Thoratec Company

Industry: Medical device company

Description

Thoratec Corporation is a United States-based company that develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary medical devices used for mechanical circulatory support for the treatment of heart-failure patients worldwide. Parent organization: Abbott Laboratories Headquarters: Pleasanton, California, United States Number of employees: 1,048 (2014) Founded: 1976, California, United States Key person: D. Keith Grossman Subsidiaries: Continuum Services LLC, Thoratec Europe Limited,

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Thoratec Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Phillip Azar Phillip Azar San Francisco Bay Area Details
Phillip Azar's Thoratec Experience July 2013 - September 2013
Job iOS Power Systems Software Engineer at Apple
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Apple  July 2015 - Present
Boston Scientific  June 2014 - August 2014
Cal Poly State University  July 2012 - June 2014
Thoratec   July 2013 - September 2013

Skills
Biomedical Engineering, Leadership, Engineering, Medical Devices, Electrophysiology, Hardware, Project Engineering, Matlab, Labview, Solidworks, Minitab, Research, Statistics, Cell Culture, Biomaterials, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, COMSOL, Design of Experiments, LabVIEW

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2014 — 2015
Master's Degree, EECS

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Hilary Davies, PMP Hilary Davies, PMP Greater Denver Area Details
Hilary Davies, PMP's Thoratec Experience November 2013 - Present
Job Localization Project Manager at Thoratec
Industry Translation and Localization
Experience
Thoratec   November 2013 - Present
Stella & Dot  May 2012 - Present
Markit On Demand  April 2012 - November 2013
Lionbridge  December 2009 - April 2012
ForeignExchange Translations  September 2008 - December 2009
ForeignExchange Translations  September 2007 - September 2008
ForeignExchange Translations  May 2005 - September 2007

Skills
Internationalization, Website Localization, Localization, Trados, L10n, Project Management, Globalization, Localization Testing, Program Management, Terminology, Multilingual, Technical Translation, Machine Translation, Manuals, Translation, Management, Quality Assurance, Language Services

Education
University of Westminster   2001 — 2002
Master of Arts, Technical and Specialized Translation

University of Durham   1998 — 2001
Bachelor of Arts, Modern European Languages: French & Spanish

Rich Keenan Rich Keenan San Francisco Bay Area Details
Rich Keenan's Thoratec Experience September 2010 - March 2014
Job Director of Product Development at Potrero Medical
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Potrero Medical   April 2014 - Present
Thoratec   September 2010 - March 2014
OptiScan Biomedical Corp.   February 2003 - September 2010
OptiScan Biomedical  February 2003 - September 2010
ALZA Corporation  1999 - 2003
Volex, Inc.   1997 - 1999
Pinnacle Research   1993 - 1997
Pinnacle Research Institute   1993 - 1997

Skills
Medical Devices, ISO 13485, R&D, Quality System, Cross-functional Team..., Product Development, Start-ups, Engineering, Management, Design Control, FDA, Design of Experiments, Biomedical Engineering, V&V, CAPA, Validation, ISO 14971, Solidworks, CE marking, Engineering Management, R, V

Education
Texas A&M University   1991 — 1992
MS, Mechanical Engineering

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   1986 — 1991
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Chas Manning Chas Manning Chicago, Illinois Details
Chas Manning's Thoratec Experience January 2011 - January 2012
Job Technical Support Engineer at Praxair
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
Praxair  January 2015 - Present
Praxair  July 2013 - January 2015
Praxair  June 2012 - July 2013
Boston University  September 2010 - June 2012
SME  September 2010 - June 2012
Thoratec   January 2011 - January 2012
Boston University  May 2010 - August 2010

Skills
Matlab, Solidworks, GibbsCAM, OpenCIM, COMSOL, WinTruss, Filemaker Pro, OnBase, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Office, Mac OS X, Windows, OS X, Photoshop, Leadership

Education
Boston University   2008 — 2012
BS, Manufacturing Engineering

Boston College High School   2004 — 2008

Beijing Summer Seminar   2007 — 2007

Shawn Forsythe Shawn Forsythe San Francisco Bay Area Details
Shawn Forsythe's Thoratec Experience June 2008 - November 2008
Job Sr. Manager, Manufacturing at EarLens
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
EarLens  February 2015 - Present
Sonitus Medical Inc.  November 2012 - January 2015
NeuroPace  December 2010 - November 2012
TriReme Medical  November 2008 - December 2010
Thoratec   June 2008 - November 2008
EV3 (Foxhollow Technologies)   2006 - 2008
Kerberos Proximal Solutions   2006 - 2006
Epicor  2003 - 2006
RITA Medical Systems  2001 - 2002
Oratec Interventions  1999 - 2001

Skills
Cross-functional Team..., Medical Devices, Manufacturing, GMP, FDA, Process Improvement, ISO 13485, CAPA, Design Control, Validation, R&D, Quality System, Engineering, V&V, ISO 14971

Education
California State University-East Bay   2009 — 2011
M.P.A, Health Care Administration

California State University-East Bay   1994 — 1998
BA, Human Development

Trent Braswell Trent Braswell Pleasanton, California Details
Trent Braswell's Thoratec Experience June 2015 - Present
Job R&D Intern at Thoratec
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Thoratec   June 2015 - Present
Tiger Motion, Inc.   November 2010 - Present
California Polytechnic State University  September 2012 - Present
O'Connor Hospital  June 2014 - September 2014
McDonald's Corporation  June 2013 - September 2013

Skills
Visual Basic, Microsoft Excel, Matlab, Signal Processing, CAD/CAM Software, 3D Printing, Computer Hardware..., Public Speaking, Leadership

Education
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo   2012 — 2016
Biomedical Engineering

Amador Valley High School   2008 — 2012
AP (Advanced Placement) Curriculum, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

Shelly Walsh Shelly Walsh Avon, Connecticut Details
Shelly Walsh's Thoratec Experience January 2014 - Present
Job Market Development Specialist at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   January 2014 - Present
Alliance HealthCare Services  July 2013 - December 2013
Eli Lilly and Company  September 2009 - July 2013
Eli Lilly and Company  September 2006 - August 2009
New England Culinary Institute  August 2003 - August 2006

Skills
Managed Care, Cardiology, Hospitals, Selling, Pharmaceutical Sales, Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Industry, Cardiovascular Disease, Hospital Sales, Sales, Selling Skills, Sales Presentations, Interventional..., Urology, Endocrinology, Sales Operations, Sales Effectiveness, Medical Devices, Product Launch, Clinical Research

Education
Saint Michael's College   1999 — 2002
Bachelor's degree, Psychology

Champlain College   1997 — 1999

Wenqing (Vikki) Chang Wenqing (Vikki) Chang San Francisco Bay Area Details
Wenqing (Vikki) Chang's Thoratec Experience March 2014 - Present
Job Quality Systems Engineer, ASQ CQE
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   March 2014 - Present
Baxter International Inc.  April 2013 - March 2014
United Biomedical Technology Inc   August 2011 - April 2013
Biogennix   February 2012 - July 2012
University of Southern California  January 2010 - July 2011

Skills
CAPA, ISO 13485, PCR, Quality Assurance, GD&T, IPC-610, Matlab, Labview, SPSS, Cell Culture, Gel Electrophoresis, Western Blotting, Manufacturing, Protein Purification, Product Development, FMEA, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Histology, Cellular Assays, FDA GMP, Process Improvement, QSL 2000, Instrumental Analysis, cold chain packaging, Instrument Validation, CTQ, Management Review, Risk Management, Minitab, Process Validation

Education
University of Southern California   2009 — 2011
Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Beijing University of Technology   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Science, Biological Science & Biotechnology

Layne Northsea, MBA, PMP Layne Northsea, MBA, PMP San Francisco Bay Area Details
Layne Northsea, MBA, PMP's Thoratec Experience August 2013 - May 2014
Job Project Manager / Global Education Program Manager at GE Healthcare
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
GE Healthcare  July 2015 - Present
Xoft, Inc.   April 2014 - June 2015
Thoratec   August 2013 - May 2014
Exactech  May 2007 - August 2013
Exactech  May 2007 - August 2013
AmCOMP  January 2006 - May 2007
Andrx Pharmaceuticals  January 2003 - December 2005
Siemens Enterprise Communications  January 1997 - January 2003

Skills
Medical Devices, Cross-functional Team..., Training, Program Management, Product Launch, Management, Market Development, Project Management, Leadership, E-Learning, Strategic Planning, Marketing, Project Planning, Capital Equipment, Web Development, Strategy, Process Improvement, SDLC, FDA, Instructional Design, Marketing Communications, HRIS, Technology Management, Editing, eLearning, CMS/LMS, Articulate..., Leadership Development

Education
University of Phoenix   2000 — 2004
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Technology Management

Florida Atlantic University   1998 — 2000
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biological Sciences

Santa Fe Community College   1994 — 1997
Associate of Arts (AA), General Studies

CPLP Study Group

Ian McEachern Ian McEachern San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ian McEachern's Thoratec Experience August 2013 - Present
Job Senior R&D Engineer
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   August 2013 - Present
Evergreen Research, Inc.   July 2011 - August 2013
Display Devices   June 2009 - July 2011
ALIO Industries  June 2008 - June 2009
Jarvik Heart Incorporated   September 2005 - June 2008
Plastics Design & Manufacturing   May 2003 - August 2004

Skills
SolidWorks, Medical Devices, Mechanical Engineering, E. I. T., Solidworks CSWA..., LabVIEW, FDA, Product Development, ISO 13485, Design for Manufacturing, Product Design, Injection Molding, R&D, Machining, Biomedical Engineering

Education
Colorado School of Mines   2001 — 2005
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering

Jacqueline Plunkett Jacqueline Plunkett Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jacqueline Plunkett's Thoratec Experience December 2011 - Present
Job Market Development Specialist at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   December 2011 - Present
Daiichi Sankyo Ltd   July 2006 - December 2011
Enterprise Rent-A-Car  December 2005 - July 2006
Enterprise Rent-A-Car  September 2004 - July 2006
Enterprise Rent-A-Car  September 2004 - December 2005

Skills
Sales Operations, Sales, Account Management, Leadership, Selling, Training, Pharmaceutical Sales, Customer Service, Cardiology, Selling Skills, Medical Devices, Product Launch, Pharmaceutical Industry, Sales Effectiveness, Cold Calling, Market Development, Public Speaking

Education
California State University-Northridge   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

California State University-Northridge   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration & Marketing2004

Mike Mindoro Mike Mindoro San Francisco Bay Area Details
Mike Mindoro's Thoratec Experience March 2013 - Present
Job Manufacturing Engineer at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   March 2013 - Present
CoAlign Innovations (formerly Innvotec Surgical)   April 2011 - February 2013
NuVasive  February 2008 - March 2011
Integra LifeSciences  February 2006 - February 2008
Medtronic  September 2004 - February 2006
Coalescent Surgical  February 2003 - August 2004

Skills
Design Control, GMP, CAPA, FDA, Medical Devices, ISO 13485, Quality System, Lean Manufacturing, V&V, Product Development, Manufacturing, Design for Manufacturing, Validation, Design of Experiments, ISO 14971

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
B.S, Industrial Engineering

Mark Hair Mark Hair San Francisco Bay Area Details
Mark Hair's Thoratec Experience September 2014 - Present
Job Vice President, Corporate Controller at Thoratec Corporation
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   September 2014 - Present
Diamond Foods, Inc.   May 2012 - August 2014
StoneTurn Group LLP  January 2005 - April 2012
Deloitte  January 1995 - December 2004

Education
Brigham Young University
Master's degree, Accounting

Brigham Young University
B.S., Accounting

Manish Khemani Manish Khemani San Francisco Bay Area Details
Manish Khemani's Thoratec Experience April 2012 - September 2014
Job Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Outset Medical, Inc.
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Outset Medical, Inc.   September 2014 - Present
Thoratec   April 2012 - September 2014
Alfred Mann Foundation  January 2007 - March 2012
DEX  2005 - 2006

Skills
Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electronics, Matlab, Medical Devices, Embedded Systems, VHDL, FDA, Labview, Validation, Testing, R&D, Product Development, Orcad, PCB design, C, Troubleshooting, Automation, Verilog, Altium Designer, Manufacturing..., Engineering, Analog, Debugging, Manufacturing, LabVIEW

Education
California State University-Northridge   2004 — 2006
MS, Electrical Engineering

University of Mumbai   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering

Shelly Meirovitz Shelly Meirovitz Lahaina, Hawaii Details
Shelly Meirovitz's Thoratec Experience April 2014 - September 2014
Job At Hyatt Ka'anapali Beach, A Hyatt Residence Club
Industry Hospitality
Experience
Hyatt Ka'anapali Beach   July 2015 - Present
OSIsoft  January 2015 - July 2015
Thoratec   April 2014 - September 2014
Carl Zeiss Meditec  April 2011 - December 2012
Spherion  November 2009 - April 2011
Randstad Work Solutions  April 2008 - February 2009
Gordon Biersch  October 2003 - January 2007

Skills
Recruiting, Talent Management, Screening Resumes, Screening, Internet Recruiting, Competency Based..., Behavioral Interviewing, Sourcing, Applicant Tracking..., College Recruiting, Contract Recruitment, Negotiation, Employee Benefits, Onboarding, New Hire Orientations, Employee Relations, Training, Benefits Negotiation, Human Resources

Education
California State University-East Bay
Bachelor of Arts - cum laude, Communication

Darrell Ebuen Darrell Ebuen San Francisco Bay Area Details
Darrell Ebuen's Thoratec Experience August 2014 - Present
Job NPI Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   August 2014 - Present
Thoratec   January 2009 - Present
Thoratec   September 2006 - January 2009
SloanLED  2003 - 2006

Skills
Medical Devices, Manufacturing, Product Development, ISO 13485, Design Control, Design for Manufacturing, FDA, Biomedical Engineering, Design of Experiments, FMEA, R&D, Validation, Root Cause Analysis, Process Improvement, Manufacturing..., Testing, Cross-functional Team..., PCB design, V&V, CAPA, Engineering

Education
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo   1998 — 2003
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Pinole Valley

Pinole Valley

Darlene Machado Darlene Machado Pleasanton, California Details
Darlene Machado's Thoratec Experience April 2014 - Present
Job Contract Administration Manager at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   April 2014 - Present
InterVision Systems Technologies  August 2011 - 2014
Cisco  May 2011 - August 2011
GigOptix Inc.  April 2010 - December 2010
ChipX  May 2008 - April 2010
Intero Real Estate Services  January 2007 - May 2008
Plextor   June 1994 - October 2006

Skills
Human Resources, Sales Operations, Recruiting, Management, Leadership, Process Improvement, Project Management, Operations Management, New Business Development, Cross-functional Team..., Program Management, Forecasting, Sales, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Time Management, Team Management, Business Writing, Business Analysis, Vendor Management, Salesforce.com, Sales Management, Product Development, CRM, Business Development, Account Management, Business Process...

