Talent Available – Successful technical leader with over twenty years of experience in innovative research, development, design, manufacturing, testing, and management

Scott Marland
[email protected] 801.898.7619
Profile
I am a successful technical leader with over twenty years of experience in innovative research, development,
design, manufacturing, testing, and management. My work has been in medical devices, in-line pipeline
inspection, X-ray systems, consumer products, and instrumentation and measurement.
During my journey, I have also gained considerable experience in design controls and processes, requirements
management, quality systems, supply chain, business operations, and project management, much of it in highly
regulated environments.
Work Experience
Vice President of Engineering (consulting: advisory – full time)
Soma Oil
Vice President of Engineering for biomass oil extraction systems.
2021 – present
Salt Lake City, UT
•Leading engineering development for extraction systems and support equipment,
working in partnership with outsourced engineering resources.
•Equipment design and optimization.
•Develop and implement engineering and operation standards.
•Leading and optimizing site manufacturing operations.
•Developing and implementing a Quality Management System in compliance with FDA
nutritional supplement requirements.
•Coordinating patent content and filings.
•Executive leadership team member for all aspects of company strategy and execution.
Associate Director of Engineering/Principal Engineer
Laborie Medical Technologies
Laborie Medical Technologies is a leading global developer and manufacturer of
innovative medical diagnostic and therapeutic products, primarily serving the urology
and gastroenterology markets. The Salt Lake City site serves as the global center of
excellence for Laborie’s Maternal and Newborn Health division, housing a 250-plus
person cross-functional team and driving the engineering, manufacturing, and
commercialization of market-leading technologies utilized in over 90 countries.
05.2023 – 01.2026
Salt Lake City, UT
•Responsible for Manufacturing Engineering, Machine Maintenance, CNC Shop, Mold
Engineering, and Process Engineering for medical devices for the Maternal and
Children’s Health Business Unit.
•Responsibilities in customer complaint investigation and CAPA (initiation, evaluation,
disposition, and approval).
•Member of the Plant Leadership Team ensuring cross-functional alignment of
departmental work activities and corporate efforts that drive long-term and short-
term strategy execution and cost reductions.
•Oversee Facilities department.
Principal Engineer
T.D. Williamson
The principal mechanical engineer responsible for technology assessment and
verification throughout all stages of product development.
04.2021 – 05.2023
Salt Lake City, UT1 / 6
•Served as department technical lead on several high-value projects, responsible for
verification test plans and documentation.
•Worked as a systems engineer and developed and delivered systems engineering and
engineering standards training company-wide for technology assessment in a phase
gate development structure and testing.
•Managed outsourced engineering resources.
•Brought new test equipment and capability, including vibration and materials
compatibility testing.
•Developed and implemented ECO process changes to meet testing and verification
needs.
•Mentored others in-department and across other departments and company sites in
requirements writing and management and department procedures
•Team member for research charter review to help ensure high-quality work in scope
for the company’s strategic direction.
•Serve on the corporate technology board for testing.
•Member of the site First Responder team.
Vice President of Research and Development
Xenter
Vice President of Research and Development for a medical device startup. Responsible
for R&D, team building, engineering infrastructure, equipment needs and purchasing,
and initial QMS initiation.
2020 – 2021
Salt Lake City, UT
•Built and managed a team of five engineers and four consultants.
•Led research and development for complex medical devices (details still confidential)
through feasibility, concept, and prototypes.
•Led patent claim generation for device inventions.
•Contracted and oversaw the initial complete QMS (quality management system) draft
and phase-gate development standards.
•Directed facility build-out plans for engineering areas and equipment.
Engineering Manager/Senior Engineer
T.D. Williamson
Senior mechanical engineer promoted to engineering manager in Technology
Realization. Responsible for technology assessment and verification throughout all
stages of product development. Serve as department technical lead and manager on
several high-value projects.
2017 – 07.2020
Salt Lake City, UT
•Served as department technical lead and provided technical assessments and
verification evidence for numerous high-value projects.
•Brought in new test equipment and capability, including rotational pipe simulation
for wear testing, vibration testing, and high-quality cross-sectioning.
•Developed and implemented standard processes and procedures for Technology
Assessment, Verification and Validation, and Safety in Product Development.
•Developed and implemented a requirement tracking method using the company’s
existing PLM (product lifecycle management) tool.
•Mentored others in-department and across other departments and company sites in
requirements writing and management and department procedures.
