Experience

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  Unisys defense systems / paramax/ unisys gsg/ locheed martin

  May 1988 - Nov 1994

  Manufacturing engineer

  Build circuit card assembly for avionics and navy to MIL-STD- 454 and MIL-2000 products for the US and Canadian Military. The primary focus was coil wound and cable assemblies, resilient bonding, epoxies, vacuum impregnation, and conformal coating.

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  C-mac electronics solutions

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2002

  Systems engineer

  Design and sustain production processes, layouts and assembly lines for SMT, Back-planes, Thru-hole and integration lines.

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  Solectron (formerly c-mac)

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2006

  Operations engineering manager

  Engineer Manager for two departments, Manufacturing and Test Engineering Department, Contract manufacturer for building SMT, Thru-hole, Backplanes and Electromechanical assemblies. On Health & Safety committee and supported Facilities group.Such customers support included: AS9000/9100 regulated engine controllers for Honeywell Seat Heat Controllers for Chrysler RF assemblies for WaveRider Support UL, CSA and CE Compliance Audits ISO9000 and ISO14000 audits

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  Intelligent hospital systems

  Aug 2006 - Feb 2013

  Responsible for all aspects of Manufacturing of our product RIVA, this included managing two facilities, the ERP, purchasing, stockroom, manufacturing, and shipping group in a cGMP facility. Responsible for all aspects of Manufacturing of our product RIVA, this included managing the purchasing, stockroom, manufacturing, shipping and installation groups.

  • Director of Manufacturing

    Aug 2010 - Feb 2013

  • Director of Manufacturing & Installation

    Aug 2006 - Aug 2010
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  Intelligent hospital syst ltd

  Mar 2013 - Jun 2015

  Supply chain/manufacturing manager

  Responsible for all aspects of Supply Chain purchases, service manufacture, facilities management, and shipping of an FDA-regulated medical device called RIVA (Robotic IV Automation). Led a team of manufacturing professionals and assembly personnel to build and install RIVA in North America, Australia, and other countries abroad.

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  Arxium

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

  Director of manufacturing

  Responsible for facility operations, manufacture, and shipping of a FDA/TGA regulated Type 2 medical device called RIVA (Robotic IV Automation). Led a manufacturing team of manufacturing professionals and assembly personnel to build and install RIVA in North America, Australia, and other countries abroad. Experience in FMEA, Risk analysis ISO14971, and GD&T developing cGMP Quality Process

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  Celco controls ltd.

  Mar 2017 - May 2018

  Director of operations

  Responsible for Leading a team responsible Design to Manufacturer of custom electrical control panels and full support to our customers. Project managed the build and testing of Keeyask project control panels for Manitoba Hydro.

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  Medical industry start-up

  Jul 2018 - Sept 2018

  Director of operations
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  Cerebra

  Apr 2019 - May 2023

  Director of operations

  Cerebra Health is a digital health-tech company focused on improving access to advanced technology for sleep assessment and diagnosis. In this role am responsible for overseeing purchasing, manufacturing, and process compliance of our class 2 medical device to meet the requirements of Health Canada. To do this, I create & establish processes to ensure that receiving, inventory, inspection, and distribution at Cerebra Medical are controlled and ISO13485/MDSAP compliant. Since a large element of our device is software, performed verification and validation testing with the hardware as a risk-based approach following the guidelines outlined in ISO14971. Experience with TeamSupport, Jira, Altium, Visio and CAD software.Help start and launch of the Emergency Winnipeg Ventilator during the Covid-19 pandemic with StarFish Medical. Show less

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  Innovair group

  Jan 2024 - now

  Operations manager ia group

  Responsible for administration of the Automation Division, its projects, finances, the ERP system, and managing a team of skilled technicians. Involved in providing overall project oversight of both standardized and custom automation systems.