Joe Peterson Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Instrument Design Lead for phase 1 development project.

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States

• Team Leader - Connector Implants & Instruments; TriAltis Thoracolumbar Fixation
• Supervised Implant and Instrument Design Teams, encompassing 3 Engineers and 2 Designers for implants, and 2 Engineers and 1 Designer for instruments, while pioneering primary designs for implants leading to enhanced.
• Mentored three R&D new college hires, achieving a 100% project retention rate and meeting Gate 1 Technical Review 6 weeks ahead of schedule.
• Implemented inventive rod capture designs, achieving a 66% reduction in Finished Good Codes, optimizing inventory management.
• Enhanced rod clamping properties by 45%, outperforming predicate DePuy Synthes medical devices and improving patient safety.
• Devised unique modular connector design, reducing sub-assembly components by 28%, simplifying supply chain and production assembly processes while cutting implant costs.

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States

• Project Co-Leader - Symphony OCT Cervical Fixation
• Co-led the Symphony OCT Fixation Project, managing diverse teams including Core Implants, Connector Implants, and Instruments, totaling 10 engineers and 5 designers. This leadership catalyzed the system's elevation to.
• Strategically coordinated with J&J Shared Services teams across Testing, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain, both internal and external, leading to the project's largest product launch in DePuy Synthes Spine history.
• Authored the Substantial Equivalence Section of a 510(k) Submission cited by FDA to initiate a significant Posterior Cervical Fixation indication change, demonstrating regulatory impact.
• Accelerated the Polyaxial screw's Time-to-Market by 18 months, by organizing manufacturing Launch Cells with external and internal vendors, establishing a robust concurrent development environment.Primary Design Team.
• Engineered a top-selling polyaxial screw, recognized globally for a superior locking mechanism exceeding the yield strength of a 3.5 mm screw.

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States

• DHF Remediation Manager - Synthes DHF Remediation Project
• Strategically addressed audit and field action findings, maintaining 100% compliance with updated quality standards in Synthes Spine DHFs and Change Orders.
• Revised all Change Orders and DHF Document Deliverables, achieving 100% approval without additional verification or validation.Front End Development Engineer - Depuy Synthes New Technologies Group
• Spearheaded technology development initiatives, focusing on pre-phase 1 concept creation for Product Development, including a Clinical Experience facilitation program and patenting innovative surgical solutions.

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

• Group Manager - Technical Initiatives Group
• Created and managed a team of 6 Senior PD Engineers intended to cultivate an environment of engineering excellence through collaboration, experience sharing, education, networking, and active participation.
• Initiated 'ASC-for-a-Week' program, enabling Engineers and Product Managers to gain field experience with working Sales Consultants, achieving full R&D staff participation 3 months ahead of schedule.
• Launched 'STIG Academy', where senior engineers share training sessions, improving knowledge transfer and resulting in over 50 video lessons created in the first 3 months, up trending views and a robust comments.
• Mandated independent design reviews by senior engineers prior to Gate 1 & Gate 2 Technical Reviews, leading to a 75% reduction in post Technical Review assessed Action Items accelerating subsequent review approvals.
• Developed Engineering IP Training program, increasing pre-disclosure prior art searches done by R&D Engineers leading to significant cost savings with outside IP Counsel.

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

• Project Leader - MIS Instrument Set for Matrix Thoracolumbar Fixation
• Directed the Matrix MIS Instrument Project, leading a team of 7 to launch the MIS instruments concurrently with the Matrix Implant Set, surpassing the initial timeline by 6 months.
• Coordinated with Synthes Shared Services, including Testing, Quality, Regulatory, Intellectual Property, and Supply Chain. This collaboration was pivotal in aligning the MIS Instruments' launch with the Matrix Implant.
• Designed essential and innovating instruments: Bottom Loading Cap Guide, Tissue Retractor Anti-Splay, Detachable Counter Torque, and One-Piece Tissue Retractor, thus improving patient outcome by allowing surgeons.
• Designated as R&D Technical Advisor for the unsuccessful strategic effort to acquire the Bendini Rod Measurement and Bending System for the Matrix MIS project.
• Executed a global Verification and Validation Test Plan in the US, contributing to a 6-month early product launch.

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

• Technical Lead; Polyaxial Screw - Pangea Thoracolumbar Screw System
• Project Objective: Design a new pedicle screw system with a comprehensive instrument set.
• Develop innovative pedicle screw intellectual property in a highly litigious environment.
• Create a versatile 3D head to address a wide range of indications (posterior, degenerative, deformity, MIS).
• Develop an easy-to-use locking mechanism offering equivalent or improved construct rigidity compared to existing systems.