As a Director of Manufacturing Operations, Plant Manager, and General Manager, I lead high performing and turnaround teams to achieve incremental growth, create collaborative cultures of innovation, and drive lean manufacturing operations efficiencies. Contact johnhouge10@gmail.com.Trained as a Chemical Engineer, known as a hands-on leader and innovator, I have extensive management focused on five key measures of Cost, Quality, Delivery, Safety and cGMP Compliance. I love working with my teams to develop them and see their growth and ultimate success in highly regulated, FDA compliant, high reliability sectors including class I, II, III, medical devices (endoscopy, dialysis, vascular access, catheters, water purification, sterilization), medical contract manufacturing, engineering, production, plant management, and OEM.As the General Manager for C-Axis, a 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. Increased total revenue by 40%. Leading manufacturing growth, as the Director of Manufacturing for Medivators (now Cantel), we achieved 400% growth in manufacturing capability while adding over 100 new products. Directed all aspects of manufacturing, maintenance, and engineering groups with a total revenue of $90M. Maintained strict adherence to all GMP compliance, EPA requirements and FDA regulations under ISO 13485-2003 registration.Recruited to drive new business growth and product innovation, I served as a liaison to manufacturing at Cantel Medical, I led corporate growth initiatives, global sales, and market expansion of New Product Development Process in Crosstex, Medivators and Mar Cor Divisions. Designed, validated through IQ/OQ/PQ process and launched new products. Managed critical Health Care Disposables business growth opportunity to expand Rapid Detection Biological Indicator products with projected revenues of $40M. Directed New Product Development Process design and build team for 3 new REVOX Sterilization Instruments.I began my career at 3M in electronic materials applications research, as a chemical engineer where I realized the value of thinking innovatively and utilizing technology to meet customer needs. I use that approach to lead my teams in strategic manufacturing operations.