•Team member for research charter review to help ensure high-quality work in scope
for the company’s strategic direction.
•Team member and presenter for the company’s first responder team.
•Supported other sites and corporate teams in testing, requirements management,
and outsourcing best practices.2 / 6
Director
State of Utah (multiple departments)
Center director of the University of Utah Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center,
responsible for center operations, including results, staffing, client engagement, and
product development and delivery. The center is funded by NIST (National Institute of
Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce) and the Utah Governor’s Office
of Economic Development to enhance the productivity and technological performance
of Utah manufacturing companies.
2013 – 2017
Salt Lake City, UT
•Responsible for all aspects of Center operations (including Product development and
delivery, staffing, outreach, and revenue generation)
•Built a team of 7, including engineering, workforce training, marketing, and
administration.
•Implemented all operational processes (including SalesForce customer relationship
management software and template contracts for clients and delivery providers).
•Provided mentoring and technical expertise to staff and clients.
•Set and led the strategic direction for the center.
•Generated ~$400K in the opportunity pipeline in the first 6 months of operation.
Executive director of the BioInnovations Gateway (BiG), a Life science incubator,
responsible for all aspects of operations. USTAR (Utah Science Technology and Research
Agency) program director for Translational Research and Development.
•Responsible for all life science incubator operations (including Financial, Human
Resources, Development, Shop, and Wet Lab).
•Worked closely with and mentored incubator tenants and entrepreneurs in product
design and development, prototyping, commercialization, and business development.
•Worked closely with the USTAR team statewide to meet technology commercialization
goals.
•Worked closely and maintained a positive relationship with the Granite Technical
Institute (GTI) and Granite School District to ensure the GTI and the BioInnovations
Gateway (BiG) missions.
•Provided experiential learning opportunities to students at the GTI in conjunction with
tenant objectives. Regularly spoke to student groups about engineering and
entrepreneurship.
•Increased incubator capacity and maintained near full occupancy of quality,
progressing companies.
•Provided technical support, including CAD, prototypes, and proof of concept solutions
and design for manufacturing assistance.
•Mentor for the University of Utah Bench to Bedside program and Healthbox.
•BioInnovations Gateway was awarded BioUtah’s Life Science Community Outstanding
Contribution: Public Service Award for 2015.
•USTAR Program Director.
Lead Engineer
GE Healthcare
Lead Mechanical Engineer responsible for mechanical systems and components from
concept to production for mobile X-ray equipment (medical imaging), including design,
analysis, testing, and documentation. Design experience in Plastics (injection molded,
machined, and thermoformed), metals (sheet, machined, and extrusion), packaging,
and complex assemblies.
2007 – 2013
Salt Lake City, UT
•Lead Mechanical Engineer for multiple cost-saving projects involving critical image
chain components.(X-ray tube and Image Intensifier: projected $5M annual savings).
•Lead Mechanical Engineer for Vitality projects.
•Responsible for mechanical design changes and implementation for “install base”
and production systems, and engineering representative on Design Change Board.3 / 6
•Managed a team for the analysis and revisions of all mechanical components for
compliance with the European directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances
(RoHS). Developed processes and training (internal and external) to “convert” over 2k
parts. Installed XRF (X-ray Fluorescence) analyzer for RoHS material testing, including
all site procedures, facilities, and training requirements.
•Led research and authored a research paper on the environmental compliance of steel
that demonstrated that steel meets RoHS compliance requirements based on
material properties and processing. This paper changed GE Healthcare’s approach to
environmental compliance for raw materials.
•Collaborated to write hardware verification plans and summary for system
remediation in response to an FDA consent decree. Lead Mechanical Engineer for FDA
remediation of three product lines.
•Responsible for system verification for shock and vibration requirements for hardware
systems. Developed new testing methods and led testing and verification for on-time
delivery of results.
•Provided expertise and evaluated Intellectual Property disclosures as a site Patent
Evaluation Board member.
Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager
Idaho Technology (became BioFire, now Biomerieux)
Mechanical Engineer and Project Manager with responsibilities for mechanical
components from concept to production of DNA analysis instrumentation, including
design, analysis, testing, supplier management, and documentation
2001 – 2007
Salt Lake City, UT
•Mechanical design of instruments, including machined parts, sheet metals,
thermoformed plastics, and optics (HR1 instrument was the winner of the 2004 Stoel
Rives UTAH INNOVATION AWARD in biotechnology).