Education
Foothill College   1988 — 1989
Social Science

Alicia Baumberger Alicia Baumberger Greater Pittsburgh Area Details
Alicia Baumberger's Thoratec Experience March 2014 - Present
Job Senior Product Manager at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   March 2014 - Present
Thoratec   2010 - Present
Thoratec   2008 - 2010
UPMC  2006 - 2008
University of Pittsburgh  2003 - 2008

Skills
Medical Devices, Biomedical Engineering, Product Development, Product Launch, Product Management, Product Marketing, Clinical Engineering, Clinical Support, Sales, Voice of the Customer, Cross-functional Team..., Ventricular Assist..., Research, Stem Cell Research, Adult Stem Cells, Chemical Engineering, Competitive Marketing..., Targeted Drug Delivery, Life Sciences, Biomaterials, Biotechnology, FDA, Clinical Research, Commercialization, Interventional..., Healthcare, Hospitals, Design Control, Cardiology

Education
University of Pittsburgh   2003 — 2008
PhD, Bioengineering

Bucknell University   1999 — 2003
BS, Chemical Engineering, minor in Bio-medical Engineering

Kenny Luong Kenny Luong San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kenny Luong's Thoratec Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Customer Affairs Specialist at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   July 2014 - Present
St. Jude Medical  August 2013 - January 2014

Skills
Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Matlab, Solidworks, Medical Devices, Labview, Minitab, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, C++, Biotechnology, Clean Rooms, Contact Angle, COMSOL, FDA, Technical Writing, Pspice, ImageJ, Visual Basic, Teamwork, Programming

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Cheriece Williams Cheriece Williams San Francisco Bay Area Details
Cheriece Williams's Thoratec Experience August 2011 - April 2014
Job University Talent Partner at Visa
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
Visa  September 2015 - Present
WD, a Western Digital company  April 2014 - September 2015
Thoratec   August 2011 - April 2014
Hitachi GST (now HGST)   May 2010 - August 2011
Associated Pension Consultants  January 2008 - March 2010
Associated Pension Consultants  August 2009 - February 2010

Skills
Talent Acquisition, Applicant Tracking..., Strategic Sourcing, Qualifying Candidates, Screening Resumes, Phone Screening, Interviewing Skills, Follow Through, Professional..., Human Resources, Talent Management, Onboarding, Personnel Management, HRIS, Interviews, New Hire Orientations, Recruiting

Education
California State University-Chico
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology

Bryan Hix Bryan Hix San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bryan Hix's Thoratec Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Sr. Director of Sales Operations | Training and Education
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   January 2015 - Present
Bayer  January 2013 - January 2015
Conceptus  January 2013 - July 2013
Conceptus  June 2011 - January 2013
Conceptus  May 2007 - June 2011
I-Flow Corporation  October 2006 - May 2007
I-Flow Corporation  April 2004 - August 2006
Hix Management, Inc.   October 1999 - June 2004
InfuSystem, Inc.   December 1993 - August 1999
The Lubrizol Corporation  August 1990 - January 1993

Skills
Medical Devices, Sales Operations, Surgeons, Selling, Operating Room, OB/GYN, Market Development, Orthopedic, Product Launch, Sales Management, Sales Process, Cross-functional Team..., Sales, Surgery, Oncology, Surgical Instruments, Hospitals, Cardiology, Sales Effectiveness, Healthcare, Forecasting, Strategic Planning, Market Planning, Account Management, Team Building, Business Intelligence, General Surgery, Microsoft CRM, Customer Service, Budgets, Consultative Selling, Profitability, Customer Relations, Sales Force..., Orthopedics, Hiring, Contract Negotiations, Budget Management, Market Analysis, Budgeting, Business Planning, Contract Negotiation, Operating Budgets, Team Leadership, Hysteroscopy, Sales Compensation, Clinical Training, Disposables

Education
Central Michigan University   1989 — 1993
BS, Biology

Darla Ergen Cummings Darla Ergen Cummings Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Details
Darla Ergen Cummings's Thoratec Experience March 1997 - March 2012
Job Ablation Specialist at AtriCure, Inc.
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
AtriCure, Inc.   December 2014 - Present
CorMatrix Cardiovascular  December 2012 - August 2014
Thoratec   March 1997 - March 2012
Sarns/3M Corporation   September 1987 - March 1997
Lederle Laboratories/American Cyanamid   March 1985 - September 1987
UPMC/Shadyside Hospital   April 1982 - February 1985

Skills
Territory Management, Cardiology, Surgery, Surgeons, Medical Devices, Capital Equipment, Cardiac Surgery, Hospitals, Negotiation, Selling, Marketing, Biotechnology, ICU, Transplant, Cath Lab, Interventional..., Critical Care, Strategic Planning, Vascular, Pacemakers, R, Pharmaceutical Sales, Product Launch, OB/GYN, Catheters, Biomedical Engineering, Marketing Communications, Sales Force Development, Clinical Research, Lifesciences, Healthcare, Sales Operations, Market Development, Surgical Instruments, Medicine, Interventional Radiology, Operating Room, Disposables, FDA, Medical Sales, Sales

Education
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing   1978 — 1982
Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Clarion University of Pennsylvania   1977 — 1978
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

Andrew Clopper Andrew Clopper Greater Denver Area Details
Andrew Clopper's Thoratec Experience August 2014 - May 2015
Job Manufacturing Engineer at DePuy Synthes
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
DePuy Orthopaedics  May 2015 - Present
Thoratec   August 2014 - May 2015
Abbott Vascular  January 2014 - August 2014
Abbott Vascular  December 2012 - January 2014
CSU: Hydraulics Laboratory/Shop   May 2010 - September 2012
Orthopedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory   August 2009 - May 2010
Woodward  June 2008 - August 2009

Skills
Microsoft Excel Coding..., CAPA, Green Belt, Finite Element Analysis, Pro Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, Microsoft Office, Mechanical Testing, Data Acquisition, Heat Transfer, Classical Machining, Data Aquisition, Machining, SAS, CNC Milling, MasterCAM 3-axis, Medical Devices, Six Sigma, Supervisory Skills, Design of Experiments, PTC Creo, Root Cause Analysis, Manufacturing, Engineering, Validation, SolidWorks

Education
Colorado State University   2010 — 2012
Masters of Engineering (M.E.), School of Biomedical Engineering

Colorado State University   2005 — 2010
BSME, Mechanical Engineering

University of South Australia   2007 — 2007
N/A, Study Abroad

Benjamin Mendoza Benjamin Mendoza San Francisco Bay Area Details
Benjamin Mendoza's Thoratec Experience July 2012 - Present
Job Sr. Quality Software Engineer at Thoratec Corporation
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   July 2012 - Present
Caliper Life Sciences - A Perkin Elmer Company  January 2010 - February 2012
Roche Molecular Systems  March 2000 - May 2009
VIROLOGIC, INC   January 1999 - March 2000
CYGNUS, INC  January 1988 - January 1999
Cooper BioMedics Laboratory, Inc.   July 1987 - January 1988
GLAXO CANADA INC   January 1980 - January 1987

Skills
System Integrators, Systems Engineering, Risk Management, Medical Devices, Requirements Management, Doors, Validation, Diagnostics, IVD, Automation, R&D, Documentation, FDA, Process Development, Quality Systems, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, GMP, Data Analysis, Regulatory Affairs, QSR, Quality Management, Quality Assurance, Lifesciences, Hardware Diagnostics, Quality System, SLAS 2013 Liquid..., LIMS, Testing, Quality Control, Pharmaceutical Industry, ISO 13485, PCR, CAPA, Assay Development, Design Control, 21 CFR Part 11, Process Simulation, Software Documentation, Medical Diagnostics

Education
Humber College   1985 — 1987
Certification, Computer Programming

Far Eastern University
BS in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry

Far Eastern University
BS in Preparatory Medicine, Medicine

Humber College
Computer Programming

David Jacowitz David Jacowitz San Francisco Bay Area Details
David Jacowitz's Thoratec Experience September 2015 - Present
Job Manager, IT Infrastructure at Thoratec
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Thoratec   September 2015 - Present
Thoratec   February 2015 - August 2015
Robert Half  March 2014 - February 2015
Solta Medical, Inc.   August 2007 - January 2014
Samuel Merritt College  2007 - December 2007
Greater Bay Bank  October 2001 - December 2003
San Jose National Bank  1997 - 2001

Skills
VMware, VMware ESX, SAN, Mac OS, Microsoft Office, Windows 7, Blackberry Enterprise..., Active Directory, IIS, Mac OS X Server, CCNA, Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Project Management, IT Infrastructure..., Phone System..., Information Security, Call Center Architecture, Call Center..., Linux System..., Unix Administration, SOX Compliancy, Cisco Certified, Microsoft Certified..., Cisco VoIP, ShoreTel, Unix Networking, Intrusion Detection, Cisco UCS, NAS, Wireless Networking, Solidworks, Cisco devices, Cisco Wireless, Video Conferencing, Group Policy, Switches, SQL Server, MCSE, Ubuntu, NetApp, VMware Infrastructure, Windchill, Backup Exec, mobile devi, Online Backup, Symantec Backup, Terminal Services, Avaya IP Telephony, Operating Systems

Education
California State University-Sacramento   2011 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (BS), Career and Technical Education, 3.78

Chabot College   2003 — 2006
AA, Liberal Studies

Terri Friedman Terri Friedman Malvern, Pennsylvania Details
Terri Friedman's Thoratec Experience September 2010 - Present
Job Senior Market Development at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   September 2010 - Present
GlaxoSmithKline  September 1997 - September 2010
Colgate Palmolive  May 1985 - February 1994

Skills
Medical Devices, Market Development, Product Launch, Product Development, Pharmaceutical Sales, Consumer Products, Market Planning, Market Analysis, Marketing Strategy, Account Management, Key Account Management, Cardiology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Urology, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Marketing, New Business Development, Hospital Sales, Team Building, Forecasting, Neurology, Sales Management, Managed Care, Competitive Analysis, Cross-functional Team...

Education
Clemson University   1981 — 1985
Bachelor's degree, Finance and Financial Management Services

Elliot Shelton Elliot Shelton San Francisco Bay Area Details
Elliot Shelton's Thoratec Experience January 2012 - June 2012
Job Director of Product Management at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Thermo Fisher Scientific  October 2014 - Present
Life Technologies  June 2012 - September 2014
Thoratec   January 2012 - June 2012
Life Technologies  January 2010 - December 2011
Life Technologies  June 2006 - January 2010

Skills
Project initiation, Requirements management, Risk management, Process development, Problem solving, Knowledge management, Biotechnology, Cross-functional Team..., Program Management, Product Development, Genotyping, Life Sciences, MS Project, Validation, PCR, Acquisition Integration, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Sensitivity Analysis, qPCR, Medical Devices, Medical Device Product..., Lifesciences, FDA, V&V, Design Control, R&D, Process Simulation, ISO 13485, Molecular Biology, Biopharmaceuticals, Genomics, Hardware Diagnostics, Leadership, Product Launch, Quality System, GMP

Education
Golden Gate University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

University of California, San Diego
M.Eng., Bioengineering

University of California, San Diego
B.S., Bioengineering: Biotechnology

Yash Kolambkar Yash Kolambkar San Francisco Bay Area Details
Yash Kolambkar's Thoratec Experience April 2014 - Present
Job Sr. Product Manager at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   April 2014 - Present
Thoratec   October 2012 - April 2014
The Boston Consulting Group  January 2011 - November 2012
Reactive Diagnostics, Inc.   October 2009 - January 2011
MedShape Solutions, Inc.   October 2010 - December 2010
Kauffman Foundation  October 2009 - September 2010
Georgia Institute of Technology  August 2004 - October 2009
Georgia Institute of Technology  August 2007 - July 2009
Georgia Tech VentureLab   January 2008 - September 2008
Aprameya Associates   July 2001 - June 2002

Skills
Business Strategy, Opportunity Assessment, Program Management, Medical Devices, Biopharmaceuticals, Healthcare Information..., R&D, Commercialization, Strategy, Product Development, Lifesciences, Management Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Product Management, Management, Leadership, Cross-functional Team..., Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Strategic Planning, Consulting, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology   2004 — 2009
Ph.D., Bioengineering, 4.0 / 4.0

University of Cincinnati   2002 — 2004
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 4.0 / 4.0

University of Pune   1997 — 2001
B.E., Mechanical Engineering

Clark Winslow Clark Winslow Walnut Creek, California Details
Clark Winslow's Thoratec Experience June 2014 - February 2015
Job Manufacturing Engineer at Acro Associates, Inc.
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Acro Associates, Inc.   February 2015 - Present
Thoratec   June 2014 - February 2015
Pulse Systems  October 2012 - September 2013
Spartek Medical   June 2011 - September 2011

Skills
ISO 13485, Solidworks, Manufacturing..., Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Product Development, Laser Cutting, Laser Welding, Quality System, Arduino, Passivation, Quality Control, LabView, Test Engineering, Fixture Design, Process Improvement, Microsoft Excel, Mechanical Testing, SolidWorks, LabVIEW, Microsoft Office

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2007 — 2012

California Polytechnic State University
B.S, Biomedical Engineering

Sara Hellstrom Sara Hellstrom Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Sara Hellstrom's Thoratec Experience June 2012 - August 2012
Job Process Development Engineer at St. Jude Medical
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
St. Jude Medical  November 2014 - Present
Thoratec   June 2012 - August 2012
Pathwork Diagnostics  June 2010 - August 2011
City of Sunnyvale, CA - Aquatics   June 2008 - August 2009

