As a dynamic and results-driven Vice President of Engineering, I bring over 20 years of strategic leadership experience in steering multi-disciplinary teams towards innovation and excellence. Experience in Consumer, Medical, and Industrial markets, my focus lies in driving cutting-edge solutions with a unique emphasis on IoT and connected devices.Spearheading a high-performing team of engineers and prototype technicians, I am dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. My leadership style focuses on aligning teams with organizational goals, ensuring optimal performance and efficiency.My strategic vision ensures that our solutions not only meet but exceed industry standards, positioning our products at the forefront of technological advances and disruptive innovations.Recognizing the transformative power of IoT, I lead initiatives that leverage connected technologies to create smart, scalable, and secure solutions. From concept to commercialization, the NS Team delivers products that seamlessly integrate into the fabric of the IoT ecosystem.I thrive on building bridges between engineering, product development, and business units. Through effective communication and collaboration, I ensure that our engineering efforts are not only technically robust but also aligned with market demands and customer expectations.

Responsible for the engineering development of medical device start-ups through Fortune 500 programs from concept through early stages of commercialization. Manage Nottingham Spirk’s multi-disciplinary project teams and to coordinate with client teams. Support the Client Relationship Managers in removing barriers to maintain and manage program timelines, budgets, and client communication. Coordinate the daily interaction between the internal and client teams, including internal meetings, client meetings, and all communications. Monitor projects against the Scope-Of-Work (SOW). Organize technical creative sessions to solve core technical problems as identified through technical feasibility studies, consumer research, and client requirements. Participate in non-technical creative sessions to provide awareness of critical limitations in technical feasibility. Present solutions to the client to communicate the inherent advantages, challenges, and tradeoffs associated with different options. Collaborate with consumer research and industrial design associates to translate consumer research discoveries into product requirements. Review the general patent landscape to discover issues potentially affecting the design. Draft invention disclosures. Collaborate with outside patent counsel on more formal IP research. Provide high-level guidance to the Lead Engineer. Coordinate technical feasibility studies, including design, fabrication, and evaluation of proof-of-concept prototypes. Collaborate with prototype technicians on the fabrication, testing, and iterative improvements of prototypes, providing task-level assistance where necessary. Manage engineers & mechanical designers in the transition from feasibility prototypes to production-ready designs.

• Experienced in new product development, concentrating in medical devices; concept through design transfer and release for production• Responsible for Engineering direction, program/process management, and new business development• Manage program teams and consult on adjacent programs• Lead DFMEA, Design for Manufacturability, Design for Reliability and other Six Sigma and Lean Design and Manufacturing effortsNottingham Spirk is a business innovation company in Cleveland, OH

New Product Introduction (NPI) Operations PMResponsible for the Design Transfer of Computed Tomography (CT) Systems from Engineering to Manufacturing Release working with Supplier Quality Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Product Quality Engineers, NPI Strategic Purchasing Leads, CommodityManagers, Buyers, and Logistics PersonnelServe as the liaison to Engineering, Quality and Regulatory, Marketing, Service, SystemEngineering, and Verification and Validation

Senior Mechanical Engineer for product development consulting company, responsible for all mechanical engineering duties (solid-modeling, technical drawings, FEA, proposalwriting, and documentation) for EXCMR, CHEP, ADS, and Kutol accountsProject Manager and Engineering Lead for EXCMR MRI Conditional Treadmill ProjectProject Manager - CHEP Pallet Saver Project including provisional patent for device.

Lead mechanical engineer for the 8Ch, HD 8Ch, and HD 12chTorso Redesign ProgramsRedesigned and tested Torso coil to reduce average part cost by 24%, labor by 3,900hrs/yr,and provided savings of ~$2M/yr.Lead mechanical engineer for the Portable X-ray Detector Program (Definium AMX 700), Led Mechanical design from concept through design transfer to to manufacturing facility in Santa Clara, CA for production ramp-up in addition to DFM improvements.