•Project Manager responsible for product design, manufacturing, sales, and marketing
support, and complete system verification (hardware, software, and chemistry).
•Analysis of mechanical and thermal systems (theoretical and experimental).
•Quality documentation to cGMP standards (including part specifications, bills of
materials, inspection criteria, work instructions, process validations, and design
controls).
Engineer/Global TCOO director
3Com/Manufacturers’ Services Limited
Responsible engineer for all mechanical commodities, including PCBs, Flex Circuits,
Plastics, Metals, Cables, Connectors, and Labels in high-volume electronics
manufacturing (primary products were Palm products, 3Com products, and Sonic Blue
MP3 players).
1999 – 2001
Salt Lake City, UT
Engineer:
•Worked with customers to enhance product manufacturability (DFM/DFA).
•Responsible for troubleshooting and supplier quality for all mechanical commodities.
•Performed new and developed component and PCB-specific qualification procedures
to aid in the best total cost sourcing.
•Developed and implemented SPC (statistical process control) process across ten
manufacturing lines.
Attended workshops and continuing education seminars in Autocad2000 Lt., plastic
design, e-Business, supplier certification, and lean manufacturing, and trained as an
ISO9000 internal auditor. Led internal audit team for Salt Lake City site internal audits.
Global Commodity Management TCOO Director:
•Managed and led the corporate “Total Cost of Ownership” program for all MSL sites
worldwide (~$170M/qtr). TCOO was the corporate supplier evaluation and strategic
sourcing foundation (reporting to Exec. VP of Supply Chain).
•Rewrote and implemented procedures and supplier scorecards for the corporate
program across sites worldwide.4 / 6
•Created, developed, and maintained the corporate website for the TCOO program
(website includes all site and corporate data, procedures, industry links, strategic
benchmarks, and more).
•Formed and lead the first two Salt Lake City site commodity teams (PCBs and
Cable/Connector). Addressed current issues and developed strategic directions for the
future to ensure that the supply base met technology, quality, and business
requirements.
Engineering consulting (Owner)
Wasatch Innovations
Design and development for internal products and design, development, and project
management on consulting/contract basis.
2004 – present
Bountiful, UT
•Consulting, product design, analysis, and documentation (medical device,
automotive, LED lighting, toys, and outdoor gear), and project management.
•Develop products from concept to sales and marketing.
•Prototype and quick-turn design, management, and documentation
•Design and development experience in plastics, metals, instrumentation, analysis,
rapid prototyping, cGMP documentation, design controls, requirements management,
verification, and validation.
Education
Mechanical Engineering, PhD
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Engineering Science and Mechanics (Biomedical Engineering), M.S.
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Organizations
National Ski Patrol
National Board of Directors: 2009-2014
National Ski Patrol Systems, INC. Lakewood, CO
Two-term elected leadership position representing over 28,000 members, ten
geographic divisions, and over 600 ski areas with an operating budget of approximately
$2.9M.
•Served as National Chairman, Assistant Chairman, and Planning Committee
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
•Developed and implemented methodologies and tools for creating and obtaining
consensus on organization-wide strategic priorities and resource allocation.
•Developed and implemented tools and reporting procedures for national program
planning and budgeting.
•Led the National Leadership team in multiple strategic workouts and orientations.
•Led a nationwide team to negotiate the contract and hire a new Executive Director.
•Drastically changed the culture of the national leadership team from adversarial and
siloed to friendly and cooperative.
Brighton Volunteer Ski Patrol 1999-Current
Brighton Ski Resort, Brighton, UT
Ski Patrol Director and Patroller 1982-1999
Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort, Gatlinburg, TN5 / 6
Whitewater guide and rescue
Whitewater Guide, Olympic Rescue Team (Atlanta Games)
1993-1998. Ocoee River, TN
Ocoee, TN
•Provided a safe and exciting trip down the Ocoee River and assisted in the case of
injury or mishap.
•Swiftwater rescue instructor and whitewater rescue team member for the 1996
Olympics.
Certificates
Outdoor Emergency Care
OSHA 10-hour General Industry Safety and Health
Coaching the Lift Truck Operator 2
Utah Food Handler Permit
CPR for the professional rescuer
PEC
Basic Orientation, SEMS II, SafeGulf, Off-shore, T.R.A.P,
SafeLand USA
Qualified Signal/Rigger
Interests
Mountain Biking
Snow Sports
Photography
Fly Fishing
Publications, Presentations and Patents on request6 / 6