Ciera Balkenbusch

Ciera Balkenbusch serves as the Senior Engineering Manager for New Product Development at Fort Wayne Metals, a position held since March 2018, where responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams to innovate Nitinol capabilities tailored to customer needs. Prior roles include Program Manager at Fort Wayne Metals, overseeing daily operations to enhance personnel and sustainable technical solutions, as well as Senior Engineer in Product Development at Wright Medical. Ciera's experience began with Fort Wayne Metals as a Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineer and Nitinol Process Engineer, focusing on technical support, process improvements, and customer specifications. Ciera’s academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical/Medical Engineering and Chemistry from Purdue University and Butler University, respectively, an MBA from the University of Saint Francis, and a Master's in Organizational Leadership from the same institution.