Thomas Block

About

Experienced leader, coordinator, and integrator of teams with the following disciplines: reliability, systems engineering, battery design, mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, rotordynamics, electrical engineering, high voltage, optics, materials, vacuum technology, sensing. Specialties: Experienced in Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma, and Robust Design. Experienced in design controls and related audits. SDRC Ideas, FLUENT, Minitab, Reliasoft/Weibull++.

Experience

• Chief Engineer - Reliability at Hospira / Pfizer / ICU Medical
  Oct 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 9 mos

  Reliability, systems engineering and battery design for medical devices

• Program Manager, MRI Hardware Advanced Technology Development at GE Healthcare
  Mar 2012 - Sep 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  Manage advanced technology development project portfolio for MRI hardware, coils, software and applications. Portfolio includes over 35 projects.

• Baxter Healthcare (4 yrs 7 mos)
  • Sr. Manager, Systems Engineering, Infusion Systems
    Feb 2010 - Mar 2012 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Manage and lead 11 reports within Systems Engineering team for electromechanical design

  • Sr. Manager, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Science and Technology
    Sep 2007 - Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Managed team of 13 mechanical engineers across wide array of projects, including inhaled anesthesia, infusion pumps, and drug delivery. Championed projects to Baxter leadership.

• GE Healthcare (11 yrs 9 mos)
  • R&D Integration Leader, Abbott Diagnostics and Point of Care Acquisition
    Mar 2007 - Sep 2007 · 7 mos

    Lead R&D function for Abbott Diagnostics and Point of Care acquisition.

  • Lead Systems Designer
    Jun 2000 - Mar 2007 · 6 yrs 10 mos

    Lead multidisciplined team of 25+ design engineers to develop technology leading x-ray tube (Performix Pro 100 VCT x-ray tube) for Lightspeed VCT scanner from feasibility phase to production.

  • Lead Systems Designer
    Jul 1999 - Jun 2000 · 1 yr

    Lead team of 5 design engineers to complete design work for first Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) product in GE Healthcare. Lead product upgrade to allow 0.5 second gantry speed. Simultaneously lead technical teams for Performix ADV, Performix Ultra, and Solarix 630 CT x-ray tube programs.

• Associate Electronics and Research Engineer, Electrical Trauma Program at University of Chicago
  Sep 1992 - Aug 1994 · 2 yrs

  Investigated the use of radiotracers for monitoring cell membrane damage and repair in electroporated muscle tissue in vivo.