SUMMARY:

• Seasoned Director of Engineering with over 25 years of experience leading complex technical projects in medical devices, internet of things (IoT), mobile devices, cloud computing, cyber - security, and military electronics.
• Expertise in program management, project management, product management, and agile software development.
• Directed large teams of managers, engineers, and technicians to produce results within critical time limits.
• Experience managing several large concurrent projects working at start-ups, mid-sized companies, and large corporations with multi-million dollar budgets.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential,Eden Prairie,MN

Director of Engineering

• Provide direction for large staff of engineers, technicians, and managers who develop wireless technologies and digital signal processing for hearing aids and their accessories.
• Developed hearing aids and accessories that use Bluetooth and multiple other wireless technologies to communicate with Apple iPhones, Apple Watches, remote microphones, and devices to stream audio from your TV to your hearing aid using Bluetooth
• Conducted strategic planning to create new product and technology roadmaps
• Program reviews for product development projects and technology development projects
• Developed strategy to integrate our wireless products to the cloud and add new features
• Drove innovation events to generate new R&D pipeline projects and new intellectual property
• Created process improvements to reduce costs and speed up product development

Confidential,Shakopee,MN

Director of Engineering

• Provided direction for large staff of engineers, technicians, and managers who developed machines that produced credit cards, passports, and other cyber security technologies with embedded secure computer chips.
• Grew sales revenue from $400M to $600M by driving completion of multiple concurrent projects involving NFC Smart Cards, motor control, RFID, sensors, color printing, lasers, and holograms
• Completed multiple Lean Six Sigma projects on multiple product lines to improve quality and increase profit margins
• Negotiated with Confidential executives to design next generation machines to instantly produce and personalize secure credit cards
• Successfully completed instant issuance credit card machine project on time and budget
• Sold thousands of these instant issuance credit card machines to Chase and won major sales contracts from four other top tier banks in America for thousands more
• Planned and relocated operations into a new headquarters with 50% more room to accommodate fast and projected growth

Confidential,St. Paul,MN

Senior Engineering Manager

• Managed large teams that developed implantable medical devices and cloud-based communication and control systems for remote patient follow up; recruited, coached, and developed staff; managed contracts with domestic and international companies; updated procedures to improve product quality, productivity, and regulatory compliance.
• Designed, tested, and completed market release of new cardiac pacemaker that provides enhanced therapy options and new telemetry for cloud-based remote patient follow up
• Designed, tested, and completed market release of new implantable cardiac defibrillator that provides several extra sensors for detecting and treating congestive heart failure
• Completed multiple technology development projects for right atrial auto-threshold and for 2nd generation RF telemetry (wireless network) to allow remote patient follow up
• Led an innovation initiative, created proposals for new product concepts, and received approval from the Technology Product Investment Board to pursue 9 of the 10 ideas
• Analyzed and resolved product defects by creating a new software unit test procedure; trained multiple software teams across the company in the new methods
• Performed VOC market research and financial analysis, and obtained funding for multiple new products which were sold to executive management, successfully developed, FDA approved, and market released in the United States and multiple international markets:
• The Latitude system for remote patient follow up using a cloud-based distributed system
• The Zoom Programmer which booted in 6 seconds and had a long-distance telemetry
• The Partner Rhythm Assistant for wireless control of an implantable atrial defibrillator
• Led team of engineers developing our most advanced implantable cardiac pacemaker with new hardware and firmware architecture, new telemetry, and new detection and therapy algorithms
• Provided direction for engineers performing system integration of a new defibrillator system with several new features for detecting and treating the atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
• Led a cross-functional team of engineers porting software applications to a new hardware platform
• Lead Engineer on MINI High-Energy defibrillator for patients with high defibrillation thresholds
• Lead Engineer on the Rhythm Line project for remote patient follow up of cardiac pacemakers
• Analyzed and resolved several issues with the common software architecture

Confidential,Golden Valley,MN

Principal Engineer

• Designed military electronic and software systems at company headquarters in Minnesota and at the Naval Undersea Warfare Centers in Newport, RI and Keyport, WA.
• Asked by executives to move to Newport RI and open a new office; grew it to 60 people
• Wrote winning contract proposals that resulted in the award of several multi-million-dollar contracts from the US Navy
• Lead engineer for a project to design the hardware and firmware for a fire control system between the MK50 torpedo and the computer systems in the P-3 Navy aircraft and the SH-60 Navy helicopter
• Performed hardware and software design of an interface card for an HP9000 computer for communications between the HP9000 and a Confidential -14 computer
• Wrote library routines and device drivers in the C programming language
• Developed hardware and firmware to provide beam steering of the torpedo sonar system
• Developed hardware and software for automated test equipment for torpedo fire control system
• Lead engineer for system and subsystem level automatic test equipment development projects