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Douglas L. Wilkerson
4146 Kenwood
Avenue
Gurnee, Illinois 60031
dougw@dlw247.com
Phone
847-672-2758
Cell 847-814-8625
Technical Product Research & Development Executive
Start-Up Ventures, High Growth
Organizations, Large-Scale Development Operations
Twenty years
of progressively responsible experience in systems engineering,
high-level design, product R&D and project management. Combines
excellent technical, analytical and electrical/software
engineering qualifications with demonstrated achievement in
delivering multi-million dollar projects on time and within budget.
Strong leadership, team building and problem solving expertise.
Strategic thinker, efficient tactical planner, manager and
decision maker.
▪ Project Management
▪ Cross-Functional Team Leadership
▪ Engineering Management
▪ Estimating, Budgeting and P&L
▪ Vendor Selection & Negotiation
▪ Scheduling & Resource Planning |
▪ Product & Technology R&D
▪ Object Oriented Design/Analysis
▪ Process Engineering
▪ Medical Equipment Products
▪ FDA and ISO Compliance
▪ E-Business and IT Consulting |
Professional Experience
Mettler Toledo AutoChem Feb 2003 – Present
Research &
Development Manager
Responsible of all
facets for the R&D organization and member of the senior
management team for the Discovery business. This product line
includes automated Liquid Handling, Purification, Universal Sample
Preparation, Synthesis and Powder Dispensing.
§ Initiated R&D Portfolio
Management concept and instituted Product Development process.
§ Instituted Project Management
process to ensure R&D programs meet stakeholders expectations for
Quality, Cost and Schedule.
§ Lead team to successful
release of product upgrades and regulatory approvals.
§ Integrated global R&D
organizations to leverage local centers of excellence.
§ Improved efficiencies by
resolving issues relating to engineering tool set and process.
§ Worked closely with
manufacturing and service to implement changes that lowered the
total lifecycle cost of the product lines.
§ Lead R&D team in brainstorming
to present product ideas with first generation prototypes to
improve the R&D Portfolio.
DLW
Consulting Feb 2002 – Feb 2003
Principal
Leveraged broad
business experience and project management expertise to support
client companies’ technology and corporate growth strategies.
§ Project
Manger for Extreme Programming software projects for Baxter Healthcare.
§ Project
Manger for software development on lab instrumentation.
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Developed Internet strategy, system
requirements/architecture and first-generation prototype for
medical device company.
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Guided medical service company's integration of custom
software system with physician offices’ legacy systems.
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Provided management consulting on
Internet/communication strategies and initial website creation for
local IT consulting firm.
§
Conducted technical and project due diligence for
technology financing concern. Analyzed technology, project
planning and business viability to support investment decisions.
Dewpoint (formerly
Centrifusion), Chicago, IL 2000 - 2002
Midwest e-business/IT consulting company with $17 million in
sales.
Practice Director –
Project Management
Senior management
team member with full P&L responsibility for strategic
planning/direction and operational processes for Project
Management Office. Devised process reengineering plans and
progression/platform strategies for client companies, focusing on
B2B web sites, personalization and content management systems.
Directed up to 10
concurrent projects through team of 16 business analysts and
project managers in 5 Midwestern cities. Personally managed
portfolio planning and process engineering for key clients.
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Led project management through period of accelerated
growth, expanding from team of 3 generating $180,000 in annual
revenue to 16 employees producing $1.7 million in 2001 with up to
77% margins. Redesigned compensation model to boost recruiting
efforts.
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Devised quotation and project execution/reporting
processes to ensure client expectations were met. Helped reduce
expenses without crippling company for future growth.
§
Implemented new budget tracking system,
substantially improving project management performance.
§
Led discovery and planning phases for $1.2 million
project, the largest in company history that led to follow on
contracts with the client.
§
Integrated roles and processes following merger of
Centrifusion and Dewpoint.
AKSYS, Ltd., Lincolnshire,
IL 1993 - 2000
Developer of world’s first fully integrated Home hemodialysis
system. 100 employees.
Vice President -
Product Management (1998-00)
Vice President – Software & Electrical Engineering (1995-98)
Director – Software & Electrical Engineering (1993-94)
One of four
founding members of company, providing technology and business
management leadership from startup through successful $52 million
IPO and clinical trials. Participated in senior staff development
of regulatory and business strategy with responsibility for
budgets and administrative oversight of product development.
