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Ozgur Cantez

Judge · DISC type Dc
Director, R&D Systems Engineering at Baxter International Inc.
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Ozgur Cantez is an engineering leader with over 25 years of experience shaping technology strategy in the medical device, consumer goods, and industrial sectors. Described by colleagues as strategic, visionary, and organized, he excels at building high-performing teams and enhancing product reliability. He holds an MBA from Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management.

He holds a patent for an innovative escalator braking system designed to apply multiple rates of deceleration for safety and performance.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Director, R&D Systems Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

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Fast But Wary
Features Driven
Objective Thinker

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They are very proud of what they do.

Priorities

Topics Ozgur cares about

Engineering Leadership
Passionate about building highly engaged, multidisciplinary engineering teams, consistently achieving superior manager effectiveness and team engagement scores throughout his career.
Medical Device Innovation
His career includes leadership roles at Baxter, Eargo, Werfen, and BD, focusing on developing innovative and reliable patient-focused healthcare solutions.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Director, R&D Systems Engineering
Baxter International Inc.
12-2022 - 7-2025
Director, Systems Engineering
Eargo
2-2018 - 12-2022
Director, Hardware Engineering
Werfen
2-2016 - 2-2018
Electrical Engineering Manager (Carefusion)
BD
4-2014 - 2-2016
Global Engineering Manager, Hearing Protection
Honeywell
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Education
2006 - 2009
MBA
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
1993 - 1997
BSEE
The University of Toledo
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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