Chad Sandstrom
About Chad Sandstrom
Chad Sandstrom is the Senior PMO Director at Teleflex Incorporated in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, with extensive experience in R&D, engineering, and project management.
Company
Chad Sandstrom is currently serving as the Senior PMO Director at Teleflex Incorporated. Located in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, Teleflex Incorporated is a global provider of medical technologies. Sandstrom's role involves leading diverse teams and overseeing product development, technology research, and project management.
Title
Chad Sandstrom holds the position of Senior PMO Director at Teleflex Incorporated. In this role, he is responsible for operations, strategy, planning, resource deployment, and budgeting. His expertise includes leading teams of scientists, engineers, and technicians in advanced product development and project management.
Education and Expertise
Chad Sandstrom has an extensive educational background, having obtained both an MS in Management of Technology from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His PhD research focused on the theoretical rheology of densely loaded multiphase non-Newtonian fluids. He specializes in lean transformation and medical device quality, along with extensive experience in optical data storage development and research.
Professional Background
Chad Sandstrom has accumulated over 20 years of industrial R&D experience. He started as an R&D Engineer at 3M, followed by a role as Senior R&D Manager at Imation Corp. He then worked at Medtronic for seven years in multiple senior roles including Senior Engineering Manager and Senior Value Stream Manager. From 2012 to 2014, he was the Director of Engineering for New Product Development and Launch at MMD Medical. Sandstrom then joined Beckman Coulter as Core Team Leader - Senior Program Manager, where he worked for five years before moving to Teleflex Incorporated.
Achievements
Chad Sandstrom holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and has been involved in significant research in the field of optical data storage. His extensive career includes leadership positions where he has led advanced product development and technology research projects. His specialization in lean transformation and medical device quality has contributed to his role in overseeing successful program management and operations at various medical and technology companies.