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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: * 25+ years engineering and product development experience of increasing responsibility resulting in over 25 successful product launches, many patents for new devices and technology, and several group turnarounds. * 15+ years of engineering management experience managing cross-functional teams with 20 - 70 staff members of systems, software, GUI, mechanical, electrical, firmware, engineers and designers as well as project managers. * 15+ years leading medical device development resulting in12 instrument or system introductions at major medical technology providers such as Eastman Kodak, Johnson & Johnson, Baxter, Smith & Nephew, and Hill-Rom. * Key member of a founding leadership team that grew a company to over $85M in just over 3 years. * Proven track record of successfully leading engineering groups to deliver quality products on time and on budget. * Hands-on, customer-focused, technical leader with acute business acumen and the unique ability to inspire development teams to perform at high levels while delivering leading edge technology to market. * Expert in the development of instruments and disposables used in the medical device and health care industry. * Broad background of engineering and management experience including hardware, mechanical, electrical, GUI, software, materials, systems engineering, international safety and certification, and product industrial design. * Broad industry engineering experience including medical device, telecommunications, industrial automation and controls, machine and consumer product design, utilizing leading edge engineering software to develop products faster, better quicker than our competitors. * I have delivered successful new technology products to industry leaders such as Johnson & Johnson, Baxter, Eastman Kodak, Westinghouse, Lucent, McDonnell Douglas, Hill-Rom and several new startups.