Michael Garretson

Sharpshooter
DISC Type : CD

Sr. Director, Design Assurance, Dispensing Solutions at BD

Greater Chicago Area, United States

Overview

Michael is an executive leader specializing in global digital quality and design assurance for software-enabled medical devices. His expertise lies in embedding Compliance at Speed frameworks into Agile and SAFe environments, accelerating product delivery while adhering to FDA and ISO standards. He holds an MBA from the University of Oregon and a Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

Outside of work, Michael is an advocate for mental health awareness and supports youth STEM education through programs like First Robotics. He also has a keen interest in personal digital security, dedicating time to improving his own Cyber Hygiene and encouraging others to do the same.

He once spent a weekend migrating 422 sets of personal credentials to a password manager to improve his cyber hygiene.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Precise But Practical

Rigorous & Demanding

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Topics They Care About

MedTech Compliance
His entire career focuses on embedding quality and compliance (FDA, ISO 13485) into the medical device development lifecycle, with a track record of leading FDA remediation.
Agile Quality Systems
He is an expert at integrating quality management and design controls into Agile and SAFe development models to ensure rapid, compliant product delivery.
Cybersecurity in MedTech
He is actively hiring for and promoting director-level cybersecurity roles, indicating it is a significant area of focus for his business units at BD.

Media Appearances

Michael has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2024
Sr. Director, Design Assurance, Dispensing Solutions at BD
7-2023 - 10-2024
Director, Design Assurance, Dispensing & STS Quality at BD
10-2019 - 5-2023
Digital Product Quality Director at GE Healthcare
5-2014 - 10-2019
Director Quality Engineering at GE Healthcare
6-2009 - 5-2014
QARA Site Leader at GE Healthcare

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA from University of Oregon
BS from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Michael

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Michael is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Michael

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Michael move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Michael take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Michael

Personality Compatibility


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