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Leads, and is responsible for, all the PMO activities related to the Business Initiatives segment of PMO including strategic planning and portfolio management, business process and resource management. Manages a team responsible for integrating newly acquired companies, implementing new IS/ERP systems, and executing other key initiatives beneficial to the business. Provides direction, support and Project Management expertise to Business Initiatives efforts of the Endoscopy division.

Leading the business processes we use to develop medical devices from ideation through launch while ensuring that the projects we select for portfolio investment meet business targets. Ensuring resources are in place to deliver on product pipeline and provide strategic guidance and analytics to senior business leaders for portfolio decisions.

Guiding initiatives and projects through the New Product Development Pipeline. Facilitation of the New Product Idea Process, Project Stage Gate Decisions, Budgeting and Resource Planning for the Endoscopy Business Unit portfolio of products.

Leading specialized cross-functional teams to deliver innovative surgical tools and visualization products to the global market. Accountable for team engagement, project schedule, budget, scope, and stakeholder management for flagship visualization products.

Leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative surgical tools and visualization products to the global market. Accountable for team engagement, project schedule, budget, scope, and stakeholder management.

Responsible for New Product Development of multiple disposable product families in the Arthroscopy & General Surgery space - including project timelines and management of design teams.

Project and People ManagementArthroscopy & General Surgery DisposablesPresident of Stryker Activities Committee (SAC)

Designed arthroscopic medical devices for domestic and internation distribution. Delivered design history file deliverables and coordinated with cross functional team to deliver high quality and cost effective medical devices.

Intern in the Testing Lab

Assessed sulfidation corrosion in the Richmond Chevron Refinery Crude Unit and proposed updates to system to better prepare the plant for processing of future crude oil sources. Additional responsibilities included failure analysis of failed pipes, fittings, valves from the plant.