My Work

I have been working in Manufacturing and Operations for more than thirty years and still find it incredibly exciting and challenging! I enjoy working with my clients and their teams to combine new concepts and technologies with old school wisdom, experience and hard work to  achieve significant improvement. While I am often called on to address "big picture" cross-functional issues, I still consider myself a Manufacturing Engineer and enjoy being hands-on when needed. Here is an overview of my experience and some examples of results achieved - please feel free to ask for more details or how I may have helped companies with challenges similar to yours!

Experience: 

  • Manufacturing Engineer for a major Defense contractor (missile guidance systems) and a computer modem manufacturer
  • Manufacturing Engineering Manager for a Medical Diagnostic instrument start-up - ($0 - $300M growth)
  • Director/VP of Operations for five Medical Device / Instrument start-ups (various growth levels from $0 - $50M):
    • Automated Immuno-Assay Diagnostics, Animal Fertility, Lab-on-Chip Diagnostics, DNA Sequencing, Automated Microscopy, Wearable Ultrasound Therapy
  • VP of Operations for a $25M medical product subcontractor (performance turnaround) 
  • President of a Hospital Medical Equipment OEM (performance turnaround) 
  • Consultant for various technical product companies in highly regulated industries:
    • Aerospace, Spinal Implants, Nutraceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, Optical Filters, Industrial Products, Animal Health, Medical Packaging

Results:

  • Introduction of Lean Manufacturing techniques at a major Defense contractor resulting in improved flow and product quality with reduced manufacturing costs 
  • Operations leader for successful launch and growth of 6 medical product start-ups ($0 - $300M)
  • Multi-site Operations turnaround (On Time Delivery, Quality, New Product Development) at a major Medical fluidics subcontractor/job shop
  • Successful product development, validation and launch of leading edge technical products including automated instruments, devices, sub-assemblies, reagents and consumables.
  • Restructuring and Engineering / Operations turnaround of  a $9M Medical Equipment company resulting in a major valuation increase and subsequent sale.
  • Significant Gross Margin improvement for a DNA-guided Nutraceuticals company
  • Successful ISO 9001 and 13485 certification and 510K clearance 
  • Harmonization of the Clinical Trial process for a major pharmaceutical company

Product Technologies:

Defense Products, Computer Modems, Hospital Disinfection Equipment, Wearable Medical Devices (Ultrasound Therapy), Spinal Implants, DNA Sequencers, Automated Diagnostic Analyzers, Automated Microscopy for Molecular Diagnostics, Fluidic assemblies and components, Lab-on-chip / Micro-fluidics, Nutraceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, Animal Fertility Systems, Optical Filters (thin film),  ASR Diagnostic kits

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