Charles Muchina
About Charles Muchina
Charles Muchina is a Quality Assurance Engineer with extensive experience in the medical device industry. He currently serves as a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer at Abbott in Los Angeles County, California, and has held various roles in quality assurance and regulatory compliance across multiple organizations since 2012.
Work at Abbott
Charles Muchina has been serving as a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer at Abbott since 2019. In this role, he is responsible for ensuring compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and other regulatory requirements. He actively participates in engineering ownership for all supplied product Non-Conforming Material Reviews. His responsibilities include evaluating and developing partnerships with suppliers, assessing their capabilities through direct visits and quality system audits, and providing engineering guidance to the Abbott Receiving Inspection team.
Experience at Urologix
Since 2017, Charles Muchina has worked as a Quality Assurance Engineer at Urologix in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His role involves mitigating risk by collaborating with suppliers to document Process Flow Charts, PFMEAs, and Control Plans. He also evaluates supplier capabilities and participates in various quality assurance processes to ensure the integrity and compliance of supplied products.
Previous Roles in Quality Assurance
Before his tenure at Abbott and Urologix, Charles Muchina worked at Medtronic Diabetes as a Quality/Regulatory Specialist from 2016 to 2017. His earlier experience includes a part-time internship at Numotion Mobility as a Rehabilitation Equipment Assistant from 2012 to 2014. Additionally, he held positions at Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind, where he served as Program Director and Project Control Manager from 2006 to 2016.
Education and Expertise
Charles Muchina earned a Master's degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from California State University, Northridge, studying from 2011 to 2014. His educational background supports his expertise in quality assurance and regulatory compliance within the medical device industry. His academic training provides a strong foundation for his work in quality engineering and supplier management.