Kim is the Director of New Product Introduction and also a Principle Project Manager at Simplexity Product Development. Kim has a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering and a PMP certification. Kim has experience in product development, manufacturing, and engineering services, giving her a broad background for her role as NPI director.
Expertise
- Program management: Managing a large multidisciplinary team, scheduling development of multiple tools and fixtures, coordinating with client teams, reporting financials
- Product design and development: Brainstorming concepts, creating CAD, analyzing designs, evaluating risk and manufacturability
- New Product Introduction: Forming teams to transfer products from prototype to production. Skills include developing assembly strategies, documentation, vendor selection and management, Contract Manufacturer selection & onboarding.
- Manufacturing processes: Machining, sheet metal designing, mold designing, rapid prototyping
- Verification and Validation: Testing, statistical analysis, troubleshooting
- Software skills: SolidWorks, Jira & Confluence, Excel, SQL
Experience
- NPI project lead for medical devices that are compliant with ISO 13485 (NPI PM)
- Managed projects and programs since 2012
- Developed custom financial reporting tools for Simplexity
- Led the development of numerous QC and assembly tools for the biotechnology industry (PM, ME Lead)
- Established biotechnology labs, including Class 100000 clean rooms (PM, ME Lead)
- Led testing teams for printer development (ME/FW Testing)
- Graduate work focused in biomechanics: imaging of mitral heart valves
Education
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University
Interests / Obsessions
- Robotics mentor: FTC (First Tech Challenge)
- Family and music
- Home improvement/destruction projects
Favorite Quote
“Engineering is like math, but louder.”
– ThinkGeek t-shirt
Software: Design Complete
Hardware: Pre-production units for design verification
MFG. Readiness: CM schedule and budget, Unit build tracking