Renae Acker Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Humlebæk, Denmark, Dk

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Project lead on multiple development projects including new manufacturing technology development and capacity expansion projects. Involves leading cross-functional teams, developing and implementing project plan schedule and resourcing, and resolving critical project roadblocks.• Expertise in managing entire project lifecycles, from design and development to manufacturing and production release. Leverage data analytics tools for project strategy and roadmapping, enhancing decision-making processes.• Develop comprehensive risk management strategies to identify and mitigate potential project risks; proactively address risks to maintain product quality and safety.• Lead effort around new laser technology strategy at site; involved thorough maturity assessments, defining project scope and funding, facilitating deep dive technical reviews, and managing resource, budget and schedule for early design phase project.• Manage multi-million-dollar equipment acceptance activities and driving priorities that input into multiple programs to ensure successful and timely implementation.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Functional project lead within Advanced Manufacturing Development group. Collaborated across a broad, global network of scientists/technologists to scout new technology, research potential, and conduct value proposition development.• Manufacturing system software development cycle execution from program creation, debugging, software design review, software validation planning/testing, and qualification.• Lead activities in manufacturing equipment scouting and feasibility, material selection, process and equipment selection, tooling / fixture and equipment installation and assessment of inputs, outputs and alignment to requirements.• Lead a variety of projects and technologies, such as ultra-fast laser marking global manufacturing strategy, manufacturability of iterative designs within our Cardiac Diagnostics business, and moisture and hermeticity experimentation and risk burndown in Cardiac implantables.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Functional project lead for qualifying several new resistance weld stations to replace legacy equipment in an implantable medical component manufacturing space (batteries and connectors). Lead a cross-functional team through development phase, managing schedules, project risk, and resource allocation. • Resistance weld process development activities involving equipment procurement, developing tooling design requirements, installation qualification, process characterization and development, operational qualification, and performance qualifications. • Identify and execute continuous improvement projects to optimize newly released laser welding and laser marking processes for product quality, increase process yield, and reduce process cycle time/equipment downtime.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Joining group lead on new laser conditioning process part of a project forecasted to save an NPV of $2.5mil+ in component costs. Manage process from equipment procurement to OQ/PQ to regulatory submission.• Utilized DRM principles along with Six Sigma tools in a manufacturing environment. Conduct DOEs to identify critical parameters, boundary/P-diagrams, Monte Carlo simulations, and risk burndown/process FMEA.• Lead project surrounding complete replacement of obsolete laser marking workstations with six cell-operating system (COS) compliant table-top systems. Subject matter expert on laser marking processes at site.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Conduct new laser implementation tasks such as developing and executing strategies for process characterization, operational qualification and process qualification to draw a relationship between process inputs and outputs and ensure the laser welding process demonstrates stable, reproducible results.• Perform statistical analysis techniques such as ANOVA, statistical sampling plans, regression analysis, and capability analysis to evaluate process repeatability and discover potential implementation improvements. • Perform preparatory manufacturing implementation tasks such as process operation description (POD) drafting and editing, job aids, operator training and addressing any safety or utilization concerns to ensure a smooth, compliant transition to production.

Plano, Texas, Us

• Investigated, developed, and implemented new process technologies, conducted failure analysis and inspection on a variety of medical device products and materials, and reviewed tests procedures prior to implementation.• Conducted quality control procedures such as measurement system analysis (MSA) to assess process variation and degree of repeatability and reproducibility of said process. Learned and utilized statistic tool software such as Minitab.• Performed a wide variety of manufacturing tasks such as laser weld qualifications for production, process instructions for training, and tooling and sensoring development.

Austin, Texas, Us

• Collaborated with incorporating laser welding process and equipment into prototype design.• Researched, designed, and implemented various testing procedures for newly in-place welding process such as mechanical testing, corrosion testing, and metallography. Designed and fabricated testing fixtures along with multi-department DOEs. • Interacted with suppliers to progress research and inquired about potential equipment and services to implement for testing.

Duluth, Georgia, Us

• Lead project around creating manual weld sequences using Miller Axcess E power supplies with Insight, which develops a unified process between parts and eliminates waste in production. Overall reduced weekly rework. • Implemented & troubleshooted several procedures on the floor, including new induction heater and visual weld/tack sequences on shop computers on the floor. • Assisted other welding engineers with various tasks in a manufacturing environment.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

• Assisted with various IT related issues such as rebuilding systems, desktop management, LANdesksupport, and some network management.• Ongoing projects such as running the digital signage for OIA. Administrative control over signage programs/some server maintenance, content creation, and scheduling requests.• Customer support in a professional atmosphere. Often helped university staff with various issues while providing a calm, attentive attitude.