Helix Medical Hires Manufacturing Executive Helix Medical LLC has added to its executive manageme

Helix Medical Hires Manufacturing Executive

Helix Medical LLC has added to its executive management team. The custom medical device manufacturing firm has named Ward Sokoloski to lead its manufacturing operations in Baldwin Park, Calif., and Shenzhen, China.

Sokoloski has worked in medical device engineering, supply chain, plant management and senior leadership positions at Covidien plc, formerly Tyco Healthcare.

“Adding Ward to the Helix Medical team further strengthens our ability to meet the diverse needs of our customer base,” Helix Medical President and CEO Jorg Schneewind said in a news release. “He will use his broad experience to meet our customers’ technical, quality andsupply chain requirements.”

Sokoloski has a bachelor of sciencedegree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology inAtlanta and a bachelor of science degree in Mathematics and Natural Sciences from

St. Andrews College.

Established in 1984, ISO 13485-certified Helix Medical operates manufacturingfacilities in California, Massachusetts,Germany, Ireland and China. A facility in Costa Rica is scheduled to open this year.Manufacturing capabilities at the Shenzhen (China) facility include molding, assembly, packaging, and various secondary services such as pad printing, screen printing, blister packaging, and leak testing. The facility was built in 2006 and mirrors the company’s California operations in regard to policies and procedures, including implementation of IQMS for real-time production monitoring, material procurement

and scheduling.