Thomas Hermann

About Thomas Hermann

Exceptional leader in the technology Industry. Over twenty-five (25) years of innovation and proven results in design, manufacturing, operations, supplier management, new product introduction, customer support, program management and quality engineering disciplines. Strong customer advocate; with decades of direct experience building relationships with global partners. Uncompromising integrity and professionalism applied to business, engineering, and human resource decisions. Excellent verbal and written communication skills: able to convey detailed information or high-level vision to all levels of the organization.Strengths include:• Quality systems and standards: ANSI, DoD, JEDEC, IPC, CMMI, MIL-STD• Experienced in product and process requirements of ISO ISO ISO 13485, ISO 16949• Process and data analysis: DMAIC, DFSS, SPC, FMEA, lean manufacturing, DoE• Product and process reliability and troubleshooting• Customer and supplier management: QMS, QBRs, compliance auditing, KPIs, GMP• Project management, loss prevention, P&L management, mergers and acquisitions• Customs, regulatory and logistics risk analysis and mitigation

Experience

1. Senior Director, Manufacturing and Supply Chain

   Cardea Bio Part Of Paragraf

   Oct 2021 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Cardea Bio, Inc. is the world’s only mass producer of biocompatible semiconductors, the BPU™ (Biosignal Processing Unit). The BPU is the first and only semiconductor capable of translating real-time streams of multiomics signals into digital information.Cardea is headquartered in San Diego and has additional activity in Los Angeles. Cardea is a 100% American developed and built biocompatible semiconductor technology for applications across a variety of sectors including human health, agriculture, molecular diagnostics, biotechnology, environmental monitoring, and animal health.

Education

• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

  Engineering Management

  1997 — 1998

• San Diego State University

  Certificate, Total Quality Management

  1995 — 1995

• UC San Diego

  Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices

  2018

• ITT Technical Institute-San Diego

  Associate of Science - AS, Engineering Graphics

• ITT Technical Institute-San Bernardino

  Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Automated Manufacturing