Appointed Corrective Actions Manager and Reliability Team Leader
by CEO.
Negotiated service
contracts with vendors for touch screens and displays, OEM
computers, power supplies, content management systems, contract
manufacturing, board houses and design consulting for electrical,
software and user interfaces.
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Recruited and directed electrical, software and
systems engineering teams in $100 million product development of
Personal Hemodialysis (PHD) devices from concept to market
roll-out and 510K approval.
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Grew multidiscipline product development teams from
1 to 40 engineers. Created initial technical/managerial
progression matrix for Engineering, delivering software and
electronics for pre-production system.
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Established process to meet FDA and ISO requirements
and ensure timely product approvals.
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Directed team in defining requirements and overall
program plan for second-generation product through direct
communication with physicians, nurses and technicians.
§
Led team and protocol development on PHD system
original animal study. Devised therapy process and protective
system designs leading to FDA Investigational Devise Approval.
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Oversaw prototyping of remote nurse’s station, a PC
software system used to monitor multiple PHD systems from a
central location.
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Delivered software and electronic sensors for proof
of concept prototype, producing $1.5 million in second-round
financing. Served as key technical interface with underwriters
during IPO process.
Baxter Healthcare
Corporation, Round Lake IL 1985 - 1993
Global medical supply company with $9 billion in annual revenues.
Senior Principal
Engineer/Project Manager – Renal Division (1992-93)
Senior Principal Engineer – Advanced Systems Development Group
(1992)
Principal Engineer (1987-92)
Senior Engineer – Hardware Development Group (1986-87)
Engineer – Corporate Hardware Development (1985-86)
Earned rapid
advancement from design engineer to leader of 15-member
international engineering team with full P&L responsibility for
one of Baxter’s top 5 programs. Administered $1.5 million budget,
including capital purchases. Managed project scheduling and
resources to achieve goals with lowest expenditures. Monitored
technology, competitors and clinical requirements, developing
advanced products/systems to meet client needs.
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Served as primary engineering expert; integrated
engineering teams, clinical affairs, regulatory, marketing,
service, logistics and outside vendors in development of renal
products.
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Led deployment of new technologies to global
dialysis market, demonstrating concept feasibility with
prototypes.
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Guided system level design on Home Choice™, an
automated peritoneal dialysis hardware system. Created prototype
touch screen interface.
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Served on cross-functional 5-year Technical Plan
development team. Key contributor to concept development and
implementation of major upgrade to existing hardware product line.
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Earned recognition with 1992 Distinguished Technical
Contribution Award, 1989 and 1990 Quality Leadership Program Award
Level of Effort and the 1990 Technology Leadership Award.
Co-chaired 1993 Renal Technology Leadership Award Committee.
Education
Bachelor of
Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri, Rolla, MO, 1985
Caterpillar Tractor Company, Cooperative Education Program
Professional Training:
DOORS Quality
Systems & Software User Training, 1999
KBM
Knowledge-Based Management training, 1998
Object-oriented Analysis & Design, Object Technologies, Inc., 1994
Project Team
Management, Baxter Management Institute, 1992
Design of
Experiments, Taguchi Method, Baxter Healthcare, 1991
Object-Oriented Design/C++, Technology Exchange, 1990
Successful
Organization and Idea Communication, Mobley Assoc., 1988
Design
Reliability Training, IIT Research Institute, 1986
Structured
Analysis & Design for Real-Time Systems, Yourdon Inc., 1985
Affiliations
Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers
Project Management Institute
Invited speaker at 17th Annual Conference on
Dialysis: Remote Treatment Monitoring
Patents
#6146523 – User interface and method for
control of medical instruments such as dialysis machines
#5858239 – Apparatus for blood drip chamber adjustments of
dialysis machines with touch screen interface
#5788851 – User interface and method for control of medical
instruments such as dialysis machines
#5674404 – Filter integrity test method for dialysis machines
#5658456 – Batch dialysate chemical vessel with machine readable
indicator
Computer Skills
Hardware:
Intel and Motorola embedded processors, PC platforms for medical
device development
Software:
Machine Language, C/C++, Java programs, Content management
systems, Unix/QNX
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