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Utilizing PMO knowledge to help businesses develop growth strategies and create cultures of execution excellence. Helping clients clarify business models, develop strategic plans, and define project execution frameworks to drive success.Leveraging technology expertise to identify materials, product, and process development directions for key players in the medical device market. Helping OEM’s and suppliers construct technology and investment roadmaps for future growth and identify and evaluate potential technology driven strategic partnerships.

Senior Operations leader responsible for execution of brand promise to customers for superior product performance and reliability. Consolidated product engineering and quality function globally and drove strategic priorities driven by customer needs. Championed Reliability Engineering initiative to improve customer uptime and Customs Solution business to drive high gross margin growth opportunity.

Global, senior leadership role for Product Development Lab, Test, and Product Globalization functions. Championed capital investments in new technologies such as 3D printing to significantly decrease new product time to market. Led creation of group to specialize in the execution of new product start-up in international manufacturing locations - driving local growth with significantly lower product cost structures.

Led senior management team to reinvent $160M core industrial products business. Guided technical team through development of modular product architecture, and led management team through analysis and completion of comprehensive business plan and financial model. Redefined Tennant Visual Brand Language and launched first new modular product with record time to market and return on investment.

Directed technical and business strategies for the components of cardiac lead devices. Developed component engineering team to drive new product and technology developments. Co-inventor on six technology development patents for next generation products. Developed commodity strategies for five component classes that included business, quality and technology strategies, objectives and roadmaps. Led development and release of Supplier Guidebook for Cardiac Rhythm Management division.

Led Six Sigma initiative in 3M Stillwater manufacturing plant by identifying high value projects, leading Black Belt projects and coaching 30 Green Belts in Six Sigma methodology. Active member of Plant Operating Commitee developing yearly business strategies, objectives and execution plans. Initiated and led relocation of $30M business to 3M Juarez facility to reduce cost and create a viable long-term business model and cost structure.