Ulrich Toft Email & Phone Number

Binyamina, Israel

Haifa Area, Israel

Israel

In my current position, I provide executive-level leadership with expertise in delivering customer-specific technical product requirements and oversight of product development lifecycles. I also lead Research and Development staff and technical contractors in the full lifecycle product development of a new startup company delivering a fingerprint-activated firearms locking technology to market, including market requirements definition, mechanical and electrical SW design, project management, patent application submission, licensing, and operational leadership. During my time in this role so far, I have spearheaded a 40% cost savings on product prototypes through alternative China sourcing. I also conceptualized and implemented comparative reporting and metric tools to analyze most cost-effective vendors and service providers, resulting in 20% cost savings throughout production. I implemented new project management system responsible for improving business processes and client communication.

Yokneam, Israel

At Syneron-Candela, I earned a significant promotion to this Product Manager role as a result of outstanding project and team leadership, product development, and strategic business vision.During my time as Product Manager, I strategically planned and stewarded product marketing for innovative medical technologies on the forefront of patient care. I analyzed, researched, and provided recommendations on market potential and business growth opportunities. Additionally, I led a cross-functional team, regulatory compliance of products, beta site validation, and UPT. Moreover, I was a vital contributor to the development of a new CO2 laser handpiece during initial phases that resulted in an anticipated increase in product sales by 10%. I also led a project workforce in the launch of three new products, resulting in $12M in additional annual revenue.

Yokneam, Israel

In my initial role, I directed an engineering team through full life cycle project management in the development of medical devices. I oversaw complex project scope, clinical evaluations, regulatory compliance with FDA/CE/CFDA requirements, production, and completion to market. Further, I led ISO 13485 compliance and interdepartmental coordination across projects. During my six-year tenure, I made several lasting contributions. I directed the successful launch of a new market segment and improved processes to generate additional $100k in savings through strategic product mold selection. I spearheaded training and mentoring of pier project managers throughout enterprise-wide process implementations to improve cross-functional communications. Additionally, I completely turned around a vital clinical evaluation phase project through effective change management, resulting in product revamp and streamlining prior to launch.

Haifa Area, Israel

At GE Healthcare, I led the definition of manufacturing requirements and implementation of the same for industry-leading healthcare corporation. As a Manufacturing Program Leader, I effectively stewarded projects throughout full manufacturing life cycle, including transfer to an international market and led implementation of Lean and Six Sigma standards.

(1) Responsible for improving business and manufacturing processes in chemical and pharmaceutical plant. (2) Capacity planning and design of brand new production plant (macro and micro layout). Defining plant equipment like blenders, tablet press machinery, packaging lines and automated (WIP) warehouse. Managing projects with respect to time schedule, budgets and resources with international and local partners.

Responsible for line of fully automatic dicing saws. Later appointed BOM manager with responsibility of all BOMs (herunder defining quality procedures for BOMs and engineering change). Local project manager of PDM project executed in coorperation with headqarters, USA (ERP system: BaaN, PDM system: Metaphase