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Boulder, Colorado, United States

Medical Device Development & Cleanroom operations & Sterilization

Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Medical device and drug manufacturing-Drug container manufacture in a qualified clean room with particulate requirements-Proprietary, new technology equipment process development

Westminster, Colorado, United States

Process Development - Chip Wash FixtureR&D breadboard instrument design and build in 60 daysPre-Alpha Instrument design in 60 days

Boulder, Colorado, United States

-Technology: Custom automated droplet dispensing, lyophilization, and packaging.-Supervised 4 engineers, 1 lab associate, and directed work to 5 operations personnel.-Oversaw Budget and Controlled Costs: Equipment over $1.5 million in capital expenses, facility buildout over $1 million and ROI of $9 million per year after implementation. -Development and scaleup schedule met plan and exceeded management expectations. The pilot plant was ready for production V&V 16 months after… Show more -Technology: Custom automated droplet dispensing, lyophilization, and packaging.-Supervised 4 engineers, 1 lab associate, and directed work to 5 operations personnel.-Oversaw Budget and Controlled Costs: Equipment over $1.5 million in capital expenses, facility buildout over $1 million and ROI of $9 million per year after implementation. -Development and scaleup schedule met plan and exceeded management expectations. The pilot plant was ready for production V&V 16 months after team formation. Show less

Boulder, Colorado

Project Scope: Development of a micro/milli-fluidic device that performs the microbiological process of library preparation for sequencing in a disposable cartridge.-Managed development of injection molded disposables, laser welding, and instrument breadboard fixtures as the lead mechanical engineer on a small cross-functional team-Achievement: Accelerated turn time from 6 months to 2 months.

Greater Denver Area

-Product Sustaining - Reduced cost of tool ownership 50% and increased life 400% on the IT tool line.-Project Management – Laid out project plans, then led teams to complete product development, validation, and launch activities. First product launch was in 6 months. -Manufacturing Engineering – Product volume was 5-8 million clamps per month & I reduced the reject rate 5% to achieve >95% FPY saving $400k per year.-Quality Engineering - Quality functions included performing… Show more -Product Sustaining - Reduced cost of tool ownership 50% and increased life 400% on the IT tool line.-Project Management – Laid out project plans, then led teams to complete product development, validation, and launch activities. First product launch was in 6 months. -Manufacturing Engineering – Product volume was 5-8 million clamps per month & I reduced the reject rate 5% to achieve >95% FPY saving $400k per year.-Quality Engineering - Quality functions included performing supplier quality reviews, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions for product issues.-Performed internal TS16969 & ISO9001 audits as a certified auditor. Show less

Racine, Wisconsin

-Establish product design guidelines, testing protocols, risk analysis, and control plans. -Developed first of it’s kind “Coolant Chiller” for Tesla in 3 months as a fast-track project.

Racine Wisconsin

Lead EGR cooler development project valued over 30 million dollars with Cummins.

Kanagawa, Japan

R&D, Instrument development of optical, fluid, and electrical systems for an asbestos particulate sensor.

Spring Grove, Illinois

Main duties were designing, administering, and documenting testing activities according to UL, NEC or ANSI standards. I lead many new testing developments including high volume testing of home power automation units. Also recreated complex field failure modes to determine product return liabilities.

Masters, Engineering Management, 3.75

Complete Courses: EMEN5020 - Financial Managment EMEN5040 - Quality, Strategy, and Value Creation (Business Performance Excellence)

Bachelors, Engineering Physics

Activities and Societies: SPS, 6 month Co-op in Japan Graduated with 3.0 GPA

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