Penumbra, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices. Support Penumbras rapid operational growth through continuous improvements using the Shingo Model as guidance and a developed Lean Program that supports our growth whilst ensuring continued cost reductions.Train and Implement Lean programs throughout operations and other support areas.Create a time study system with a 95% confidence level for accuracy and a program for systematic standards roll.Using future state analysis develop lean line layouts that support best practices for cleanrooms and process flow of product.

Production Manager for Neuroform & Wingspan Catheter Stents Delivery Systems, Stents Metals, Guidewire and Extrusion Production Departments with over 100 product builders, 14 extrusion technicians and 3 supervisors.

Set and drive continuous improvement activities using Lean Tools improving Lean Essential Metrics. Support local implementation of Lean global program throughout manufacturing areas.

Responsible for defining and implementing system build processes and improvements using Lean manufacturing techniques for Building 4 and 6 on Milpitas campus.

Provide Technical Leadership and Managerial guidance to 7 Engineers and 8 Technicians who were responsible for a 250k sq. ft facility employing up to 1400 employees over a 3-shift system.

Over 2.5 million printers and a million printer/fax mechanisms built over 12-month period. At one point in time, a product was being outputted from a production line every 5 seconds in this facility.

Multiple new product introductions of Printed Circuit board assemblies into manufacturing from kitting, smt, pth, reflow and test.

Accountable for the smooth introduction of Bill Pay ATM products into manufacturing.

Member of a seven-person team responsible for transferring processes to Scotland for initial engineering startup activities of the European Repair Center for Imprimis Hard Disk Drives.