The BioMedSA Clinical Trial Ecosystem was created to catalyze the existing San Antonio clinical trial industry to transform into a nation-leading clinical trial ecosystem. The vision of this ecosystem is to provide the most efficient, easy to implement, high quality, cutting edge and accessible clinical trial system in the country to advance the healthcare of our people.

Managed design transfer and production launch of Seno's first commercial device. Managed the company’s Service department supporting 16 domestic and 5 international imaging sites. Developed Service support model requirements following FDA 21 CFR compliance. Decreased customer device malfunctions by 49% per clinical site through the implementation of a defect tracking system to drive Engineering to identify, track, and solve over 1500 design issues. Decreased production cycle time by 43% through workflow improvements, improved testing, and design changes.

Led a cross functional team conducting extensive search and selection of the company’s main contract manufacturer. Successfully led a team of engineers at contract manufacturer’s site to transfer the design, build, test, and ship 18 large box medical devices for company’s pivotal study. Conducted multiple supplier audits on device critical suppliers.

Electrical/Hardware/Software engineer with responsibilities including electrical, thermal, software , and new & existing technology solution development and implementation in support of desktop PCs, Retail Point Of Sale computers, Thin Clients, and Blade PCs developed through the HP R&D organization.Conducted extensive research of hardware and software design of server and manufacturing process. Identified root cause and proved that product design was sound. Avoided $2.5 million in replacement costs of potentially defective production. Support the desktop product development team, as well as interface with key vendors and partners to drive technology decisions, development, and implementation.Driving technology investigations in hardware & software design. Providing design feedback, with an emphases in design qualification/testing and characterization. Meeting customer requirements while driving highest quality desktop PC designs.

Engineering manager for global pcb repair and reverse logistics company. Managing engineering groups in the USA, Singapore and China.Directly managing four engineering departments-two pcb repair, a BGA rework, and calibration/equipment maintenance. Successfully launched four separate repair lines. Successfully rolled out standardized BGA repair process in the USA, Singapore, and China.Leading quality repeat return analysis driving process improvements below customer requirement of 5%. Drove technology improvements with strategic equipment vendor improving process yields to 97%

Engineering project leader supervising three manufacturing engineers. Conducted bi-weekly production meetings that identified material, labor and design issues impacting on time shipment of goods. Reduced late orders from $500K to $50K in five months. Identified and implemented preventative maintenance program reducing manufacturing equipment down time by 10%.Designed and devloped automated, operator independent test system reducing test technician load time by increasing productivity time by 20%. Reduced false failure rate from 50% to 10% by designing and implementing new test procedure.Created automated assembly system that reduced manual labor by 7%. Initiated design for manufacturability concept that was later adopted by entire company.Initiated root cause analysis and monitored corrective action in those areas.Conducted weekly operations meeting that generated action items for all area department heads and visiting corporate executives that created a cross-functional communication platform within the company.ERP Core Team member; redesigned and implemented business processes. Modules include shop floor reporting, inventory, scheduling, planning, manufacturing, MRP, shipping, and receiving. Set the standard for ERP implementation timeline for Roper Industries family of companies.Post ERP launch Accounting team member researching inventory issues and cost accounting issues.

Project manager for worldwide deployment team members that created, use case tested and implemented a new global customer interface portal for customer service e-Business.Managed internal and vendor software development and deployment (database development, search engine development, HMI development, and Knowledge development).Identified and defined key performance indicators to monitor the program progress/status. This enabled project to stay on schedule, launch under budget, and identify risk identification and mitigation.Published weekly progress report for review by vice president of global services fulfillment group. Conducted weekly meetings with North American team members that provided technical guidance for marketing department’s next vision business plan.Established ‘Best in Class’ Practices for Global Services Fulfillment.

Worked a rotating schedule between facilities in Monterrey, Mexico, Augua Prieta, Mexico, & San Antonio, TX.Managed design engineering, manufacturing, materials, and sales participation in new product launch for three manufacturing facilities in Mexico. Program management for Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Isuzu, Mitsubishi and Mazda products.Coordinated hard and soft tooling in the US and Mexico. Tooling included injection molded plastics, stage tooling and progressive die stamping.Conducted material shortage meeting and prepared site operations.Supervised and analyzed production dry runs, design validation builds, P1, P2, beat rate.Facilitated all communications between the core and extended teams, sales, design engineering, foreign factory, and customers. Generated progress reports for customer review. Verified and structured manufacturing equipment BOM. Managed the ECO process throughout Life Cycle of design.

Domestic and international road warrior providing engineering support of in-circuit test equipment sales group.Preparing and presenting sales presentations for target key customers that established an acceptance criteria for purchase of product offering. Analyzed customers' manufacturing processes and strategies for optimization and improvements.Assessed equipment and reported product improvements to design and manufacturing executives which enabled market share and revenue growth.Supervised equipment implementation and reviewed onsite training criteria.

Design microprocessor based embedded controllers for the automotive and heavy equipment industry.Developed and coordinated detailed product launch schedules.Extensive customer interaction to improve product performance and manufacturability.Managed Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, and QC participation in new product launch.Managed the printed circuit board layout and implemented customer design changes and enhancements to existing products.Developed and executed detailed design validation plans. Structured the BOM and sequenced assembly procedures for lean manufacturing.

Assigned for one-year as a manufacturing troubleshooter to Elma, NY manufacturing facility.Lead technology transfer of PCB process from Seguin, TX to Elma, NY.Developed, implemented and gained customer approvals of printed circuit board repair process (QS9000).Established and managed printed circuit board repair process that saved over $500k in scrap material cost.Facilitated a culture change to a more detail-oriented atmosphere.Reduced test development cycle time by 50% and false failures by 20% on multiple products.

Designed, developed software, assembled, and debugged computer controlled test equipment for testing electronic assemblies for high volume production.Developed detailed project implementation plans including task schedules, milestones, and contingency plans using MS Project.Supervised six test engineers and technicians.Test engineering LAN administrator, responsible for network hardware and UNIX administration.Interfaced with the design launch team, manufacturing, QC, and project management to develop lean manufacturing assembly plans.