Robin L. Ritter Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Princeton, New Jersey, Us

Contract Manufacturing Engineer, Product Transfer of acquired Ankle and Toe Implant Product, pFMEA, VMP, PQ, Statistical Analysis-MiniTab, Solidworks, Creo Parametric, Unigrphics, FAI, WI, IP, SLAs, CTQs, Drawing Review, Implemented , Cadaveor Lab, Suppier Collaboration.

Manage OEM contracts for manufacture of Cardiac and Orthopedic implants. Collaborate with customers to develop/refine product and manufacturing requirements for new products. Compile production data, complete NCMR, SCARs, CAPAs, and conduct supplier monthly quality meetings. Utilize Lean techniques to improve processes.

Dallas, Tx, Us

DJO Surgical in Austin, TX designs, develops, manufactures, and markets reconstructive hip, shoulder and knee implants.-Manager of ME resources (3 Engineers, 1 ME Tech) in support of Product Development Activities.-Reported to the Director of R&D; collaborated with establish Project Priority/Resources.-Prepared R&D Project Budgets; managed cost center.-Actively participated in New Product Development Labs with surgeons and using cadavers.-Initiated/concluded comparative R&R studies including internal QC and Suppliers.-Authored Product Specific Durability Validations.

Warsaw, Indiana, Us

Zimmer Orthobiologics in Austin, TX develops orthobiological solutions for repair and regeneration of damaged or degenerated human tissue.-Team Lead for Commercialization and Launch of Cartilage and Osteochondral Products.-Launched the first Off-the-Shelf Osteochondral Allograft system in the world (Dec. 2010).-Launched DeNovo NT (2007); a natural cartilage tissue product for repair of cartilage lesions in the ankle, knee, or shoulder.-Specified/executed test activities to establish acceptable interference fits of allografts.-Designed/Developed tooling for allograft removal at an AATB certified tissue bank.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Agilent Technologies (formerly Stratagene Corp), Cedar Creek, TX, a developer and manufacturer of biologic products and instruments.-Authored/Executed PQ, GR&R/Capability Study of Thermal Performance of QPCR Instruments.-Authored and executed Process Qualification (PQ), GR&R Study of Variable Inspection Gauges.-Authored PQ, Luminescent Standard for QPCR Instruments.

Zimmer acquired CenterPulse in 2003; CenterPulse, Inc. was previously known as SulzerMedica, and Intermedics Orthopedics, Inc. -Team Lead for Transition/Integration of Products/Assets to Corporate Headquarters Location.-Coordinated/Collaborated with Engineers, Dept. Managers, Purchasing, and support personnel in both Austin, TX and Warsaw, IN locations to ensure smooth and seamless transition of manufacturing.-Relocated 20,000 part numbers; authored/approved protocols for product transfer.

-Lead Engineer: Launched the Converge Acetabular Shell Sytem 2002.-DFM: Collaborated with Design Engineers, prototype personnel, and suppliers to develop manufacturable products.-Authored/executed new product Validation Master Plans; generate test reports.

-Project Lead for design and development of Converge Acetabular Shell System (released 69 PNs in 8 months), Inter-Op Acetabular Shell System, Metasul Insert introduction, and Revision Shells.-Designed and documented implantable components using Pro-Engineer and ANSI-Y14.5M.-Attended approx. 40 surgeries for verification and validation of product and educational purposes.-Addressed Product Complaints, conducted failure analysis, and modified design to eliminate failure mechanisms.

-Team Lead for manufacture of three new hip systems.-Prepared the manufacturing budget ($500K) for a new acetabular product ($7M budget).-Designed manufacturing fixtures and aids using Pro-Engineer.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Printed Wiring Board Manufacturing-Designed and fabricated Circuit Board Lamination Equipment including electrical, pneumatic, and IR optics.-Designed and fabricated an Optical Tooling Hole Punch incorporating X-Y-Theta movement driven by joystick.-Investigated and resolved Microwave Circuited Board Process Failures.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

As, Pre-Engineering