Providing management consulting services for the life sciences industry

Developed and grew Arthur D. Little’s US Healthcare practice by supporting business development, account management, marketing, intellectual capital development, and practice management • Led the integration of the regulatory and safety functions in support of a recent integration for a major global pharmaceutical firm • Developed and implemented a enterprise sales and operations process for publicly-traded biotechnology firm• Led the development of the US Healthcare and Life Sciences practice 5-year strategy • Created and rolled out Arthur D. Little’s Quality Excellence intellectual capital and service offering • Drove proposal development and supplied expertise in the life sciences areas of quality, operations, and innovation excellence for new business development resulting in sales of approximately $1 million globally • Delivered expert opinion and valuation of US medical device market segments and companies to support screening of prospective acquisition candidates for Swedish-based venture capital firms

Advised clients in the functional areas of quality, regulatory, and supply chain functions on operations strategy, quality systems, and organizational development• Created strategy for quality system development for technology client entering the medical device market • Recommended good clinical and development practices for a pharmaceutical client to support the development of internal processes and governance to satisfy regulatory requirements in 13 countries • Developed supply chain and quality organizational designs and strategies, high-level process architectures, and governance structures saving our client $10-$20 million in operational costs • Designed an operating model, quality system, and enterprise-wide integration road map to enable a research and development client to produce, distribute, and sell commercial pharmaceutical product • Managed multiple client engagements resulting in 100% delivery of service and client satisfaction

Integrated acquired products to treat cardiovascular disease into Medtronic’s product portfolio• Responsible for leading cross-functional integrations of new assets and businesses • Qualified by supervisor in the top 2% of potential and performance of approximately 200 personnel • Led design and technical transfers of 8 product lines completed 4 months ahead of schedule • Managed the development of quality functional deliverables to include risk management activities, supplier qualifications, process characterizations, and design verifications • Led site validation of test and manufacturing processes in support for remediation activities within 3 months

Qualified and employed new products to treat cardiovascular disease, and led best practices for product development • Quality Core Team Member supporting the development of a next-generation transcatheter aortic heart valve therapy, the first Medtronic product development project to span multiple sites and business units • Responsible for team deliverables such as management of technical risk, bench testing, verification of new device concepts, and validation that the device will treat patients effectively and reliably • Coached development team on Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA) principles with regard to critical design elements eliminating unnecessary process steps by approximately 30% • Directed test methodology for transcatheter heart valve therapies across three sites and multiple functions • Translated and prioritized customer needs into design requirements using Quality Functional Deployment • Mentored new and less experienced Design Assurance Engineers and Technicians • Quality Core Team Member for coronary Drug Eluting Bifurcated Stent project team in overall project leadership, accountability, and development of deliverables • Led design and process risk management using Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) • Developed and led cross-functional product in-vitro assessment strategy that resulted in 100% first-time success for verification of the product design, 3-month clinical trial approval, and 60 successful procedures• Used Six Sigma and DMAIC principles to solve product defect that enabled the launch of clinical trial • Produced standard operating procedure for conducting design verification • Assessed customer needs of bifurcated stenting procedures; attended numerous physician advisory boards • Responsible for the performance and development of two Design Assurance Technicians and one contractor

Qualified and employed new products to treat cardiovascular disease, and led best practices for product development• Improved device production from 84% to 90% yields employing Lean Sigma, saving $1 million • Design Assurance team member for a peripheral self-expanding stent project, responsible for the characterization and validation of the design and manufacturing processes of the device • Spearheaded the cross-functional process development validation effort for the Complete SE Self Expanding Stent, resulting in validated and highly capable manufacturing processes

Deployed overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Joint Task Force Bravo. As Air Mission Commander, planned, led, and flew multiple missions in Singapore, Afghanistan, and Central America. • Qualified by direct supervisor as “among top two Captains with whom I served in 14 years of service” • Coordinated supply plan with Central American countries supporting three task forces, six combined operations, and three counter-drug missions directly contributing to 100% mission success • Led, planned, and executed deployment and air missions in Afghanistan with 100% successful operations • Flew combat assault and supply missions with Special Forces, Ranger, and NATO forces in support of Operation Enduring Freedom

Operations Officer for a heavy-lift helicopter company with responsibility for planning, deploying, and executing CH-47 operations • Developed a Ready Reaction Force package to rapidly deploy anywhere in the world within 48 hours • Coordinated aerial delivery of life support packages to 40 Athabascan villages in Alaska

Platoon Leader of a Flight Platoon for a heavy-lift helicopter company with responsibility for planning, deploying, and conducting aerial operations• Led platoon to prepare eight helicopters for air deployment in 72 hours, first time in U.S. Army history • Led company as Air Mission Commander in a joint exercise with the US Navy for deck landing qualification resulting in 100% qualification, first time in US Army Alaska history • Represented the US Army Pacific in conducting air assault training for the Royal Singapore Air Force

Platoon Leader of a Class III POL (Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants) Service Platoon for a heavy-lift helicopter company with responsibility for planning, deploying, and conducting refuel operations • Selected by battalion commander over 15 peers to lead team that safely supported aviation and ground operations with over 200,000 gallons of fuel during operation, setting battalion record