Elliott Clark Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

• Developing & deploying category strategies for pumps, motors, blowers, compressors, fans, valves, and other electromechanical and power products used in the manufacturing of medical devices
• Monitoring agreements for compliance and driving supplier accountability for $140M in annual spend
• Driving year over year total cost of ownership improvement using negotiation, contract management, competitive bidding, should cost analysis, supplier consolidation, and VA/VE
• Leading efforts for supplier analysis, selection processes, make/buy, outsourcing, & business transitions in the electronic assemblies category

Irvine, California, United States

• Led supplier evaluation, selection, focused development, qualification, and product launch ramp-up for Research & Technology groups innovating in the hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke therapy space
• Implemented and championed structural Early Supplier Involvement and advanced sourcing processes in the product development pipeline; aligned Medtronic Neurovascular product and supplier technology roadmaps
• Ensured full supply chain continuity via capacity management and proactive risk analysis and mitigation
• Identified ambitious sourcing opportunities to negotiate pricing; evaluated RFQs and development proposals
• Identified and understood key technical capabilities of supply base; established potential new sources for technologies where category strategies do not yet exist
• Drafted, negotiated, and executed business agreements for ongoing requirements (purchase orders, confidential disclosure agreements, statements of work, master service/supply agreements, prototyping agreements) with.

Brea, California, United States

Medical/dental consumable company spun-off from Danaher; IPO September 2019

Brea, California

• Achieved 9% material cost reduction in 2019 from using Value Analysis/Value Engineering techniques as a candidate from Danaher's Business Operations Leadership Development (BOLD) program
• Identified ambitious sourcing opportunities and selected suppliers, negotiated pricing, evaluated RFQs, and analyzed proposals for NPDs, NPIs, and legacy product lines at strategic OEMs
• Monitored FAI, IQ/OQ/PQ, and process verification/validation at suppliers’ facilities during production ramp activities; troubleshot poor process capability; 5/6 validations succeeded on first attempt
• Hosted and led regular supplier business reviews to monitor and improve performance across quality, delivery, inventory, innovation, cost, and responsiveness using CAPAs if required; ownership of $45M direct material.
• Facilitated the building of complex, multi-site, matrixed project plans with clear objectives and deliverables; owned should-cost models and vetted TCO financials including CapEx proposals
• Project managed efforts to localize custom orthodontic product lines in China at multiple factories; coordinated T&L, regulatory, trade compliance, supply chain, and engineering actions

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Planned and implemented new recycling and waste disposal initiative across three campuses
• Managed inventory, optimized warehouse space for FiFO, and prepared shipments for delivery to university facilities
• Trained new employees and interns on warehouse material management and computer system

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Designed, built, and tested prototype of wider gantry for Xoran xCAT® toaccommodate patient’s shoulders during jaw, skull base, and neck imaging
• Developed and tested image-guided surgery navigation system for brain surgeryand Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) corrective surgery for Parkinson’s disease
• Automated control of x-ray detector panel on research test bed with stepper motors

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Analyzed radiation plans and CT images to identify correlations between clinical toxicity and dosimetric factors in patient data
• Assisted management team with transition from UMPLAN to new Eclipse patient database

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical Engineering, International Minor For Engineers

Activities and Societies: Michigan Health Engineered for All Lives (M-HEAL), Michigan Research Community, Undergraduate Student Advisory.

Electrical And Electronics Engineering

SENG exchange student through University of Michigan's International Programs in Engineering; coursework included Discrete Mathematical.