Profit and loss responsibility for specialty fiber optics development and manufacturing operation serving multiple industries, including medical devices, aerospace, telecommunications, and energy.

Provide personnel and technical leadership to the process and validation engineering groupsSupport quality system improvements and client auditsRedeveloped company approach to equipment risk management and validation planningLed infrastructure projects including validation of major equipment, development of a chemical dispensary, and implementation of a facility monitoring system

Responsible for new technology development, technical support of business development activities, and other programs. Previous positions within CIRTEC include Senior Director of Operations, Senior Director of Engineering, Engineering Manager and Project Engineer.Determine scope, budget, and timeline for new customer projects and prepare proposals.Present at industry conferences including MD&M, Neurotech Leaders Forum, and Mayo Clinic BRAIN Initiative Conference.Develop and maintain awareness of industry technical trends via conference attendence and literature review.Evaluate and plan platform technology investments.Establish early stage technology development collaborations with academic and research partners.Member of Industrial Advisory Boards at the Center for Sensorineural Motor Engineering and Advanced Platform Technology Center.

Project manager and technical contributor to contract research and development projects with a focus on aerospace composite materials

Led mechanical design and development activities for a subsystem of a semiconductor test system.

Supported activities in manufacturing, process development, and design of active implantable devices and leads