Michelle Jirak

Michelle Jirak is a Design Assurance Engineer with extensive experience in quality engineering and risk management across various medical device and manufacturing companies. Currently working at Saluda Medical as a Design Assurance Engineer, Michelle previously held positions such as Principal Design Assurance Engineer at Nextern and Senior Design Assurance Engineer at Biomerics and Surmodics. Michelle's expertise includes developing corporate risk management systems, statistical methods, and process validation systems, as well as managing quality assurance teams and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Michelle earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University and a Master of Business Administration in Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University.