Michael J. Krohn
Greater Seattle Area **********@*****.*** 206-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/mikekrohn
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PHILIPS HEALTHCARE, Bothell, WA Oct 2021 – Present
Digital Solutions Leader, Service and Solutions Deliverability
Leading License Entitlement Management (LEM) deployment to Ultrasound business
Driving business and customer requirements LEM-enabled business models
Leading development of LEM deployment roadmap: features, applications, and products
Partnering with a variety of business functions to achieve alignment of design requirements for various applications of LEM-enabled products and features
Leading service function New Product Introduction (NPI) for software-based platform release
Utilizing data to deeply understand customer needs and generate insights for new features and service capabilities
PHILIPS HEALTHCARE, Bothell, WA Sep 2020 – Oct 2021
Operations Integration Leader, Service and Solutions Deliverability
Led Operations integration of acquired company into Ultrasound business
Led utilization, adoption, and growth initiatives that generated nearly $2M in savings
Developed an Operational Playbook that streamlined integration of new businesses, reducing integration time by nearly 10%
Partnered with businesses to develop organizational structures, in alignment with strategic goals
Led the development of IT requirements to automate product delivery in multiple businesses and multiple instances of SAP
Led portfolio planning and deployment initiatives for near- and long-term solution roadmaps
PHILIPS HEALTHCARE, Bothell, WA Oct 2012 – Sep 2020
Senior Engineering Manager: Clinical Operations, Usability, Software, Acoustic, System Engineering
Managed teams of 12-15 senior engineers (across various disciplines), Clinical Specialists, and Usability Engineers, including hiring and performance management
Actively partnered with Individual Contributors to develop career growth goals and career management plans
Led code reviews, change proposal creation and requirement reviews for multiple software features on multiple platforms
Deployed workforce planning strategies aligned with strategic plan of record, both near- and long-term
Led the development of Marketing assets for publication and tradeshows for new features, applications, and products
Led technical and executive team reviews of advanced development concepts to shape feature development funnel for strategic roadmap
Led clinical study activity as Ultrasound Principal Investigator with Key Opinion Leaders globally
Championed user-centered research, design, and implementation across R&D organizations in multiple businesses, achieving improved product performance and user satisfaction
Managed business adoption of and adherence to Usability standards and guidelines, including IEC62366:2015 and UCM259760 FDA Feb 2016
Led data collection and insight development initiatives for next-generation products
Led end-to-end solution development of next-generation transducer technology
Created, prototyped, and released software and hardware features using C++, Ruby, and Python
EDUCATION
M.S., Electrical Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Bothell, WA
GCEEF, Electrical Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Bothell, WA
B.S., Chemical Engineering, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, Ames, IA
RELEVANT SKILLS
Leadership: 12 years of functional and strategic leadership of multi-disciplinary, technical and non-technical teams
12 years working with globally distributed teams (functional and indirect)
12 years of hands-on NPI Project Management leadership (Agile and Waterfall)
Expertise in building high-performing teams
Expertise in growing teams in support of strategic priorities
Expertise in mentoring colleagues of all experience levels through technical and management pathways
Experience leading teams to generate customer insights and solutions using data
Experience leading feasibility teams to explore efficacy and create rapid prototypes
Design and Integration: Software feature design for embedded systems
Design and integration of signal processing algorithms
RF circuit design (dual-directional coupler)
Lean design of manufacturing processes
Created automated pipeline for safety and regulatory data for clinical studies
Experience with soldering and microelectronics
Machine Learning model design and deployment
Predictive workflow analysis and design using customer logfile data
Experience with AWS
Proficient in Python, Matlab, Sonnet, NT simulation package, SPICE
Familiar with Git, C#, C++, Java, R, Altium Designer, KiCAD
Familiar with Python/PostgreSQL/React technology stack
Expertise in developing and deploying processes to support team growth and changing standards
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communicator with stakeholders and team members
Strong presenting skills to a variety of audiences at different organizational levels
Expertise in proactive stakeholder management and collaboration
MEMBERSHIPS, COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH
IEEE member
Planning Commission, City of Snoqualmie
Personal Projects can be found at www.michaelkrohn.com