Skills
Solidworks, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices, FDA, Biotechnology, Lifesciences, PCR, Laboratory, Cell Culture, SolidWorks, Hardware Diagnostics, R&D, Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Validation

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2013 — 2014
Master's Degree, Biomedical Engineering

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2009 — 2013
Bachelor's Degree, Biomedical Engineering

Adrian C. Wilcox High School   2004 — 2009

Donna Chen Donna Chen San Francisco Bay Area Details
Donna Chen's Thoratec Experience May 2011 - May 2014
Job Product Development Technician at Thoratec
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Thoratec   May 2011 - May 2014
Breathe California of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails  October 2006 - October 2007
Malcolm Drilling  2006 - 2006

Skills
Biomedical Engineering, Documentation, Hemolysis Test, Purchase Orders, Good Laboratory..., Assisting Animal..., Console Software Testing, Documentations, Medical Device R&D, Bloodborne Pathogens, Blood Gas, Calibration

Education
California State University-East Bay   2014 — 2015
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

University of California, Davis   2005 — 2010
Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology with emphasis in Microbiology and Fermentation

Robia Choi Robia Choi San Francisco Bay Area Details
Robia Choi's Thoratec Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Manufacturing Engineer II, NPI
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
Thoratec   September 2013 - Present
Baxter Healthcare  June 2011 - August 2013
Applied Orthopedic Design   October 2010 - June 2011
Maximum Motorsports   June 2008 - August 2008

Skills
Root Cause Analysis, Engineering, Solidworks, FMEA, Reliability Engineering, Preventive Maintenance, CAPA, Design for Manufacturing, Problem Solving, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Design of Experiments, Project Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Control, Kaizen, Bill of Materials, MRO Management, Cross-functional Team..., Continuous Improvement, Technical Writing, Manufacturing, Asset Management, Medical Devices, SolidWorks

Education
UCSC Silicon Valley Extension
Medical Device Certification Program

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2006 — 2010
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Oxnard High School   2002 — 2006

Sandy (Avolicino) Wuehler Sandy (Avolicino) Wuehler San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sandy (Avolicino) Wuehler's Thoratec Experience 2003 - Present
Job Customer Affairs Specialist at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   2003 - Present
Pearson Education  1998 - 2002
MDL Information Systems, Inc.   1987 - 1998
Molecular Design Limited   1984 - 1987

Education
California State University-East Bay

Moreau Catholic High School

Santa Clara University

Silicon Valley College

University of California, Santa Cruz

Gibbons Tony Gibbons Tony Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area Details
Gibbons Tony's Thoratec Experience February 2013 - May 2014
Job ByOwner.com CoFounder and COO
Industry Real Estate
Experience
ByOwner.com Inc   July 2012 - Present
Thoratec   February 2013 - May 2014
Boston Scientific  June 2009 - March 2011
Boston Scientific  November 2006 - January 2009
Boston Scientific  October 2005 - November 2006

Skills
Organizational..., Strategic Leadership, Sales Management, Sales Execution, Business Strategy, Business Process..., Market Development, P&L Management, Strategy, Leadership, International Sales, Sales, Business Planning, Social Media, SEO, Start-ups, Online Advertising, Online Travel, Medical Devices, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Training, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Team Building, Mergers & Acquisitions, Executive Management, Business Development, Management, Selling, Strategic Thinking, New Business Development, Product Marketing, Contract Negotiation, Product Management, Market Analysis, Marketing Management

Education
Alfred University   1982 — 1987
Bachelor of Science, Economics and Marketing

Cortland High School

Bryce Stammerjohan Bryce Stammerjohan San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bryce Stammerjohan's Thoratec Experience May 2006 - Present
Job Senior R&D engineer at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   May 2006 - Present
arthrocare  August 2005 - April 2006
underwriters laboratories  July 1998 - July 2005

Skills
Testing, Product Safety, Engineering Management, R&D, FMEA, Quality System, EMC design, Design Control, ISO 13485, Product Development, Medical Devices, ISO 14971, FDA, V&V, Validation, Biomedical Engineering, Electronics

Education
California State University-Fresno   1994 — 1998
BS, electrical engineering

gunderson high   1988 — 1991
HS diploma

Carolyn (Beach) Borme Carolyn (Beach) Borme Rancho Palos Verdes, California Details
Carolyn (Beach) Borme's Thoratec Experience July 2009 - Present
Job Senior Clinical Manager at Thoratec
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Thoratec   July 2009 - Present
Ventracor  May 2006 - July 2009
Ventracor  2004 - 2006
Alfred Hospital  2001 - 2004

Skills
Medical Devices, Marketing, Clinical Trials, Surgery, Logistics, Product Development, Clinical Research, Management, Quality System, Hospitals, Healthcare, Cardiac Surgery, Business Development, Interventional..., Leadership, Vascular, Cardiology

Education
La Trobe University   2002 — 2003
Graduate Diploma (Critical Care Nursing), Nursing

Deakin University   1996 — 1999
Bachelor of Nursing (pre-registration)/Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion), Nursing/Health

Kaitlyn Spink Kaitlyn Spink Greater Boston Area Details
Kaitlyn Spink's Thoratec Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Product Development Engineer at Thoratec
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Thoratec   September 2013 - Present
American Bureau of Shipping  September 2012 - October 2012
Producing Broker Shawn Spink   August 2011 - October 2012
Colorado State   August 2010 - May 2011
Chipotle Mexican Grill  May 2008 - July 2009

Skills
Pro Engineer, CFD Analysis, Microsoft Office, Labview, Instron 2000 material..., SEM imaging, Cell Culture, Electros, Machining, FEA Analysis, Solidworks, Hemolysis, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Product Development, Engineering, CFD, Analysis, Medical Devices, Matlab

Education
Colorado State University   2006 — 2011
Mechanical Engineer, Biotech, Biomed, Cellular Neurobio, Cardio Pulmonary

Kartik Sundareswaran Kartik Sundareswaran Pleasanton, California Details
Kartik Sundareswaran's Thoratec Experience January 2009 - February 2012
Job Director, Clinical Research at Thoratec Corporation
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec Corporation  August 2015 - Present
Thoratec Corporation  March 2014 - August 2015
Thoratec Corporation  March 2012 - February 2014
Thoratec   January 2009 - February 2012
Georgia Institute of Technology  August 2003 - December 2008
Maquet Cardiovascular  October 2007 - March 2008
4D Imaging   May 2004 - August 2004
Dell  August 2000 - August 2003

Skills
Medical Devices, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Research, Medical Imaging, FDA, Surgery, MRI, Biotechnology, Image Processing, R&D, Medicine, Matlab, Lifesciences, Statistical Modeling, Cross-functional Team..., Clinical Trials, Biomechanics, Medical Image Analysis, Magnetic Resonance..., Cardiology, Research, Hemodynamics

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology   2003 — 2008
Ph.D., Bioengineering

Georgia Institute of Technology   2005 — 2007
MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology   2000 — 2003
BS, Computer Engineering

Krishnil Mani Krishnil Mani San Francisco Bay Area Details
Krishnil Mani's Thoratec Experience November 2011 - Present
Job Product Development Engineer II at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   November 2011 - Present
Air Force Flight Test Center  March 2010 - November 2011
Nitinol Devices & Components, Inc.   January 2010 - March 2010
Inland Metal Inc   November 2009 - December 2009
Cal Poly FSAE   April 2006 - April 2009
Optiscan Biomedical  July 2008 - September 2008
Cisco Systems  June 2007 - January 2008

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2006 — 2009
B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Jason Berlin Jason Berlin Greater Boston Area Details
Jason Berlin's Thoratec Experience April 2015 - Present
Job Clinical Research Associate II at Thoratec
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Thoratec   April 2015 - Present
Cubist Pharmaceuticals  April 2014 - March 2015
Echo Therapeutics  March 2013 - April 2014
Echo Therapeutics  July 2012 - April 2013
Echo Therapeutics  July 2011 - June 2012
Cambridge Polymer Group  January 2007 - August 2011
Sontra Medical   2006 - 2006
DePuy Spine  2006 - 2006
Boston University  2004 - 2006

Skills
Polymers, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Polymer Characterization, Clinical Research, UV/Vis, Materials Development, Rheology, Drug Delivery, Tensile Testing, Six Sigma, Rheometry, Fatigue Testing, ATR-FTIR, Clinical Trials, ChemDraw, Employee Management, Accelerated Life Testing, Microsoft Excel, Clinical Monitoring, Regulatory Submissions, Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Documentation, Project Management

Education
Boston University   2000 — 2006
MS, Biomedical Engineering

Martin Sklar Martin Sklar Greater Boston Area Details
Martin Sklar's Thoratec Experience June 2010 - November 2010
Job President, CEO and Founder AblaCor Medical Corporation ("Ablacor" or "AMC")
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
AblaCor Medical Corporation   February 1992 - Present
Automated Medical Instruments   2004 - 2014
Thoratec   June 2010 - November 2010
Medical Development Partners, LLC.   January 2005 - August 2008
Medical Development Group   2004 - 2007
AlvaMed, LLC  February 2002 - December 2006
Biowave   2002 - 2005
Biovalve (now Valeritas)   April 2002 - November 2003
Visualization Technology, Inc. (VTI) sold to GE Healthcare   August 1997 - August 2001
Dade Behring  1996 - 1997

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Analysis, FMEA, Intellectual Property, CAD, Research, Risk Analysis, Medical Device Project..., Medical Devices, R&D, Medical Device R&D, Product Development, Start-ups, Biomedical Engineering, Commercialization, Cross-functional Team..., Biotechnology, Strategy, Project Management, Business Development, Marketing, Engineering, Management, Manufacturing, Regulations, Engineers, Lifesciences, FDA, Product Launch, Business Strategy, Clinical Research, Mergers & Acquisitions

Education
Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering   1974 — 1977
Master Of Engineering

Worcester Polytechnic Institute   1969 — 1974
Bachelor of Science in Mechancial Engineering

Boston Latin School   1963 — 1969
High School

Bruce Ginn Bruce Ginn San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bruce Ginn's Thoratec Experience June 2010 - May 2013
Job
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Cerus  July 2013 - Present
Thoratec   June 2010 - May 2013
Autodesk, Inc  December 2005 - March 2010
Adobe Systems / Macromedia   December 2003 - December 2005
Lucent Technologies  May 2001 - December 2003
Zomax, Inc  December 1999 - February 2001
Novell  September 1992 - December 1999
Symantec  November 1989 - August 1992
Electronic Arts  November 1986 - November 1989

Skills
Outsourcing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Materials Management, MRP, Integration, Mergers, Logistics, Cross-functional Team..., Process Improvement, Vendor Management, Procurement, ERP, Manufacturing, Supply Management, SAP, Forecasting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations Management, Program Management, Negotiation, Visio, Management, Start-ups, Leadership, Business Process..., Product Development, Contract Negotiation, Team Building, Project Management, Project Planning, Six Sigma, Business Process, Strategic Sourcing, Production Planning, Lean Manufacturing, Warehousing, Process Engineering, Supplier Development, Continuous Improvement, Product Management, Quality Assurance, Strategy, Global Sourcing, Pricing, Quality Management, ISO, Change Management, Operational Excellence, Sourcing

Education
California State University-East Bay
BS

Shohreh Behrouzi Shohreh Behrouzi Greater Boston Area Details
Shohreh Behrouzi's Thoratec Experience February 2015 - Present
Job Clinical Data Specialist at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   February 2015 - Present
Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association  February 2014 - Present
Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies   September 2012 - February 2015
Rothman Institute  October 2011 - July 2012

Skills
Cardiovascular Devices, Medical Devices, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Trials, Product Development, Mechanical Circulatory..., Clinical Research, Cross-Functional Liaison, Cross-functional Team..., Social Media Marketing, FDA, Investigational Device...

Education
Temple University   2007 — 2009
Master of Science, Bioengineering

Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic   1998 — 2003
B.Sc, Biomedical Engineering Emphasis: Biomaterials

Douglas Schumer Douglas Schumer Greater Philadelphia Area Details
Douglas Schumer's Thoratec Experience 2002 - 2004
Job Faculty at Penn State University
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Penn State University  July 2015 - Present
cSpectrum, LLC   2009 - Present
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  August 2013 - July 2015
Georgia Institue of Technology  June 2010 - December 2012
CardioMEMS  2007 - 2009
TDC Medical  2006 - 2007
Animas Corporation  2005 - 2006
Thoratec   2002 - 2004
Novoste Corporation  2000 - 2001
Guidant Corporation  1990 - 1999

Skills
Medical Devices, ISO 13485, FDA, Biomedical Engineering, R&D, Product Development, Quality System, Manufacturing, Start-ups, Validation, ISO 14971, Cross-functional Team..., Product Launch, Biotechnology, Commercialization, Market Development, Engineering, Design of Experiments, CAPA, Lean Manufacturing, Design Control, Strategy, Project Management, Clinical Trials, ISO, Solidworks, Management, Root Cause Analysis, Technology Transfer, Program Management, Leadership, FMEA, Quality Assurance, V&V

Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   1973 — 1977
PhD

Carnegie Mellon University   1969 — 1974
BS/ MS

Natalie (Tollefsen) Blair, PHR Natalie (Tollefsen) Blair, PHR San Francisco Bay Area Details
Natalie (Tollefsen) Blair, PHR's Thoratec Experience May 2008 - October 2011
Job HR Partner at Cisco Systems
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Cisco Systems  June 2012 - Present
Thoratec   May 2008 - October 2011
Covidien (formerly Tyco Healthcare)   October 2005 - January 2008
LabCorp  March 2003 - October 2005
Quest Diagnostics  2000 - 2003

Skills
Employment Law..., Succession Planning, Organizational..., Employee/Labor Relations, Performance Management, Talent Management, AAP, WARN, Severance, Salary Structures, Job Description..., Applicant Tracking..., Employee Benefits, Employee Relations, HRIS, Industrial Relations, Interviews, Job Descriptions, Leadership, Onboarding, Personnel Management, Recruiting, Salary, Strategic Planning, Talent Acquisition, Temporary Placement, Training

