
Elizabeth Herman
@elizabethherman
I lead quality and engineering for active implantable medical device development and manufacturing.
What I'm looking for
At Glucotrack, I lead quality and engineering for product and process development, manufacturing readiness, and QMS compliance for active implantable medical devices.
I've guided design controls, risk management, DHF and DMR development, supplier quality, CAPA, complaint handling, validation strategies, and regulatory registrations including ISO 13485 and FDA requirements. I also provide technical oversight from product requirements through verification, validation, design transfer, and scalable commercial production while managing CMO and CDOs.
Previously, I led quality organizations at TOMZ and Cirtec Medical, improving manufacturing scrap from 8.19% to 1.8%, increasing stockroom capacity by 15%, and reducing annual NCMR generation by 20%.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Vice President, Quality
Glucotrack
Jun 2026 - Present (3 months)
Provide Quality and technical Engineering leadership to ensure product and process development activities are standardized, established and scalable to accomplish Glucotrack design/development and manufacturing objectives while maintaining compliance to Glucotrack's QMS.
Director of Quality
Glucotrack
Jan 2025 - May 2026 (1 year 4 months)
Provided Quality leadership to ensure compliance with QMS and regulatory requirements, overseeing quality functions and continuous improvement.
Director of Engineering
Glucotrack
Apr 2024 - Dec 2024 (8 months)
Provided technical engineering leadership to ensure product and process development activities are standardized, established and scalable to accomplish Glucotrack design/development and manufacturing objectives.
Quality and Engineering Consultant
Brookview Consulting
Oct 2023 - May 2024 (7 months)
Provided professional services and recommendations on industry best practices for the medical device industry, including QMS implementations, design control, and supplier qualification.
Sr. Quality Manager
Tomz Corporation
May 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 7 months)
Led and managed Quality-organizational personnel and resources to ensure adherence and compliance to TOMZ's Quality Management System (QMS).
Quality Manager
Tomz Corporation
Sep 2020 - May 2021 (8 months)
Managed Quality-organizational personnel and resources to ensure adherence and compliance to TOMZ's Quality Management System (QMS).
Principal Quality Engineer - D&D
Cirtec Medical
Apr 2019 - Jul 2020 (1 year 3 months)
Drove engineering product development teams to accomplish Phase Gate milestones, authored Phase Gate and Technical Design Review documentation, and developed design input/output mapping plans and design validation requirements based on user risk.
Quality Engineer
Cirtec Medical
Apr 2016 - Apr 2019 (3 years)
Worked on multi-disciplinary teams while managing daily objectives to meet weekly, monthly, and quarterly deadlines, ensuring compliance to all internal and industry requirements for class III, active implantable medical devices.
Manufacturing Engineering Intern
Cirtec Medical
Apr 2015 - Apr 2016 (1 year)
Worked under a Manufacturing Engineer to update the Design History File (DHF) for sustained manufacturing lines, coordinated team to quantify consumable order quantity and demand to implement Kan Ban system, and generated equipment validation protocols.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
EANE
EANE Principles of Leadership Training, Leadership
2021 - 2021
Completed EANE Principles of Leadership training in 2021.
Goodwin College
Introduction to Using MS Excel for Data Analysis, Data Analysis
2019 - 2019
Completed training on using MS Excel for data analysis in 2019.
EANE
Leading Through Change, Leadership
2019 - 2019
Completed training on leading through change in 2019.
ASQ
Six Sigma Green Belt Training, Six Sigma
2019 - 2019
Completed Six Sigma Green Belt training class in 2019.
EANE
Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence
2019 - 2019
Completed training on emotional intelligence in 2019.
EANE
Liabilities of Being a Manager, Management
2019 - 2019
Completed training on liabilities of being a manager in 2019.
EANE
Communicate Performance Expectations, Communication
2019 - 2019
Completed training on communicating performance expectations in 2019.
EANE
Leading Effective Meetings, Leadership
2018 - 2018
Completed training on leading effective meetings in 2018.
Goodwin College
Introduction to Applied Statistics, Statistics
2018 - 2018
Completed training on introduction to applied statistics in 2018.
Minitab
Statistical Tools for Medical Devices, Statistics
2018 - 2018
Completed training on statistical tools for medical devices in 2018.
EANE
Program Management, Program Management
2018 - 2018
Completed program management training in 2018.
Oriel Stat a Matrix
ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 – Internal Auditor, Quality Management
2017 - 2017
Completed ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor certification in 2017.
Oriel Stat a Matrix
ISO 14971: Risk Management for Medical Devices, Risk Management
2017 - 2017
Completed ISO 14971 Risk Management for Medical Devices certification in 2017.
University of Mass - Amherst
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Grade: 0
Activities and societies: Residential Assistance, Freshmen Engineering Transition Team (Peer Mentor), First Generation College Student
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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