Paul W. Gardanier, Director of Quality Assurance, has over twenty years experience in Quality, Operations and Engineering for a number of Silicon Valley electronic product companies. His diverse technology experience includes the ophthalmic & monitoring medical device, explosive & drug detection, engineering computer workstation, and semiconductor industries. Mr. Gardanier has extensive management experience in both startup and high growth manufacturing company environments.
Prior to joining OptiMedica, Mr. Gardanier was a Systems Engineering Manager at InVision Technologies, a manufacturer of Computer Tomography (CT) based civilian aviation security equipment. Before that, he worked in Quality and Manufacturing Engineering management positions at LifeScan, a glucose monitoring device manufacturer, and at Silicon Graphics in the area of high speed RISC-based visual computing systems. Mr. Gardanier received a B.S. in Systems Engineering and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California and is a Senior Member in ASQ, RAPS, IIE and SME professional societies. |