Director of Engineering
ARANZ Medical (New Zealand)
May 2017 – Mar 2018
| ARANZ Medical is a technology company that makes imaging and 3D measurement solutions for wound care and fitting orthotics/prosthetics. Silhouette is an electronic wound assessment solution that includes both the point of care wound imaging and 3D measurement device, as well as the software that enables data capture, storage and analysis. |
This role was responsible for delivery from advanced development, software, hardware/firmware, research, testing services and production. The Software Team was made up of “full-stack” web developers using .NET (C#, ASP.NET), web building services, modern HTML5 development and SQL server. The Hardware/Firmware and Research Engineers included a mix of highly skilled multi-disciplined engineers.
- Leadership Member of Senior Leadership Team. Multi-disciplinary team.
- Agile Development Responsible for the Software Team delivering quarterly releases using Agile based methodology. for restructuring/change.
- Project Management Project and Programme Management for all aspects of Product Development, through a Stage-Gate framework required for Medical Devices regulations and quality.
- Team Management Responsible for coaching, mentoring and growing 15 direct and indirect reports. Financial and budget responsibility for Engineering Department.
- Strategic Management Involved in SLT strategic planning and implementation.
- Lean Start-up and Change Advanced development targeting MVP for future developments and demonstrations. Used lean change to improve efficiency and throughput.
Director of Engineering Responsibilities:
- Directed and mentored a department of 26 engineers across software, hardware/firmware, research, and testing services, driving cross-disciplinary collaboration.
- Managed product development projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to regulatory requirements for medical devices.
- Led annual strategic and operational planning, aligning engineering goals with organisational objectives.
- Oversaw budget and financial planning, ensuring resource allocation was efficient and within guidelines.
- Led improvements in Agile implementation, enhancing team productivity and delivery timelines.
- Guided teams through the medical Stage-Gate process, ensuring ISO compliance and successful product releases.
Achievements:
- Delivered a new product version within 2 months, overcoming previous development delays and successfully navigating the medical product development stage-gate process.
- Revitalised a previously stalled product development cycle, resulting in the on-time release of key product updates.