Robert Bob West

Sr Director, Engineering @QuidelOrtho

Irvine, CA, US
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2020 — Present

Sr Director, Engineering @QuidelOrtho

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San Diego, CA, US

In my role as Sr. Director of Engineering at QuidelOrtho in San Diego, California, I spearheaded the growth of Class I diagnostic products manufacturing, driving revenue from $534 million to $1.2 billion. I engineered a significant productivity surge on existing equipment through operational efficiency techniques and directed the rapid scale-up of production volume from 40 million to 1.8 billion rapid diagnostic tests.

EDUCATION

1994 — 1995

Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

MBA, Finance/International

N/A

Purdue University

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Industrial Engineering

SKILLS

5sManufacturingIso 13485Mergers & AcquisitionsProduct DevelopmentLife SciencesRoot Cause AnalysisManufacturing Operations ManagementKaizenGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipValue Stream MappingProcess ImprovementContinuous ImprovementTheory of ConstraintsLifesciencesChange LeadershipMedical DevicesManagement ConsultingQuality SystemOperations ManagementCross-Functional Team LeadershipGmpProcess EngineeringSix SigmaStrategyEngineeringSpcSenior Program ManagementStrategic PlanningTeam BuildingManagementSupply ChainManufacturing OperationsP&L ManagementProcess ValidationChange ManagementSupply Chain ManagementLean ManufacturingDmaicOperational Excellence

ABOUT ROBERT BOB WEST

With nearly a decade at Bio-Rad Laboratories, my tenure as Sr. Director of QSD Operations has been marked by spearheading transformations that have resulted in record financial and quality outcomes. Our team\'s dedication to operational excellence has facilitated a 39% volume increase through the modernization of production and transactional processes.My commitment to manufacturing process improvement is reflected in my leadership across multiple plants, where I\'ve championed integrated processes that extend from bioreactors to high-speed filling. I have a track record of building high-performing teams that consistently exceed customer expectations, fostering sustained profitable growth in the highly regulated medical device industry.

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