Engage in product development processes to deliver new products into manufacturing. Support and resolve supply chain, manufacturing, and customer complaints on released products.

Design and manufacture products for retail and direct-to-consumer sales.• Provide engineering services to create a patent pending design for consumer use• Source suppliers to manufacturing plastic injection tooling and molded product

Specializing in electromechanical devices with extensive experience in the aerospace and medical device industries. • Conduct patent searches, file and prosecute patent applications, and manage clients’ patent portfolios• File and prosecute trademark applications and manage clients’ trademark portfolios

Own the Operations New Product Introduction (NPI) processes for the BD medication management segment. • Facilitate deployment, standardization, and use of global product development process across the product platforms. • Provide strategic guidance and recommendations as it pertains to early phase-gate decisions. • Ensure the organization’s ability to launch commercially manufacturable products by robustly planning new product launches including OpEx and CapEx budget projections, applying DFA/DFM principles, selecting the right suppliers to manufacture components, and executing design transfer from R&D to Manufacturing. • Chair the monthly governance board to continuously inform and align Operations leadership by monitoring product development progress.

Production Engineering leader and NPD Operations Core Team Member transferring new infusion therapy system.• Generated requirements, established product cost targets, created the Operations strategy, identified areas for manufacturing improvement using technologies such as machine vision and RFID tracking, scoped activities and developed timelines, established yearly expense and capital budgets, and identified and integrated cross-functional resources onto the team. • Conducted supplier capability assessments to improve supplier selection, selected key manufacturing technologies and processes to improve quality, provided DFx feedback on the product design with Boothroyd Dewhurst models and 3P events, modeled supply chain with make vs buy and landed cost inputs, continuously monitored COGS through development iterations, and set up the manufacturing lines using one-piece flow.

Led all sustaining engineering activity for Dispensing and Infusion products in San Diego, which included value engineering, failure investigation, and component obsolescence. • Sponsored yearly bottom-line improvements of $10M+ on the Infusion products through project portfolio management as the cost savings leader. • Partnered with Quality and Regulatory to support and secure successful FDA inspections.

Performed a diverse range of patent prosecution activities including preparing original utility and design patent applications, creating responses and amendments to national and international office actions, conducting searches, performing patentability studies, and writing freedom to operate opinions. • Wrote and submitted dozens of utility and design applications, including original and CIP, both national and international. • Technologies submitted in patent applications include abdominal exercise equipment, vacuum insulated panels, hybrid electric-motor driven bicycle wheels, a wireless rotation sensor, an integrated antenna housing, a floor mat cleaning machine, novelty garments, a cushioned skateboard, occlusive medical bandages, a gas grill flavoring apparatus, a mobile device protector, overhead storage structures, software for recommending apparel, an auction method, and a method for securing copyrights in e-books.

Manufacturing manager for the infusion pump production lines with responsibility for 70+ direct and indirect employees.• Ensured on-time delivery and productivity through Gemba approaches and metrics review. • Conducted Kaizen events to eliminate waste with one project increasing throughput of the LVP mechanism assembly by over 40%

Coordinated all Engineering, Sales, and Operations support activity for underwater camera, lighting, and rotary positioning equipment used in the oceanographic and nuclear industries. Products include such technologies as stepper motors, motor control electronics, strain wave gearing, LEDs, and cameras. • Managed a technical team of 10-15 people with skill levels ranging from project engineer to administrative document control. • Successfully monitored and maintained the Engineering department cost center budget of $1.5M. • Created departmental strategies to improve internal and external customer service through decreased turnaround time, increased product robustness and quality using the phase-gate development approach, maintained project schedule and budget forecast accuracy by instituting the earned-value management system, improved team productivity through robust activity planning, and implemented technical documentation using standardized reports.

Chief technical expert for packaging and integrating electronics into servo-electronic controlled systems that operate in harsh environments. Led engineers and technicians of various engineering disciplines in all aspects of day-to-day activities including design, development, and implementation of new products, improvement projects, and engineering processes, in accordance with organizational goals and objectives. Trained, mentored, and monitored staff performance, including conducting performance reviews, developing talent, and handling personnel issues. Applied strong time management skills in diligently tracking the mechanical portion of new product design and development in accordance with customer goals and objectives. Created and tracked comprehensive and cost-effective budgets and schedules on all product lines. Performed customer support activity by resolving technical field issues through Product Support and design enhancements through Sales. Conducted root cause investigations stemming from poor quality design or manufacturing using fault tree and fishbone diagrams.

Played a key role as the lead design engineer for the brushless DC motor driven butterfly valve and explosion-proof actuator, the servo-electronic motor controller, and solenoid actuated gas fuel metering valve. Earned CSA and ATEX certification by documenting risk and hazardous location assessments. Performed all design qualification assessments including electromagnetic compatibility/susceptibility testing, extreme environmental conditions testing, and highly accelerated life testing (HALT).- Developed and led Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma (LESS) team to save $50,000 per year on ACT product line.- Appointed Engineering representative on the Material Review Board in 2003.- Created and implemented in-plant test equipment for the digital and power printed circuit board assemblies.

Led the design of in-plant test equipment such as the linear variable differential transformer fixture and thermal electronics drift test system. Conducted ongoing continuous product improvement through the ECO process.- Conducted engineering evaluations for all customer returned analog gas and liquid fuel metering valves.- Developed and delivered educational training sessions with customers to cover normal and abnormal operating characteristics with the analog valve products.