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Princeton, New Jersey, US

• Responsible for all manufacturing and material management for combination medical device manufacturing
• Managed multiple tiers of the supply chain including Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO)
• Lead all purchasing, receiving, logistics, sterilization, shipping and distribution activities
• Developed cold chain logistics for controlled room temperature device movements
• Created detailed COGS model targeting 75% reduction in costs from development to commercialization
• Streamlined and formalized internal processes and documentation

Irvine, CA, US

• Virtual Plant Manager to Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO) for Edwards branded devices
• Managing multi-tier supply chains for all CMOs, including quality agreements, MSAs, and sustaining support
• Project manager and supply chain lead for line transfers to External Manufacturing partners
• Develop technical landscape supply chain network to streamline R&D to PD to Manufacturing
• Drive relationships with new suppliers to multi-source and minimize supply chain risk
• Manage Notice of Change (NoC) and drive process as a PM for complex changes/projects

Irvine, CA, US

• Project manager and SME for legacy product transfers to third party manufacturers
• Lead engineer for Retrograde Cardioplegia, Balloons, ProPlege, and Main Assembly manufacturing lines
• Develop new equipment solutions to replace antiquated machines/tooling for transfers and current operations
• Lead EPC core team to manage projects, assign resources, and support manufacturing
• Manage three engineering technicians with focus on customer service, meeting deliverables, and accountability
• Collaborate with supply chain on component changes and material procurement

Marlborough, MA, US

• Manage team of seven manufacturing engineers supporting top assembly catheter manufacturing operations
• Provide guidance and training to staff, develop direct reports to attain career goals, motivate individuals to achieve results, and recruit and maintain a high quality staff
• Work with manager to establish department goals, objectives, and budgets.
• Assist manager to plan resource needs and hiring for department
• Prioritize and manage execution of multiple projects
• Execute manufacturing engineering project work on Value Improvement Process (VIP), Strategic Activity Review (STAR) projects, and new product development

Marlborough, MA, US

• BridgePoint Medical was acquired by Boston Scientific in October, 2012.
• Work on Operations team to build inventory levels necessary to support sales during shut down of BridgePoint Medical and transition of operations to Boston Scientific facility
• Work on cross-functional integration team to prepare equipment qualification protocols for validation at new facility
• Coordinate shut down of BridgePoint Medical operations and equipment transfer
• Update production documentation for staged integration into Boston Scientific documentation, quality, and manufacturing systems
• Manage transition of equipment preventative maintenance records and processes from Excel to InforEAM system

US

• Work with startup company to bring operations from heavily R&D-based to full scale manufacturing
• Develop streamlined manufacturing operation, increasing throughput by 50%
• Provide daily production support for entire manufacturing operation
• Standardize work and update manufacturing processes
• Utilize lean concepts to implement IPKs and reduce WIP by 80%
• Developed a training program for new operators

St. Paul, Minnesota, US

• Value Stream Engineering at St. Jude Medical - Cardiovascular Division
• Design and develop manufacturing processes, tooling, and fixtures in order to meet daily production schedules to enhance productivity and product quality
• Evaluation of production equipment
• Production support and process validation
• Interface with vendors for incoming components
• Troubleshoot manufacturing process and equipment

Ballerup, DK

• Managed manufacturing engineering, equipment maintenance, and testing personnel
• Managed new product introduction efforts for manufacturing implementation
• Implemented cellular manufacturing which reduced manufacturing time/unit by 50%
• Visited other global manufacturing sites to consult on best practice process implementation
• Provided daily floor support for custom hearing aid manufacturing and repair
• Coordinated detailed time studies for all production processes

Delano, MN, US

• Managed manufacturing engineering, product development and continuous improvement for division
• Developed custom rotational molding projects from initial design through production
• Responsible for creating, communicating and upholding project timelines and budgets
• Developed sales strategy/business plan to increase sales
• Led design efforts using DFMA to bring customer product ideas from concept to production
• Managed tooling vendors to improve lead time and pricing for cast and machined aluminum molds

Delano, MN, US

• Managed three production shifts totaling 60+ people working 24 hours per day, five days per week
• Responsible for all manufacturing operations including machine efficiency, delivery and quality
• Coordinated all safety efforts throughout facility following OSHA guidelines
• Led all lean manufacturing projects using 5S and Visual Management techniques
• Managed Kaizen events and rapid improvement processes
• Reconfigured plant floor layout to maximize throughput and product flow

Delano, MN, US

• Engineered and implemented cost reduction strategies for all customer accounts
• Developed and maintained manufacturing process parameters for molding machines
• Designed project specific work cells in a job shop manufacturing environment
• Designed and coordinated construction of fixturing for secondary processes and operations
• Optimized plant logistics and product flow within work cells
• Developed manufacturing processes that reduced cycle time and improved quality

Delano, MN, US

• Managed custom rotational molding projects from initial design to production
• Designed rotationally molded plastic parts
• Created timelines and managed budgets
• Interacted with clients to conform product design to the rotational molding process
• Consulted with tooling vendors on cast and machined aluminum molds to aid manufacturing process
• Coordinated sourcing of non-standard components for new design projects

Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations, Marketing, Business Strategy

Bs Mechanical Engineering, Engineering

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