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St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Lead OEM technologies & product portfolio focusing on high-growth wearable medical technology segments. Includes cross-functional product team leadership, marketing & portfolio prioritization and new product/market leadership. Specializing in driving OEM technology portfolio changes from low-growth disposable traditional healthcare applications to evolving technology-integrated on-body medical diagnostics and treatments.Facilitated strategic exit/transition from widely-used… Show more Lead OEM technologies & product portfolio focusing on high-growth wearable medical technology segments. Includes cross-functional product team leadership, marketing & portfolio prioritization and new product/market leadership. Specializing in driving OEM technology portfolio changes from low-growth disposable traditional healthcare applications to evolving technology-integrated on-body medical diagnostics and treatments.Facilitated strategic exit/transition from widely-used fluoroalkyl portfolio materials including focusing on key strategic account support, replacement product strategies, end-of-life supply and leadership of legal/customer communication and management. Show less

3M Medical Materials & Technologies business and portfolio leader for transdermal drug delivery components and disposable medical device components. Responsible for driving global vision, strategy and tactics for $XXXM business as well as managing global key accounts, priorities, growth vectors and facilitating interactions with a worldwide team. Acquired, integrated and grew $XXM pharmaceutical patch components business after 3M divestiture of pharmaceutical division including key personnel… Show more 3M Medical Materials & Technologies business and portfolio leader for transdermal drug delivery components and disposable medical device components. Responsible for driving global vision, strategy and tactics for $XXXM business as well as managing global key accounts, priorities, growth vectors and facilitating interactions with a worldwide team. Acquired, integrated and grew $XXM pharmaceutical patch components business after 3M divestiture of pharmaceutical division including key personnel onboarding and establishment of vision and future strategy for aging portfolio. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

3M Medical Materials & Technologies lead for strategic implementation of 3M business transformation processes including ERP, pricing, marketing and product portfolio management. Implementing business transformation strategies while driving device technology global vision, strategy and tactics as well as managing global key accounts and facilitating interactions with a worldwide team.

St. Paul, Mn

Global business manager responsible $XXXM in global sales for materials utilized in construction of medical devices specializing in adhesive tapes, films, and liners. Responsible for establishing vision, strategy and marketing tactics as well as managing global key accounts and facilitating worldwide product team. Developed and implemented key channel loyalty and branding program for preferred contract manufacturers driving above-market growth.

St. Paul, Mn

Worldwide marketing responsibilities for medical device tapes and materials portfolio specializing in retail, wound care, surgical and ostomy applications. Responsibilities included driving launch and implementation of new technologies in B2B channels. Developed and implemented i-marketing initiatives. Launching new platform of adhesives for medical device manufacturers.

Global business manager responsible $XX million in sales for materials utilized during the production of prescription lenses. Drove XX% growth in flat market. Key deliverables include establishing a global vision, strategy and tactics, communicating with subsidiaries, managing global key accounts and leading a worldwide product team. Additional responsibilities include U.S. marketing and sales leadership. Grew 3X the industry growth rate from 2007-2010.

Led multiple projects utilizing Lean and Six Sigma tools in a variety of functions including marketing, sales, manufacturing and R&D. Projects focused on business process redesigns, strategic decision-making, and data-analysis development.

Managed multi-disciplinary engineering group responsible for cost-reduction, maintenance and development on a $XXX million portfolio of disposable healthcare products designed to reduce/eliminate healthcare-acquired infections.

Developed and designed disposable healthcare products including surgical drapes and accessories as well as project lead for cost reductions and required product updates. New products increased revenue by $X million and reduced costs by more than $X million.

Responsibilities included process/manufacturing validations/verifications, design of experiments, and scale-up for tape and film products on multiple coating lines as well as leading equipment upgrades and maintenance projects.

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Organization

Masters, Business Administration