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Stillwater, Minnesota, United States

Mentor and Lead a team of engineers and technicians responsible for driving innovation and continuous improvements in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and capacity, introducing new technology, and meeting the needs of customers and stakeholders.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

- Led the Oakdale team of manufacturing engineers and technicians, successfully implementing numerous continuous improvement projects, delivering outstanding results impacting high-precision life-sustaining electro-mechanical Medical Devices.- Led the Oakdale Site Continuous Improvement Team, delivering $1.2 million in savings in FY21, beating goal of $1.1 million.- Delivered COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) results of 1.2%, beating goal of 1.6% in FY21.- Improved the Preventive Maintenance tracking and implementation process at the Oakdale Site, exceeding goal of 99% On-Time PM for FY21, no equipment line down.- Served as Black Belt Mentor for various Green Belt engineering projects, successfully introducing state-of-the-art technology to Smiths Medical.- Provided Principal Manufacturing Engineering leadership for the next generation product line Model Value Stream which included continuous flow manufacturing, XY pick and place work cell, automated vision inspection, and CoBot assembly.- Delivered technical solutions for plastic injection molded part challenges for new and existing product lines including new tool design reviews, tooling modifications, tooling EOL replacements, part/process redesign, resin selection, dimensional analysis, and process improvements.- Served as an individual mentor for the Smiths Medical Global Mentorship Program.- Established the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) process as the primary approach for delivering sustainable results for problem solving and scrap reduction at the Oakdale Site.

Forest Lake, Mn

Experienced Operations / Engineering Leader with a passion for continuous improvement. Provide operations / engineering consulting for Medical Device, Plastic Injection Molding, and Universal Robot projects.

Vadnais Heights, Mn

- Developed the Operations infrastructure, procedures, and compliance levels needed to achieve ISO13485.- Built a highly functioning Operations team consisting of top engineering talent, focused Value Streams, upgraded supply chain management, and a network of outside consulting experts --- collectively delivering custom manufacturing solutions to over 150 customers and 4,000 custom products.- Established the overall Operations annual budget including capital expenditures, staffing, and profit projections.- Collaborated with the executive management team and owners to establish the company Purpose, Vision, Values, long-term and short term objectives, and strategic plans.- Drove the high-level company objectives and plans throughout the organization through alignment with mid-level and lower-level job descriptions, individual scorecards, and quarterly team objectives.- Inspired a high performance culture through clear goals and accountabilities, along with recognition and rewards.- Established the automation/robotics partnership between Innovize, Century College, and a 3rd party robotics company focused on aligning education with industry needs.- Achieved the President's Award for outstanding leadership with new projects.- Key contributor when Innovize achieved the Keith Warner Standard of Excellence Award for business success, philanthropy, and community service.- Achieved inventory accuracy of 99.4% across 3 facilities and over 4,000 custom parts.- Led the successful installation of turn-key custom clean room manufacturing centers including the company's first implantable medical device.

- Developed the company's long-range manufacturing strategy from product concept through high-volume production- Hired and trained the production and manufacturing engineering staff - Coordinated scale-up activities from product concept through commercialization- Identified critical quality and cost drivers for the product and adopted world-class guiding principles such as "Top 10 Rules of Design" and lean manufacturing to ensure product manufacturability at low cost- Established high quality manufacturing capabilities in an ISO13485 compliant clean room- Determined overall tooling and equipment needs, assigned proper personnel to execute installation plans and assured that required qualifications and validations (IQ/OQ/PQ) were completed

- Researched promising new medical device technologies- Developed product concepts and cost models- Identified technical challenges and solutions- Assisted with patent filings

- Managed the clean room pilot production facility for disposable medical glucose samplers with overall responsibility for installing semi-automated and fully-automated lines- Established production procedures, prepared job descriptions, and coordinated the hiring and training of operators and technicians- Provided technical input for all molded components (resin selection, part design recommendations, tooling specifications, tool approval procedures, supplier selection, and cost estimating)

- Coordinated all molding activities (plastic and aluminum die cast)- Negotiated cost reductions with key suppliers

- Managed plastic injection molded tool development programs from quotation through tool approval and transfer to manufacturing- Managed the company's largest automotive accounts

Served as the liaision between Procurement, Manufacturing, and Design Engineering for the US government MIA1 combat tank.

Certificate Of General Management

Master Of Science, Manufacturing Systems

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering