Paul Tomashek

About Paul Tomashek

Welcome to my Linkedin profile; I am experienced in general management and executive level leadership within a manufacturing environment having managed all aspects of the extended process. My experience includes international assignments in merger integration, setup of green field operations, and improvement of existing manufacturing sites. I have significant experience managing multiple sites international and domestic with virtual team success in multicultural situations.During my career in product development, operations, and field service I have a track record of successful strategic planning and tactical execution in support of significant organic growth and achievment of key results through organizational development, engagement, and cultural transformation. I have managed annual division budgets greater than $200M and multi-site budgets greater than $250M with full Profit and Loss, P&L, responsibility. I have provided confident trustworthy leadership to recruit, develop, and coach multiple site senior teams in finance, quality, regulatory, marketing, sales, product development, design control, design transfer, supply chain management, production, order fulfillment, installation, field service, and complaint handling of products and services in medical device and complex computer systems manufacturing. My leadership includes participation on the executive leadership councils of companies up to $4 billion in annual revenue. My participation included chair person for several corporate wide initiatives in areas including; Sales and Marketing, Product Development, and Operations.I am interested in providing confident, high integrity, transformational leadership as Vice President of Operations, Multi-Site or Business Unit General Management, or Chief Operations Officer in a global product development and manufacturing company.

Experience

1. Sr Director of Operations, Critical Care

   Edwards Lifesciences

   Apr 2013 — Present · Irvine, CA, US

   Responsible for medical device new product development, concurrent engineering, design transfer, supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, complaint handling, and field service for the Critical Care business unit. Developed strategy and re-organized departmental structures to facilitate lean enterprise management of medical device product realization. Developed lean and six sigma strategy and planned execution for VE, Value Engineering, projects saving 3% to 5% of AOP budget annually. Led teams in Global Supply Chain to develop processes for strategic supplier selection and supplier management establishing and improving virtual manufacturing partners globally. Developed and managed multiple departmental budgets through a defined strategic planning and AOP, Annual operating Plan budgeting process. Participation in team recruitment, development and mentoring in all departmental areas. Managed multi-site global virtual teams through complex validations and product launches in FDA regulated environment for capital equipment and consumable products.

Education

• Webster University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2014 — 2017

• University of Minnesota

  Master of Science (MS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1992

• Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics

  1988

• Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science

  1988

Skills

• Product Development
• Design Transfer
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Senior Leadership Team Development
• Six Sigma
• Lean Manufacturing
• Operations Management
• Manufacturing
• Multiple Sites
• New Product Development
• Organizational Development
• Process Improvement
• Organization Culture Change
• Quality System
• Strategic Planning
• International Site Leadership
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Business Strategy
• Acquired Business Integration
• Strategy
• New Business Development