Dr. Stephen Jones

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Senior Technical Advisor @ PXD
Amarillo, TX, US
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Amarillo, Texas, United States, United States
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About Dr. Stephen Jones

Working with additive manufacturing (AM) using Laser Powder Bed Fusion systems. Developed innovative way to control welding of 316L stainless steel and titanium AM materials that reduces porosity and lack of fusion. I drove manufacturing/engineering teams to develop/improve processes and products, increasing reliability, compliance, yields and quality while reducing delivery time and costs. I received multiple patents for developing/implementing cutting edge processes/products for biomedical and laser system applications.In the bio-medical device industry since 1990 with manufacturing experience in bio-medical devices such as stents, pacemakers, defibrillators, cochlear implants, neuromodulation devices, and implantable leads.Laser system design and application. Biomedical device manufacturing engineering and Research and Development. Great communicator. Team building. Strong leadership. capabilities.Specialties: Process Optimization / R&D / Product Development / Validation / Reliability / Yield Improvements / Quality / SPC / Lean / FDA Compliance / Cost Control / Commercialization / Tech Transfer

Dr. Stephen Jones's Current Company Details
PXD

Pxd

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Senior Technical Advisor
Amarillo, TX, US
Website:
cns-llc.us
Employees:
713
Dr. Stephen Jones Work Experience Details
  • Pxd
    Senior Technical Advisor
    Pxd
    Amarillo, Tx, Us
  • Consolidated Nuclear Security, Llc
    Senior Core Engineer Specialist
    Consolidated Nuclear Security, Llc Mar 2016 - Present
    Amarillo, Texas Area
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  • Neuropace
    Senior Engineering Manager
    Neuropace Nov 2013 - Mar 2016
    Mountain View, Ca.
    I am Senior Engineering Manager at Neuropace, Inc. The company manufactures a Response NeuroStimulator for epileptic patients. I am involved in the welding of the implantable device and leads.
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  • Iris Diagnostics
    Manufacturing And Test Engineering Manager
    Iris Diagnostics Mar 2012 - Nov 2013
    Chatsworth, Ca.
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  • Innovative Weld Technologies
    Director Of Manufacturing
    Innovative Weld Technologies 2008 - 2011
    Positioned company to diversify structural steel fabrication/welding shop into more high tech laser welding with application to biotech and aerospace industries. Improved quality and deliverables from two weeks to one week. Increased sales 42% in first year.
  • Woodbury University
    Adjunct Faculty Member
    Woodbury University 2003 - 2011
    Teach micro and macro-economics, Social Research, Quantitative Methods (statistics) and Organizational Behavior.
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  • Advanced Bionics Inc. / Boston Scientific
    Senior Manager Manufacturingengineering
    Advanced Bionics Inc. / Boston Scientific 2004 - 2007
    Directed 8-10 engineers and technicians and $1.1M budget. Led fabrication of implantable auditory/neuromodulation stimulation devices. Introduced SPC in manufacturing, improving reliability and quality by factor of two.* Reduced FDA 483 violations while improving yields from 30% to 97.5% in three months. * Improved product reliability/quality by factor of two. Led team to develop/implement Statistical Process Control (SPC) in manufacturing to address FDA audit issues. *… Show more Directed 8-10 engineers and technicians and $1.1M budget. Led fabrication of implantable auditory/neuromodulation stimulation devices. Introduced SPC in manufacturing, improving reliability and quality by factor of two.* Reduced FDA 483 violations while improving yields from 30% to 97.5% in three months. * Improved product reliability/quality by factor of two. Led team to develop/implement Statistical Process Control (SPC) in manufacturing to address FDA audit issues. * Identified cause of equipment failure in auditory device after implant. Identified high moisture content in component from one of two Replaced implanted devices for customers, minimizing losses. Show less
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  • Guidant
    R&D Manager Laser Technolgy
    Guidant 1998 - 2004
    Managed $1.5M budget and 13 engineers/technicians in Stent R&D Department. Drove development/implementation of laser stent cutting system for stainless steel, cobalt chrome and Nitinol stent programs. Saved $4M annually in capital equipment.* Increased yields from 80% to 95% and reduced costs 50%. * Improved commercialization time. Developed effective Technology Realization and Commercialization (TRAC) process for laser processing and manufacturing. Cut delivery time for new stent… Show more Managed $1.5M budget and 13 engineers/technicians in Stent R&D Department. Drove development/implementation of laser stent cutting system for stainless steel, cobalt chrome and Nitinol stent programs. Saved $4M annually in capital equipment.* Increased yields from 80% to 95% and reduced costs 50%. * Improved commercialization time. Developed effective Technology Realization and Commercialization (TRAC) process for laser processing and manufacturing. Cut delivery time for new stent product from every 24-36 months to 18 months. Helped gain 65% market share of bare metal stents in 2000.* New material in bioabsorbable stent degenerated rapidly after laser processing. Researched alternative materials and visited Fraunhofer Institute in Germany to discuss manufacturing and availability. Bought laser system for Guidant's lab, leading to new division. Show less
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  • St. Jude Medical
    Senior Manager Product Engineering
    St. Jude Medical 1990 - 1998
    Manager over product engineers and technicians supporting the manufacturing of pacemakers and defibrillators. Developed laser systems for the use in hermetically sealing biomedical devices for human implant. Responsible for developing resistance and laser weld schedules and adhering to FDA and CDRH compliance regulations.* Reduced manufacturing costs 75% and delivery time 79%. Developed manufacturing flow line, switching from batch mode to building one unit at a time. Improved quality… Show more Manager over product engineers and technicians supporting the manufacturing of pacemakers and defibrillators. Developed laser systems for the use in hermetically sealing biomedical devices for human implant. Responsible for developing resistance and laser weld schedules and adhering to FDA and CDRH compliance regulations.* Reduced manufacturing costs 75% and delivery time 79%. Developed manufacturing flow line, switching from batch mode to building one unit at a time. Improved quality, traceability and delivery time from two weeks to 72 hours.* Revamped technology transfer process/enabled product release into market. St. Jude’s sister company in Solna, Sweden was unable to build new pacemaker model in six months.Identified engineering failure to follow proper protocol in equipment setup. Overhauled process/training and released product into commerce within one month.* Designed laser process/new tooling to improve reliability. Patients with new pacemakers were experiencing product failure. Developed laser process to eliminate resistance welding, and tooling for the new connection. Eliminated field failures, improving electrical connection reliability to 99.0%. Received patent and award from St. Jude. Saved $1M in labor/equipment using new laser systems and eliminating resistance welding. Show less
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Dr. Stephen Jones Skills

Medical Devices Fda R&d Iso 13485 Design Control Quality System Lean Manufacturing Team Leadership Laser Cutting Laser Welding Organizational Development Leadership Leadership Development Technical Leadership Manufacturing Engineering Biomedical Engineering V And V Product Development Engineering Manufacturing Quality Assurance Six Sigma Design Of Experiments Biotechnology Materials Science Fmea Laser Capa Program Management Spc Commercialization Design For Manufacturing Cross Functional Team Leadership Validation Materials Technology Transfer V&v Capital Equipment Machine Tools Process Simulation Research And Development

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Dr. Stephen Jones's current role is Senior Technical Advisor.

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Dr. Stephen Jones attended Pepperdine University, Woodbury University, Western New England University.

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Dr. Stephen Jones's colleagues are Julie Ayres, Jonathan Ragan, Nathan Baker, Fariborz Bzorgi, Cindy Larson, Jessica Frazier, Sheila Garrett.

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