About Proven Process

Leadership Team

CORPORATE OFFICERS

Kenneth A. Fine, President and Co-Founder
James E. Sluetz, Chief Financial Officer and Co-Founder
Paul Burke, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder
 

In addition to the above corporate officers, Proven Process employs full-time professional technical and engineering staff specializing in areas of mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing and quality engineering for medical devices. To focus the correct mix of resources to your project, staff members are assigned to multidisciplinary, concurrent engineering teams.


Kenneth A. Fine
President and Co-Founder
Ken has over 29 years experience in the design and development of Class II and critical Class III electro mechanical medical devices and equipment. His major areas of expertise include electrical and software design for medical systems; high reliability, low power medical electronics; implantable device and ancillary equipment; real-time control software; medical software development processes and quality systems; international and domestic quality standards; FDA GMP, new product development and product improvement management. Ken holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University.


James E. Sluetz
Chief Financial Officer and Co-Founder
Jim has over 32 years experience in the design and development of Class II and Class III medical devices and equipment. Jim’s major areas of expertise are in medical device project engineering and project management; General business management with expertise in R&D and Operations; Business development and market research; New business start-up and financial/accounting administration. Jim holds a B.A. from DePauw University, a B.S.E. and M.S.E.E. from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University


Paul Burke
Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder
Paul has over 29 years of experience as an R&D and operations executive in the Class III Active Implantable Medical Device industry. He was highly instrumental in the development of the implantable constant flow and programmable pump product lines at Pfizer Inc.’s Strato/Infusaid Division. He also established the company's ISO certified manufacturing process. Paul holds a B.E.T. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University.