Todd Sharratt

Todd Sharratt, PMP

129 Liberty Parkway
Stillwater, MN 55082
tsliberty921@aol.com
651-747-7121

My extensive design, engineering and project management experience are a winning combination for
successful project outcomes.

Olympus Surgical Technologies America (2015-Present)

Principle Design Engineer

• Select materials that meet biocompatibility requirements.
• Develop product specifications with Marketing.
• Act as a design consultant, as needed, to other departments, customers, and sales people.
Work directly with Marketing to define product specifications.
• Develop product verification testing requirements, testing protocols and testing reports to ensure
product meet specification.
• Investigate critical product design problems on demand.
• Communicate and contact clinicians, universities, labs, consultants, and vendors.
• Provide direction to project engineers as required by project plan timelines.
• Lead team meetings and design reviews.

Phillips-Medisize (2012-2015)

Design Quality/Product Development Engineer

• Develop specifications with the customer.
• Create plans that meet customer requirements and follow existing Quality System.
• Identify proper device materials that will conform to customer requirements. Ensuring that all
testing requirements will be met. Before and after accelerated aging, shipping, EO and gamma
sterilization.
• Build Design History File as demanded by project scope.
• Perform DFMEA and mitigate high risks as needed.
• Utilize SolidWorks for fixture development.
• Perform design reviews per plan.
• Participate in early brainstorming sessions to establish likely design activity paths

Nordson Micromedics (2010-2012)
Organization was acquired.

Project Manager, Research and Development
Manage the bio material applicator product development projects.
• Coordinate all planning associated with new product development.
• Execute and manage the plan through product rollout.
• Secure project resources and gain executive approvals.
• Make contributions to the design leading to unique and performance related intellectual property.
• Manage quality system audits when needed.
• Risk management is performed throughout the effort with effective mitigation plans.

Micromedics (2007-2010)
Engineering Manager, Research and Development
I managed the bio material applicator development effort. From project initiation to new device rollout I
commanded the entire effort; ensuring that all Stakeholders are informed and contribute to the project
success.

• Developed an efficient product development process for the quality system.
• Many OEM and core product lines have been introduced under my guidance. These products
introduce biomaterials at both the topical and endoscopic levels.
• I recently rolled out a new catheter introducer from concept to the shelf in 3 months by effective
communication and planning.
• I sourced and secured a talented product development team to complete project deliverables.
• My designs have led to new intellectual property that has improved surgery and corporate
profitability.
• Utilized Autocad and SolidWorks
• Established yearly budgets that came in on target
• Managed intellectual property portfolio that is aligned with strategic plan

Omni-Tract Surgical, St. Paul Minnesota (2000 – 2007)
(A privately held surgical instruments company)
Project Manager, Research and Development
Established and led the project management effort including mentoring and training cross functional
teams (engineering, marketing, regulatory and quality).

• Led a cross functional team in developing the company’s first disposable medical device from
concept to commercialization in less than eleven months, including managing all sterilization and
packaging validations/verifications using internal and contracted organizations.
• Established the initial project management system along with integration into Agile with complete
design control audited to 13485:2003
• Led implementation of new risk management systems, and led several effective risk assessment
teams for new medical devices.

Omni-Tract Surgical, St. Paul Minnesota (1997-2000)
(A privately held surgical instruments company)

Senior Design Engineer

• Successfully collaborated with physicians for development of new surgical devices in the US and
Europe.
• Developed orthopedic surgical platforms in collaboration with several key surgeon opinion
leaders.
• Developed a MRI compatible retractor system for oncology surgery.
• Incorporated many performance and ergonomic enhancements to existing product lines.
• Developed surgical retractors, radiolucent positioning tables and minimally invasive exposure
devices with OEM partners.

Scanlan International, St. Paul Minnesota (1988-1997)

Lead Product Designer/ Product Designer
The company’s strategic initiative demanded a robust new product portfolio for solid corporate growth.
In this role I was responsible for designing many polymer and metallic surgical devices. Having thorough
materials knowledge allowed me to meet device requirements.

• Investigated and incorporated new materials into existing products for increased manufacturing
efficiencies and performance enhancements.

• Lead research designer for experimental vascular devices that required unique delivery systems.
• Improved the Design History File documentation process for ISO 9001 certification.
• Designed and developed several urology deployment devices for OEM customers.
• Developed and enhanced many sterile single-use devices that allow surgeons and staff to be
more productive.
• Designed tooling and assisted our manufacturing group in the assembly and packaging of new
devices.

Patents

7458933 – A Method for knee-Joint Surgery
7320666 – Fulcrum wedge clamp
7309312 – Apparatus for retaining otherwise hand-held retractors
7297107 – Fulcrum wedge clamp
7264589 – Method for humerus retraction
7125379 – Surgical support arm docking apparatus
7097616 – Surgical clamp
6663563 – Fastening system for retractor support
6659944 – A method for performing surgery on a shoulder joint utilizes one positionable support arm
attached to a retractor support apparatus.
6368271– A method for performing shoulder surgery
6315718– A method for performing hip surgery
6210325– Cam activated adjustable arm with illuminated tubular retractor
6042541– Clamping device for surgical retractor
5882298– Retractor assembly with connector pin and method for removing assembly
Other bio material applicator patents pending

Education/Training

Certified PMP – Project Management Institute

B.S. Industrial Technology, Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota.
Mini MBA Strategic planning for growing companies, St. Thomas University, St. Paul, Minnesota