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Oconomowoc, Wi, Us

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Lead multiple global development teams to support the Baxter Diagnostic Cardiology products for new product development, continuing, and sustaining software in embedded, PC applications, and cloud based systems.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Lead teams of developers and test engineers for Diagnostic Cardiology new product development. Full product realization from concept through final V&V. This is a continuation of work done with Mortara Instrument Inc. after it was purchased by Hillrom.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Lead team of software engineers to develop and support diagnostic ECG products.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Software development of PC based Stress ECG, Resting ECG, Holter ECG, Cardiac Rehab., and EMR connectivity solutions. Continued from position with Cardiac Science as product line was purchased by Mortara Instrument.

Deerfield, Wisconsin, Us

Response for new product development and maintenance projects for diagnostic ECG product line. Continued from position with Criticare Systems as it was purchased by Cardiac Science.

Manage development teams for new product development and sustaining engineering of vital signs monitors. Integration of NIBP, SpO2, ECG, Temp, CO2, O2 and Agent Gas technologies into bedside monitors.

Senior embedded firmware developer and team lead for development of new patient monitors. Responsible for project management and technical implementation.

Embedded design consulting services specializing in medical device development. Software and electrical design.

Waukesha, Wi, Us

Managed an engineering department of over 30 engineers including four New Product Development teams, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering and Sustaining Engineering. Established NPI and testing processes. Managed to a 40% reduction in field issues. Responsible for technical innovation and consistent product design of purpose specific compute engines for Medical, Security, and Military products.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Built and coordinated development team with nine direct reports. Managed engineering development and support for Telemedicine monitors. Performed cross functional program management on new patient monitors and other telemedicine devices. Provided systems engineering and design oversight for mechanical, electrical, and firmware components. As a Six Sigma black belt, provided training and mentorship for green belt projects.

Chicago, Us

Management and coordination of Holter product development, OEM defibrillator product introductions, and installed base and forward production product issues. Managed cross-functional teams within GE to complete new product introduction and maintenance projects. Worked with global development teams to coordinate requirements, design and execution on multiple Holter and defibrillator systems. Established “best practice” processes for OEM product introduction. Managed the release of multiple medical devices from concept, through regulatory approval, to full release. Resolved multiple field, obsolescence, and manufacturing issues for existing product.

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Management and coordination of new product development and introduction. Managed cross-functional teams to plan and execute new programs within the established quality system. Worked closely with Business Managers to identify business needs and ensure that priorities where established and maintained throughout the organization. Coordinated with End Customers, OEM Customers, Marketing, Sales, Service, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Business Management to develop new product and feature introductions. Experience with Cath, and Echo modalities including clinical reporting and the integrated cardiac repository.

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Software development using MFC and C++ on NT and 2000 based cardiac review products. Coordination with Service and Manufacturing groups to facilitate new product introduction. Development of service and manufacturing tools.

Hardware, software, and firmware development of communication equipment. Top end GUI design using Active Server Page Web technology interfacing to a SQL database. Digital hardware design on the CPU level with integration to communication systems based on current LAN and serial networking technologies. Multi-layer board design with emphasis on industrialization. Headed quality control and quality assurance teams to help guaranty customer satisfaction. Spearheaded CE, UL, and CSA testing on products. Developed embedded networking and Web based products. Developed Windows user interfaces for configuration and monitoring systems.

Bsee, Electrical Engineering

Bscs, Computer Science