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Experienced and Passionate Product Development Manager who brings a unique skill set to Engineering. Proven experience in the areas of: Product and Application Engineering, Manufacturing Continuous Improvement and Development, Operations Management, Business Development, Global Supply Chain and Marketing. Experience includes: medical, aerospace, industrial inspection/automation, and defense.Familiar with ISO 9100, ISO 13485, AS 9100, RoHS, REACH.Proven leader with the ability to recruit, develop, and retain high potential employees and support through career development. Direct and support global multi-functional teams with members from their own company and customers.Design, development, and manufacturing experience creating fiber optic components, sub-assemblies, optical systems, LED and lamp based light sources and processes. Design and source components including machined, molded, extruded and various other fabrication methods for low and high volume applications.Strong customer focus with the ability to develop long term , open partnerships. Sample Projects:Medical: Imaging and lighting fiber optics, LEDs, and light sources for endoscopy, Illuminated retractors, headlamps, diagnostic equipment and spectroscopy. Dental: Curing tips and illuminated instruments, x-ray sensors.Industrial: Imaging and lighting fiber optics, LEDs and light sources for machine vision, process control, microscopy, spectroscopy, and non-destructive testing.Aerospace: Sensors and passive emergency exit imaging fiber optics.Defense: Fiber optic lightguides for illumination and sensors.

Listed skills include Product Development, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Manufacturing, Product Marketing, and 46 others.