Education
California State University-East Bay   1989 — 1992
BA, Environmental Science, Biology

Vincent Corral Vincent Corral San Francisco Bay Area Details
Vincent Corral's Thoratec Experience July 2011 - November 2011
Job QA Manager at Advan Int'l Corp
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Advan Int'l Corp   October 2015 - Present
Advan Int'l Corp   August 2012 - October 2015
Thoratec   July 2011 - November 2011
Allure Labs, Inc   June 2010 - June 2011
Allure Labs, Inc   September 2006 - June 2010
Hollister Co.  January 2006 - April 2006
Office Depot  June 2005 - September 2005
SourceHOV  June 2004 - September 2004
O'Reilly Auto Parts  January 2003 - July 2003
IKEA Group  January 2002 - December 2002

Skills
Quality Assurance, ISO 13485, Medical Devices, V&V, FDA, Pharmaceutical Industry, 21 CFR Part 11, Testing, Validation, Software Documentation, GMP, Regulatory Affairs, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Manufacturing, Quality Management, Change Control, Cross-functional Team..., ISO, Quality System, Sop, Management, CAPA, R&D, Microsoft Office, Lean Manufacturing, Training, Quality Auditing, SOP, Quality Control, Process Improvement, Customer Service, Root Cause Analysis, Leadership

Education
Peralta Community Colleges
Psychology

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona   2003 — 2006

St. Elizabeth High School   1999 — 2003
High School Diploma

Holly (Davis) Fleury, CCP Holly (Davis) Fleury, CCP Dracut, Massachusetts Details
Holly (Davis) Fleury, CCP's Thoratec Experience August 2003 - November 2005
Job HRIS Data/Compensation Analyst at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Industry Human Resources
Experience
Team Beachbody  July 2014 - Present
MIT Lincoln Laboratory  April 2008 - Present
Navisite  August 2006 - April 2008
NaviSite  November 2005 - August 2006
Thoratec   August 2003 - November 2005
Progress Software Corporation  August 2000 - June 2002

Skills
Compensation, HRIS, Analysis, Human Resources, SAP, SAP HR, Job Descriptions, Management, New Hire Orientations, SharePoint, Software Documentation, Benefits Administration, Onboarding, Employee Benefits, Applicant Tracking..., Personnel Management, Business Analysis, Microsoft Word, Salary, Compensation & Benefits, PowerPoint, Analytics

Education
Computer Education Institute (currently Lincoln Technical Institute)   2002 — 2003
Networking

Bridgewater State University   1995 — 1999
BS, Business Management, Concentration in Human Resources

Salem High   1991 — 1995

World at Work

STEVEN DEEMS STEVEN DEEMS San Francisco Bay Area Details
STEVEN DEEMS's Thoratec Experience November 2014 - Present
Job Manufacturing Engineer, NPI at Thoratec
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Thoratec   November 2014 - Present
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Clinical Diagnostics Group   April 2002 - January 2014
Bio-Rad Laboratories  March 1998 - April 2002
Bio-Rad Hercules thru 1/2014   June 1999 - January 2002

Skills
GMP, FDA, Quality System, Validation, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Manufacturing, CAPA, Product Development, DI Water, Package testing, Packaging Engineering, Lean Six Sigma, Process Engineering, Cross-Functional Teams, Manufacturing..., Labels SME, Procedure Writing, Technical Writing, Software Validation, RFID Tags, Zebra Printers, Change Control, Root Cause Analysis, Risk Analysis, Cross-functional Team..., Lean Manufacturing, Testing, ISO 13485, V&V, Design Control, SOP

Education
California State East Bay- Hayward Ca
Bachelor of Arts, Biology

California State University-East Bay
Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Roderick (The Rodinator) Walsh Roderick (The Rodinator) Walsh Tracy, California Details
Roderick (The Rodinator) Walsh's Thoratec Experience January 2010 - October 2015
Job Staff Supplier Quality Engineer at St. Jude Medical
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
St. Jude Medical  October 2015 - Present
California State University, Stanislaus  2001 - Present
Thoratec   January 2010 - October 2015
Cholestech Corporation (CC)   2008 - 2010
Carl Zeiss Meditec (CZM)   August 2007 - September 2008
Symyx Technologies (ST)   March 2006 - August 2007
Carl Zeiss Meditec (CZM)   2005 - 2006
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT   January 1989 - May 2005

Skills
SPC, PPAP, Six Sigma, Quality System, ISO 13485, Quality Assurance, Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, Process Improvement, Quality Management, Manufacturing, FMEA, Validation, Program Management, FDA, Quality Control, Medical Devices, Cross-functional Team..., Process Simulation, Design of Experiments, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Process Engineering, Black Belt, Business Process..., MS Project, TQM, Supplier Quality, Kaizen, Engineering Management, Quality Auditing, Minitab, Measurement System..., Product Development, ISO 17025, Manufacturing..., Engineering, Supply Chain, R&D, DMAIC, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Design for Manufacturing, Design Control

Education
University of San Francisco
Ed.D., Organization and Leadership

San Jose State University
M.Sc., Quality Assurance

California State University, Fresno
B.Sc., Industrial Technology

Sabina McGrath Sabina McGrath Sacramento, California Area Details
Sabina McGrath's Thoratec Experience August 2011 - Present
Job
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   August 2011 - Present
Carl Zeiss Meditec  February 2008 - September 2011
Covidien (formerly Tyco Healthcare)   February 2002 - January 2008
Koff and Associates (HR Consulting Firm)   February 2001 - February 2002
Alibris  September 1999 - February 2001
LECG (Law and Economics Consulting Group)   1997 - 1999
Mervyn's  1990 - 1997

Skills
Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, HRIS, Deferred Compensation, Employee Relations, Onboarding, Applicant Tracking..., Medical Devices, Recruiting, Talent Management, Performance Management, Personnel Management, Interviews, Process Improvement, Six Sigma, New Hire Orientations, Training, Management, Hiring, Temporary Placement

Education
California State University-East Bay   1990 — 1994
BA, Human Development

Sherri Edwards Sherri Edwards Atlanta, Georgia Details
Sherri Edwards's Thoratec Experience June 2014 - Present
Job Clinical Specialist at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   June 2014 - Present
Thoratec   October 2012 - June 2014
Medtronic  2010 - 2012
St. Joseph's Hospital Atlanta   June 2003 - September 2010

Skills
Computer Proficiency, Medical Devices, Communication, Organization, Vital Signs, Teaching, Bible Study, Fitness Training, Fitness Instruction, fitness testing, medical device (in..., Fundraising, Customer Service, Curriculum Design, Community Outreach, PowerPoint, Problem Solving, Cardiology, Healthcare, Operating Room, Tests

Education
Florida International University   2001 — 2003
Masters, Exercise Physiology

University of North Alabama   1983 — 1987
Bachelor's degree, Social Work

Shawn Sobelman Shawn Sobelman San Francisco Bay Area Details
Shawn Sobelman's Thoratec Experience January 2014 - June 2015
Job Director, Project Management at Fresenius Medical Care
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Fresenius Medical Care  June 2015 - Present
Thoratec   January 2014 - June 2015
Thoratec   March 2010 - October 2013
Volcano Corporation  May 2009 - March 2010
Volcano Corporation  March 2005 - March 2010
INAMED Corporation  June 2000 - March 2005
Armstrong World Industries  June 1990 - August 1995

Skills
Medical Devices, Cross-functional Team..., FMEA, Program Management, Management, ISO 13485, FDA, Biomedical Engineering, Design Control, Validation, V&V, Product Development, R&D, GMP, Commercialization, Manufacturing, Quality Control, ISO, ISO 14971, Continuous Improvement, Injection Molding, Engineering, Product Launch, Quality Assurance, Design of Experiments

Education
University of California, Davis   1995 — 2000
MS, Biomedical Engineering

Bucknell University   1986 — 1990
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Allison Magnan Allison Magnan Greater Boston Area Details
Allison Magnan's Thoratec Experience July 2011 - May 2013
Job Clinical Trial Manager at Agios Pharmaceuticals
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
Agios Pharmaceuticals  December 2014 - Present
TESARO  October 2013 - November 2014
Millennium Pharmaceuticals  May 2013 - October 2013
Thoratec   July 2011 - May 2013
Massachusetts General Hospital  February 2011 - July 2011
Genzyme  September 2008 - February 2011

Skills
Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, CTMS, Clinical Development, Oncology, Biotechnology, FDA, CRO, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices, Cardiology, Validation, Regulatory Affairs, EDC, GCP, Clinical Data Management, Clinical Monitoring

Education
Assumption College

Rebecca Friedman Rebecca Friedman Greater Boston Area Details
Rebecca Friedman's Thoratec Experience December 2014 - Present
Job Clinical Data Specialist at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   December 2014 - Present
Success Academy Charter Schools  May 2014 - December 2014
Worcester Education Collaborative   January 2014 - May 2014
The Meyer Lab, Clark University   June 2013 - May 2014
UMass Memorial Medical Center  January 2013 - May 2013
The Brooklyn Hospital Center  June 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Data Entry, Data Analysis, Clinical Research, Statistics, Geographic Information..., SPSS, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Literature Reviews, Volunteering, Healthcare, Customer Service

Education
Clark University   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Biology, General

Bard High School Early College   2006 — 2010
High school diploma

Sam Behta Sam Behta Greater Boston Area Details
Sam Behta's Thoratec Experience January 2007 - March 2010
Job Sr. Project Manager at CMIT Solutions, Inc.
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
CMIT Solutions, Inc.   August 2015 - Present
Brainshark, Inc.   October 2012 - July 2015
CMIT Solutions, Inc.   March 2010 - October 2012
Thoratec   January 2007 - March 2010
Music Choice  December 2004 - December 2007
SciCompTech   August 2003 - December 2007
Drexel University  October 2003 - May 2005
Smiths Aerospace  April 2001 - September 2003
Science Dynamics Corp   November 1999 - March 2001
PrimeStar  July 1997 - October 1999

Education
Drexel University
MS

Drexel University   1988 — 1991
BS

Brian Marchionni Brian Marchionni Waltham, Massachusetts Details
Brian Marchionni's Thoratec Experience October 2011 - Present
Job Senior Product Development Engineer at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   October 2011 - Present
Hologic  May 2005 - October 2011
EMC  February 2000 - August 2003
Lockheed Martin  June 1997 - January 2000

Skills
Analog Circuit Design, Digital Circuit Design, Visual C#, OrCAD Capture CIS, Medical Devices, PCB design, Design Control, Biomedical Engineering, Design for Manufacturing, Circuit Design, ISO 14971, Testing, Electrical Engineering, R&D

Education
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary   2003 — 2007
Master of Divinity (M.Div.)

SUNY Binghamton   1997 — 2003
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering

University of Massachusetts, Amherst   1993 — 1997
BS, Computer Systems Engineering

Renee Mills Renee Mills Boston, Massachusetts Details
Renee Mills's Thoratec Experience March 2015 - Present
Job CRA I at Thoratec
Industry Research
Experience
Thoratec   March 2015 - Present
Quintiles  September 2014 - March 2015
Quintiles  April 2013 - September 2014
New England College of Optometry  July 2010 - May 2013
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care  April 2006 - March 2010

Skills
Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, GCP, EDC, Protocol, Proposal Writing, Training, CTMS, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, CRO, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Customer Service

Education
Boston University
Biomedical Laboratory and Clinical Sciences, Biomedical Laboratory and Clinical Sciences

Sarah Mathew Sarah Mathew Greater Boston Area Details
Sarah Mathew's Thoratec Experience June 2012 - August 2012
Job Electrical Engineer at Heartware Inc.
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
HeartWare Inc  January 2015 - Present
Thoratec Corporation  October 2013 - December 2014
Boston Scientific  September 2012 - May 2013
Thoratec   June 2012 - August 2012
Harvard Medical School - Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering   June 2010 - August 2010
MIT- Francis Bitter Magnetics Lab   June 2008 - August 2008
TiE - Boston  June 2005 - June 2006

Skills
Solidworks, Agile Project Management, Matlab, COMSOL, LaserGene, LaTeX, Rapid Prototyping / 3D..., Genetic Engineering, Microfluidics, Material Science..., Adobe Premiere, Bloomberg Terminal, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Design Control, Research, Biomedical Engineering, Labview, Materials Science, SolidWorks

Education
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Engineering (BE)

National University of Singapore / NUS   2012 — 2012

The International School Bangalore   2006 — 2009
International Baccalaureate

Mandy Whatley Mandy Whatley Lodi, California Details
Mandy Whatley's Thoratec Experience August 2012 - July 2015
Job COO at Pacific Surgical Inc
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Pacific Surgical Inc   July 2015 - Present
Thoratec   August 2012 - July 2015
GlaxoSmithKline  July 2011 - November 2012
ArthroCare Corporation  2005 - 2007

Skills
Sales, Sales Effectiveness, Urology, Pharmaceutical Sales, Medical Devices, Product Launch, Healthcare, Hospital Sales, Management, Cardiology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Sales Operations, Neurology, Public Speaking, Endocrinology

Education
CSU Sacramento   1996 — 2000
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication, General

Onur Dur Onur Dur San Francisco Bay Area Details
Onur Dur's Thoratec Experience May 2010 - August 2010
Job
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Carnegie Mellon University  2008 - May 2011
Thoratec   May 2010 - August 2010
University of Nevada, Reno  January 2006 - January 2008

Skills
Medical Devices, CFD, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Modeling, Biomechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Finite Element Analysis, Matlab, Experimentation, Heat Transfer, Linux, Heart Valves, Mechanical Engineering, Numerical Analysis, R&D, Characterization, CAD, Labview

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   2008 — 2011
PhD, Biomedical Engineering

University of Nevada-Reno   2006 — 2007
MS, Mechanical Engineering

Orta Dogu Teknik Üniversitesi   2001 — 2005
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Mark Cleary Mark Cleary Sacramento, California Area Details
Mark Cleary's Thoratec Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Sr. Member of Technical Staff at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   September 2013 - Present
Terumo  March 2012 - July 2013
Grass Valley Group  2011 - 2012
VeriFone  August 1995 - August 2008
VeriFone  January 2001 - September 2006
VeriFone  1995 - 2001

