Chapter Meeting - April 8, 2008 at M-TEC

Critical Chain Project Management - 5:30 PM          

Kevin Staples is currently an Associate Manager of the Neuro/Spine/ENT (ear, nose & throat) Research and Development Department, with Stryker Instruments.  He has also held positions as Senior Design Engineer, Project Engineer, and Supervisor for R&D.  Prior to being with Stryker, Kevin was a Structural Design Engineer with the Boeing Corporation. Kevin has become the subject matter expert on Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) within Stryker Instruments. CCPM is currently executed throughout the organization, in both Operations and R&D functions.  If executed properly, likely results of CCPM are improved use of resources, due date performance, budgetary accuracy and overall throughput.

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University , and will earn his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Western Michigan University in June 2008.

 Stryker Corporation is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies with a broad range of products in orthopaedics, and a significant presence in multiple other medical specialties. The Company's products include implants used in joint replacement, trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal surgeries; biologics; surgical, neurologic, ear, nose & throat and interventional pain equipment; endoscopic, surgical navigation, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment.

Speaker:  Kevin Staples, Stryker Instruments

Location:    M-TEC at KVCC

Time:  Hors d’oeuvres & Networking @ 5:30 pm, Program @ 6:00 pm

Map/Websites:     http://mtec.kvcc.edu                    http://www.consult-mma.com