John J. McCrory *** Longview Rd
e-mail: **********@*****.*** Sebring, FL 33870
Objective: To utilize my education and experience in the Medical Device Industry.
Professional Experience:
2007-Present:
Cordis Corporation Position: Manager NPD Process Engineering
Cordis Neurovascular Warren, NJ
Responsibilities Include:
• Project Manager, created project timelines, determined resources needed and provided updates to applicable stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Manager of process engineering on New Product Development for a Vascular Closure Device and AAA device (VCD device to commericialization).
• Manager of 8 engineers and 2 technicians.
• Determined, negotiated, and prioritized work to be performed for component changes on multiple projects for team members supporting each sustaining engineering project.
• Author and Presenter at “Design Reviews” for sustaining engineering and NPD projects.
• Black Belt Trained and Green Belt Certified (in-process of Black Belt certification)
2000-2007:
Cordis Corporation Position: Principle NPD Engineer
Cordis Neurovascular Miami Lakes, FL
Recipient of the Johnson and Johnson “Standards of Leadership” Award
Responsibilities Include:
• Validated over 30 insert molds for various Endovascular products.
• Designed mold tooling for highly complex catheter tip and executed all validation activities.
• Support Advanced R&D with molded samples for future projects.
• Support Failure Analysis Lab for analysis on field rejects/complaints on all products for molded components and some assembly operations.
• Support all Cordis franchises by providing analysis on molded component defects and provided root cause analysis.
• Recommended designing mold tooling utilizing Pressure Transducer technology for highly complex AAA molds. Responsible for scrap reduction savings over $1,300,000 on the Orbit Product Line
• Continued to provide technical analysis for Cordis regarding molding processes and material capabilities. Creation, review, execution, update and follow-up for multiple CAPA’s associated with CNV products.
• Lead Team Member for the several product launches, including the TruFill Syringe II and TruFill DCS Orbit re-launch.
• Provided supporting documentation for Regulatory Submissions and EU Dossiers including Test Method Validations, Protocols, Reports, Quality Standards, and Work Instructions.
• Support operations on all technical issues regarding in-house and purchased molded components.
• Received multiple Encore Awards for resolving several injection molding issues.
• Concurrently managed 12-15 simultaneously projects to completion.
• Executed supplier changes for components used on all product lines for the entire Endo organization.
• Gained intimate knowledge of assembly operations, i.e. UV Curing, Ultra Sonic Welding, Fusing, Forming, Stent Crimping, Stent Loading, Packaging Assembly, etc.
• Represented the Endovascular Organization at Supplier Management meetings.
• Currently an integral part of the team determining the process steps and responsibilities necessary for coordinating supplier changes for implementation into a Global Franchise Policies.
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• Single point of contact for the Endovascular Organization regarding component changes and initial determination of impact to final product.
• Supported Product Launch of 8 Endovascular product lines (> 250 Catalog Codes)
• Managed several non-molding related projects including Outer Member modifications, Stent loading, UV Bonding, heat-sealing across various product lines.
1999-2000:
Ethicon-Endo Surgery/ Johnson & Johnson Medical Position: Staff NPD Engineer
Cincinnati, OH/Arlington, TX
Responsibilities Included:
• Mold Design Approver for complex molds.
• Completed 7 molding validations for 7-16 cavity molds (150-200 ton, vertical IMM’s).
• Managed outsourcing of all molded components for the Vascular Access organization for the Accvance and Gelco product lines.
• Support operations on all technical issues regarding purchased molded components.
• Integral member of the Failure Analysis Lab for analysis on field rejects/complaints.
• Recipient of the Champions Award, recognition of significant achievement, consistent outstanding performance, team accomplishments and innovation.
1991-1999 (Also, 1986 – 1988)
Harmac Medical Products (OEM Manufacture) Position: Program Manager
Buffalo, NY
Management Responsibilities Included:
• Designed and developed new products with distributors and physicians.
• Developed yearly budgets for the catheter group.
• Presented Technical and Financial summaries to upper management.
• Developed price quotations, COGS and negotiated material pricing with suppliers.
• Managed 3 engineers, 2 manufacturing team leaders, and 35 manufacturing employees.
• Purchased raw material and controlled inventory levels for raw materials for the catheter group ($150,000 inventory value with $5,000,000 is product sales).
• Responsible for insert molding processes, profile and multi-lumen tubing. Including angiographic high-pressure lines, angiographic catheters, Biopsy needles, Butterfly needles and Electro-physiology catheters.
1988 - 1991
Fisher-Price Toys (Manufacture of children's toys) Position: Plastics Engineer
Medina, NY
Responsibilities Included:
• Designed and debugged Profile and Tube Extrusion.
• Design and debug Thermoform trays and covers.
• Debugged Injection molds in a "hand-on" capacity.
• Debugged Rotational molds in a "hands-on" capacity.
Education:
MBA in International Marketing Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
University of Dallas State University of New York College at Buffalo
Dallas, Texas Buffalo, NY
Graduated: July 2002 Graduated: May 1986