Adept at navigating stress and driving successful results in solo and group contexts. Receptive to new ideas and adaptable to change, with a strong emphasis on goal achievement. Focused on enhancing growth opportunities for teams and individuals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Production Manager: Catheter Manufacturing Operations
Medtronic Corporation
Billerica
08.2024 - 09.2025
Manage Operations staff of 14, 7 directly, 7 indirectly and 120+ direct labor work force across multiple shift structure.
Led organizational change within a new product Launch environment resulting in relocation of an off-site training center into manufacturing facility without service impact or reduction in training HC, 50% output improvement on existing product lines and launch of new product sub-assembly manufacturing lines.
Established business unit Tier meetings to effectively manage multiple conflicting priorities from multiple part numbers ensuring all team members see tangible connection between workload and bottom-line P and L metrics.
Operations lead of change management between Dev/Operations to stabilize new product launch of the MICRA evolution battery platform. Results were acceleration of off shift structure elimination, 12% RTY improvement and increased OU confidence feeding FY25 additional funding for further cost down project execution.
Continued Hiring, retention and development of top talent. Challenging individual contributor culture and collaboration to drive positive engagement delivering bottom line OPC statement impact.
Sr Value Stream Manager: Medium Rate Battery Operations
Medtronic Corporation
Brooklyn Center
07.2022 - 08.2024
Manage Operations staff of 17, 7 directly, 10 indirectly and 180+ direct labor work force across multiple shift structure.
Led organizational change within the medium rate battery platforms resulting in backorder recovery of CRM and Neuromodulation battery demand, 38% output improvement on 2 mature production lines, 11% reduction in equipment downtime and a 5% scrap %COGM savings.
Optimized business unit meetings to effectively manage multiple part numbers ensuring all team members see tangible connection between workload and bottom-line P and L metrics.
Operations lead of change management between Dev/Operations to stabilize new product launch of the MICRA evolution battery platform. Results were acceleration of off shift structure elimination, 12% RTY improvement and increased OU confidence feeding FY25 additional funding for further cost down project execution.
Continued Hiring, retention and development of top talent. Challenging individual contributor culture and collaboration to drive positive engagement delivering bottom line OPC statement impact.
Sr Production Manager: Capacitor, Machining, EDM, Spring Contact Manufacturing & Acuity X4 Transfer Lead
Boston Scientific Corporation
Arden Hills
11.2019 - 07.2022
Manage engineering staff of 9, 6 directly, 3 indirectly, cross functional leadership & cross site staffing with 150+ Direct Labor.
Effective Technical Asset site transfers both within the Midwest and Puerto Rico.
Strategic planning, and detailed task ownership execution.execution. Driving project resource ramp, detailed planning gate reviews and UPN execution.
Mens Health (Midwest) site successfully transferred commercial builds Q1 2020 > Q4 2020
Catheter sub-assembly (Dorado) line successfully transfered commercial builds Q4 2022
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group
Boston Scientific Corporation
Arden Hills
07.2017 - 01.2019
Engineering Manager for Batteries, Cathode and Can Prep sub-assemblies. Partnered with production and process development to drive continual process improvement with strict adherence to Quality, Service and Cost drivers.
Manage engineering staff of 26, 8 directly, 4 indirectly and 15 Technicians.
Cross-Functional Project Execution.
Effective Strategic Planning and Task ownership supporting Business Growth. Oversaw the ramp up, sustainment and elimination of weekend brady operations in the battery manufacturing factory.
Identification and execution of yield improvement activities resulting in rolling 12-month final pass yield increase from 89.3% to 91.3% & 85.8 to 88.94% for Tachy and Brady product lines respectively.
Directed capacity improvement projects resulting in eliminating the need for Brady weekend shift operations.
Site Lead for Technician Talent Pipeline. Built and established technical partnership with feeder technical colleges resulting in 2 hires & 4 active interns.
Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group
Boston Scientific Corporation
Arden Hills
05.2015 - 06.2017
Lead Group of 15 Maintenance Technicians across Battery and Cathode Manufacturing Facilities with Strict adherence to Quality, Service & Cost Drivers.
Consistent Cross-Functional Project Execution.
Effective Strategic Planning and Task ownership supporting Business Growth.
Lead, Manage, Develop & Retain Strong Talent.
Manufacturing Engineer II, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group
Boston Scientific Corporation
Arden Hills
02.2013 - 05.2015
Technical and Operational Support to Cathode and Dry Room Manufacturing Lines.
Provide technical and operational support to daily plant operations.
Project manage process improvements and plant modifications.
Lead areas of Disciplined Operations implementation & Environmental Audit Actions
Encapsulation Plants, Radioactive Waste, Technical Inventory Analysis, and Condition Monitoring.
Education
BEng Honors - Chemical Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, Scotland
05.2006
Skills
Work well under pressure, on own initiative and within team environment producing meaningful results
Open-minded and change-orientated whilst remaining focused
Seeking a position that will encourage both personal and team achievements
General Interests
Travelled solo extensively for a 12-month period (07/01/11 - 07/31/12) in the Americas, Australasia, Asia and Europe.
Adventurous, independent and extremely self-motivated.
Strong belief that experience of other people and cultures is important in promoting healthy working relations in a global market and multi-cultural business world.
Timeline
Sr Production Manager: Catheter Manufacturing Operations
Medtronic Corporation
08.2024 - 09.2025
Sr Value Stream Manager: Medium Rate Battery Operations
Medtronic Corporation
07.2022 - 08.2024
Sr Production Manager: Capacitor, Machining, EDM, Spring Contact Manufacturing & Acuity X4 Transfer Lead
Boston Scientific Corporation
11.2019 - 07.2022
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group
Boston Scientific Corporation
07.2017 - 01.2019
Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group
Boston Scientific Corporation
05.2015 - 06.2017
Manufacturing Engineer II, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group