Experience

Graham Engineering Corporation
• Medical Extrusion Technology Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Present


Med1Extrusion

• Extrusion Consultant to the Medical Device Industry

  • May 2018 - Nov 2020

  Close to 40 years of experience dedicated to medical devices. Micro to macro bore, free, vacuum, wall re-enforced made from most any melt processable polymer imaginable. Well versed in all facets of the operation such as (not all inclusive) facility design, equipment customization, tool design, process development/validation/commercialization. Close to 40 years of experience dedicated to medical devices. Micro to macro bore, free, vacuum, wall re-enforced made from most any melt processable polymer imaginable. Well versed in all facets of the operation such as (not all inclusive) facility design, equipment customization, tool design, process development/validation/commercialization.



Biomerics Advanced Extrusion

• President

  • Sep 2016 - May 2018

  Custom advanced extrusions highlighting the Biomerics line of polyurethanes and other engineering resins. Custom advanced extrusions highlighting the Biomerics line of polyurethanes and other engineering resins.


Putnam Plastics Corp.
• Manufacturing/Engineering Manager, Extrusion

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2016


Extrumed

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing

• Engineering Manager

  • Apr 2009 - Sep 2010

  Industry leader for OEM Medical device tubing extrusion. Specialties include tubing, profiles, muti-lumen, co-extrusion and tri-extrusion. Industry leader for OEM Medical device tubing extrusion. Specialties include tubing, profiles, muti-lumen, co-extrusion and tri-extrusion.



Putnam Plastics

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principle

  • Jan 2006 - Mar 2009

  As an extension of the customer's project team, my main goal is to interact with the team to help identify the component needs with the least amount of risk for the final device design at an appropriate cost. To internally develop new extrusion technologies that our customers can leverage for the ever increasing challenges of SUD design. As an extension of the customer's project team, my main goal is to interact with the team to help identify the component needs with the least amount of risk for the final device design at an appropriate cost. To internally develop new extrusion technologies that our customers can leverage for the ever increasing challenges of SUD design.



Boston Scientific

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Extrusion, Neurovascular

  • Jun 1997 - Jan 2006

  Manage staff of technicians and engineers in the production and development of components for corporate wide applications. Lead global technical team "Polymer Science and Processing Counsel" to align polymer technologies across all divisions worldwide. The focus of this team is to foster an environmnet of open communications and direction with all worldwide polymer processing sites. Access to this technical team of +40 core members and over 100 extended team members was openly advertised for use by all internal project teams and engineers from all locations to allow access to Subject Matter Experts. Show less



Fluorotek

• India
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D Engineer

  • Apr 1994 - Mar 1997

  R&D Engineering, extrusion for medical devices R&D Engineering, extrusion for medical devices



Adam Spence Corporation

• Division Manager

  • Jan 1979 - Feb 1994

  Manage the execution of wall re-enforced (coiled and braided) custom extrusions (R&D and production) and multi-lumen extrusions. Manage the execution of wall re-enforced (coiled and braided) custom extrusions (R&D and production) and multi-lumen extrusions.