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VP R&D (Embedded Systems & LCE) @ Insulet Corporation Senior Director, Engineering @ Insulet Corporation Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD) is an innovative medical device company dedicated to making the lives of people with diabetes easier. Through its Omnipod® Insulin Management System, Insulet seeks to expand the use of insulin pump therapy among people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The...

VP R&D (Embedded Systems & LCE) @ Insulet Corporation Senior Director, Engineering @ Insulet Corporation Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD) is an innovative medical device company dedicated to making the lives of people with diabetes easier. Through its Omnipod® Insulin Management System, Insulet seeks to expand the use of insulin pump therapy among people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The Omnipod® System is a revolutionary and easy-to-use tubeless insulin pump that features just two parts and a fully-automated cannula insertion. Insulet's Delivery Systems business also partners with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to tailor the Omnipod® System technology platform for the delivery of subcutaneous drugs across multiple therapeutic areas. From October 2016 to June 2018 (1 year 9 months) Greater Boston AreaSenior Director, Global Software/Systems Development @ Abbott Responsible for leading the vision and platform development of Alere’s next generation of portable point-of-care instrumentation. Leader for large multi-site, multi-product medical device portfolio. Responsible for global software and Systems development across all continents and products using a wide range of sensing technologies (Molecular, Lateral Flow, Fluorescence, Electrochemistry…). From 2015 to 2016 (1 year) San Diego, CaliforniaSenior Software Engineer / GUI Lead @ SysteLab Promoted to lead small group of designers and programmers to develop best-in-class user interfaces. From February 2000 to January 2001 (1 year) Barcelona Area, SpainSoftware Engineer Internship @ FIATC Seguros Mutual insurance company providing insurance for vehicles, merchandise and people. FIATC is the second-largest mutual insurance company in Spain and the first in Catalonia in terms of the volume of premiums. From March 1997 to October 1997 (8 months) Barcelona Area, SpainDirector, Global Instrument Development (Software/Hardware) @ Instrumentation Laboratory, A Werfen Company Promoted to lead instrument development engineering activities targeting Hemostasis and Critical Care markets. Spearheaded hardware and software engineering departments consisting of 107+ FTEs and managed a $18M annual resource, capital and expense budget. Led cross-functional architecture, technology selection and prototyping efforts towards development of next generation platforms for point of care, laboratory instrumentation and informatics.• Led development of 4 major Hemostasis and Blood Gas instruments.• Led development of 3 informatics solutions for Point-of-Care Testing, Hemostasis Laboratory workflow and Remote Service/Diagnostics.• Identified leads and restructured engineering groups, which improved status reporting, progress tracking, efficiency and overall output.• Established foundation to support both talent and organic growth by designing mentoring, coaching and training programs to groom engineering group leads.• Led creation of standard operating procedures to streamline and harmonize practices within R&D and in compliance with WW regulations.• Built sustaining and release engineering groups to increase focus on new product development and harmonize release process.• Led DFSS and Lean Six Sigma training and deploy programs across R&D. Trained 75 employees and managed 21 projects.• Managed development, transfer, validation and release of several system level projects involving electronics, mechanics, software, optics, sensors and reagents. Coordinated consulting firms, suppliers, multidisciplinary engineering teams and internal stakeholders. From 2013 to 2014 (1 year) Bedford, MADirector, Global Software Development @ Instrumentation Laboratory, A Werfen Company Promoted to lead WW SW development with focus on embedded systems, distributed data management systems, web applications and mobile solutions. Designed and executed SW development and product portfolio strategy driving double-digit revenue growth. Directed SW Development, Test, SQA and Project Management groups comprised of 70+ FTEs including contractors and overseas resources. Managed a $8M annual resource, capital and expense budget.• Created new job descriptions and restructured SW department leading to internalization of core competences and leadership.• Designed mentoring, coaching and training programs to groom leads and accommodate management needs of our increasing project portfolio.• Led architecture and refactoring efforts to drive a platform approach to product development. Maximized code reuse to 80% while providing same look and feel across products.• Led creation and update of several standard operating procedures to harmonize and strengthen SW engineering processes while establishing compliance with Design Controls.• Developed and harmonized use of tools and processes across multiple sites reducing TCO (Configuration management, unit testing, static code analysis, coverage analysis, continuous integration, test automation, release management…).• Led creation of multiple SW metrics and dashboards to unify reporting and tracking of key progress and quality performance indicators (e.g. Burn down charts, test case run rate, traceability, coverage, defect injection...).• Engaged consultants in the assessment of our SW engineering processes and development of improvement plans (increased test case run rate and schedule accuracy among other improvements).• Led multiyear test strategy continuous improvement effort across global sites. Established audit program and procedures to drive SQA.• Directed development and release of multiple instrument configurations, informatics and connectivity solutions targeting the Hemostasis and Critical Care markets. From January 2009 to December 2013 (5 years) Bedford, MADirector, Software Development @ SysteLab Promoted to manage two business units (Analytical Systems SW and Data Management SW). Spearheaded a workforce of 30+ FTEs including SW developers, test engineers and several project managers. Designed and executed SW development and product portfolio strategy managing a budget of $3M.• Led WW business development activities and sought international partnership opportunities at both technical and distribution level. • Hands-on SW Project Manager for the development of the entire Hemostasis instruments product line (ACL TOP Family).• Led development, testing and release of the Instrumentation Laboratory corporate website with content management services.• Managed development and release of multiple informatics solutions and QA/QC services for medical device manufacturers, healthcare organization and end-users. From February 2007 to January 2009 (2 years) Barcelona Area, SpainProject Manager / Area Manager, Software Development @ SysteLab Managed all projects developed within the scope of the Instrumentation Laboratory account involving 20+ FTEs. Participated in corporate strategic and scientific advisory committee meetings. Led WW business development activities and elaborated project proposals to address the needs of our prospective customers (Firm Fixed Price / Time & Material Based).• Led development and release of the industry leading ACL TOP Hemostasis analyzer and Product Translation website.• Hands-on software engineer and main contributor in the requirements elicitation and specification phase. From January 2001 to February 2007 (6 years 2 months) Barcelona Area, SpainSoftware Engineer @ SysteLab Systelab Technologies, S.A. provides software and IT-related solutions which improve the quality of patient care and facilitate information management for caregivers in hospitals, clinics and outreach laboratories and physician practices. From February 1998 to February 2000 (2 years 1 month) Barcelona Area, Spain