Nicholas Pontikos

About Nicholas Pontikos

Management professional in Design, Risk Management, Design for Six Sigma, and Design for…

Experience

1. Risk & Reliability Systems Manager (Program Manager, Quality and Regulatory Affairs)

   Medtronic

   Aug 2008 — Present

   MEDTRONIC - Neuromodulation Responsible for defining, managing, and implementing process improvement solutions, in the New Product Quality department, for use in the development of new product. Defined, managed and coordinated activities associated with design & process improvement projects. Managed budget and personnel directly assigned to projects, and ensured that projects were completed within agreed budget and timelines. Managed information generated in the Risk Management processes through use of Lean, Six-Sigma, and Business Process improvement tools. Developed framework for Risk Management and Reliability integration throughout the product life cycle - emphasis on the design process. Strategic team member of Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM) initiative.

Skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Operations
• Process Engineering
• Black Belt
• Business Process Improvement
• Capa
• R&D
• Testing
• Strategy
• Iso 13485
• Systems Engineering
• Change Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Design Control
• Design of Experiments
• Failure Analysis
• Fda
• Medical Devices
• Consumer Electronics
• Design for Six Sigma
• Design Engineering
• Dmaic
• Project Planning
• Integration
• Fmea
• Manufacturing
• Project Management
• Spc
• Root Cause Analysis
• Iso 14971
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Quality System
• Minitab
• Resource Management
• Process Simulation
• Design for Manufacturing
• V&V
• Validation