Mr. Bourdon is based in Wilmington, Delaware and specializes in operational excellence and regulatory compliance in medical manufacturing businesses.
Alex spent 15 years with DuPont in a progression of manufacturing and engineering management assignments developing manufacturing as a competitive weapon in a broad range of industries including nuclear, fibers, polymers, chemicals, machined components and medical instruments.
He spent 10 years developing the manufacturing capabilities of Dade Behring, a multi-national, multi-billion dollar manufacturer of in-vitro diagnostic instruments, reagents and consumables, in a series of roles from Director through Global Vice President. Dade Behring was subsequently acquired by Siemens.
In C-level roles he led operational and regulatory turnarounds of Power Medical Interventions and International Technidyne Corporation culminating in an initial public offering for the former and an acquisition of the latter.
Recently retired from operating Medical Manufacturer Consulting, Inc. since 2012 to assist medical device companies achieve operational excellence and regulatory compliance, Alex's clients included Siemens Laboratory Diagnostics and ThermoFisher Scientific.
Alex earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware, which honored him with a Distinguished Career Award and inducted him into the university’s Wall Of Fame. He is a former Chair of the UD College of Health Sciences Advisory Board, Recruiting Chairman for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Delaware and fundraiser for United Way, American Cancer Society and Junior Achievement.