Project Management Experience

In my role as Project Manager I directed cross-functional teams of junior engineers, electrical engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, and interns. My responsibilities included overseeing mechanical design and electrical integration, managing project schedule and product cost, developing regulatory documentation, and managing test planning and implementation. My focus is to proactively de-risk projects using a “fail fast” approach. I have directed projects from inception to product launch and provided post-launch sustaining support. My experience includes the successful launch of 7 new cost sensitive product, bringing these to market on time and within budget.

Leadership Experience

I love working in roles where I have the opportunity to mentor junior engineers and interns. I currently work with a team of young, bright mechanical engineers. I serve as a resource for guidance, technical knowledge and design reviews. It is wonderful to pass on my years of experience to those eager to take on new challenges and elevate their ME skills. I have developed company engineering standards, including drawing standards, PDM file management architecture and training, GD&T training, and guidelines for tolerance analysis studies. I have also created company design resource & training guidelines covering machine design, injection mold design and sheet metal design.

At Sunrise Medical in my position as Sr. ME- Advanced Development I was responsible for generation of new design concepts and intellectual property. In this role I worked with Product Managers on new products, helping define customers’ needs and developing products to address these markets. My designs later transitioned to larger design teams of mechanical, test, and manufacturing engineers.

Cross-Functional Teams

My career has taught me the importance of working constructively on cross-functional teams. I have worked with many very skilled mechanical, electrical, software, systems, manufacturing, and human factors engineers, RA/QA managers, industrial designers, and project directors. My success on these teams comes from effective communication and a strong desire to understand product requirements, challenges and limitations from a broad range of disciplines. Being an effective team member means asking the critical questions that will guide me to successful design solutions, and continually verifying that my proposed designs integrate with requirements and constraints of other team members. Fostering a mindset of curiosity and continuous learning has allowed me to effectively integrate my mechanical knowledge with other disciplines to solve complex problems and create innovative solutions.