▪ Spearheaded supplier improvement plan that was initiated due to poor supplier performance to mitigate financial and supply chain risks posed by a critical supplier- Performed on-site audit to both identify areas of improvement for the supplier and address business concerns- Served as business liaison to repair the relationship with the vendor to a healthy position for continued growth▪ Alleviated business risk by partnering with a new supplier for a flagship product in the qualification of key assembly to save business 30% on component cost- Qualified supplier’s production methods to ensure product requirements were maintained at the new supplier▪ Drove supplier improvement processes across a wide portfolio of products to improve product quality and provide business cost savings- Guided subject matter experts to help suppliers improve processes

 Establish measurable quality standards and metrics to evaluate suppliers annually- Issue supplier corrective action requests to drive process improvements surrounding quality challenges- Verify the effectiveness of each supplier change including qualifying all new manufacturing processes Develop multi-faceted material review and inspection processes to ensure compliance of all production materials throughout the production process- Form and lead universal Material Review Board for Non-Conforming products based on form, fit, and function- Design inspection gages and tools to examine and control product needs due to end characteristic severity- Generate and implement requirements for incoming and outgoing first article production and validation to end customer drawings Conceptualized and activated company multi-year quality direction and goals with the President and COO including a major overhaul of the quality manual- Optimize operator standard work and build flow charts using Pareto analysis to ensure all product requirements are met- Trained and equipped cross-functional teams to implement necessary improvements and cost-saving procedures

Lead remediation activities to ensure legacy Neuromodulation componentsupplier controls meet current design and quality system requirements

Utilized and gathered quality data to address ongoing quality issues found invarious stages of the manufacturing process.