Susan Butkus
About Susan Butkus
Susan Butkus is a Quality Engineering Fellow at Boston Scientific with extensive experience in the medical device industry, specializing in Six Sigma techniques, usability engineering, and cybersecurity.
Title at Boston Scientific
Susan Butkus holds the position of Quality Engineering Fellow at Boston Scientific. She has been serving in this capacity since 2015, bringing her extensive expertise to Maple Grove, Minnesota. Her role involves enhancing product quality and reliability in the medical device industry, utilizing her substantial background in Six Sigma techniques, usability engineering, and cybersecurity.
Career at Johnson & Johnson
Susan Butkus worked at Johnson & Johnson from 2004 to 2015 as a Senior Plant Quality Manager in West Chester, PA. Over these 11 years, she managed quality control processes, ensuring product integrity and compliance with industry standards. Her contributions were pivotal in maintaining high-quality production outcomes.
Early Career Roles
Susan Butkus began her career with various roles in engineering. At General Motors Truck Group, she was a Senior Project Engineer from 1989 to 1996. She served as a Teaching/Research Assistant at the University of Illinois from 1996 to 1997. She also worked as a Senior Quality Engineer at Callaway Golf Company (1997-1999), LifeScan, a Johnson & Johnson company (1999-2000), and Rain Bird Corporation (2000-2002). Further, she was a Reliability Engineering Manager at Crane Aerospace & Electronics from 2002 to 2004.
Education and Expertise
Susan Butkus pursued her MS in Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, completing it in 1997. She also holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University, which she completed in 1989. Her educational background lays a strong foundation for her expertise in Six Sigma techniques, cybersecurity, measurement system analyses, test method validation, and overall quality engineering.