Grayston Licht Engineering

About Grayston Licht Engineering

Successful Inventor, Founder, Director, Leader with a proven track record in the Cardiovascular and Medical Devices industry. Over 20+ years of hands-on experience driving innovative Research & Development, Patents, Product Development, Business, Program and Engineering Management driving results for patients and customers. Developer of several Heart valve designs currently in the market and special focus on Tricuspid Repair and Replacement Recent Tricuspids Patents- USPTO Shunt To Avoid Ventricle Overload And Conduit For Lead Placement: 20•••••••85 - USPTO Two Stage Tricuspid Valve Implant: 20•••••••04 - USPTO Flexible Heart Valve with Arm Attachment to Outside Structure: 20•••••••42 - USPTO Transcatheter Prosthetic Atrioventricular Valve: 20•••••••57 As an accomplished leader and inventor in the engineering field, fast-paced product R&D, statistical data driven implementation, expanding the boundaries within a regulated environment to deliver stellar results. With a firm grasp of technical and operational leadership and strong problem solving, wide range of engineering technical skills, certified 6 Sigma Black Belt, Improved operations, reduced costs, operational processes, ensuring maximum efficiency while developing sustainable teams. Experience in Medical Device new product development, managing, mentoring and further developing highly skilled technical teams, implementing successful product transfers scaling operations and opening new sites. Specializing in materials characterization and product testing, Managed multiple facets of the product development cycle, from concept to market launch Throughout my career, I have held various increasing level positions, from Principal R&D Engineer, Sr. Manager of Engineering and Automation to Vice President Operations and Research. My work has spanned prominent companies like Abbott Structural Heart, Abbott Vascular, BBraun, and Edwards Lifesciences. One of my proudest achievement was leading the New Heart Valve IP development, several Commercial product development such as Edwards Sapien(PVT) Aortic, Medtronic Corevalve, CardiacQ-Mitral Valve and Interventional Spine E3 spine fusion system (Concord). I believe in the power of strategic cross-functional collaboration and team integration to develop products that meet and exceed customer expectations. I aim to bring my expertise to a dynamic organization where I can further push the envelope of what\'s possible in product development and engineering management.

Experience

1. R & d Product Development Heart Valves R & d & Engineering - R & d Leadership

   Abbott

   Apr 2018 — Present

   Demonstrated product development expert with several successful commercial products on the market. Expert in the Implantable Medical Field, Experienced in Heart Valve repair and replacement, TMVR. TAVI and TAVR, Neuro-Vascular Stents, Peripheral, Bifurcated, Abaqus Explicit FEA, NiTiNOL Product Development, Femto-LASER process, Prototypes, Heat Treating, Electropolishing, LASER Welding, advanced Welding, process capability establishment, product research and process development. ISO-5840 Project Management, Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Education

• Nova Southeastern University

  Doctor , International Business/Trade/Commerce

  2000 — 2004

• Nova Southeastern University

  Doctor's Degree, International Business

• University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

  Bachelor’s Degree, BSME Mechanical Engineering

  1988

• Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Manufacturing Management

• Inter-American University of Puerto Rico - Metropolitan Campus

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law