Today, manufacturing is about more than the mighty machine and measuring the performance of individual plants. It has become a much broader strategic lever, integral and critical to a company's success.
Within a comprehensive manufacturing strategy, manufacturing can encompass everything from innovation and talent management to cross-functional coordination and alignment.
Having a manufacturing strategy means aligning with overall company goals and objectives.
It also means bringing a flexible, customer-centric approach to new product development and delivery that exceeds customer expectations and generates the best cost position possible.
Within a comprehensive manufacturing strategy, manufacturing can encompass everything from innovation and talent management to cross-functional coordination and alignment.
Having a manufacturing strategy means aligning with overall company goals and objectives.
It also means bringing a flexible, customer-centric approach to new product development and delivery that exceeds customer expectations and generates the best cost position possible.
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About Jeff
- 20 years as VP Manufacturing / Operations for 6 medical device companies.
- Sanovas - COO
- Picarro - VP Manufacturing and Customer Support
- CardioDX - VP Operations and Administration
- PEAK Surgical - VP Operations (Acquired by Medtronic)
- Siemens Untrasound - VP Global Supply Chain
- Stryker (NYSE: SYK) - VP Global Operations
Experience
VP Operations
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Guardant Health
Jun, 2015
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Jul, 2016
- Biopsy-free tumor sequencing test that tracks tumor genomics in real-time.
Chief Operating Officer
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Sanovas, Inc
Apr, 2014
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May, 2015
- Responsible for getting innovative medical device for lung cancer through FDA clearance
- Scale up company for rapid growth across several sectors
Vice President - Manufacturing and Customer Support
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Picarro, Inc.
Nov, 2010
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Mar, 2014
- Scaled up in-house manufacturing of a disruptive technology for the market leader in scientifc measurements
- Led Operations, Customer Service, and Service - turned around business into growth company with positive cash flow
- Producer of gas measurement systems for science and industry
Vice President Operations and Administration (COO role)
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CardioDX, Inc.
Apr, 2009
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Nov, 2010
- Vice President Operations and Administration - responsible for Operations, Finance, HR, Quality, Customer Service, and IT
- CardioDx, Inc., a pioneer in the field of cardiovascular genomic diagnostics, is committed to developing clinically validated tests that empower clinicians to better tailor care to each individual patient
- Strategically focused on coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmia and heart failure, CardioDx is expands patient access and improves healthcare quality and efficiency through the commercialization of genomic technologies
Vice President - Operations
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PEAK Surgical, Inc.
2007
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2009
- PEAK Surgical, Inc. is a medical device company that has developed the PEAK PlasmaBlade
- Commercialized product and grew infrastructure for company that was acquired by Medtronic
Vice President - Global Supply Chain
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Siemens Ultrasound
2005
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2007
- Worldwide manufacturing and supply chain for Siemens Ultrasound
- Managed 500 people in three plants - two plants in Korea and one in the San Francisco Bay Area
Vice President - Global Operations
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Stryker Endoscopy
1993
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2005
- Stryker - NYSE: SYK
- In addition to global Operations, 6 years in Sales and Marketing. Rookie of the Year in Sales.
Captain
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United States Army
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1992
AeroScout Pilot, 1st Cavalry Division Apache Attack Company, Bronze Star
Education
United States Military Academy - West Point
BS, General Engineering
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