Principal Technical Product Manager

• Sep 2022 - Present

System Engineer

• Dec 2019 - Jul 2022

Lead Product Definition of Medical Software and Connected Devices for Technology-Driven Insulin Therapy • Increase scope of UX research for Software as a Medical Device and connected devices for insulin therapy, leading to new collaboration across international teams. • Lead and facilitate human-centered design thinking workshops for idea generation and selection, producing new potential product improvements. • Define product requirements for next-generation Software as a Medical Device that enables safer insulin therapy. • Lead design reviews for Software as Medical Device to ensure quality and regulatory compliance of design documentation and product. • Market research of competitor products, producing learnings from known issues or flaws, resulting in Novo Nordisk solutions that are superior to competitor solutions. Show less

System Engineer

• Dec 2017 - Nov 2019

Lead Embedded Vehicle Function Definition for Next Generation of PACCAR & Kenworth Trucks. • Define 20+ vehicle functions, resulting in on-time integration of functions ranging from over-the-air vehicle control unit updates and digital rear-view mirrors, to critical powertrain & chassis functions. • Lead design definition for digital rear-view mirrors in global development team, eliminating previous miscommunication and ensuring global alignment. • Create, lead, and moderate weekly forum for requirement authoring to maintain team process knowledge up-to-date. • Scrum leader for 12 vehicle functions – Lead complete integration of vehicle functions from start to finish. • Project leader for qualitative vehicle benchmarking – Elicit benchmarking plans for key vehicle properties. • Design for Six Sigma training, including Quality Function Deployment, concept generation & selection, FMEA. Show less

Technical Product Manager

• Mar 2015 - Nov 2017

Manage & Develop Maintenance Packages and Programs for Scania Trucks & Buses • Restructure parts database, resulting in 70% reduction in operational cost, 90% reduction in field quality reports, and increase sales of maintenance parts with 3%. • Automate validation of parts database, increasing capacity from 30 validations per hour, to 20,000 validations per hour. • Author multiple maintenance package user guides, improving training, operations, processes, vehicle uptime, and profits • Create maintenance programs for 5 new products, resulting in vehicle uptime records & profitable aftermarket results. Show less

Product Manager

• Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

Master’s Thesis Published Work on Virtual Reality-supported Positioning of Trans-catheter Aortic Heart Valve Implants • Create proof-of-concept prototype for transcatheter heart valve implant placement in virtual reality. • Create visual organizational method supporting the best product road-map for various stages of development. • Reconstruct human heart 3D models to improve aortic valve implant placement for surgeons through simulation. http://ivlab.cs.umn.edu/papers/Tourek-2016-BMES-Poster.pdf http://www.bmes.org/userfiles/uploads/Bethany_Tourek-Surgical_Planning_and_Intra-Operative_Guidance.pdf Show less

Product Manager

• May 2012 - Dec 2014

Lead 15+ Developers in Creation of Award-Winning World War II Online Multiplayer Game with 2M+ Downloads• Establish common goals and roadmap for a next-generation WWII online multiplayer game.• Manage sale of 3D assets used for a WW II documentary broadcast on the BBC.• Set up a WIKI page for the product development team, and manage financial assets of 20K+.

3D Artist

• May 2010 - May 2012

• Create virtual environments in 3D for battlefields of WW II that was optimized for contemporary hardware limitations.