Skills
Testing, Program Management, Product Development, Embedded Systems, Wireless, NFC, EMV, Management, Mobile Payments, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Hardware, Cross-functional Team..., Product Management, Leadership, Manufacturing, Engineering Management, Software Development

Education
University of California, Irvine   1978 — 1982
BSEE, Engineering

CSU Sacramento
Bachelor of Science (BS), Control Systems

Jeremy Konz Jeremy Konz Greater Boston Area Details
Jeremy Konz's Thoratec Experience October 2013 - May 2014
Job Product Development Engineer at ATE Systems
Industry Consumer Electronics
Experience
ATE Systems   May 2014 - Present
Thoratec   October 2013 - May 2014
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems  March 2012 - October 2013
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems  October 2010 - March 2012
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems  January 2009 - October 2010
General Motors  May 2008 - August 2008
Federal APD  May 2007 - August 2007

Skills
Electrical Engineering, Test Equipment, Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Labview, C, Programming, Automation, Pspice, Electronics, Signal Processing, Six Sigma, Matlab, Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic, RF Engineering

Education
Boston University   2011 — 2015
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering

Michigan State University   2004 — 2008
Bachelors, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

Donald Curtis Donald Curtis San Francisco Bay Area Details
Donald Curtis's Thoratec Experience February 2013 - Present
Job Senior Project Manager at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   February 2013 - Present
Thoratec   June 2009 - February 2013
Medlogics Device Corporation  January 2006 - May 2009

Skills
Design Control, R&D, ISO 13485, Medical Devices, FDA, Product Development, CAPA, GMP, Sop, SPC, Technology Transfer, ISO 14971, Quality System, Manufacturing..., GD&T, Engineering Management

Education
Santa Clara University   2010 — 2013
Master of Science (M.S.), Engineering Management

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2000 — 2005
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Glen Sunnergren Glen Sunnergren San Francisco Bay Area Details
Glen Sunnergren's Thoratec Experience October 2006 - January 2015
Job VP, Human Resources & Information Technology at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   October 2006 - January 2015
Ask Jeeves  January 2002 - October 2006
The Clorox Company  September 1992 - November 2001
Borland Software  September 1991 - September 1992
Varian Associates  August 1988 - September 1991

Education
University of Michigan   1997 — 1997
Advanced HR Executive Program

Cornell University   1995 — 1996
Labor Relations

California State University-Hayward - School of Business and Economics   1984 — 1988

Bhumica Amin Bhumica Amin Greater Boston Area Details
Bhumica Amin's Thoratec Experience June 2014 - November 2014
Job Biomedical Engineer with Concentration in Nanotechnology, Chemistry, and Medical Device Design
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Boston University  September 2013 - Present
DePuy Mitek (Johnson & Johnson)   November 2014 - Present
Thoratec   June 2014 - November 2014
Boston University  September 2012 - May 2013
Boston University  April 2010 - May 2013
Forsyth Institute   September 2009 - January 2010

Skills
Biomedical Engineering, Cell Culture, Medical Devices, Microscopy, Nanotechnology, Microfluidics, Molecular & Cellular..., Matlab, Nanoparticles, DNA sequencing, ImageJ, Biochemistry, Sequencing, Bioinformatics, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, NMR spectroscopy, DNA extraction, SigmaPlot, FDA GMP, FDA, Regulatory Requirements, ISO 13485, Prior Art Search, R, Research, Data Analysis

Education
Boston University   2013 — 2014
Master of Engineering (MEng), Biomedical Engineering, 3.81

Boston University   2009 — 2013
Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry (Minor), Nanotechnology (Concentration)

Mandy Abigana Mandy Abigana Pleasanton, California Details
Mandy Abigana's Thoratec Experience September 2008 - September 2012
Job Sr Accountant at Veeva Systems
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Veeva Systems  September 2012 - Present
Thoratec   September 2008 - September 2012
FormFactor  2007 - 2008
Oracle  September 2003 - September 2005
Ernst & Young  2000 - 2003

Skills
SOX, Audit, Accounting, Auditing, Accounts Receivable, Financial Reporting

Education
California State University-Hayward - School of Business and Economics   1994 — 2000
Bachelors, Accounting

Charles Godfrey-Thomas Charles Godfrey-Thomas San Francisco Bay Area Details
Charles Godfrey-Thomas's Thoratec Experience July 2015 - Present
Job Quality Metrics & Reporting Specialist at Thoratec Corporation
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   July 2015 - Present
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company  May 2014 - July 2015
Abbott Laboratories  2008 - 2014
Opus Financials   2006 - 2007
Reply! Inc.   2006 - 2006

Skills
Data Analysis, Data Entry, Customer Service, Account Management, Complaint Management, Salesforce.com, Team Leadership, PowerPoint, Research, Outlook, Sybase IQ, Presenter, Office Administration, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, English, Windows, Teaching, HTML, Underwriting, SAP CRM, SharePoint, JD Edwards, CRM, Medical Devices

Education
California State University-Chico   1996 — 1998
Physical and Biological Anthropology

Butte College   1998 — 2000
General Studies

Dawn Escorcio Dawn Escorcio Pleasanton, California Details
Dawn Escorcio's Thoratec Experience May 2011 - Present
Job Documentation Specialist at Thoratec
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Thoratec   May 2011 - Present
Davis Instruments  May 2010 - May 2011
BAE Systems  November 2008 - July 2009
Tyco Electronics  October 2007 - October 2008
EMC Corporation  December 1998 - September 2007
Legato Systems  1998 - 2007
Hitachi PC   August 1998 - December 1998
Newbridge Networks  December 1989 - March 1998
Applied Materials  August 1989 - November 1989
ARGOSystems Inc. (Boeing)   November 1985 - April 1989

Skills
Technical Documentation, Software Documentation, Document Management, Technical Writing, Technical Communication, FrameMaker, Visio, Adobe Acrobat, Solidworks, Manuals, Microsoft Office, Content Management, Manufacturing, HTML, Illustrator, Editing, ISO 13485, CAD, SharePoint, Windows, Six Sigma, Design for Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Microsoft Word, SnagIt, Information Design, FDA, Process Improvement, Photoshop, Pdf, Engineering Changes, Adobe Illustrator, Engineering Change..., Emergency Response Team, Omnify PLM Software, SolidWorks

Education
De Anza College   1985 — 1990
Certificate of Achievement, Drafting and Design, and CAD

Asser Guirgues Asser Guirgues Richmond, Virginia Area Details
Asser Guirgues's Thoratec Experience October 2014 - Present
Job Acute Product Specialist at Thoratec Corporation
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   October 2014 - Present
MedStar Health  March 2013 - July 2014
MedStar Washington Hospital Center  June 2008 - July 2014
Merrill Lynch  January 2001 - January 2006
Enterprise Medical Solutions   January 1998 - January 2001

Skills
Healthcare, Informatics, Medical Devices, Healthcare Management, Clinical Research, Healthcare Information..., Cardiopulmonary, ECMO, Hospitals, Medicine, Operating Room, Perfusion, Surgery, Pediatrics, Nursing, EMR, Critical Care, Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Community Hospitals, General Surgery, Teaching Hospitals, Healthcare Improvement, Healthcare Industry

Education
Drexel University   2006 — 2008
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cardiovascular Science

University of Michigan   1999 — 2001
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law

Saint Joseph's University   1995 — 1999
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Lana Johnson Lana Johnson San Francisco Bay Area Details
Lana Johnson's Thoratec Experience
Job Accounts Payable Specialist at Thoratec
Industry Events Services
Experience
Thoratec  

Skills
Public Speaking, Graphic Design, Event Planning, Leadership, Editing, Customer Service, Social Networking, Nonprofits, PowerPoint, Marketing, Sales, Microsoft Word, Event Management, Marketing Strategy, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Public Relations, Strategic Planning, Advertising, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, New Business Development

Education
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo   1980 — 1983
Bachelor of Science Degree, Home Economics

Chabot College   1978 — 1980
Associate of Arts Degree, General Education

Granada High School

Granada High School

Amy Laverdiere Amy Laverdiere San Francisco, California Details
Amy Laverdiere's Thoratec Experience August 2012 - July 2014
Job
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Cytokinetics  July 2014 - Present
Thoratec   August 2012 - July 2014
Medtronic  January 2011 - July 2012
Medtronic  July 2009 - January 2011
Hatteras Venture Partners  January 2008 - January 2009
Genentech  June 2001 - July 2007
Genzyme Transgenics   September 1999 - June 2001

Education
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business   2007 — 2009
MBA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1995 — 1999
BS

Marcus Bellini Marcus Bellini San Francisco Bay Area Details
Marcus Bellini's Thoratec Experience July 2011 - January 2014
Job Medical Device Manufacturing Professional
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Outset Medical, Inc.   January 2014 - Present
Thoratec   July 2011 - January 2014
Cutera, Inc.   December 2008 - July 2011
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.   August 2005 - July 2008
Philips Medical Systems, Nuclear Medicine   June 2004 - July 2005
Philips Medical Systems, Nuclear Medicine   November 2001 - June 2004
ADAC Laboratories, Nuclear Medicine   1995 - 2000

Skills
Medical Devices, Design Control, ISO 13485, FDA, ISO 14971, Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing, Medical Imaging, Product Design, Product Development, Engineering, Product Launch, R&D, CAPA, Capital Equipment, Design for Manufacturing, Hardware Diagnostics, Manufacturing..., V&V, Quality System, Validation, Embedded Systems, FMEA, Quality Assurance, Engineering Management, Mechanical Engineering

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   1992 — 1995
BSME

Stephanie Walter Stephanie Walter San Francisco Bay Area Details
Stephanie Walter's Thoratec Experience August 2010 - June 2011
Job
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genentech  February 2014 - Present
Global Project Partners, LLC   July 2013 - Present
Integrated Project Management  June 2011 - July 2013
Thoratec   August 2010 - June 2011
Cardima  April 2009 - August 2010
Cardima  March 2008 - April 2009
Boston Scientific  January 2007 - March 2008
Boston Scientific  June 2006 - September 2006
Smuckers / Sabroso Co   March 2005 - August 2005

Skills
GMP, Design Control, Medical Devices, Industrial Engineering, FDA

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2000 — 2006
Bachelor of Science

Thomas Prudent Thomas Prudent San Francisco Bay Area Details
Thomas Prudent's Thoratec Experience July 2011 - April 2012
Job Sr. Quality Engineer at Creganna Medical
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Creganna Medical  November 2014 - Present
Clarity Medical Systems, Inc.   August 2013 - September 2014
Aptus Endosystems  September 2012 - August 2013
Oraya Therapeutics, Inc.   April 2012 - September 2012
Thoratec   July 2011 - April 2012
Solta Medical, Inc.   March 2009 - June 2011
Solta Medical, Inc.   September 2006 - June 2011
Cytyc Surgical Products  March 2006 - September 2006
Boston Scientific Corporation  September 2002 - March 2006
Aerogen, Inc.   July 2001 - July 2002

Skills
ISO 13485, Design Control, Medical Devices, FDA, CAPA, Quality Assurance, FMEA, V&V, SPC, ISO 14971, Root Cause Analysis, Supplier Quality, GMP, Biomedical Engineering, Project Management, Sterilization, Quality Engineering, Quality Systems, Product Development, Quality Management, Statistics, Process Validation, Risk Management, Microsoft Office, Start-ups, cGMP, Operations Management, NCMR, Financial Management, IQ/OQ/PQ, Medical Device Directive, Technical Files, Regulatory Compliance..., Design History Files, Biocompatibility, Product Bioburden, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, MDD, Quality Control, Quality System, Validation, Design of Experiments, Design for Manufacturing, Cross-functional Team..., Testing

Education
California State University-Hayward - School of Business and Economics   2002 — 2005
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations and Materials Management & Financial Management

California State University-Fullerton
Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Kevin Ryczek Kevin Ryczek Hartford, Connecticut Area Details
Kevin Ryczek's Thoratec Experience 2003 - 2006
Job CIPT at Pratt & Whitney
Industry Aviation & Aerospace
Experience
Pratt & Whitney  October 2010 - Present
Vaupell  October 2008 - October 2010
Smith & Nephew, Wound Management   2006 - 2008
Thoratec   2003 - 2006
Hewlett-Packard  1997 - 2002

Skills
Cross-functional Team..., Product Development, Leadership, Medical Devices, Team Building, Program Management, Engineering Management, Lean Manufacturing, Solidworks, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Six Sigma, Engineering, Project Planning, Continuous Improvement, Design of Experiments, Process Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, SPC, FMEA

Education
Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business   2002 — 2005

Stanford University   1993 — 1995
MSME, Mechanical Engineering

Trinity College-Hartford   1989 — 1993
BSME, Mechanical Engineering

M. Dominika Kulinski M. Dominika Kulinski Greater Boston Area Details
M. Dominika Kulinski's Thoratec Experience January 2010 - August 2013
Job Senior Research & Development Engineer
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Medtronic Advanced Energy  September 2013 - Present
Thoratec   January 2010 - August 2013
Thoratec   May 2008 - January 2010
Thoratec   May 2006 - April 2008
Boston University  2006 - 2008

Skills
AAMI's Human Factors..., University of..., Cadence's Project..., Medical Devices, Biomedical Engineering, Solidworks, FDA, Product Development, Validation, Engineering, V&V, Labview, Testing, Manufacturing..., Design Control, Design for Manufacturing, Quality System, R&D, FMEA, ISO 13485, Design of Experiments, Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials

Education
Boston University   2006 — 2008
Master of Science, Manufacturing Engineering

Boston University   2002 — 2006
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Ashley Merwin Ashley Merwin San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ashley Merwin's Thoratec Experience August 2013 - Present
Job Marketing Communications Manager at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   August 2013 - Present
Boston Scientific Electrophysiology  March 2012 - August 2013
Boston Scientific Electrophysiology  March 2010 - March 2012
Varian, Inc.   January 2008 - January 2009
Boston Scientific  November 2006 - January 2008
Boston Scientific  August 2005 - November 2006
Chiron Corporation  March 2002 - August 2005

