Michael Flannery Phd. Email and Phone Number

Leading large construction, engineering & technology capital projects teams including a+€300M membrane manufacturing capacity new build.

Senior Functional Leader of broad manufacturing engineering team with responsibility for materials and surface technology, coatings and biomaterials, automation and digital systems, technology development across core manufacturing competencies and new product introduction.

• Engineering New Product Introduction responsibility to drive accelerated time-to-market & improved New Product GP through DTV & process technology optimisation. o $1B PA NPI pipeline with $50M PA spend responsibility. o Global accountability for NPI technical execution across manufacturing network.o Full executional responsibility of portfolio of highly complex Joint reconstruction NPI programs.o Evolved operating model to drive efficient NPI implementation, risk management and communication in partnership with key stakeholder groups.• Responsible for technology development across all platforms and mfg. sites globally including:o Developing & leading our I4.0 Digital Systems & Automation Strategy culminating in multi-site recognition as World Economic Forum Lighthouse Manufacturing Sites.o MFF (Manufacturing for the Future / I4.0) - New and emerging mfg. technology development.o Leading operational project activities for key manufacturing technologies related to early stage emerging products developed through our front-end process.• Team leadership (200+ Resources) including all aspects of talent development, attraction & retention.• Development & deployment of best practices in technology development and operations R&D. • Partnership and heavy interface to Production, R&D, Quality, Product Management and J&J Enterprise Functions.

• Define Global Othopaedics (DePuy Synthes) supply chain network strategy and key projects.• Collaborating on selected J&J cross-segment network opportunities.

• Lead a team resposible for the implementation of continuous improvement projects for the DePuy Ireland manufacturing site.

• Lead a team resposible for the development of new business processes and systems for WW engineering function.

• Developed new products and process technologies from R&D to worldwide manufacturing locations.

• Responsible for leading and coordinating the work of a multidiscipline (chemical processing, software, mechanical, process (Cleaning, coating, packaging)) engineering team.

• Provided team leadership and motivation from start-up to a group of 32 employees.

• Quantified the frictional characteristics of different biomaterials for use as orthopaedic replacements. In particular, investigated the wear and friction of a novel design of THR.

• Validated and qualified laboratory methods, procedures and equipment.