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Many years of experience in small start-up medical device companies to large medical device corporations in a variety of progressively challenging positions up to Vice-President of Manufacturing and R&D. Experience in both medical and consumer products industries. Listed as inventor on five patents for consumer and medical products with significant contributions for many other products. Known as a driver for quality improvement reliability of processes and procedures and Lean Manufacturing techniques. ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1. Resolved injection molded part problems for medical and consumer products. Experience in extrusion both single layer and co-extrusion. Experienced as a leader for Extrusion Department making catheter balloon and dialysis tubing. Responsible for the automated balloon forming equipment for Angioplasty products. 5. Obtained FDA approval for a sterile packaging facility for an imported medical product. Designed and installed Controlled Environments (CE) in two companies. 7. Provided leadership to get products FDA approved in start-up medical companies and larger corporations. 8. Developed several products from concept through full production in medical products industry. 9. Significant experience resolving production problems of quality quantity and cost. 10. Experienced at resolving ergonomic and safety issues with process and machine modifications. 11. A team player as no "I" in Team. 12. Experience in fast growing companies with the need to expand their spaces to meet corporate growth in a short time frames. Experienced with set-up, process development, procedures, and PM for assembly equipment. 14. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Warehouse Worker, CEVA Logistics in West Bloomington, MN, 12-11-17 to 1-10-18. I had a temporary position as an auditor for evaluating pallets that were ready to ship for correct part numbers, correct number of cartons, and proper assembly of pallets ready to load in the truck with proper shrink wrap. Handling cartons on the pallet that were from small 2"X 2" X 6" to large cartons 2'X 3'X 6' carton from weight from less than a pound to over 100 pounds, 7 - 5 for 5 days a week. Worked part-time as a truck driver for CentraSota in Santiago, MN delivering farm chemicals for part of the summer of 2008 and worked for a farmer that fall with field work. Worked again for CentraSota in the summer of 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Worked as a truck driver for Offutt Potato in the fall of 2016 with 12-13 hour days, 7 days a week, as required for potato harvesting. Committed to perform job as required to meet employer's requirements. Performed volunteer work for local farmer in the summer time as needed.
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