Education
California State University-Chico
Bachelors, English

Elle Pishny Elle Pishny San Francisco Bay Area Details
Elle Pishny's Thoratec Experience July 2012 - June 2015
Job Director of Business Development at Carbon3D
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Carbon3D, Inc.   June 2015 - Present
Thoratec   July 2012 - June 2015
Novartis Molecular Diagnostics  June 2011 - August 2011
Liquidia Technologies  July 2007 - July 2010

Skills
Cross-functional Team..., Business Strategy, Lifesciences, Competitive Analysis, Business Development, Biotechnology, Growth Strategies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Medical Devices, Strategy, Commercialization, Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions

Education
Harvard Business School   2010 — 2012
MBA

Duke University   2003 — 2007
Public Policy, Economics

Kristin Field Kristin Field Greater Boston Area Details
Kristin Field's Thoratec Experience February 2009 - Present
Job Clinical Research Associate
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   February 2009 - Present
Cato Research  November 2007 - February 2009
Cato Research  2005 - 2007

Education
Colgate University   2001 — 2005

Craig Henninger Craig Henninger San Francisco Bay Area Details
Craig Henninger's Thoratec Experience March 2011 - Present
Job Logistics Manager at Thoratec
Industry Logistics and Supply Chain
Experience
Thoratec   March 2011 - Present
FormFactor  April 2005 - February 2011
Triton Container  1999 - 2005
ComputerLand Corporation  1982 - 1987

Education
California State University-East Bay   1981 — 1986

Colleen Riley-Brodt Colleen Riley-Brodt San Ramon, California Details
Colleen Riley-Brodt's Thoratec Experience January 2011 - February 2012
Job Senior Supply Chain Professional
Industry Logistics and Supply Chain
Experience
Thoratec   January 2011 - February 2012
MDC Vacuum Products, LLC  October 2010 - January 2011
FormFactor  December 2009 - June 2010
Independent Consultant  2009 - 2009
Oorja Protonics  April 2008 - September 2008
Game Ready/ CoolSystems   2006 - 2007
LeapFrog  2004 - 2005
NISH  2000 - 2003
Sonic Manufacturing Technologies  1997 - 2000
MQA, Division of Stanford Telecom   1995 - 1997

Skills
Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Sourcing, Inventory Management, MRP, Procurement, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Cross-functional Team..., Supply Management, ERP, Contract Negotiation, Inventory Control, Materials Management, Purchasing, Management, Forecasting, Process Improvement

Education
Arizona State University   1992 — 1995
Supply Chain Management, BS

Carondelet High School   1986 — 1990
High School Deploma, Passed

Ghazal Mauro Ghazal Mauro San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ghazal Mauro's Thoratec Experience August 2013 - August 2015
Job Firmware Engineer at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   August 2013 - August 2015
St. Jude Medical  November 2008 - August 2013
St. Jude Medical  June 2007 - November 2008
St. Jude Medical  June 2006 - December 2006

Skills
R&D, Testing, C, C++, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Medical Devices, ClearCase, ClearQuest, C#, Telelogic DOORS, Telemetry, Agile Methodologies, Software Engineering, Software Quality..., Firmware, Software Project..., V&V, Requirements Analysis, Debugging, Eclipse, ISO 13485, Scrum, FDA, LabVIEW

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2005 — 2007
MS, Biomedical Engineering

Iran University of Science and Technology   1998 — 2003
B.S., Computer Engineering

Jordan Biswurm Jordan Biswurm Greater Boston Area Details
Jordan Biswurm's Thoratec Experience July 2007 - February 2008
Job Engineering Program Manager at Medtronic
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Medtronic  November 2014 - Present
Medtronic  June 2013 - November 2014
Medtronic CardioVascular  June 2012 - June 2013
Medtronic CardioVascular  November 2009 - June 2012
Medtronic CardioVascular  February 2008 - November 2009
Thoratec   July 2007 - February 2008

Skills
Manufacturing, V&V, Design of Experiments, Project Management, Root Cause Analysis, GMP, Program Management, CAPA, Six Sigma, Engineering, Cross-functional Team..., ISO 13485, FDA, Design Control, Catheters, Medical Devices, Engineering Management, Minitab

Education
University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Isenberg School of Management   2011 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), GPA: 3.97

Boston University   2003 — 2007
B.S., Biomedical Engineering

American Society for Quality
Certified Quality Engineer, Lic. 57959

Dominic Cappelletti Dominic Cappelletti Louisville, Kentucky Area Details
Dominic Cappelletti's Thoratec Experience June 2005 - January 2010
Job Clinical Perfusionist at University Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates/ University of Louisville Physicians.
Industry Medical Practice
Experience
University of Louisville Physicians-UCSA.   August 2013 - Present
HEME Management   2010 - June 2013
EVAHEART-Medical   January 2010 - May 2013
HeartWare Inc  January 2008 - January 2010
Thoratec   June 2005 - January 2010
United Extracorporeal Support Inc   June 1995 - January 2010
Clarian Health Partners  June 1989 - June 1995

Skills
Ventricular Assist..., Medical Devices, Cardiovascular..., Circulation technology, Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Heart Failure, Clinical Trials, Lifesciences, Clinical Research, Critical Care, Healthcare, ECMO, Transplant, Nursing, IABP, Cardiology, Perfusion, Cardiac Surgery, Interventional..., ICU, Cardiopulmonary, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Operating Room, Medicine, Hospitals, Life Sciences

Education
The Ohio State University/Cleveland Clinic Fnd. School of Cardiovascular Perfusion   1993 — 1995
Certificate, Circulation Technology

Butler University   1984 — 1988
BS, Pre-Med/Biology

Sunil Dasara, CSSBB Sunil Dasara, CSSBB Greater Detroit Area Details
Sunil Dasara, CSSBB's Thoratec Experience July 2013 - Present
Job Sr. R&D Engineer at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   July 2013 - Present
Terumo Heart, Inc  April 2010 - July 2013
Terumo Heart, Inc  June 2007 - April 2010
Terumo Heart, Inc  April 2004 - June 2007
Onward Technologies  March 2002 - March 2004
Satyam Computer Services Limited  May 2000 - March 2002
Andhra University  1999 - 2000

Skills
Pro Engineer, GD&T, Medical Devices, Product Design, FMEA, ISO 13485, Design for Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Solidworks, Product Development, Engineering, FDA, Product Management, CAD, Automotive, Design Control, Design of Experiments, R&D, Quality System, Minitab, DMAIC, Root Cause Analysis, Injection Molding, V&V, Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing, CAPA, SPC, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing...

Education
University of Michigan-Dearborn   2007 — 2010
MSE, Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Andhra University   1995 — 1999
B.E., Mechanical Engineering

Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management   1995 — 1999
B.E., Mechanical

Vikas   1993 — 1995

Brandon Fell Brandon Fell San Francisco Bay Area Details
Brandon Fell's Thoratec Experience February 2014 - Present
Job Manufacturing Engineer III at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   February 2014 - Present
BioCardia  November 2011 - January 2014
Access Closure  June 2008 - November 2011
EV3, FoxHollow Division   2007 - June 2008
Fox Hollow Technologies  January 2007 - November 2007
Novellus Inc   August 2006 - January 2007
NUMMI  2005 - 2005

Skills
Medical Devices, FMEA, Engineering, Product Development, Manufacturing, R&D, FDA

Education
California State University-Chico   2003 — 2006

Jan Schwartz CTP Jan Schwartz CTP San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jan Schwartz CTP's Thoratec Experience March 2010 - October 2010
Job Director Treasury and Investment Operations
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
AAA NCNU  September 2014 - Present
AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah   May 2013 - August 2014
Treasury Management Solutions   November 2009 - May 2012
Thoratec   March 2010 - October 2010
AMD  June 2009 - September 2009
Komag  April 2000 - February 2008
Komag, Inc.   November 1995 - April 2000
Diasonics  1992 - 1995
Diasonics, Inc.   1990 - 1992
Diasonics, Inc.   1987 - 1990

Skills
Treasury, Investments, Risk Management, Finance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Portfolio Management, Treasury Management, Cash Management, Banking, Forecasting, Due Diligence, Accounting, Process Improvement, Management, Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Mergers, Cash Flow Forecasting, Budgets, Insurance, Financial Risk, Analysis, Credit, Cash Flow, Executive Management, Financial Modeling, Restructuring, Leadership

Education
Arizona State University   1973 — 1974
Business

University of Arizona   1969 — 1972
BSBA, Business Administration

Amy Lau Amy Lau San Francisco Bay Area Details
Amy Lau's Thoratec Experience May 2012 - Present
Job Cost Accounting and FP&A Professional
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   May 2012 - Present
Zeltiq Aesthetics  September 2009 - April 2012
Johnson & Johnson  May 2006 - April 2009
Boston Scientific  April 1995 - May 2006
Coherent  April 1986 - April 1995

Skills
Return on Investment, Cost Accounting, Balance Sheet, Accounting, Policy, Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Microsoft Excel, Finance, Auditing, JD Edwards, Hyperion Enterprise, Financial Forecasting, ERP, Project Planning, US GAAP, Budgets, Cross-functional Team..., SAP, Analysis, Manufacturing, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Variance Analysis, Management

Education
California State University-Hayward - School of Business and Economics   1981 — 1985
B.S., Accounting

Deb Streeter Deb Streeter Greater Boston Area Details
Deb Streeter's Thoratec Experience September 2012 - January 2015
Job Human Resources Contractor at ClearEdge Partners
Industry Human Resources
Experience
ClearEdge Partners  January 2015 - Present
Thoratec   September 2012 - January 2015
Vention Medical, Inc.   October 2007 - April 2012
Reveal Imaging  May 2004 - March 2008
Fidelity Investments  1995 - 1998

Education
Ball State University - College of Business   1978 — 1982
BS, Marketing

Kevin Doyen Kevin Doyen Tracy, California Details
Kevin Doyen's Thoratec Experience December 2013 - Present
Job Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   December 2013 - Present
Phoenix Research Labs   June 2013 - September 2013
Carl Zeiss Meditec  August 2011 - February 2013
Optiscan Biomedical  February 2011 - July 2011
Optiscan Biomedical  October 2007 - February 2011
Novasys Medical  2004 - 2007
SURx   2000 - 2004
Applied Materials  1994 - 1998
Acuson  1996 - 1997
Capetronic   1991 - 1993

Skills
Design Control, Quality System, Lean Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Design of Experiments, ISO 13485, FDA, Manufacturing..., R&D, Continuous Improvement

Education
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona   1982 — 1986
BS, Electrical Engineering Technology

Erin Camenisch Erin Camenisch Greater Nashville Area Details
Erin Camenisch's Thoratec Experience April 2009 - Present
Job Clinical Consultant at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   April 2009 - Present
Perfusion Concepts, Inc.   January 2004 - April 2009
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center  2001 - 2004

Skills
Healthcare, Clinical Research, Surgery, Healthcare Management, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Healthcare Information..., Medical Devices, Medicine, Nursing, Cpr Certified, Informatics, Treatment, Cardiology, ICU, BLS, Microsoft Office, Medical Education, Research, PowerPoint

Education
Medical University of South Carolina   1999 — 2001
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Extracorporeal Circulation Technology

Furman University   1995 — 1999
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Health and Exercise Science

Amy Luxner Amy Luxner San Diego, California Details
Amy Luxner's Thoratec Experience January 2007 - Present
Job Sr. Market Development Manager at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   January 2007 - Present
The Washington Post Company  January 2000 - January 2007

Education
Georgetown University   1997 — 2000
MA, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service:, Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies

Villanova University   1991 — 1996
Bachelor's Degree, Political Science and Government

Jay Sundaram Jay Sundaram San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jay Sundaram's Thoratec Experience March 2011 - July 2014
Job Principal Quality Engineer at Avinger Inc.
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Avinger Inc.  May 2015 - Present
Altura Medical Inc   July 2014 - May 2015
Thoratec   March 2011 - July 2014
Stryker Corporation  April 2007 - March 2011
Boston Scientific  September 2005 - April 2007
B.G.Sulzle   March 2005 - September 2005

Education
Rochester Institute of Technology   2003 — 2006
M.S, Mfg & Mechanical Systems Integration

Bharathidasan University   1996 — 2000
B.E, Mechanical Engineering

Isaac Stockwell Isaac Stockwell San Francisco Bay Area Details
Isaac Stockwell's Thoratec Experience October 2011 - Present
Job Sr. Business Systems Analyst at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   October 2011 - Present
Bell-Carter Foods, Inc.   April 2009 - October 2011
Bell-Carter Foods, Inc.   November 2006 - April 2009
Chevron  October 2005 - November 2006
Chevron  January 2002 - October 2005

Skills
Cross-functional Team..., Process Development, Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Software Integration, Process Improvement, SAP, SDLC, Customer Relations, Visio, Access, Business Process, Excel, Problem Solving, Change Management, Integration, Quality Assurance, SQL, Analysis, Requirements Analysis, SQL Server, Requirements Gathering, Project Management, Leadership, Operations Management, Software Documentation, Business Process..., Vendor Management, Project Planning, Program Management, ERP, Testing, Information Technology

Education
California State University-Chico   1996 — 2001
BS, Business Administration

Ken Holloway Ken Holloway Fullerton, California Details
Ken Holloway's Thoratec Experience September 2000 - April 2002
Job Sr. Program Manager at Beckman Coulter
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Beckman Coulter  February 2014 - Present
Covidien  September 2011 - February 2014
Arterain Medical   December 2007 - September 2011
Spectranetics  December 2006 - December 2007
Spectranetics  September 2005 - December 2007
Boston Scientific  April 2002 - December 2005
Boston Scientific  April 2002 - April 2003
Thoratec   September 2000 - April 2002
CR Bard  1995 - 1998

Skills
Medical Devices, Product Development, Project Management, Program Management, Endovascular, Neurovascular, Stents, Catheters, Peripheral Arterial..., Design Control, Marketing Strategy

Education
Arizona State University   1995 — 1999
Biomedical Engineering

Arizona State University
BSBME, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Irma Gutierrez Irma Gutierrez Sunnyvale, California Details
Irma Gutierrez's Thoratec Experience March 2015 - Present
Job Engineering Technical Associate at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   March 2015 - Present
Thoratec   December 2011 - Present
ArthroCare Corporation  1998 - October 2011
Serra Corp   1993 - 1998

