Don Melnikoff '04
Market Manager- New Product Development
Description of your current position:
Manage products from initial concept to market.
Necessary education or experience
for your current position:
BS Engineering - Experience to include; Regulatory, Design, Marketing,
Clinical, Manufacturing, and Quality for Medical Device Monitors
On MSOE and Biomedical Engineering
Do you think a degree in BE is a good choice?
Yes.
Do you think MSOE is a good choice of college?
Yes.
Why did you choose MSOE's
BE program?
I was always interested in Medical, Electrical Engineering and could not
decide between the two. BE was a perfect match of both.
What did you like about MSOE?
The hands on experience (labs) proved to be a major advantage as I started
working.
What did you like about the
BE program?
The small size classes and the personal attention from the teachers. Looking
back I believe the major life lesson learned from the BE program is that
you can learn anything as long as you put your mind to it. The BE degree
allows you to be a “jack of all trades” which has helped me
in my career.
Now that you are in graduate school, are
you happy with the education that you received in the BE program at MSOE?
Absolutely.
Key skills that are necessary
to be successful in your position:
Broad range of expertise.
A descriptoin of your path
to your current position:
Started off as a Manufacturing Engineer moved to Product manager then
to Project manager / Design Engineer then to Engineer Manager and now I
am the Business Manager / Marketing Manager for new product development.
Good and bad aspects of your current position:
Bad – Dealing with typical company politics Good – Get to use all my diverse experiences with this position
| For information about MSOE's B.S. in Biomedical Engineering program, contact interim program director Dr. Charles Tritt at (414) 277-7421. |