Dear Valued Partner, Introducing our second issue of The Quarterly Connection, highlighting Q2 2023.
How Global Interconnect Changed the Game for a Global Sports Medical Device Manufacturer.
After meeting with the company’s VP of Engineering, our game plan was clear: help this $5 billion, US-based medical OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) achieve major cost savings through improved designs, consolidated supply chains, and simplified manufacturing processes.
Our US team was back in China and Hong Kong in an effort to build upon our exciting growth and success!
Team Axe Throwing:
June 9
Our Product Realization team went axe throwing to celebrate the completion of a 1.5-year project of finalizing, documenting, and training the product realization process.
Customer Visit:
May 23 - 24
Bob, Martha and Roscoe traveled to Pennsylvania to meet with one of our customers.
Customer Visit:
June 19 - 21
Our executive team (Todd, Josh, and Stephen) visited some of our customers to meet and discuss the future of energy driven technologies in the medical device industry.
“One of the great things about working at Gii is that no two days are ever the same! I am constantly challenged and learning even after 15 years!”
- Cheryl Shaw, Director of Program Management
Industry Involvement:
In April, Kyle Kruse, our of VP Marketing, was the Master of Ceremony at the Massachusetts Medical Device Development (M2D2) Impact Pitch-Off event at UMASS Lowell. Gii is a proud sponsor of the M2D2 program.
Continuing Growth:
On April 26, our Engineering team had a companywide meeting to update our team on the improvements to Gii's product realization process.
On May 3, our Marketing team had a companywide meeting to train and update our team on Gii's current marketing processes and strategies.
Our Technical Project Manager (Product Development), Jen Cullum, has been completing advanced project management training to further her knowledge within her project management position.
In May, our Director of Global Procurement, Troy Mauk, attended the Supply Chain USA 2023 Conference in Chicago to meet and learn with global supply chain and logistics leaders.
Promotions:
Michael Melkonian, Director of Project Engineering
Eric Liu, Director of Design Engineering - Asia
Mark Lu, Director of Manufacturing Engineering
Anniversaries:
Cheryl Shaw, Director of Program Management, is celebrating 15 years at Gii.
Did you know?
Over 45% of the Gii team has been with the company for over 10 years!
And the winner is... Winter!
Winter is a Collie mix and is 8 years old! When visiting the office, she can be a bit shy, but as soon as you give her a treat, she won't leave your side. Congratulations Winter!