David Boal

David Boal

Sr. Mgr., Systems Engineering

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Retired Director of PMO at BIOTRONIK

  • Education

    • Amherst College

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      BA Physics, Mathematics

      Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi 4.13 GPA, valedictorian, summa cum laude

    • Deerfield Academy

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      Diploma

      valedictorian, cum laude

    • Oregon State University

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      M.Eng. Manufacturing Engineering

      4.0 GPA, additional concentration in Engineering Management

  • Experience

    • Sequent Computer Systems

      Sept 1990 - Oct 1999
      Sr. Mgr., Systems Engineering

      Directed mechanical and power engineering, industrial and physical interconnect design, signal integrity, regulatory compliance and associated sustaining of all system platforms and subsystem modules.

    • IBM

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2002
      Sr. Mgr., Systems Engineering

      Owned overall development/project responsibility for delivery of new server platforms against schedule, cost, and functionality/performance targets. Also was functional manager for up to 56 mechanical, board, ASIC, power, signal integrity and certifications first level managers and engineers.

    • Hewlett-Packard

      Dec 2002 - Aug 2009

      Responsible for program management of Hardware Quality Engineering personnel and deliverables for multiple “Page Wide Array” multi-function printer development and support programs. Planned, prioritized, budgeted, scheduled, and directed the tasks of a distributed team of reliability, EMC, safety, environmental and regulatory engineers on both long term and day-to-day bases. Led the EMC Engineering Team within Hardware Quality Engineering, providing complete, proactive EMC design and test services for five product generation organizations in the Imaging and Printing Group, fully supporting schedule, cost, legal compliance and quality/performance requirements.

      • Program Manager

        Oct 2006 - Aug 2009
      • Manager, Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Engineering

        Dec 2002 - Oct 2006
    • BIOTRONIK

      Aug 2009 - Mar 2024

      Program Manager within Micro Systems Engineering, Inc. (subsidiary), guiding new cardiac pacemaker and monitoring products through development and regulatory approvals into production.

      • Director Program Management Office

        Jul 2021 - Mar 2024
      • Sr. Mgr., Program Management Office

        Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
      • Sr. Systems Program Manager

        Aug 2009 - Aug 2020
    • None

      Mar 2024 - now
      Retired
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Scrum Fundamentals Certified

      SCRUMstudy - Accreditation Body for Scrum and Agile;Download Free Scrum Body of Knowledge(381 pages)
      Aug 2018
    • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

      Scrum Alliance
      Feb 2011
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Oct 2008