Richard J. Straube, MBA
About Richard J. Straube, MBA
Richard J. Straube, MBA, is the Principal Supplier Engineer and Plastics Category Lead at Boston Scientific, with extensive experience in engineering and project management within the medical device industry.
Current Position at Boston Scientific
Richard J. Straube serves as the Principal Supplier Engineer and Plastics Category Lead at Boston Scientific since 2021. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, he leads a team of two mid-level supplier engineers. His responsibilities include supporting new product development projects and material value improvement projects. Additionally, he is involved in strategic initiatives within the Plastics category, spanning injection molding, micro molding, extrusion, chemicals, and resins.
Previous Roles at Boston Scientific
Prior to his current role, Richard J. Straube held various engineering positions at Boston Scientific. From 2017 to 2021, he was the Senior Supplier Engineer for NPD and Global Sourcing Engineering. Before that, from 2014 to 2017, he served as the Senior Manufacturing Engineer focused on New Product and Business Development. All these roles were based in Bloomington, Indiana.
Experience at Terumo Medical Corporation
Richard J. Straube worked at Terumo Medical Corporation in two separate roles. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the Molding Engineer II specializing in Polymer Processing and Mold Engineering in Elkton, MD. Previously, from 2003 to 2006, he was the Senior Mold Engineer at the same company.
Educational Background
Richard J. Straube holds an MBA in Project Management from the Florida Institute of Technology, completed between 2015 and 2020. He also earned a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology, completed between 1990 and 1993. Additionally, he has an A.A.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Alfred State College - SUNY College of Technology, where he studied from 1988 to 1990.
Technical Expertise
Richard J. Straube has extensive experience with various injection mold machines, including brands such as Nissei, Arburg, Toshiba, Milacron, and Battenfeld. His expertise spans across multiple thermoplastics such as PC, GF-PC, ABS, PMMA, TPC-ET(Hytrel), SBC(K-Resin), PET, PEEK, PEI(ULTEM), TPE, PP, PVC, and HDPE. He is adept in process validation, from protocol creation through specification change order approval, including IQ, OQ, PQ, and ECO. He utilizes software tools like MS Office, SolidWorks, SolidWorks Plastics Premium, MS Project, Minitab 15, and SAP-ERP in his work.