Santa
Ana, CA, June 26, 2020- Tenacore
announced that it has named Jake Keck as the new Vice President of Engineering
& Service Operations. Keck will lead
the operations and quality teams in the implementation of a new service
operating model and quality management system. Keck will serve as a member of
the Tenacore executive leadership team reporting to CEO James Willett.
Ana, CA, June 26, 2020- Tenacore
announced that it has named Jake Keck as the new Vice President of Engineering
& Service Operations. Keck will lead
the operations and quality teams in the implementation of a new service
operating model and quality management system. Keck will serve as a member of
the Tenacore executive leadership team reporting to CEO James Willett.
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Keck’s
team is responsible for daily service and repair operations, in addition to the
quality function. Jake’s team will be
leading the company’s transition to a new service operations management
platform, enabling Tenacore to reengineer current service and repair processes
and transform service line capabilities. The transition to T-Connect will
position Tenacore with best-in-class service and repair systems infrastructure,
allowing customers to better manage asset repair costs.
“Jake is
an outstanding addition to the Tenacore team, bringing a diverse base of
experience in medical product design and operations leadership that will enable
Tenacore to broaden and strengthen core service and repair capabilities, ” says
James Willett, CEO. Jake is the final addition to the new senior management
team recruited to Tenacore to grow its focus in the service and repair of
healthcare technology. Other senior
leadership team members include Barbara Bitzer, CFO; Brandon Anaya, VP of Sales
and Marketing; and Willett, the new CEO for Tenacore as of February 2020.
an outstanding addition to the Tenacore team, bringing a diverse base of
experience in medical product design and operations leadership that will enable
Tenacore to broaden and strengthen core service and repair capabilities, ” says
James Willett, CEO. Jake is the final addition to the new senior management
team recruited to Tenacore to grow its focus in the service and repair of
healthcare technology. Other senior
leadership team members include Barbara Bitzer, CFO; Brandon Anaya, VP of Sales
and Marketing; and Willett, the new CEO for Tenacore as of February 2020.
Keck most
recently served as senior director of research and development with Vyaire
Medical. He was responsible for new
product development and design control of capital equipment. Jake has served as director of operations for
Spectranetics (now Philips) Specialty & Drug Coated Catheters where he led
an operations team of over 60 for the launch of the company’s next-generation
drug coated catheter. He was responsible
for launch planning, pipeline fill, capacity, resource and contingency
planning. Jake also held multiple
research and development roles with Medtronic and Covidien.
recently served as senior director of research and development with Vyaire
Medical. He was responsible for new
product development and design control of capital equipment. Jake has served as director of operations for
Spectranetics (now Philips) Specialty & Drug Coated Catheters where he led
an operations team of over 60 for the launch of the company’s next-generation
drug coated catheter. He was responsible
for launch planning, pipeline fill, capacity, resource and contingency
planning. Jake also held multiple
research and development roles with Medtronic and Covidien.
“I am
excited to join the leadership team at Tenacore and lead the operations and
quality organizations as we expand the company into a leading force in the
medical equipment service depot market,” said Keck. “This role provides an
opportunity to apply a range of engineering and quality practices that are
commonplace in the OEM market and make certain they are part of our standard
operating practices at Tenacore. We want to ensure we are delivering for our
customers and the patients they serve each day.”
excited to join the leadership team at Tenacore and lead the operations and
quality organizations as we expand the company into a leading force in the
medical equipment service depot market,” said Keck. “This role provides an
opportunity to apply a range of engineering and quality practices that are
commonplace in the OEM market and make certain they are part of our standard
operating practices at Tenacore. We want to ensure we are delivering for our
customers and the patients they serve each day.”
Keck
earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University in West
Lafayette, IN.
earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University in West
Lafayette, IN.
