Desouza
Analytical, innovative, and entrepreneur with 20 years experience in Product Development and Manufacturing Operations.
- Role
- Vice President, Operations and Us R & d at Vapotherm
- Location
- Gloucester, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Desouza
With many years of experience designing and making products, I have acquired extensive expertise in Operations, Product Development, and Project Management. My proven track record of success as an employee of NxStage Medical, General Fluidics, and Vapotherm reflects a long history of continued professional progress and promotions, during which I’ve successfully transitioned from Product Development into Operations. Technically minded with expertise in leading in-house and contract manufacturing of disposables components or assembly, capital equipment, plant startup & management, and scaling up operations. Experience includes operations in Mexico, Italy, Germany, India, Singapore, and Australia, to resolve technical issues, implementing new products, and manufacturing. Accomplished team leader who is highly skilled in building and strengthening relationships to form successful collaborations with clientele, R&D, manufacturing, marketing, and governmental regulatory agencies to drive cohesive, strategic operations.
Experience
Vice President, Operations and Us R & d
Nov 2025 — Present · Exeter, NH, US
Including Research and Development to my current Operations responsibilities. Leading our Cincinnati Engineering team on current and new product development.
Education
Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
MBA, Entrepreneurship
2011 — 2013
Universidade Paulista
BS, Mechanical Engineering
1997 — 1999
Northeastern University
BS, Mechanical Engineering
2003 — 2005
Skills
- Medical Devices
- Fda
- V&V
- R&D
- Process Manufacturing
- Design Control
- Fmea
- Validation
- Engineering
- Six Sigma
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Product Development
- Quality Assurance
- Design for Manufacturing
- Manufacturing
- Mba
- Lean Manufacturing
- Systems Engineering
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