Beau Johnson

Beau Johnson is an experienced quality management professional with a background in the medical device industry. Currently serving as Principal QMS Engineer at Switchback since September 2025, Beau previously held various roles at Surmodics, Inc. from February 2012 to September 2025, including Quality Supervisor, Senior Quality Engineer, Quality Engineer, Associate Quality Engineer, and Quality Associate. Key responsibilities included leading quality personnel, resolving non-conformances, conducting root cause analyses, implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and participating in product development and process improvement initiatives. Earlier experience includes a QA/QC technician role at North Star Processing, LLC, focusing on quality duties such as raw material sampling and internal audits. Beau holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology from the University of Minnesota Duluth.