Strategic Portfolio Oversight: Manage $900M sustaining engineering and cost improvement portfolio, overseeing 90+ active projects to ensure alignment with strategic goals, benefits realization, and effective risk management. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable outcomes for revenue and backorder targets.Process Establishment: Designed and implemented portfolio prioritization tools and governance structures to optimize resource allocation and balance competing project demands and interdependencies. Develop cross-project schedules, work plans, risk logs, and reporting mechanisms to monitor project progress and mitigate risks.Leadership & Capability Building: Mentor project managers and cross-functional team members, driving best practices in project execution and increasing overall team effectiveness. Implemented a change management strategy to ensure sustainable improvements in project delivery.Performance Improvement: Leverage data analytics to monitor project performance and implement process improvements that resulted in enhanced project outcomes, including the timely completion of high-impact initiatives.

Portfolio Strategy Design: Led strategic planning and execution of a highest priority new product development program from concept through design freeze. Defined project scope, objectives, and governance frameworks to ensure consistent delivery of strategic goals. Change Management & Performance Improvement: Applied change management techniques to streamline new product development processes, ensuring compliance with global regulatory standards and driving continuous performance improvements.Risk & Benefit Realization: Developed comprehensive risk registers and capital forecasts to manage cross-functional risks. Partnered with finance and marketing to track benefit realization, ensuring that projects delivered measurable business value.Process Establishment & Portfolio Management: Directed the implementation of compliance initiatives (ISO 80369-7) for a $1.2B product portfolio, managing 200+ components across 6 global manufacturing sites. Established governance frameworks to ensure effective project execution, scope control, and risk management.Collaboration & Communication: Led cross-functional teams and coordinated with external suppliers and stakeholders to ensure project alignment and timely completion of critical milestones.Value Realization: Managed a $20M budget, ensuring efficient resource allocation and driving measurable value realization across the portfolio.

Strategic Portfolio Oversight: Managed a $750M sustaining engineering portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, cross-functional collaboration, and risk mitigation. Drove successful completion of over 60 key projects simultaneously, achieving 90% on-time delivery with zero design-related CAPAs.Process Improvement & Change Management: Led the implementation of a web-based application for project management, streamlining reporting and resource loading across the portfolio. Introduced best practices and performance metrics that significantly improved project timelines and outcomes.

Team Leadership & Capability Building: Led a team of 11 engineers and 6 co-ops to execute strategic design testing for new product development programs and regulatory submissions. Focused on developing the team’s technical expertise and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, driving measurable outcomes for regulatory compliance and market approval.Process Establishment & Compliance: Established and managed testing protocols that complied with ISO 17025, ASTM standards, and GLP requirements. Implemented robust internal controls and process audits that reduced non-conformances, ensuring consistent adherence to external standards and regulatory requirements.Portfolio Management & Risk Mitigation: Oversaw a portfolio of regulatory submissions and post-market device evaluations, ensuring timely execution and risk mitigation for critical projects. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to address CAPAs and enhance compliance-related processes, improving overall program outcomes.