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Anoka, Minnesota, Us

Selective precious metal coating solutions for the Medical Device and Aerospace industries.

Wayne, Pa, Us

Leading Continuous Improvement Program initiatives to reduce costs and eliminate non-value added processes.• Evaluate and implement an improved method for the Inspection Process of a Hemostasis Valve for minimally invasive catheter-based medical procedures with a cost savings of approximately $200k per year.• Destructive testing analysis and process improvements for purchased finished goods. Reduce the amount of scrap currently required by implementing new procedures and transition to a dock to stock model with cost savings of $100k per year.• Continuous improvements on Operations Expense spending. Cost savings on shipping and handling, Consumable spending, Outside Services and Purchased Services with cost savings of $60k – $100k per year.

Providing trustee services and care giving for parents. Managed remodel of lake home, preparing and staging it for sale and finally selling in a timely manner. Downsizing current home and moved parents into assisted living while coping with concerns around Coronavirus disease degrading health conditions.

Hamel, Mn, Us

General Manager for $20M global FDA registered and ISO certified medical device contract manufacturing company. Managed overall business operations for the US Division to achieve new growth initiatives and drive operating costs down. Validated processes for products including orthopedic tools and implantable components, heart valves, endoscopy, spinal implants, drug infusion pumps and atrial appendage treatment devices. Managed Strategic Operations for New Product Launches and Business Growth• Develop and validate numerous large volume new OEM products for top 20 medical device companies.• Increased total revenue by 40% by working directly with new product development engineers to expedite process.• Improved total net income by 8% through continuous improvement and lean manufacturing efforts.• Managed 50 employees on 3 shifts 7 days a week including Production, Engineering, Facilities, Maintenance & PM’s, Office Management, Quality, Scheduling, Raw Material Procurement, Inventory Control and HR.• Created new training program to drive increased manufacturing efficiency and machine utilization.

Little Falls, Nj, Us

Directed New Product Development Process design and build team for 3 new REVOX Sterilization Instruments. Initiated market development efforts to launch new Industrial Sterilization technology and start up business, REVOX Sterilization. Worked with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Sales and Marketing teams to grow it from start up to a projected $80M business.

Plymouth, Mn, Us

Directed all aspects of manufacturing, maintenance, and engineering groups to produce kidney dialysis concentrate solutions and powder formulas, sterilant chemistry, water purification products, endoscope reprocessing chemistries and test strip indicators with a total revenue of $90M. Maintained strict adherence to all GMP compliance, EPA requirements and FDA regulations under ISO 13485-2003 registration.Key Leadership, Operations, and Growth Accomplishments:• Managed accurate recording and supervision of unit cost performance, directed labor utilization, and controlled fixed and variable expenses to continually perform at levels at or exceeding company’s established goals.• Launched numerous Continuous Improvement projects resulting in $850,000 in operations and supply chain cost savings in 4 yrs.• Achieved 400% growth in manufacturing capability while adding over 100 new products. • Created a leadership development program to enhance leadership skills of supervisors and managers.• Transferred entire European Sterilant manufacturing operation to the U.S. without creating a single back order or loss of existing customers.• Directed global product manufacturing, utilizing a team of approximately 75 employees over 3 shifts.

Plymouth, Mn, Us

Turned around an under performing department with high turnover, excessive production downtime, various quality issues and a poor FDA audit-finding track record. Provided leadership to implement a Lean Enterprise system throughout the operations group of 100 employees on 5 shifts, resulting in tremendous cost savings, capacity increases and improved employee morale. Led numerous lean enterprise projects, multiple labor reductions, expense cuts and overhead cost-saving initiatives totaled approximately $560,000 in operations cost savings.

Plymouth, Mn, Us

St Paul, Mn, Us