Neil Hall

Experience

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  Rhone-Poulenc Rorer

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1990

  Process Development Engineer

  Responsible for the industrialization of specialty chemical manufacturing process from laboratory scale to pilot scale to full scale commerical manufacturing. Key processes included Sodamide and Benzoquinone.

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  Arthur D. Little

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1994

  Senior Consultant

  Providing safety engineering, risk analysis and process safety management and OSHA compliance consulting services to clients in the chemical and petrochemical industries.

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  Primatech Inc.

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Senior Engineer

  Providing safety engineering, risk analysis and process safety management and OSHA compliance consulting services to clients in the chemical and petrochemical industries.

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  Noramco, Inc.(Johnson and Johnson)

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2004

  Director of Operations

  Responsible for an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and Medical Device Facility comprising three Business Units supporting more than $2 billion in J&J franchise sales. Other roles included Pharmaceutical Business Unit Manager, Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose Business Unit Manager and Safety Manager.

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  Johnson and Johnson International

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  Responsible for two distribution centers and 200 associates serving more than 45 countries for MD&D franchises including DePuy, Endo, Cordis, Ethicon as well as Consumer in Ireland. Concurrently responsible for providing leadership during a critical transition for the EMEA Supply Chain while leading Plant Materials Management across five medical device manufacturing facilities producing 8,000 sku’s.

  • Director of EMEA Distribution

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  • European Supply Chain Director/Director Plant Materials Management

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
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  Ethicon, Inc.(Johnson and Johnson)

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Director of Strategy Implementation

  Responsible for leading Ethicon’s PMO to optimize the manufacturing network of 26 plants in support of low labor and tax opportunities. Led a multi-functional matrix team of +100 associates, comprising supply chain quality, regulatory and commercial directors to assure coordination and optimal use of resources across all projects.

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  Medical Devices & Diagnostics, Johnson and Johnson

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Director of Strategy Implementation

  Responsible for leading the manufacturing strategy development and implementation for the MD&D ‘Make Function’ comprising 60 manufacturing plants and 25,000 associates worldwide.

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  Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP)

  Jan 2013 - Sept 2016

  Responsible for leading the global Engineering Team supporting the multi $ billion CSS business comprising Acclarent, ASP, Biosense Webster (BWI), Cordis and Mentor, to deliver the strategic objectives of: - increasing process capability, reducing human dependency, improving material usage, application of automation and new technologies. Responsible for leading the global internal manufacturing organization comprising plants in US, Europe, India Japan supporting ASP’s infection prevention business.

  • Director Engineering Cardiovascular and Specialty Solutions (Johnson and Johnson)

    Jan 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Worldwide Director of Manufacturing

    Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
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  DePuy Synthes Companies

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2019

  WW Director Product Management TCMFB

  Responsible for new product introduction and supply chain management for the trauma, craniomaxillofacial, biomaterials and veterinary businesses.

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  Medtronic

  Mar 2019 - Nov 2022

  To contribute to human welfare by application of biomedical engineering in the research, design, manufacture, and sale of instruments or appliances that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.To direct our growth in the areas of biomedical engineering where we display maximum strength and ability; to gather people and facilities that tend to augment these areas; to continuously build on these areas through education and knowledge assimilation; to avoid participation in areas where we cannot make unique and worthy contributions.To strive without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality in our products; to be the unsurpassed standard of comparison and to be recognized as a company of dedication, honesty, integrity, and service.To make a fair profit on current operations to meet our obligations, sustain our growth, and reach our goals.To recognize the personal worth of employees by providing an employment framework that allows personal satisfaction in work accomplished, security, advancement opportunity, and means to share in the company's success. To maintain good citizenship as a company. Show less

  • Vice President Program Management Office, Global Operations and Supply Chain

    Feb 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Vice President, Machined Implantables, Capital and Disposables; Operations Engineering and PMO

    Feb 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Vice President, Restorative Therapies Group, Operations Program Management Office

    Mar 2019 - Feb 2021
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  Smith+Nephew

  Nov 2022 - now

  Senior Vice President Strategy, Technology, and Operations Excellence

  We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential. We care, we collaborate and we have courage as we work to help people live Life Unlimited.