Surgical device designer Orchid Design has a new engineering director for its Shelton, Conn., design center.
Brandon Beckendorf will oversee the development of orthopedic and spine products for Orchid’s customers, Orchid announced July 25.
Beckendorf was most recently director of engineering at OsteoMed, where he introduced lean product development, DFx, concurrent engineering and other processes to encourage disciplined project management and increased performance, according to Orchid.
Beckendorf has an M.E. and B.S. in biomedical engineering from Texas A&M University.
“We are pleased to have Brandon join our team to continue to build on our 14 years of helping our customers launch innovative new products to help surgeon and their patients. His demonstrated leadership and product development expertise will expand our capabilities to drive new products to market for our customers,” Steve Maguire, GM of Orchid Design, said in a news release.
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