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William Burek

Vicksburg,MI

Summary

Accomplished Technical Lead & Mechanical Design Engineer with a proven track record at Stryker, specializing in New Product Development for medical devices. Expert in strategic planning and project leadership, demonstrated through the successful launch of the award-winning Bone Mill+ & current Technical Lead Role. Skilled in gathering usability & customer feedback, demonstrated by coordination and execution of 10+ Voice of Customer events, resulting in over 100 individual customer touchpoints within a single year.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Lead & Mechanical Design Engineer, NPD

Stryker
09.2018 - Current
  • Led cross functional project team 10+ in definition and development of a new product for use in multiple unique markets with a wide array of user groups & clinical variation
  • Led & coordinated 10+ Voice of Customer events spanning 10+ different locations and gathering feedback across 100+ individual customer touchpoints within the span of 1 year.
  • Coordinated with cross divisional counterparts within Stryker to ensure that integration & product solutions were safe, effective & well received by customers.
  • Core member of team responsible for developing & launching the award-winning product Bone Mill+ acting as a design engineer from exiting research through launch in December 2022 (2023)
  • Designed and refined Bone Mill+ product to align branding, quality & durability expectations of Stryker’s brand based on internal and external customer feedback ensuring brand quality to the customer from point of purchase and through the life of the product.
  • Led international team in the development and customer validation of the Bone Mill+ Sterilization Tray offerings.
  • Built, tested & validated designs to adhere to both global regulatory standards and internal test specifications. Products designed to adhere to UL, ASME, ISO, FCC, IEC, ROhS, REACH & EU MDR

Founding Member & Designer

Sympill LLC
01.2015 - 01.2023
  • Founding member of Sympill, LLC, startup company initially valued at $300,000.
  • Collecting Voice of Customer and testing Minimum viable products led to the product design pivot of using of dispenser on dietary supplements rather than the highly regulated market of prescription drugs.
  • As a student, development team won class wide product development competition and gained sponsorship from alumni funded small business incubator
  • Received awards at small business/start-up competition, The Hatching, resulting in continued funding and sponsorship with small business facility off campus.
  • Managed Licensing discussions with local and major pharmacy chains for distribution and manufacture of product.

Mechanical Engineer, New Product Development

Fortive
02.2016 - 09.2018
  • Completed design, validation, release, and data management of injection molded plastic, sheet metal and electromechanical assemblies for multiple globally released products.
  • Applied design optimization techniques to new product, resulting in a 50% part reduction, meeting stretch goals on product specifications & early regulatory approval testing on assemblies critical to launch.
  • Represented functional group in program planning & visual program management events as mechanical product lead for multiple projects.
  • Led conversations with service, manufacturing and marketing focus groups to collect and address VOC for both internal and external customer needs.
  • Founding team member of the Gilbarco chapter of Fortive Accelerate, a young professionals networking group focused on gaining and retaining talent across 10+ Operating Companies.

Medical Researcher

Michigan State University, College of Engineering
05.2012 - 12.2015
  • Published in peer reviewed Journal of Nature and Science, 1(8):e150, 2015 as second author for contributions to methodology presenting the influence of surrounding tissues on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm clinical outcomes.
  • Attended and gave seminars under direction of scientific director.
  • Derived, executed and described quantitative methodology to validate hypotheses that surrounding tissues affect mechanical stresses in the Aorta.
  • Designed, constructed and implemented research proposals, protocols and procedures.
  • Generated 3D mesh models of Abdominal Aortas using for PHD candidate dissertation including written report to be included in candidate’s final dissertation.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
12.2015

Skills

  • New Product Development Process - Medical Devices
  • Strategic Planning for customer centric design
  • Project Leadership, Risk Assessment & Mitigation
  • Usability Testing & Validation
  • Cost-benefit analyses

Top 5 Strengths

  • Strategic
  • Achiever
  • Learner
  • Context
  • Restorative

Accomplishments

  • U.S. Patent Holder for Rotary Based Pill Dispenser (#10,004,664)
  • Published author in Peer Reviewed Journal of Nature & Science for work on analysis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (J Nat Sci. 2015 Aug; 1(8): e150.)
  • Core Team Member for Stryker Global R&D Best New Product 2023 - Bone Mill+
  • Awarded Thomas Alva Edison Undergraduate Design Award - Michigan State University
  • Awarded Presidential North American Marketing Award for Innovation - Fortive Coorporation

Timeline

Technical Lead & Mechanical Design Engineer, NPD

Stryker
09.2018 - Current

Mechanical Engineer, New Product Development

Fortive
02.2016 - 09.2018

Founding Member & Designer

Sympill LLC
01.2015 - 01.2023

Medical Researcher

Michigan State University, College of Engineering
05.2012 - 12.2015

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Michigan State University

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