Introduction

Dr. Michael O'Connor is currently working for Solventum (Spin off of 3M Healthcare) as the Director of Project Management Office (PMO) for Medical Surgical. He worked at Medtronic as a senior research program director, and project / program management with Medtronic for over 22 years. He has over 40 years of professional experience and 35 years of professional experience in the medical device Industry.

O'Connor received his B.A. and minor in project management from Metropolitan State University. O'Connor earned master's degrees in science at the University of St. Thomas in Technology Management and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in Project Management and finally an MBA at the University of Phoenix. O'Connor earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering, majoring in project management, from the University of Maryland, College Park, A. James School of Engineering.

He has volunteered his time with many professional societies and universities/colleges over the past 25 years.

In addition to Solventum and Medtronic, his corporate experience also includes 3M and Pfizer. He has also worked for three start-ups, HeartStent, Advanced UroScience and CHF Solutions.

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Academic Areas and Departments

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Management

College of Engineering

Education

Civil Engineering, Major Project Management
PhD, University of Maryland, College Park
Technology Management
MSTM, University of St. Thomas
Project Management
MSPM, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Business Administration
MBA, University of Phoenix
Business Administration, minor in Project Management
BA, Metropolitan State University