About John Thomas
Top performing Medical Device and Plastics manufacturing professional with a track record of providing leadership in management, manufacturing and engineering.
I have been most successful at bridging the gap between design/development and manufacturing on product launches in multiple industries. Having worked for both, I have a deep understanding of the Contract Manufacturing and OEM relationship.
I am able to communicate with people at all levels of business, have always been a team player and take pride in helping others succeed.
As a self-starter, I am passionate about making things happen and have been relentlessly proactive in expanding my skills and education to provide solutions to both technical and business problems.
I have extensive international experience having done business in Mexico, Canada, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, China, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, The Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.
My strengths and experience include:
- Medical Device Manufacturing
- Project Management - PMP
- Plastic Injection Molding
- Scientific Molding
- Medical Extrusion
- NPI/Product Launch Management
- DFM/Design for Manufacturability
- Tooling Management/Development
- Optics and Lens Manufacturing
- Plant Start up and Expansion
- Manufacturing and Tech Transfers
- Process Validation
- Remediation
- Test Method Validation
- Manufacturing and Process Engineering Management
- Staff Management, Mentoring, Development and Training
- M&A Due Diligence
- Expert Witness
