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San Francisco Bay Area

Heart Failure Division leader for R&D and program management. Established new R&D leadership team, hired 90+ engineers, built new capabilities and structure, and aligned organization to new goals and culture. Transformed portfolio strategy to a digital patient centric smart and connected system including cloud connected products, apps, algorithms, and data.

Santa Clara, California

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

SJM completed its largest acquisition (Thoratec) in Oct 2015 for $3.4B. With the transition of the Thoratec executive team, relocated to the Bay Area to be VP of global operations and multi-site business leader spanning US sites and international operations and R&D. In 2 year period integrated and closed 5 sites, reduced non-conformances by >75%, scrap by.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Supply Chain Leader for CRM, Neuro, CardioMEMS, and Nanostim franchises including Sourcing, Planning, Supply Chain Project Management, Supplier Development, Warehousing, and Logistics (3 Asia and Puerto Rico sites and 7 US manufacturing sites).

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

VP of St. Jude Neuromodulation Division Program Management and later transitioned to VP of Operations and Supply Chain including multiple plant manufacturing, sourcing, planning, facilities, manufacturing engineering, automated test engineering, and advanced process engineering.

• Selected to provide leadership to the Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) organization in addition to prior responsibilities. Provided multi-site leadership (Sylmar, CA, Minnetonka, MN, Sunnyvale, CA) including.
• Expanded Minnetonka, MN operations to in-source production of previously out-sourced products. Expanded extrusion line capacity to supply three global manufacturing sites.
• Successfully completed SJM’s first new Lead product launch with direct production at our cost/tax advantaged international manufacturing site
• Successfully created and led teams to establish a CRT product portfolio and pipeline that has established SJM as a market leader in CRT. The teams delivered an exceptional cadence of differentiating products that moved.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Led the broader Minnesota and California organizations (Delivery Systems, Leads, and Leads Technology) to drive development, operational efficiencies, manufacturability, process leverage, cross product compatibility.
• Drove a manufacturability driven culture resulting in record low single digit yields. Robust designs and manufacturing processes resulted in these products being the first to transfer to international manufacturing.
• Traveled the US in an acting Marketing role conducting presentations on Heart Failure (HF) Leads and Delivery Systems at Physician Council and educational meetings. Conducted numerous product pre-launch training.
• Identified business and technology partnership opportunities and worked closely with SJM Corporate and other product division Business Development teams to accelerate CRT product offerings.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Created a new Delivery Systems organization from the restructuring of a former SJM Minnesota Division. Supplemented MN and CA teams with additional hires. The team successfully delivered a steady cadence of new.
• Established an energized work environment promoting teamwork, leadership accountability, communication, and sense of urgency across the multi-site teams
• Established numerous strategic business partnerships outside of SJM to expand and accelerate product offerings.
• Bridged the gap between the field and internal teams by establishing strong relationships with Field Clinical Engineers (FCEs), sales reps, and doctors. Established core clinical knowledge and expertise required for.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Built a new HF Leads Development organization to rapidly bring new products to market and establish SJM’s presence and competitive footprint. Successfully led the team in developing numerous HF leads and technologies..
• Created an environment with focus on Continuous Improvement (CI) and design for manufacturability (Design for Six Sigma certified Black Belt) resulting in record yields at launch and post launch.
• Built team expertise in animal lab evaluations and collaborative involvement with physicians for rapid product performance feedback.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Design leader for IsoFlex global (Sweden & California) leads development. Successfully led cross-country development efforts through strong communication and teamwork with Sweden’s project teams.

Houston, Texas Area

Product engineer at Cyberonics responsible for running design and manufacturing engineering projects in the development of vagus nerve stimulation leads and tools.Provided cross-functional project leadership across Development, Regulatory, Quality, Clinical, Marketing, and Manufacturing departments to achieve successful product development and FDA.

Houston, Texas Area

• Designed and developed new leads and components for the pacemakers
• Coronary sinus, steroid-eluting, and Thinline reduced surface area electrode leads
• Designed and developed steroid molding processes and anode configurations to improve strength and adhesion
• Designed an automated anti-static tubing collection system to increase efficiency and productivity of the manufacturing/production process
• Biomedical Test Facility
• Conducted animal study cardiac pacing for lead qualifications and development

Austin, Texas

SCS Graphics, Austin, TXPatent Drafting BusinessSelf started patent drafting business. Built customer base with local corporations and law firms. Managed, maintained, and improved small business operations.