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Chris Penna

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Director of Engineering Support and Technical Fellow at Medtronic at Medtronic
📍 Guilford, Connecticut, United States

Chris is the Director of Engineering Support and a Technical Fellow at Medtronic, with over 30 years of experience designing products across the medical, telecom, and consumer recreation sectors. A graduate of RPIs MBA program with a certificate from MIT Sloan, he specializes in guiding products from concept to full commercial launch.

His background includes hands-on design of high-performance consumer products, such as motocross motorcycles and All-Terrain Vehicles during his time at Cannondale. He is passionate about fostering technical collaboration, as shown by his recent role chairing Medtronics annual Science and Technology Conference.

He is a prolific inventor, holding over 50 US patents across three different industries.

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Experience
39 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering Support and Technical Fellow at Medtronic
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Guilford, Connecticut, United States
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Medical Device Design
As a lead design engineer at Medtronic, he has directly contributed to the development of complex surgical devices, including both manual and powered laparoscopic staplers.
Product Commercialization
He has a proven track record of taking products from the initial concept stage through development, qualification, and successful market launch.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Director of Engineering Support and Technical Fellow at Medtronic
Medtronic
12-2018 - 10-2023
Senior Principal Design Engineer and Technical Fellow
Medtronic
1-2009 - 12-2018
Principal R&D Design Engineer and Technical Fellow
Medtronic
12-2000 - 1-2009
Design Engineering Manager
ebm-papst Inc
9-1999 - 10-2000
Design Engineer
Cannondale
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Education
2012 - 2012
Certificate
MIT Sloan School of Management
1996 - 2000
Masters of Business Administration
RPI Lally School of Management
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