Skills
Solidworks, V&V, Manufacturing, Design Control, ISO 13485, Medical Devices, FDA, ISO 14971, R&D, GMP, CAPA, Regulatory Affairs, Sop, Quality System, Validation, Testing, Product Development, CE marking, Manufacturing..., Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, 21 CFR Part 11, Lean Manufacturing, Design of Experiments, Injection Molding, Continuous Improvement, Machining, Quality Control, Catheters, Design for Manufacturing, FMEA

Education
San Jose State University   2011 — 2017
Engineering

Evergreen Valley College   2001 — 2010
AA, Engineering

San Jose City College   2001 — 2009

CENTRAL COUNTY OCUPATIONAL CENTER (CCOC)   1998 — 1999
Certificate, Medical Assistant (Front office / Back office)

Keif Fitzgerald Keif Fitzgerald San Francisco Bay Area Details
Keif Fitzgerald's Thoratec Experience June 2010 - Present
Job Sr. Manager, PHP Program at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   June 2010 - Present
Abbott Vascular Devices  October 1995 - August 2010
EP Technologies   March 1995 - October 1995
Microflow Analytical   March 1994 - March 1995
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems  February 1990 - March 1994

Education
Santa Clara University   1991 — 1993
MBA

San Jose State University   1988 — 1990
BS, Material Engineering

California State University-East Bay   1983 — 1984
Credential, Science Teaching

University of California, Davis   1980 — 1983
BS, Food Biochemistry

Jayasri (Jai) Prabakaran Jayasri (Jai) Prabakaran San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jayasri (Jai) Prabakaran's Thoratec Experience April 2013 - February 2015
Job Regulatory Affairs Manager at Intersect ENT
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Intersect ENT  February 2015 - Present
Thoratec   April 2013 - February 2015
Abbott Vascular  September 2010 - March 2013
Thoratec   June 2008 - September 2010
Gilead Sciences and Keck   August 2007 - May 2008
Allergan  May 2007 - August 2007
Cognizant Technology Solutions  February 2004 - May 2005

Skills
Clinical Trials, Regulatory Affairs, FDA, CAPA, Regulatory Submissions, Medical Devices

Education
Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont Graduate University   2006 — 2008
MBS (PSM - Professional Science Masters Degree), Master of Biosciences and Business (Specialization in Regulatory and Clinical Affairs)

Claremont Graduate University - Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management   2007 — 2007

San Jose State University   2005 — 2006

University of Madras   1999 — 2003
B.E, Computer Science and Engineering

RAPS
RAC, Regulatory Affairs Certification

Cassandra Sandy Fisher, CQA Cassandra Sandy Fisher, CQA San Francisco Bay Area Details
Cassandra Sandy Fisher, CQA's Thoratec Experience August 2014 - Present
Job Sr. CAPA Engineer
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   August 2014 - Present
Stryker Neurovascular  May 2008 - August 2014
Boston Scientific / Strker Neurovascular   May 2008 - August 2014
Novo Nordisk Delivery Technologies  November 2005 - February 2008
Abgenix  October 2003 - September 2005

Skills
Quality Management, Management, Internal Audit, Quality Assurance, GMP, Training, Quality System, Cross-functional Team..., ISO 13485, Change Control, Design Control, SOP, Biotechnology, V, Validation, 21 CFR Part 11, Software Documentation, ISO, Quality Control, Pharmaceutical Industry, Regulatory Affairs, CAPA, FDA, R, Quality Auditing, Root Cause Analysis, Computer System..., GLP

Education
California State University-Hayward - School of Business and Economics   1989 — 1993
B.S., Finance/Economics

Kristin Utler Kristin Utler San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kristin Utler's Thoratec Experience January 2011 - May 2011
Job HR Operations Executive at CSAA Insurance Group
Industry Insurance
Experience
CSAA Insurance Group  October 2012 - Present
PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.  March 2011 - October 2012
Thoratec   January 2011 - May 2011
Carl Zeiss Meditec  December 2007 - January 2011
Novo Nordisk  2006 - 2008
Siemens Medical Solutions  March 2000 - August 2006
Brown and Caldwell  1998 - 1999
Boehringer Mannheim  1993 - 1998

Skills
Project Planning, HRIS, Change Management, Human Resources, Process Improvement, Cross-functional Team..., Employee Benefits, Onboarding, Organizational..., Management, SAP, Payroll, PeopleSoft, Employee Relations, Personnel Management, Performance Management, Strategy, Deferred Compensation, Project Management, Time Management, Strategic Planning, Applicant Tracking..., Benefits Administration, Training, Customer Service, Succession Planning, Temporary Placement, 401k, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Program Management, Operations Management, Workforce Planning, Recruiting, Organizational..., Organizational Design, Compensation & Benefit, Leadership, Employee Training, Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, Vendor Management, New Hire Orientations, HR Policies, Sourcing

Education
Brandman University, Part of the Chapman University System   2012 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

University of California, Santa Barbara   1985 — 1989
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

Chad Voty Chad Voty Greater Boston Area Details
Chad Voty's Thoratec Experience March 2014 - Present
Job Sr. Systems Engineer at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   March 2014 - Present
Thoratec   March 2010 - March 2014
GE Healthcare  January 2009 - March 2010
GE Healthcare  2006 - January 2009
Lockheed Martin  2005 - 2006
Tyco Healthcare  2002 - 2005

Skills
Medical Devices, Design Control, ISO 13485, R&D, FDA, Product Development, Systems Engineering, ISO 14971, IEC 60601

Education
Alfred University   1998 — 2002
B.S., Electrical Engineering

Jay Pinette Jay Pinette Greater Boston Area Details
Jay Pinette's Thoratec Experience November 1989 - Present
Job Manager of Technical and Field Services at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   November 1989 - Present

Education
Bentley College - Elkin B. McCallum Graduate School of Business   1989 — 2000
BS / MBA, Operations and Management

Manny Jasus Manny Jasus Greater Boston Area Details
Manny Jasus's Thoratec Experience December 2011 - November 2012
Job Software QA Test Engineer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Aware, Inc.   May 2014 - March 2015
Thoratec   December 2011 - November 2012
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics  March 2011 - November 2011
iRobot  December 2007 - December 2008
Fidelity Investments  2006 - 2007
Philips Medical  2006 - 2006
Draeger Medical Systems  2004 - 2006
Abbott Labs  July 2003 - October 2003

Skills
Software test..., Test Planning, Testing, Agile Methodologies, Databases, XML, Embedded Systems, Manual Testing, Training, System Testing, Software Quality..., Integration, QTP, SDLC, Quality Assurance, FDA, HTML, Validation, SharePoint, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Automation, Quality Center, SQL, Scrum, Selenium, Software Development, Management, Medical Devices, Embedded Software, Analysis, Product Management, Unix, Requirements Analysis, Software Documentation, Test Automation, ClearQuest, Black Box Testing, Subversion, C#, Python, Leadership, Software Engineering, Consulting

Education
Boston College
BA, German, Linguistics

Boston Latin School
HS Diploma, college track

Suffolk University
MBA, Management

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
MS coursework, Computer Sci

Alicia (Alexander) Bernal Alicia (Alexander) Bernal San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alicia (Alexander) Bernal's Thoratec Experience February 2003 - April 2003
Job Senior Staff Financial Analyst at Lam Research
Industry Semiconductors
Experience
Lam Research  April 2008 - Present
PLX Technology  May 2003 - April 2008
Thoratec   February 2003 - April 2003
Beyond.com  September 1999 - November 2002
Chevron  July 1998 - September 1999
Food 4 Less  August 1994 - June 1998

Skills
Accounting, Cross-functional Team..., Semiconductors, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Competitive Analysis, Product Management, Financial Analysis

Education
California State University-Hayward   1994 — 1998
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

University of California, Santa Barbara   1993 — 1994

David Abate David Abate Greater Boston Area Details
David Abate's Thoratec Experience October 2009 - Present
Job Senior Clinical Consultant, Northeast Region at Thoratec
Industry Medical Practice
Experience
Thoratec   October 2009 - Present
Boston University  April 2015 - April 2015
Knight Center for Clinical and Professional Development   January 2004 - 2009
Massachusetts General Hospital  1995 - 2009
Maine Medical Center  2000 - 2001

Skills
2011 Clinical..., 2011 President's..., Hemodynamic Monitoring, Cardiology, Nursing, Healthcare, Clinical Research, Critical Care, Medical Devices, ICU, Cardiac Surgery, Nursing Education, Cath Lab, Heart Failure, Medical/Surgical, Pacemakers, Surgery, Ventricular Assist..., Vascular, Pediatrics, Interventional..., Operating Room, Capital Equipment, IABP, Hospitals, Clinical Trials, Medicine, Orthopedic, Medical-Surgical

Education
Salem State University   2007 — 2008
Organic Biochemistry

Quincy College   2006 — 2007
Dean's list, Pre-med

Eastern Nazarene College   1995 — 2005
Bachelors, Science

Freddy Hansen Freddy Hansen San Francisco Bay Area Details
Freddy Hansen's Thoratec Experience November 2011 - Present
Job Sr. R&D Physicist at Thoratec
Industry Research
Experience
Thoratec   November 2011 - Present
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  May 2002 - February 2011
California Institute of Technology  June 2001 - May 2002

Skills
Materials Science, Mathematica, Computer Simulation, Physics, Microsoft Office, Simulations, Algorithms, Research, Machine Learning, R&D, Spectroscopy, Mathematical Analysis, Applied Physics, Plasma Physics, Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Electromagnetics

Education
Caltech   1996 — 2001
PhD, Applied Physics

Aarthi Srinivasan Aarthi Srinivasan San Francisco Bay Area Details
Aarthi Srinivasan's Thoratec Experience June 2011 - December 2014
Job Assoc Director, Regulatory Affairs at Elixir Medical Corporation
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Elixir Medical Corporation  January 2015 - Present
Thoratec   June 2011 - December 2014
St. Jude Medical  September 2006 - July 2011
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories   January 2004 - June 2004

Skills
Regulatory Affairs, FDA, Medical Devices, Regulatory Submissions, Product Launch, ISO 13485, Validation, CAPA, V&V, Design Control, Biomedical Engineering, ISO 14971, Quality System, GMP, PMA, Cross-functional Team...

Education
San Diego State University-California State University   2004 — 2008
Masters, Regulatory Affairs

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani   2000 — 2004
Bachelors, Pharmacy

Modern Senior Secondary School   1994 — 2004
High School

Acquaintance through family

David Antonio David Antonio Pasadena, California Details
David Antonio's Thoratec Experience May 2012 - April 2013
Job Principal Mechanical Design Engineer at Medtronic Diabetes
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Medtronic Diabetes  June 2015 - Present
Medtronic Diabetes  May 2013 - June 2015
Thoratec   May 2012 - April 2013
Medtronic Diabetes  March 2009 - May 2012
Infusion Systems, LLC  August 2005 - March 2009
Jet Propulsion Laboratory  March 2005 - June 2005

Skills
Solidworks, GD&T, Design for Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Tolerance Analysis, Six Sigma, Machining, Injection Molding, Mechanical Engineering, Design of Experiments, R&D, Minitab, Validation, Product Development, Automation, PDM, Quality Control, SolidWorks

Education
LA Music Academy   2003 — 2004
Diploma, Guitar Performance

Caltech   1997 — 2001
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Chris Christoforou Chris Christoforou San Francisco Bay Area Details
Chris Christoforou's Thoratec Experience December 2014 - Present
Job Vice President, Operational Quality at Thoratec Corporation
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   December 2014 - Present
Thoratec   January 2008 - December 2014
Thoratec   January 2005 - December 2007
Thoratec   October 1999 - January 2005
United States Surgical Corporation  August 1997 - February 1999
United States Surgical Corporation  August 1993 - August 1997

Skills
ISO 13485, Medical Devices, Design Control, FDA, V&V, CAPA, Cross-functional Team..., Validation, Quality System, Manufacturing, ISO 14971, Manufacturing..., Design of Experiments, SPC, R&D

Education
The Johns Hopkins University   1990 — 1992
Master of Science (MS), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Boston University   1986 — 1990
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Gail Daubert Gail Daubert Washington, District Of Columbia Details
Gail Daubert's Thoratec Experience 2003 - 2010
Job Partner, Reed Smith LLP
Industry Law Practice
Experience
Reed Smith LLP  1999 - Present
Reed Smith LLP  1999 - Present
Thoratec   2003 - 2010
Sibley Memorial Hospital  1995 - 1999
Northwestern Memorial Hospital  1985 - 1990

Skills
Healthcare, Medicare, Hospitals, Medical Devices, Clinical Research, Physicians, Managed Care, Informatics, Healthcare Information..., Healthcare Management, Cardiology, Strategic Planning, Nursing, Product Launch, Health Law, Access, Litigation, Medical Coding, Contract Negotiation, Insurance, Mergers & Acquisitions

Education
American University, Washington College of Law   1995 — 1999
JD, Health care law

Loyola University Chicago School of Law   1993 — 1995
MJ, Health Law

Northwestern University

Priya Gopalakrishnan Priya Gopalakrishnan San Francisco Bay Area Details
Priya Gopalakrishnan's Thoratec Experience June 2010 - April 2012
Job Regulatory Affairs Specialist at Cepheid
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Cepheid  July 2015 - Present
Cepheid  May 2012 - Present
Thoratec   June 2010 - April 2012
Baxter BioScience  2006 - 2008
Roche Molecular Systems  September 2002 - January 2006

Skills
Sop, CAPA, Change Control, FDA, GMP, Validation

Education
Bharathiar University   1998 — 2000
Msc, Microbiology

Sabrina Keane Sabrina Keane Greater Chicago Area Details
Sabrina Keane's Thoratec Experience November 2012 - July 2013
Job Pharmaceutical/Medical Device/Biotechnology Consultant
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genentech  March 2015 - June 2015
Gilead Sciences  December 2013 - March 2015
Shire Pharmaceuticals  June 2013 - November 2013
Thoratec   November 2012 - July 2013
Amgen  February 2012 - November 2012
Accenture  2000 - 2002
Abbott  1998 - 2000
Abbott  1998 - 2000

