Experience

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  Encana

  May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Engineering summer student

  -Worked with operations improvement requests, researching options, evaluating quotes, and implementingchanges-Ordered equipment for operation improvement requests-Assisted in the installation of a rescue system for the incinerator stack by working alongside engineers &installation crew-Interpreted engineering drawings to understand the flow of products and find pertinent process and pipinginformation.

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  Stanco projects ltd

  Sept 2007 - Dec 2007

  Engineering student

  -Assisted in mechanical design and drafting of lime handling systems, including plant and piping layouts, steelfabrication details, bill of materials and equipment assemblies.-Gathered information and wrote a manual with equipment specifications, drawings and descriptions for a limehandling system.-Modelled aspects of the lime handling equipment and piping using AutoCad-Communicated with manufactures to supply quotes and pertinent information

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  Robert bosch gmbh

  May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Engineering student

  -Assisted in the design/research for wide band gap semiconductors-60% of time was spent independently in a class 10,000 clean room performing layer depositions, photolithography, and characterizations of layers-40% was spent modeling systems with Solidworks,compiling graphs and interpreting results

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  Evasc medical systems

  Aug 2010 - Feb 2015

  Medical device project engineer/production manager/inventory manager

  -Operate under ISO 13485 quality management system -Production Manager for a team of engineers and technicians who manufacture medical device products (Class III neurovascular implant, Class III neurovascular and peripheral catheters, Class I sterile detachment device) for design validation and verification testing, animal trials and clinical trials-Develop/perform operational qualifications and process qualifications for production equipment-Create FMEA documents, design verification test reports and design specifications for submissions to regulatory bodies in Canada and Europe-Developed and run an inventory control system using Microsoft Access-Design packaging and labeling for medical devices as per ISO 11607-Assist in completing design dossiers for four neurovascular medical device products for regulatory submission in Europe (Class III implant and Class III catheter CE Mark approved and pending CE Mark approval for remaining 2 products) and Canada (received approval for Special Access Program and Investigational Testing for all four products) Show less

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  Neovasc inc.

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2023

  - Accountable to the CEO to execute three specific program management plans to achieve strategic business goals.- Responsible for overall project leadership which includes management, coordination, and development of the product development plan.- Responsible for the execution of the project development process and completion of all project plans and milestones; assessing risk, and implementing strategies to ensure successful delivery of the program.- Facilitate and lead cross-functional decisions with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations and Clinical as required. Show less Responsible for the delivery of process innovation and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization while facilitating key business goals. • Analyze business processes: identify and deliver improvement activities across the business through employing process improvement methodologies and the application of innovative thinking• Develop strategies: develop short and long term strategies for the organization. Goal to facilitate progress of programs while reducing costs and workflow inefficiencies.• Lead activities: coordinate and lead key projects for improvement across all levels of the organization. Take ownership of change initiatives from evolution/efficiency identification through to project delivery• Monitor Progress: establish measurable standards to compare progress and measure trends to be presented to the leadership team.• Provide Mentorship: serve as a coach to coordinate workshop/team training and share guidance and technical expertise to ensure continuous improvement is an integral part of the company culture• Continuous Improvement Culture: work with key business stakeholders to build a continuous improvement environment to support an ongoing program of change Show less - Accountable to the CEO to execute two specific program management plans to achieve strategic business goals.- Responsible for overall project leadership which includes management, coordination, and development of the product development plan.- Responsible for the execution of the project development process and completion of all project plans and milestones; assessing risk, and implementing strategies to ensure successful delivery of the program.- Facilitate and lead cross-functional decisions with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations and Clinical as required. Show less - Accountable to the CEO to execute a specific program management plan to achieve strategic business goals.- Responsible for overall project leadership which includes management, coordination, and development of the product development plan.- Responsible for the execution of the project development process and completion of all project plans and milestones; assessing risk, and implementing strategies to ensure successful delivery of the program.- Facilitate and lead cross-functional decisions with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations and Clinical as required. Show less

  • Program Manager, Tiara & Reducer

    Dec 2020 - Apr 2023

  • Continuous Improvement Manager

    May 2020 - Nov 2020

  • Core Team Leader, Tiara & Reducer

    May 2018 - May 2020

  • Core Team Leader, Tiara

    Dec 2017 - May 2018

  • Manufacturing Engineering Manager

    Feb 2016 - Nov 2017

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    Feb 2015 - Feb 2016
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  Shockwave medical

  Apr 2023 - now

  Principal r&d project manager