Ernie Sachs

Current

• R&D Program Manager 18650 & 26650 Cell Development at A123 Systems

Past

• Principal Engineer / Program Manager at Instrumentation Laboratory
• NPI Manager at ZOLL Medical Inc.
• Principal NPI Engineer at AVICI Systems, Inc.

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Education

• Northeastern University

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Medical Devices

Ernie Sachs’s Summary

Over 20 years experience providing technical Leadership and New Product Introduction Program Management in the following industries:
- Medical Devices; capital equipment, instrumentation, consoles, disposables and consumer products.
- Lithium Ion Cell development for automotive applications and rechargable power tool industry.
- Computer Hardware; Data Storage Management, Disk Arrays, Blade enclosures.
- Telecom Networking Equipment; WAN/LAN, Terabyte Switching Routers and network server appliances.

Expertise in Mechanical Design and Advanced Manufacturing techniques. Implementing; LEAN Manufacturing, 5S, FMEA and DFX Methodologies.

Ernie Sachs’s Specialties:

• New Product Development, Program Management and Technical Leadership.
• Proven track record of successfully deploying medical device products from conception to production release on schedule.
• Supply Change Managment.
• Proficient in SolidWorks and Pro/Engineer CAD systems.
• Experienced in ISO 13485:2003 and FDA 21 CFR Part 820 regulated manufacturing environments.
• Advanced Manufacturing expertise; LEAN and DFX.

Additional Information

Ernie Sachs’s Groups:

•    Executive Suite
•    EMC Alumni Network
•    Medical Device Networkers
•    Renewable Energy Business Network/Clean Economy Network Foundation
•    Project Management Link - www.pmlink.org
•    Solidworks User Group Network
•    EMC Old Boys
•    Medical Devices Group
•    SolidWorks
•    Medical Device Guru
•    ExAvicians
•    Lab on a chip and Microfluidic Devices (a.k.a., Microfluidics)
•    Medical Device Insider
•    Lithium-ion Technology (LT)
•    Lean & Green
•    A123Systems

Ernie Sachs’s Honors:

U.S. Patent 5,562,410 for “Self-Aligning Hot-Pluggable Fan Assembly” with EMC Corporation. Date of Issue: 10-8-1996

U.S. Patent 5,602,717 for “Hot Pluggable Data Storage Device” with EMC Corporation. Date of Issue: 2-11-1997