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Summary
R&D leader with a track record of building a winning culture and leading programs across the finish line within tight timelines and budgets. Extremely results-oriented and proactive in addressing and resolving problems through cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior R&D Manager
Olympus
01.2016 - Current
- Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover
- Spearheaded cross-functional initiative to align goals for maximum productivity
- Worked directly with Quality and Operations to achieve an improvement in personal accountability on key program timelines
- Collaborated with cross-functional peers to created new revenue streams through acquisition due diligence activities
- Hired and trained new engineers from multi-disciplinary backgrounds (EE, ME, SE) over the last 12 months
R&D Manager
Honeywell
05.2013 - 01.2016
- Partnered successfully with Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, & Marketing to deliver innovative medical devices to market
- Strengthened company's business by leading implementation of a new, combination radio-frequency generator platform for electrosurgery
- Exceeded company objectives with launch of new products, beating revenue expectations by 100%
- Hired and trained Electrical Engineers
- Named inventor on 3 patent applications for simultaneous activation of monopolar and bipolar RF, circuit to reduce RF leakage current, and an innovative control algorithm using linear regression approximation
Senior Electrical Engineer
Carollo Engineers
05.2012 - 05.2013
- Led cross-functional collaboration to make design improvements to the Pulsar II Monopolar RF generator (Electrical, Software, Mechanical modifications)
- Developed a standardized method for subjectively evaluating RF dissection performance
- Led Root Cause Analysis efforts on various system level technical challenges
- Collaborated with Sales Force, Marketing, Surgeons to gain understanding of system level user needs
Senior Electrical Engineer
Carollo Engineers
01.2011 - 05.2012
- Lead Electrical Engineering effort on the new CrossFlow Arthroscopy pump
- Designed main board PCBA (architecture, schematics and board layout)
- Contributor on system level embedded software (8 bit Atmel micro controllers, 32 bit Freescale ARM processor)
- Responsible for bringing product from initial concept through design freeze
- Named Inventor on patent US9289110 B2 for Control of surgical fluid management pump system
Electrical Engineer
Amentum
06.2008 - 01.2011
- Created prototype PCBA's for the next generation Arthroscopy pump (circuit design, schematic creation, PCB layout)
- Created prototype software in C & C++ to operate the pump mechanism using analog feedback from flow and pressure sensors
- Collaborated with fluid mechanics expert to create a working next generation pump prototype consisting of motors, custom peristaltic pumps, force and flow sensor feedback, power supply, digital communication architecture to integrate pump with adjacent OR equipment
Education
Master of Engineering - Engineering Management
Pennsylvania State University
State College, PABachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT2008
Skills
- Awarded Employee of the year at Medtronic in 2015
- Awarded Star of Excellence for customer-focused quality and innovation at Medtronic in 2016
- Awarded Strive award for exceeding leadership expectations and living the Medtronic Mission in 2014
- Nominated for and attended the elite Emerging Leaders Program at Medtronic in 2014
- Launched a new Electrosurgical generator within budget & timeline, below target COGS in 2015
- Launched the most technologically advanced Arthroscopy Pump in the world in 2008
Timeline
Senior R&D Manager
Olympus
01.2016 - Current
R&D Manager
Honeywell
05.2013 - 01.2016
Senior Electrical Engineer
Carollo Engineers
05.2012 - 05.2013
Senior Electrical Engineer
Carollo Engineers
01.2011 - 05.2012
Electrical Engineer
Amentum
06.2008 - 01.2011
Master of Engineering - Engineering Management
Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Brigham Young University