• Leader of several multi-disciplinary product development teams in the design and development of new surgical products for areas including surgical fluid management, surgical site infection, correct site surgery, post-operative pain management and lost article detection. This included authoring detailed business plans for each program, overseeing design and testing of prototypes, presenting milestone updates at the executive level and coordinating activities of internal stakeholders and external vendors.• Provided competitive intelligence and intellectual property analysis for innovation teams investigating emerging technologies for possible distribution, license, or acquisition. Additional responsibilities on these teams included in vitro and ex vivo technology evaluation, clinical literature reviews, and networking with clinical thought leaders. • Utilized primary research and Design for Six Sigma methodologies such as Voice of the Customer (VOC) interviews, Kano Surveys, and Pugh Analysis in the evaluation of new product concepts• Arranged and conducted customer interviews towards developing customer requirements for new product development endeavors• Developed a base of key clinical contacts and relationships for the identification and evaluation of new product opportunities• Team leader on a project coordinating the re-qualification of nearly 100 product codes representing nearly $10M in sales at an off-site manufacturing facility • Participated in value analyses for cost savings at off-site manufacturing facilities