Naveen Agarwal, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, Florida, Us

Providing Quality Systems expertise to Medical Device companies in 4 broad areas through our Exeed™ Innovative Quality Solutions platform.=> Customer Experience=> Regulatory Compliance=> Risk Management=> Quality CultureRECENT PROJECTS include:• Risk management (Ophthalmic Surgical Products)• Product acquisition review and DHF gap assessment (Hearing System)• QSR internal audit (Orthopedic Implant)• ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 training workshopsExeed™ is a portfolio of innovative solutions to enable end-to-end sustainable improvements in your Quality System. We believe that an effective Quality System not only improves your organization’s ability to meet regulatory requirements; it also drives business growth by enhancing customer experience through consistently superior product quality. Whether you are trying to resolve an immediate issue, or looking to drive efficiency through the entire system, our solutions can help. Please visit us at www.ExeedQM.com

New Brunswick, Nj, Us

I joined J&J as a Principal Engineer in R&D to work on the development of a breakthrough contact lens manufacturing platform. It was an amazing opportunity to apply my technical expertise in a completely different technology area.At the same time, I was able to build my business skills by working on developing concepts for a new business model to effectively leverage this new technology. Later, I had an opportunity to join a brand new team in Quality Assurance as a Product Quality Manager to lead a transformation in quality improvement for contact lenses. Based on customer complaints data, we identified improvement opportunities in our products and implemented cost-effective solutions in our manufacturing operations.Most recently, I managed a team of Analysts in the North America Sales and Marketing function, where our focus was to drive sales growth through cost-effective, timely and accurate analysis of sales data. == ACHIEVEMENTS I am most proud of:=> Developing a brand new Quality System for post-market safety surveillance=> Improving customer experience for a daily disposable contact lens by solving vision, comfort and handling issues=> Developing a company-wide Quality Policy=> Planning, preparation and presentation in audits/inspections (FDA, PMDA, BSI, J&J)=> Developing simple and scalable Analytics solutions to drive launch success of 4 new products that delivered cumulative sales of $50 MM=> Developing monthly scorecards to review Health of Business insights and proposed action plans with Senior Executives=> Improving quality of rebate payments to channel partners to drive sales growth through annual payments of nearly $100MM=> Developing a novel in-line metrology for a custom contact lens production (2 patents)== TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT=> ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (Certification # 59724)=> ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (Certification # 16091)=> ISO 13485:2016 Lead Auditor=> J&J Leadership Development

Boston, Ma, Us

GE provided a perfect combination of technical challenge and a dynamic business environment in my early career. As a result, I was able to significantly grow both my technical expertise and leadership skills. I started as an individual contributor in Product Development and later moved on to a team leader role as a Black Belt where I managed a global team of Technologists. . ==ACHIEVEMENTS I am most proud of:=> Multiple new products for thermoplastic blends based for applications in automotive, telecom, computer/business equipments - $17MM organic growth in 2 years (4 patents)=> Delivered cost savings and productivity gains of > $1MM over 3 years.==TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT:=> GE Green Belt Certification, Design for Six Sigma Black Belt=> New Manager Development Course, GE Crotonville=> Project Management for Leaders

Irving, Tx, Us

I joined K-C after Graduate School as a Research Scientist in an internal new venture group within R&D. It was an amazing opportunity to work with a team of PhD scientists and business experts to help develop product based business proposals for growth in consumer healthcare market. This was a time of considerable innovation and creative work in my early career. ==ACHIEVEMENTS I am most proud of:=> Innovative product concepts and prototypes across multiple categories - pain management (e.g. thermal therapy), infection control (e.g. face masks, disinfecting soaps) and portable power (e.g. polymer battery) - 15 issued patents=> Scale up of a novel coating process for low-cost disposable water filters=> Strategic plan development for consumer products for women's health and children's health==TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT:=> Leadership Foundations - K-C's flagship professional development workshop for scientists=> Evening MBA program at Emory University (2 Semesters)=> Focus group training; translating customer insights into product concepts=> Finance for non-Finance Managers=> Biomedical Science and Engineering=> Issues in Women's Health

Ph.D., Polymer Science & Engineering

M.S., Polymer Science & Engineering

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering