliverables.- Global Support Capability Maturity Assessment team. This enterprise-level initiative conducted site visits throughout North America to benchmark processes, document business capabilities, and identify best practices. Received the Chairman's Award for Transferring Best Practices.- Numerous positions of responsibility in support of a major U.S. Navy acquisition program. Activities included proposal development, design influence, Logistics Engineering activities and forecasting Life Cycle Costs.

Mpa

Business

Exectutive Education Certificates: - Strategy and Innovation - Technology, Operations and Value Chain Management

Masters Degree

- Studied International Relations and Political Economy - Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina - Language of Instruction: Spanish

Education record

- American Society for Quality: Root Cause Analysis - George Washington Univeristy: Project Management - Lean Enterprise Institute: Value.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Economics

Activities and Societies: Debate TeamFormerly known as Central Missouri State University

Mini Master, Information Technology

Other: - Business Analytics Using Excel - Microsoft Project for Project and Program Managers