Kent Ferguson has over 15 years of experience in manufacturing, quality, and supply chain engineering roles. He is currently a Manufacturing Engineer at AFA Zone 1 managing a $1.5 million project replacing vision systems. Previously, he held positions at Gore Medical driving strategic sourcing decisions, identifying inefficiencies to improve forecasting and equipment utilization, and achieving 100% recruiting acceptance. Ferguson has an MBA in Supply Chain Management from BYU and a BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, also from BYU. He has extensive training in Lean, Six Sigma and skills in data analysis software.
This is the topic related to Product development and technology transfer. In this we will learn how the technology is transferred from R&D department to production department in Pharmaceutical company
1. Kent Ferguson
1221 E. Edenbrook Dr, Sandy, Utah, 84094 kentferg@gmail.com (385) 233-1081
Experience
Manufacturing Engineer, AFA Zone 1, BD Medical, Sandy, UT Aug 14-Present
Managing $1.5 million dollar project replacing obsoleted vision systems with newer technology.
Changing company culture to make data driven decisions by introducing new tools, training
associates, and sharing best practices between departments.
Managing 4 direct reports with responsible for project selection and formal reviews.
Leading department technical meeting focused on improving long term operational efficiencies.
Supplier Development Engineer, Gore Medical Division, Flagstaff, AZ Nov 12- July 15
Drove strategic sourcing and supply chain decisions, built business relationships, and
completed contract negations for critical raw materials used in all of Gore’s medical devices.
Identified inefficiencies within the product development forecasting process and implemented a
method to more accurately relay demand to production.
Increased equipment utilization 30% by creating an excel model that measures the efficiency
level of processes.
Achieved 100% offer acceptance in college recruiting by developing and implementing a
strategic plan for the entire supply chain organization recruiting process.
Supplier Quality Engineer, Gore Medical Division, Flagstaff, AZ Jun 11- Oct 12
Persuaded product development to perform supplier validations (IQ/OQ/PQ) for 24 injection
molded parts and drove the project to completion without extending the original time line.
Implemented 17 different supplier change requests by influencing engineering, operations,
regulatory, quality, and management.
Mentored and coached new engineers as part of Gore’s sponsorship program.
Design Quality Engineer, Medtronic – Spinal Division, Memphis, TN Aug 10-Jun 11
Drove design changes for 3 spinal implant devices and eliminated identified risks by analyzing
customer complaints, CAPAs, and manufacturing device records.
Quality Engineer, Gore Medical Division, Flagstaff, AZ Jun 05-Aug 08
Decreased reject rates 15% by implementing a new method for tracking product through
manufacturing and by training over 100 operators to the new system.
Achieved a 66% reduction in operator testing time by analyzing historical testing data and
updating 45 statistically based sampling plans.
Led a cross functional team to change product specifications at 3 facilities bringing them into
compliance with FDA regulations.
Education
MBA, Supply Chain Management Emphasis—GPA 3.6/4.0 Apr 10
Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management, Provo, UT
BS, Manufacturing Engineering Technology—GPA 3.3/4.0 Apr 05
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Training & Computer Skills
Training: Gore adaptation of Lean & Six Sigma.
Computer Skills: Excel, VBA, Office, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Agile (PLM), JDE E1 (ERP), Lotus Notes, JMP
(Statistical Software), IBM Connections
Interests/Hobbies
Road & Mountain Biking, BYU Ultimate Frisbee Sectional Champions, Reading, Camping, All Sports