Skills
Validation, Testing, Quality System, Medical Devices, 21 CFR Part 11, Six Sigma, Business Analysis, Project Management, Computer System..., FDA, Quality Assurance, Quality Auditing, Sop, Pharmaceutical Industry, Change Control, GxP, Biotechnology, CAPA, GMP, LIMS, GAMP, Software Quality..., SOP, Software Documentation

Education
Northwestern University   1988 — 1992
BA, Psychology

DePaul University
Master's Degree, Research and Experimental Psychology

Donald A. Middlebrook Donald A. Middlebrook San Francisco Bay Area Details
Donald A. Middlebrook's Thoratec Experience 1996 - 2010
Job Vice President, Corporate Quality and Regulatory Affairs at Thoratec Corporation
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)   1997 - Present
Thoratec Corporation  September 1996 - Present
Thoratec   1996 - 2010
Chiron Vision  January 1995 - September 1996
Baxter International Cardiovascular Group   1980 - 1995

Skills
Regulatory Affairs, FDA, Medical Devices, Quality Assurance, Clinical Research, Quality System, Biotechnology, CAPA, Clinical Trials, Design Control, GMP, ISO 13485, Manufacturing, Quality Auditing, Regulatory Submissions, V&V, Validation, Sop

Education
University of La Verne   1984 — 1986
MBA, Business

California State University-Fullerton   1974 — 1976
BA, Biologoy

Orange Coast College   1972 — 1974
AA, Biology

Pamela J. Petro Pamela J. Petro Willoughby, Ohio Details
Pamela J. Petro's Thoratec Experience January 2008 - January 2010
Job Nurse Manager at Lake Health
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
Lake Health  June 2013 - Present
Abiomed  February 2011 - Present
Thoratec   January 2008 - January 2010
Orqis Medical  August 2005 - November 2008

Skills
Capital Equipment, Product Launch, Hospitals, Healthcare, Oncology, Critical Care, Cross-functional Team..., Clinical Development, Medical Devices, Acute Care

Education
Case Western Reserve University   1986 — 1990
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Lakeland Community College   1986 — 1990
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Tina Clayton Tina Clayton San Francisco Bay Area Details
Tina Clayton's Thoratec Experience September 2010 - Present
Job Director of Tax Compliance at Thoratec
Industry Accounting
Experience
Thoratec   September 2010 - Present
ACG  February 2010 - September 2010
APL  November 2000 - January 2010
Hexcel Corporation  March 1998 - November 2000
Pacific Gas & Electric  September 1996 - March 1998
Arthur Andersen LLP  November 1993 - September 1996
ComputerLand  May 1991 - September 1993
Arthur Andersen LLP  June 1986 - May 1991

Education
Brigham Young University   1984 — 1986
BS, Accounting

Mary McGarigle Mary McGarigle Greater Boston Area Details
Mary McGarigle's Thoratec Experience February 2010 - April 2015
Job Biostatistician at Boston Biomedical
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Boston Biomedical  May 2015 - Present
Thoratec   February 2010 - April 2015
Masspro  2005 - 2009
Boston University School of Public Health  2003 - 2003
Perceptive Informatics  2000 - 2002
Vertex Pharmaceuticals  1997 - 2000
CDM Federal Programs Corporation  1991 - 1995

Skills
Clinical Data Management, SAS programming, Statistical Modeling, Data Manipulation, FDA, Clinical Trials, EDC, Statistical Data..., Clinical Research, Statistics, Protocol, SAP, Biostatistics, Clinical Development, 21 CFR Part 11, Survival Analysis, Internal Communications, Propensity Modelling, Class III Medical..., Writing for Different..., GCP, Life Sciences, SAS Programming, Data Analysis, Validation

Education
Boston University
MPH

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.B.

Vestal High School

Diane Avolicino Diane Avolicino San Francisco Bay Area Details
Diane Avolicino's Thoratec Experience January 2002 - June 2006
Job Sr. Complaint Specialist at Solta Medical, Inc.
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Solta Medical, Inc.   May 2013 - Present
American Medical Systems  May 2012 - Present
Solta Medical, Inc.   2013 - 2014
Aerotek  June 2011 - October 2011
Boston Scientific  June 2006 - May 2011
Boston Scientific  June 2006 - November 2010
Thoratec   January 2002 - June 2006

Skills
Medical Devices, FDA, Quality Assurance, Quality System, ISO 13485, Analysis, CAPA, Design Control, Hospitals, Validation, Regulatory Affairs, 21 CFR Part 11, Auditing, V, Quality Control

Education
Chabot College
General Education

Chad Hare Chad Hare Madison, Wisconsin Area Details
Chad Hare's Thoratec Experience September 2014 - Present
Job Clinical Specialist at Thoratec
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
Thoratec   September 2014 - Present
VA Hospital  May 2009 - September 2014
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics  May 2004 - May 2009

Skills
Heart Transplant, Lung Transplantation, Critical Care, Emergency Room, Burns, Transplant

Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor's degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Century College   1995 — 1997
Associate of Science (AS), Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Alyssa Garshol Alyssa Garshol San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alyssa Garshol's Thoratec Experience January 2014 - Present
Job Compensation, Benefits & HRIS Analyst at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   January 2014 - Present
Thoratec   October 2012 - December 2013
Thoratec   August 2010 - October 2012
Thoratec   May 2008 - August 2010
Continuing Education of the Bar  August 2006 - May 2008
ThinkHR  February 2005 - August 2006

Skills
HRIS, Benefits Administration, Onboarding, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Deferred Compensation, Applicant Tracking..., Personnel Management, Compensation, Process Improvement, Management, Leadership, Medical Devices, Recruiting, Training

Education
California State University-East Bay   1999 — 2004
Bachelor, Psychology

Allan Hill Allan Hill San Francisco Bay Area Details
Allan Hill's Thoratec Experience January 2012 - October 2013
Job Senior Quality Engineer
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Cepheid  October 2013 - Present
Thoratec   January 2012 - October 2013
Ultra Clean Technology  June 2010 - January 2012
FormFactor, Inc.   January 2007 - January 2008
FormFactor, Inc.   September 2005 - January 2007
Lam Research  June 2003 - September 2005
Asyst Technologies  July 2000 - April 2003
NUMMI  December 1989 - July 2000

Skills
Testing, Manufacturing, SPC, Failure Analysis, Manufacturing..., Engineering Management, Project Engineering, Project Management, Metal Fabrication, Engineering, Design for Manufacturing, Cross-functional Team..., Quality System, Kaizen, Supplier Quality

Education
California State University-Sacramento   1986 — 1990
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Richard Shemin Richard Shemin Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Richard Shemin's Thoratec Experience 2007 - 2014
Job Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UCLA Health System
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
UCLA Health System  March 2007 - Present
American Board of Thoracic Surgery   2005 - 2015
American Board of Thoracic Surgery   2005 - 2015
Thoratec   2007 - 2014
UCLA Medical Center  2007 - 2012
Society of Thoracic Surgeons  2006 - 2012
Circulation   2000 - 2012
American Heart Association  1989 - 2010
Harvard Medical School  1974 - 1987

Skills
Public Health, Healthcare Management, Medical Education, Clinical Research, Critical Care, Hospitals, Health Services Research, Healthcare, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Health Education, Medicine, Interventional..., Surgery, Cardiac Surgery

Education
Boston University School of Medicine   1970 — 1974
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Medicine

Boston University   1968 — 1972
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy and Religious Studies, Medical Sciences

Bert Dzvova, CPIM, CSCP, CSSGB Bert Dzvova, CPIM, CSCP, CSSGB San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bert Dzvova, CPIM, CSCP, CSSGB's Thoratec Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Sr. Manufacturing Supervisor at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   September 2013 - Present
Bio-Rad Laboratories  March 2004 - February 2012
Bio-Rad Laboratories  February 2001 - February 2012
BAYER CORPORATION  November 1995 - February 2001

Skills
GMP, FDA, Quality System, Validation, Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Sop, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Continuous Improvement, CAPA, Biotechnology, Quality Control, Operational Excellence, Leadership, ISO 13485, R&D, 5S, Training, Medical Devices, Internal Audit, JIT, Deviations, Supervising, Iso 9000, Inventory Management, Demand Flow Technology, FMEA, Lean Manufacturing, Cross-functional Team..., Calibration, Quality Auditing, Root Cause Analysis, Quality Assurance, MRP, Supply Chain, ISO, Lifesciences, Change Control, 21 CFR Part 11, LIMS, Cycle Counting, Quality Systems, Lean Six Sigma, ISO 9001, Document Management, NQA Audit, Lean Six Sigma..., IFS ERP, BSI Audits

Education
APICS
CSCP, Certified Supply Chain Professional

ASQ
CSSGB, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

APICS
CPIM, Certified in Production and Inventory Management

California State University-East Bay   1992 — 1995
BS, Chemistry

Laney College - Oakland, CA   1990 — 1992
AS, Science

Stuart Vik Stuart Vik San Francisco Bay Area Details
Stuart Vik's Thoratec Experience May 2011 - Present
Job Sr. Analyst, Corporate Development at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   May 2011 - Present
Piper Jaffray  July 2008 - June 2010

Skills
Financial Modeling

Education
Tecnologico de Monterrey   2010 — 2010

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences

Connie Cheng Connie Cheng San Francisco Bay Area Details
Connie Cheng's Thoratec Experience October 2010 - Present
Job Sr. Product Development Tech
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   October 2010 - Present
Cardima  January 2000 - September 2010
CORDIS CORP/ A J&J Company   January 1999 - October 1999
ORATEC INVERVENTION INC   July 1998 - January 1999
CARDIOMETRICS INC   June 1996 - March 1998

Skills
Solidworks, R&D, Manufacturing, Product Development, Quality System, V&V, Medical Devices, Engineering, GMP, Testing, FMEA, Design of Experiments, Catheters, Root Cause Analysis, Machining, Biomedical Engineering

Education
Computer Business Center   1995 — 1996
Ceritificate, Computer

Evergreen Valley College   1993 — 1994
Computer Info System stutent

William C. Overfelt High School San Jose, CA   1990 — 1993
High School Diploma

Stephen Chausse Stephen Chausse Greater Pittsburgh Area Details
Stephen Chausse's Thoratec Experience June 2001 - August 2004
Job Account Executive Johnson Controls Energy Solutions
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
Johnson Controls  September 2014 - Present
Automated Logic Corporation  January 2011 - August 2014
Carrier Corporation  February 2005 - January 2011
Thoratec   June 2001 - August 2004

Skills
Building Automation, Energy Conservation, Engineering, HVAC Controls, Manufacturing, Air Conditioning, Cross-functional Team..., Energy Management, Building Management..., Energy Efficiency, HVAC, Heating, Energy Audits, Refrigeration, Cooling Water, Contract Negotiation

Education
The Johns Hopkins University   2006 — 2010
M.E. Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Controls

Clemson University   2000 — 2004
B.S. Electrical Engineering

Yahya Ghazanfar Yahya Ghazanfar San Francisco Bay Area Details
Yahya Ghazanfar's Thoratec Experience 2007 - 2011
Job President and CEO
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Advantage Biomedical Services   February 2010 - Present
ABS  February 2010 - Present
Thoratec   2007 - 2011
Synthes Inc  March 2005 - September 2007

Skills
Clinical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, ·Medical Equipment..., ·Medical Equipment..., Machinery Installation..., ·Bench Marking (SWAT..., ·Project Management, ·Contract Proposal..., ·Vendor Management, Six Sigma, Medical Equipment, Project Management, Validation, Manufacturing, Engineering, Hardware Diagnostics, Process Improvement, Cross-functional Team...

Education
Drexel University   2010 — 2011
M.S., Engineering Managemnet

Drexel University   1998 — 2003
BS, Biomedical Engineering

Vanessa Pantaleon Vanessa Pantaleon San Francisco Bay Area Details
Vanessa Pantaleon's Thoratec Experience 2014 - 2015
Job Clinical Pharmacology Project Coordinator at Genentech
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Genentech  2015 - Present
Thoratec   2014 - 2015
Cisco  2013 - 2014
Google  2012 - 2013

Skills
Customer Service, Event Planning, Social Media, Makeup Artistry, Social Networking, Organizational..., Retail, Microsoft Office, Public Relations, Facebook, Microsoft Excel, Marketing Communications, Time Management, Advertising, Marketing, Development Of Employees, Oral & Written..., Telephone Skills, Sales, Online Marketing, Creative Writing, PowerPoint, Visual Merchandising, Customer Retention, Recruiting, Team Leadership

Education
California State University-East Bay   2010 — 2012
Public & Professional Organization, Communications

Miramar Community College   2007 — 2010
Associate's degree, Social & Behavioral Sciences

Barbara Carrow-Supnick Barbara Carrow-Supnick Greater Philadelphia Area Details
Barbara Carrow-Supnick's Thoratec Experience July 2010 - Present
Job RNClinical Consultant at Thoratec
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Thoratec   July 2010 - Present

Skills
Hospitals, Heart Failure, ICU, Cardiac Surgery, Operating Room, Cardiology, Cath Lab, Medicine, Nursing

Education
Drexel University
BSN

Amy Nicodemo Amy Nicodemo New York, New York Details
Amy Nicodemo's Thoratec Experience August 2010 - July 2011
Job Improvement Manager at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
NewYork Presbyterian Hospital  September 2013 - Present
New York Presbyterian Hospital  July 2011 - September 2013
Thoratec   August 2010 - July 2011
New York Presbyterian Hospital  November 2003 - September 2009

Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Healthcare, Hospitals, Customer Service, Healthcare Information..., Healthcare Management, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Leadership, Clinical Research, EMR, Community Outreach

Education
City University of New York-Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business   2011 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Lean Sigma Green Belt Certification Program

Northeastern University
Master of Science (M.S.), Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist

Arika Lewis Arika Lewis United States Details
Arika Lewis's Thoratec Experience June 2013 - June 2014
Job Truck Driver at Prime Inc.
Industry Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Experience
Prime Inc.  June 2014 - Present
Thoratec   June 2013 - June 2014
Target  November 2008 - June 2013

Skills
Desktop Computers, PDA, Truck Driving, Customer Service, Warehousing, Inventory Control, Typing

Education
Los Medanos College   2008 — 2013
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

Colorado Technical University
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

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