User:Ges74

Eileen's background

Look forward to working with everyone! I think it would be nice if we summarized our backgrounds so that team members can reference them when needed (to gain better insight on people's perspectives, etc.)

Education

-BS, Mech Eng, MIT, 1995

-MBA, Entrepreneurial Mgmt, Wharton, 2003

-White House Fellowship, Office of Management and Budget, 2004

Work

-Product/process development engineer, Cordis Corporation, 1995-1997

-Product development marketing, Guidant Corporation, 1998-2001

(both companies focus on interventional cardiology [stents, angioplasty catheters, pacemakers, etc])

-Business development/office manager, Green Chemistry Institute, 2005-2006

(GCI strives to serve as a catalyst for the elimination of hazard and waste from the chemical industry)

-Independent consultant, BluSkye Partners, 2006

(developed environmental and financial footprint of Walmart supplier; identified key impact areas for business process re-engineering)

-Strategic program manager/analyst, Department of Health and Human Services, 2006-current

(focus on cross-cutting initiatives to increase performance and customer service while reducing costs in management related areas)

Meetings I plan to attend in 2007

Tentative: Janine/Dayna's Biologists at the Design Table session in May (Montana)