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Kelly Buchanan

Kelly Buchanan

Chicago,IL

Summary

Results-driven management professional with a background in medical and surgical device engineering. Proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
2
2

Certifications

Work History

Senior Packaging Engineer

Becton Dickinson
08.2024 - Current
  • Redesigned components to simplify assembly procedures while maintaining structural integrity.
  • Improved packaging efficiency by redesigning existing processes and implementing innovative solutions for surgical innovations.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new packaging concepts into manufacturing processes.
  • Managed vendor relationships for timely delivery of quality materials, meeting project deadlines and budget requirements.
  • Developed comprehensive test plans to validate package integrity, ensuring regulatory compliance for medical devices.
  • Established efficient communication channels with stakeholders throughout project lifecycles, fostering collaboration and timely decision making across teams and multiple business units.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work on aggravated timelines.
  • Project manager of cross-functional groups that lead multiple initiatives leading to successful FDA submissions and approvals of new and remediated medical devices including drug-device combination products.
  • Project manager for all applicable portfolio products related to EUMDR.

Packaging Engineer

Medtronic
12.2019 - 08.2024
  • Ensured compliance with industry regulations, maintaining up-to-date knowledge on packaging standards and guidelines.
  • Served as a subject matter expert for packaging-related inquiries from other departments, providing guidance and support as needed.
  • Streamlined production processes by implementing automated packaging equipment, increasing overall productivity.
  • Conducted thorough testing of packages to validate their performance under various conditions, ensuring reliability and durability during shipping and handling.
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with business goals.
  • Developed comprehensive multi-year project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results that aligned with business needs.
  • Help create and manage new protocols, builds, and engineering reports.
  • Coordinating with suppliers from early stages, through testing, into final production of products and their distribution. Coordination with suppliers continued after product release for business continuity.
  • Subject Matter Expert in Sterile Medical Devices and Sterilization. Assist in engineering product testing and provide guidance for FDA Submissions.
  • Review and approve engineering protocols, product changes, and execution plans to ensure new product design consistencies and providing engineering approval and release to manufacturing.
  • Lead initiative on EUMDR Remediation and Integrations, including new product development and legacy product remediation.
  • Provided training to junior team members on best practices in package engineering techniques.
  • Supported sustainability initiatives by incorporating eco-friendly materials and practices into packaging designs.

Packaging Engineer

Boston Scientific
05.2019 - 12.2019
  • Gaining additional lab and clinical experience.
  • Learning about medical devices from their beginnings in new product development to finalization production cycles.
  • Enhancing my knowledge as an engineer.
  • Assist in sterilization engineering tasks and testing.
  • Help create and manage new protocols, builds, and reports.
  • Learning and assisting in engineering product testing and how to accurately provide guidance to cross functional teams.
  • Review and approve engineering CAD drawings to ensure new product design consistencies pending approval and release.
  • Developed a new process for Special Work requests.

Packaging Engineer

Godiva
12.2018 - 05.2019
  • Gained professional experience in the field of packaging.
  • Worked on product and shipment testing.
  • Developed lab testing and lab trial skills.
  • Assisted in creative problem-solving solutions to packaging conflicts involving a variety of biological materials and designs.
  • Gained extensive knowledge of packaging products and bills of materials to create successful product package specifications successfully implemented into operations.
  • Designed product packaging to ensure product integrity and appeal under varying shipping and display conditions applicable to supply chain constraints.
  • Gained valuable experience in plant and packaging line management.
  • Gained experience working with clients and suppliers to create a packaging design that meets engineering and marketing requirements.
  • Gained valuable lab experience using ISTA, ASTM, and ICH procedures.

Education

Master of Science - Microbiology And Cell Science

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
05-2025

Graduate Certificate - Cardiovascular And Renal Physiology

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
05-2022

Bachelor of Science - Packaging Engineering

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
05-2019

Skills

  • Innovation development
  • Quality control standards
  • Project management: Project planning, scheduling, tracking, funding and development
  • Client and Customer relations
  • Stakeholder communications and strategist
  • Staff and cross functional team management
  • Packaging Software: AutoCAD, ArtiosCAD, CAPE, TOPS, AI, PhotoShop, SolidWorks, PLM, AS400, Windchill, MAP Agile, Master Control, Team Center, and Microsoft Office Application proficiency
  • Bioengineering Software: BLAST, Clustal OMEGA, MSUCLE, MEGA, GROMACS, CHArMM, Benchling, SnapGene, NCBI Tools
  • Bioinstrumentation development
  • Medical research and data analysis
  • Medical device design: Surgical Medical Device and Drug Device Combination Engineering
  • Neurology, Spinal, Cardiovascular, and Reusable/Sterile Use medical device engineering
  • Clinical trial design and execution with FDA submission
  • Technical Sales experience and ability to explain complex systems to future clientele and suppliers
  • Coordination Skills with Hospital Networks and Administrators for Medical Device training and implementation initiatives

Certification

  • Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
  • Six Sigma Black Belt Trained
  • Currently studying for PMP Certification

Timeline

Senior Packaging Engineer

Becton Dickinson
08.2024 - Current

Packaging Engineer

Medtronic
12.2019 - 08.2024

Packaging Engineer

Boston Scientific
05.2019 - 12.2019

Packaging Engineer

Godiva
12.2018 - 05.2019

Master of Science - Microbiology And Cell Science

University of Florida

Graduate Certificate - Cardiovascular And Renal Physiology

University of Florida

Bachelor of Science - Packaging Engineering

Michigan State University

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