Engineering Quality

DOUGLAS C. MYER

*** ******** ** ( Placentia, CA *2870 714-***-**** ( ********@*****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To advance my Biomedical Engineering career.

I have many years of maintaining a strong leadership role in the Biomedical

Engineering field, guided by strict FDA guidelines. Also have much public

relations training and experience in recent years. It is part of my

character to be honest, highly organized, very industrious, and follow-

through with every assignment given. I am also very proud of being able to

maintain a Performance Success rating of "above average" to "exceed" level

while working at Beckman Coulter. I am very positive that I will be an

asset to your company.

CAREER PROFILE

PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT)

BECKMAN COULTER INC (www.beckmancoulter.com), May 1990 to December 2009

Leading manufacturer of biomedical instrument systems that automate

laboratory processes.

Maintained a leadership role in R&D Engineering Development projects and

tasks for the creation of FDA controlled biomedical laboratory instruments

for hospitals, lab automation of chemistry analysis, network information

technology systems, and enhancements of current products on a subassembly

and/or electronic component level. Maintained a Performance Success rating

of "above average" to "exceed" level for 19 years.

> Manager role last 5 years - managed complex system development

assignments for hospitals worldwide; designed, analyzed, and customized

medical systems to meet customer's needs.

> Adhered to FDA's CFR Title 21 Part 820 Quality System Regulation as the

company standard.

> Followed ISO-9001 Quality Management and FDA procedures when conducting

feasibility tests, risk assessment meetings, verification & validation

testing, data reviews, written C.O.R. implementation.

> Performed many EMC and Safety Regulatory tests on many types of medical

instruments to meet compliance with CE, UL, FCC, WEEE, RoHS, and similar

standards.

> Provided total customer focus and commitment to colleagues, clients, and

organization as a whole.

> Managed obsolescence tasks for electronic components, computers, and

computer peripherals when they went obsolete, extending product life

cycles up to 25 years.

> Applied technical knowledge of electronics: PCB layout/breadboard,

computer technology, computer networking, mechanical, pneumatic, thermal,

hydraulic, and servo-motor controlled systems.

> Conducted many meetings with department groups to brainstorm solutions

and to prioritize tasks.

> Applied experience in leading, negotiating, and motivating the team to

target an engineering solution that would make good business sense.

> Maintained strong analytical, organizational, communication and

interpersonal skills.

> Met deadlines with quality results through time management and attention

to detail, while maintaining focused urgency throughout the entire

product life cycle.

> Achieved high levels of productivity and efficiency through planning,

prioritizing, multi-tasking, and continuous self-development.

> Interfaced medical technology with computer networks using remote

communications access.

> Resolved complex issues (CF's and CAPA's) that escalated from customers

and/or Field Technicians; applied advanced troubleshooting skills.

> Worked with Manufacturing Engineers, partnering to resolve vendor issues,

and to help them through transitions to newer products.

> Interfaced with many quality approved vendors, while maintaining

confidentiality for sensitive company information.

> Technical know-how of DxC, Immage 800, CX, LX, CZE, Array, DataLink, &

other lab instruments.

EDUCATION & SPECIAL TRAINING

Fullerton State College

Bachelor equivalent

Condensed Electrical (Electronics) Engineering courses, A/C and D/C Theory,

Applied Analog, Digital, Computer Engineering, Control Systems, Circuit

Theory, EMC and Optics, and Systems Engineering.

Education Certificates

> OrCAD Certificate (Course Completion Date: February 2010)

> Electronics Award Certificate

> Mechanical Drawing Certificate

Public Relations Training: Customer interaction, verbal/written

communication, presentations in front of large audiences, customer focus.

Beckman Coulter Training: FDA's CFR Title 21 Part 820 Quality System

Regulation, ISO-9001 Quality Management, EMC and Safety Regulatory

Standards, Field Service Instrument Training.

Technical Skills: Windows Network Administration, HTML web page

programming with embedded Java scripts, FrontPage, Visual Basic, Microsoft

C-Programming, Microsoft Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook, Photoshop, Lotus

Notes, DOS/Windows 3.11/95/98/2000/XP/Vista, Unix, QNX, Advanced Typing

Skills.

AWARDS

Milestone Awards at Beckman Coulter, Inc:

> Received Circle of Excellence Award for exceptional EMC Regulatory

Compliance support.

> Awarded for solving a complex temperature stability issue that Kaiser

Hospitals were having with their purchased equipment; saved Beckman

Coulter from losing a long-term $14 million dollar contract.

> Awarded for Outstanding Performance in qualifying computer consoles and

peripherals, integrating them into biomedical instrument systems.

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