Annette Matzen
5.0
(13)
Studied at Seattle University
Hiring Manager at The Matzen Group
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Work Experience
President
The Matzen Group
August 2005 - Present
Hiring Manager
Founded Medical Device consulting firm focused on making a sustainable difference to life science companies who strive to achieve a competitive advantage when delivering new and improved products to market. We assist clients with immediate challenges while instilling improved process, product and people capabilities to support sustainable organizational development and enhanced company performance. Skills: Achieving EU MDR and FDA Compliant Product Approvals, Program Management, Technical Writing Training for Engineers
Director Operations
Honeywell International
September 2001 - August 2005
Hiring Manager
Member of Leadership Team for a $280M business unit, managed aviation cockpit display and navigation product build and repair factory with a staff of 50+ technical, administrative and hourly labor. Responsible for on-time delivery, repair turn-around-time, 6% Year over year cost reduction, inventory management and quality improvement. Sponsored 6 sigma and lean manufacturing projects. Managed supply chain functions including; procurement, product planning, master scheduling, process engineering, product/process cost reduction, factory labor and engineering support.
Director IT and Strategic Planning
Honeywell International
October 1997 - September 2001
Hiring Manager
Member of Leadership Team for a $280M business unit, responsible for pursuit of new products, execution to financial commitments, facility management, personnel, strategic and tactical goal setting and deployment. Led strategic planning process involving all key internal and external stakeholders and customers resulting in prioritized annual R&D funding requests and multi-year product portfolio. Managed the integration and optimization of engineering IT services and tools across three business sites. Developed IT infrastructure and project teams that consistently led corporate metrics for cost effectiveness and impact, resulting in frequent benchmark visits to share best in class practices.
Sr. Principal Engineer
Honeywell International
April 1990 - October 1997
Led the identification, project planning, and deployment of multiple initiatives for reducing product development cycle time and cost. Implemented improvements to the design to production transition process, eliminating sources of error and improving manufacturability. Designed, simulated, and tested ASICs and CCAs for the Boeing 777 navigation suite. Divisional leader for Corporate ASIC design steering committee. Created and championed ASIC development process, winning landmark approval from FAA.
RMS Engineer
Honeywell International
September 1985 - March 1990
Reliability, Maintainability and System Safety Engineer for commercial and military undersea sonar applications. Prepared DFMEAs, Hazard Analysis and Component Reliability predictions for oil rig positioning systems, submarines, unmanned mine clearing equipment and weapon products.
Education
Seattle University
BS, Electrical Engineering
1985 - 1987
Whitman College
BA, Math
1975 - 1979
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