Mark Goebel Email & Phone Number

Lead a multidisciplinary engineering group to development of Endoscopes for the Industrial and Medical markets.

South Windsor, CT, US

Leading production and engineering groups as a contract manufacturer of medical implants and aerospace parts.

Providing hands on technical problem resolution and New Product Development process support

• Led 40-50 engineers (mechanical, electrical, embedded & application software) and support staff to develop products from concept through production for the sign & digital graphics market.
• Re-launched troubled printer in 6 months by using Six Sigma to define and resolve issues that were preventing production and causing significant customer dissatisfaction for 6 years. Saved >$15m of potential inventory.
• Transitioned main product technology from thermal to inkjet outdoor printing by launching company’s first UV curable inkjet; Facilitated two patents being issued & multiple applications in process
• Created radical new flatbed printer design from ground up using Voice of Customer (VOC) and Quality Functional Deployment (QFD), including Pugh brainstorming techniques; Sales >$14 in 18 months
• Decreased IP expenses by prioritizing patent portfolio with rating system to eliminate maintenance fees
• Key member of corporate Technology Advisory Board that developed managed and improved NPD process. Created corporate wide, 5 stage gate process that: o Struck a balance between theoretical, experiential and empirical.

Hamden, Connecticut, US

• Led team of over 80 people responsible for Manufacturing, Project Management, Quality, and Product development (Mechanical, Electrical and Embedded Software Design Engineering)
• Launched patented, ground up design for new slot machine thermal printer in <1 year
• Created & released industry’s first thermal dual station fiscal printer for Europe
• Decreased average development cycle time & cost by 50% from concept to pilot production
• Transferred all major product lines from CT to NY while maintaining employee morale & losing only one week of full production

Hamden, Connecticut, US

• Led group of 20 - 30 multidisciplinary engineers and support staff. Responsible for product definition, new product development, sustaining engineering, manufacturing engineering and project management
• Created Transact’s first thermal Point of Sale printer, doubling speed and paper roll capacity compared to competitive products; Generated >$15m of revenue in 2 years
• Resolved remaining fundamental technical issues & released design of GTECH printer along with company’s first, 27-wire, dot matrix, printhead for tooling within 5 months
• Increased engineering team from 8 to 22 to support two major product releases per year
• Continuously improved lottery printer making it GTECH’s most reliable printer in a critical application; generated >$50m of revenue in 3 years
• Improved company employee morale and reduced staff stress by implementing improved communications program, enhanced training program, flex time and a new recognition program