Denise Hickey
About Denise Hickey
Denise Hickey is the Director of Supply Chain and Logistics at Teleflex, with extensive experience in supply chain management, operations, and manufacturing across various companies in the medical device industry.
Title
Denise Hickey currently holds the title of Director, Supply Chain and Logistics. She is employed at Teleflex in Pleasanton, California, United States.
Professional Experience
Denise Hickey has a rich professional history in supply chain and logistics. She previously worked at Abbott Labs, Vascular Division as Sr. Manager, Demand Planning from 2020 to 2022 in Santa Clara, California. Prior to that, she was self-employed as an Experienced Supply Chain Leader for 7 months from 2019 to 2020 in the San Francisco Bay Area. At Intuitive, she served as Director, daVinci Systems & Vision Supply Chain Planning from 2017 to 2019 in Sunnyvale, California. From 2013 to 2017, she was Director of Operations at Stryker Neurovascular - North America in Mountain View, CA. She also held the position of Director of Manufacturing at Boston Scientific from 2007 to 2013 across Fremont and San Jose, CA. Additional roles include Director of Operations at Pelikan Technologies from 2006 to 2007, Consultant at USA Leadership Corps in 2006, and Director, Materials Management & OEM at Dade Behring from 2001 to 2006. Her early career includes a role as Manufacturing Team Manager at Behring from 1996 to 2001.
Education and Expertise
Denise Hickey earned a B.A. in Natural Science (Microbiology) from Trinity College Dublin. She further specialized in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management by obtaining the Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certification from Integrated Supply Chain Management (formerly APICS). Additionally, she holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification from the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
Specialized Skills
Denise Hickey has led the implementation of Oliver Wight Class A MRPII assessments across multiple plants. She managed a significant $18 million divestiture project involving the transfer of manufacturing operations. Her extensive experience includes clean room manufacturing, particularly with catheters, stents, stent retrievers, and guidewires. She specializes in OEM relationship management and negotiation. She also has experience in implementing Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems, focusing on continuous improvement through KPIs, business process efficiency, visual cues, and waste reduction.
Initiatives and Projects
Throughout her career, Denise Hickey has directed and developed numerous cross-functional global projects, including supply chain initiatives and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) implementations. Her work has often involved managing complex, large-scale projects aimed at enhancing operational efficiencies and optimizing supply chain processes.