Thomas Kress
MBA, ASQ CRE - Director - Instrument MFG, Sustaining Engineering at Waters | Innovation, Engineering, Leadership | I help BDB find innovative design solutions that keep our production line running while saving cost.
- Role
- Director, Instrument Manufacturing Engineering, Sustaining at Waters Corporation
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas Kress
A creative and results-oriented Engineering Manager with 15 years of progressive product design and development experience. Accomplishments illustrate significant problem solving, analytical, and technical skills and a strong ability to lead cross-functional teams in medical and technical industries from concept to feasibility.Specialties: People Management, Strategy, Innovation, Product Design, Product Development, Project Management, Verification and Validation, Requirements Management, Failure Analysis, Design Transfer, Risk Management, Reliability, Design for Six Sigma
Experience
Director, Instrument Manufacturing Engineering, Sustaining
Feb 2026 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Education
University of California, Davis
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Strategy
2017 — 2020
University of Pittsburgh
BS, Chemical Engineering
2002 — 2007
Skills
- Product Development
- Product Design
- Cad
- Solidworks
- Prototyping
- Statistics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Engineering
- Functional Verification
- New Product Validation
- Instructor-Led Training
- Risk Management
- Design Control
- Fda
- Iso 13485
- R
- V
- V&V
- Quality System
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Medical Devices
- Validation
- Capa
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