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Greater Twin Cities, Minnesota

Consulting solutions in Quality, Regulatory, Operations and other areas for medical technology companies with urgent and critical challenges

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Instructing for ETLS 520: Design and Manufacturing in the Medical Device Industry

Roseville, Minnsota

Functional Leader for all aspects of Quality and Operations, Including Quality System, QC Lab, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management, Production Planning & Execution, Inventory Management, Distribution, and Customer Service.

Greater Twin Cities Area

Provided operations management consulting services to clients including AdrenaCard, TissX, and superDimension(Covidien).

Eden Prairie, MN

After 5 months as an operations consultant, I was asked to join as a regular employee responsible for all aspects of operations, including SCM, Mfg, Facilities, and IT for this development and IDE stage company pursuing commercialization of an FDA class III device to help treat Congestive Heart Failure.

Plymouth, MN

Asked to return to Mardil to lead supply chain operations as Mardil prepares to return to human clinical trials and pursuit of regulatory approvals

Northfield, MN

Responsible for all aspects of operations, including SCM, Mfg, and facilities for this development & clinical study stage company pursuing approvals and commercialization of an NSR diagnostic device for acute coronary blockages.

Plymouth, MN

Responsible for all aspects of operations, including Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Quality Systems, Facilities, and IT for this early stage start-up pursuing IDE for an FDA class III Minimally Invasive Device for the treatment of Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation.

Spring Park, MN

Business strategy and planning for Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, and Quality Systems for this concept stage device company pursuing 510K approval for a tissue covered stent in the trachial/brochial market.

New Brighton, MN

Responsible for functional leadership of quality system and supply chain operations, including strategic planning, process improvement and cross functional coordination for this commercial stage company pursuing growth in the FDA 510K appproved peripheral vascular market and additional FDA PMA approval in the coronary market for a single-use orbital.

New Brighton, MN

Retained as a consultant to fill the Director of Quality Role. Managing Quality Engineering, Quality Systems, and Document Control departments.

Maple Grove, MN

Responsible for all manufacturing, procurement, planning, customer service, materials and facilities in this start-up manufacturer of embolic protection devices and aspiration catheters. Focusing on Manufacturing Execution & Quality, I implemented product-focused manufacturing teams and pull scheduling greatly reducing confusion and waste in manufacturing.

Chanhassen, MN

Retained as a consultant to manage the program to commercialize the eXtra* PTCA balloon catheter and to establish US distribution operations for this Israeli start-up. Focusing onProgram Management, I improved communication and accelerated progress by organizing the project into system-focused sub-teams, implementing detailed project scheduling, and.

Plymouth, MN

Responsible for establishing and leading the operations for the US subsidiary of this venture funded Israeli manufacturer and distributor of electromagnetic navigation equipment and related disposables (catheters). The scope of this position included demand & supply planning, inbound/outbound logistics, customer service & order fulfillment, quality.

St. Paul, MN

Hired as a Project Manager reporting directly to the Vice President of Operations, I was quickly promoted to Operations Manager responsible for one of five SJM heart valve production facilities.Multi-site Operations Management Became a key coordinator of all international operations. Traveled extensively as an internal consultant based on outstanding.

Gilwern, UK

Responsible for leadership of the techincal function and managment of three departments (design engineering, manufacturing engineering, and field service engineering). Reported directly to Managing Director.

Minneapolis, MN

Worked as a team member and project leader developing and implementing solutions in quality management systems, strategic planning, facility design, manufacturing process improvement, and Quality function delployment/Design for Manufacturing (QFD/DFM).

Lead concurrent process development team for AS/400 manufacturing in Rochester, MN and Santa Palomba, Italy.

M.S., Management Of Technology

Capstone project was a strategic plan for the techinical function (design, mfg engineering & field support) at Northern Automotive.

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: President, Plumb Bob Student Leadership Society

A.A.S., Electronic Technology

Graduated #1 in my class