Declan Fox Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Abbott Park, Illinois, US

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional global teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.As the Senior Director R&D I lead a Global R&D organisation.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Job Description: Program DirectorThis is a senior leadership position within the Global Device Engineering group in Dublin. I have Program level responsibility for platform development of significant medical device.
• Leading cross-functional program teams (Business Level CORE Teams) through all phases of medical device development engineering projects
• Responsible for all aspects of program planning including commercial, launch readiness, IT integration (cyber security and data management of connected devices), development of program timelines/schedules and project.
• Leading the technical (SW, EE, ME) and program teams by driving the business strategies through correct identification of priorities and successful delivery of programs.
• Hands on approach to project management in the areas of requirement definition, user studies, technical development, communications, schedule management and risk identification and mitigation planning.

Abbott Park, Illinois, US

• Abbott Diagnostics is a global leader of in vitro diagnostics products that offer a broad range of innovative instrument systems and tests for hospitals, reference labs, blood banks, physician offices and clinics. As.
• Provide Engineering and Project leadership to develop and introduce key technologies for the next generation of manufacturing / automation equipment (Aseptic Filling, Laser Welding, Leak Detection)
• Develop engineering solutions for the harmonisation of products and processes across Abbott Diagnostic and third party manufacturing sites globally.
• Manage division engineering projects within a matrix environment that require leadership, technical competency, strategic decision making ability and excellent communication skills to drive solutions across multiple.
• Develops, plans, coordinates and directs all engineering aspects of projects of major scope and importance for all Abbott Diagnostic Division (ADD) sites
• Develop strategies for cross site standardization while aligning business needs with cross functional stakeholders within the organization, New Product Development, Quality, Marketing, Finance, Operations, etc.

St. Petersburg, Florida, US

• Nypro Healthcare specialises in the development and manufacture of Medical Devices. Working in the Device Development Programs Department I am the Senior Program Manager for Product Development.Responsibilities include:
• Management of the development cycle for a medical device with full responsibility for ensuring all requirements of the design were achieved by conducting Feasibility Studies thru to the development of Design.
• Development of project and resource plan to meet a very aggressive timeline, ensuring all design milestones were achieved meeting all design control requirements.
• Established and controlled the Risk Mitigation /Management Plan for project thru the development of Design & Process FMEA’s.
• Working with Senior Management team to determine / prioritise business goals for the program department, including providing input on strategic direction and budget in line with company objectives
• Change management for development projects by directly dealing with customers and major stakeholders to prioritise, cost and agree changes, and update project plans accordingly to reflect new milestones

Munich, DE

• Manufacturing Lead for New Product Development – with ownership for all Manufacturing and Supply Chain requirements for the next generation diagnostic instrument currently under development.
• Directed a team of engineers and technicians on site in R&D Headquarters (USA) to manufacture, test and document engineering prototype instruments for feasibility and reliability studies.
• Responsibility for manufacturing inputs to instrument design to ensure standard product cost and cycle time targets are met, e.g. DFMA, FMEA, ESS, Cost analysis, etc.
• Established and reported overall project status and deliverables against schedule to ensure all major project milestones are met. Strong ability to identify and mitigate potential project delays and report status to.
• Developed and reported manufacturing project budgets including resource requirements for 1 – 3 year timescale. Developed instrument Standard Product Cost model including labour model and had project reporting.
• Supply Chain development for new product introduction with responsibility for ensuring correct plant loading, make/buy strategy incorporating low cost countries and total cost of ownership. Objective was to support the.

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

• Bayer Diagnostics was a leading provider of large medical devices for the healthcare industry. Working in the Engineering department I was had responsibility for the continuous improvement of products and processes. As.
• Engineering lead on a variety of continuous improvement projects such as efficiency improvement, manufacturing cycle time reduction, meeting linear production targets, redefined test definitions to eliminate re-runs.
• Implementing Six Sigma principles (DMAIC) to improve efficiencies (10% improvement in remanufacturing area), reduce cost (substantial contribution to site target of €1.5M) and process improvements to aid linear.
• Regularly utilised methods of improving manufacturing practices such as:
• 6 Sigma (currently hold a Green Belt)
• Lean Manufacturing using Kaizen events and 5 S compliance

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

• Working as a Senior Product Engineer on the Integrated Modular System (IMS) and was based in R&D Headquarters (New York) for 18 months during the development of the product. As the technical point of contact for the.
• Validation of key sub assemblies and the integrated instrument including the commissioning of test equipment on site prior to product launch.
• Providing engineering solutions for technical and supply chain issues ensuring short term mitigations are implemented and long term design enhancements are cut-in with no impact to production.
• Resource planning for IMS production and implementation of a line layout that would meet the forecasted production output using Lean & 5 S techniques.
• Controlled all manufacturing financial and budgetary reporting on the IMS. Also developed and maintained the Standard Product Cost (SPC) and labour models for the IMS.
• Full responsibility for reporting and improving key product metrics, including, SCR, MRB, Warranty & First Pass Yield

Management - First Line, Business

Masters, Engineering

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