Experience

POPS! Diabetes Care, Inc.

• CEO

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Pops is a leader in the democratization of healthcare through a platform centered around Mina, an AI-driven virtual coach in the users' smartphone to self-manage diabetes. People don’t want to be remotely managed as patients. They want a consumer-oriented experience they can use in real-time, while they live their life. Mina is surrounded by simple consumer-experience sensors, starting with a glucose meter that is the simplest way to measure blood glucose on the market. People can now manage… Show more Pops is a leader in the democratization of healthcare through a platform centered around Mina, an AI-driven virtual coach in the users' smartphone to self-manage diabetes. People don’t want to be remotely managed as patients. They want a consumer-oriented experience they can use in real-time, while they live their life. Mina is surrounded by simple consumer-experience sensors, starting with a glucose meter that is the simplest way to measure blood glucose on the market. People can now manage their diabetes 24x7, with a consumer experience they expect. My personal goals in leading Pops are: > Create and communicate a vision that inspires our team, our clients, and our investors > Develop a team and culture that embodies our values and mission > Ensure our strategy and execution are second-to-none > Provide the resources, coaching, and management to get the job done > Be a voice for the company, vision, and results in the industry and marketplace Show less



Trinity MIssion Alumni Association

• President Alumni Board

  • May 2012 - Jan 2019

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Helped create, and currently lead, a new venture to provide alumni of Trinity's strong mission work an organization to connect, celebrate, and expand mission work for current and future alumni.



Medtronic

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

• VP Cardiac Connected Care and Diagnostics Quality

  • May 2012 - Jul 2015

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Member of General Manager staffs, leading quality, for two businesses within the Cardiac Rhythm group. Connected Care's business is the internet and instrument service solution for diagnostics and monitoring in the cardiac space. The Diagnostics business is focused on both internal and external cardiac sensing devices and information. Functional responsibility for the CRHF technical and patient services organization. This organization resolves calls from patients, customers and sales… Show more Member of General Manager staffs, leading quality, for two businesses within the Cardiac Rhythm group. Connected Care's business is the internet and instrument service solution for diagnostics and monitoring in the cardiac space. The Diagnostics business is focused on both internal and external cardiac sensing devices and information. Functional responsibility for the CRHF technical and patient services organization. This organization resolves calls from patients, customers and sales reps.

• VP Pre-Market Quality

  • Jun 2010 - Nov 2012

  Leader of large Reliability and Quality organization for all pre-market activities within the CRDM business at Medtronic. Focus is from instruments to software to implantable devices.

• VP Therapy Delivery

  • Oct 2004 - Jun 2010

  Leader of organization responsible for all the cardiac leads and delivery systems for the CRDM business within Medtronic.

• Engineer to Manager to Director

  • Jul 1985 - Sep 2004

  Held positions in various parts of Medtronic from design, product engineering, project management, operations management, regulatory/clinical, and program management



Birch Narrows Development

• United States
• Medical Device

• President

  • Nov 2010 - Jul 2015

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Birch Narrows Development is a technology development company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the medical area.