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Sterling Industries has been providing high quality medical device and component manufacturing for over 40 years. As our reputation and success has grown, we’ve continued to invest in our people; building a leadership team of industry veterans, an innovative group of engineers and technologists, as well as a devoted and disciplined manufacturing and assembly workforce.

Leadership Team

David Van Slingerland

CEO

John Pleskina

Director of Global Operations​

Lilian Soo

Director of Finance & HR

Ronitt Katz

Director of Business Development

Jojo Wang​

Director of Engineering

Dale Morgan

Director of Global Quality

Jeff Kiel

Director of Engineered Solutions

Quality Management

Patrick Tam

Quality Manager, Canadian Operations

Tim Doyle, Quality Manager U.S. Operations

Tim Doyle

Quality Manager, U.S. Operations

Libni Cano

Regulatory & Quality Systems Manager

Operational Management

Brian Postma

Operations​ Manager, Kalamazoo

Shad Rahman

Operations​ Manager, Toronto

Jeremy Macala

Operations​ Manager, Barrie

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Sterling Industries is a North American based contract manufacturer and assembler of medical devices and sub-components. We help clients deliver successful products by providing scaled production, design-for-manufacturing expertise, supplier consolidation and other critical value chain services.
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6825 Beatrice Drive
Kalamazoo, MI
49009

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10 Whitmore Road
Woodbridge, ON
L4L 7Z4

295 Connie Crescent
Concord, ON
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72 Churchill Drive
Barrie, ON
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David Van Slingerland

CEO

David assumed the role of CEO in 2007 and has led Sterling Industries through transformative growth. He brings over 30 years of executive experience, with deep expertise in change management and growing organizations through innovative technology and human capital. At Sterling, he has introduced an agile manufacturing model, built an industry-savvy leadership team, and is responsible for driving customer-focused end-to-end solutions. Prior to Sterling Industries, David held a variety of executive positions with Manulife Financial and Shoppers Drug Mart.

John Pleskina

Director of Global Operations​

John is the Director of Global Operations for all our facilities, responsible for manufacturing operations. John has over 25 years manufacturing experience in a variety of leadership roles, most recently as VP of Manufacturing at Southmedic Inc.  John was previously the Director of Operations for Scapa Healthcare where he was responsible for the effective operation of sites in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.  A graduate of the University of Waterloo, John served over 14 years with the Royal Canadian Navy.

Lilian Soo

Director of Finance & HR

Lilian is the Director of Finance & HR here at Sterling. She is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of progressive experience in Finance, and a talented CPA/CGA who unites operations with finance continuously improving company performance. She has extensive experience with fast paced environment, driving innovations and process improvements to help drive positive changes and optimize profitability.

Ronitt Katz

Director of Business Development

Ronitt is our Director of Business Development with 25 years of experience, and is responsible for Sterling’s global business development. Ronitt has an extensive background in the high tech industry, having worked for IBM, TIBCO and several software companies, from start-ups to industry leaders. She has vast experience in partnering with Fortune 100 organizations, early stage corporations, and everything in between.

Jojo Wang​

Director of Engineering

Jojo is our Director of Engineering, responsible for leading our Engineering Team. She brings a wealth of experience in Project Management, Lean Manufacturing, and Product Development, and expertise in designing manufacturing solutions and driving business improvements. Prior to joining Sterling, Jojo served as a process engineering leader for Boston Scientific, focused on electrophysiology solutions. She holds a BSc in Mechatronic Engineering & Automation, and a Masters in Engineering Management.

Dale Morgan

Director of Global Quality

Dale is our Director of Global Quality. He brings a career’s worth of experience and leadership in Medical Devices, with deep expertise in quality management systems, regulatory submissions, quality engineering, and more.  Dale has worked with both established medical device OEMs and start-ups, as well as product certification and audit organizations. A licensed professional biomedical engineer, Dale is also certified as an ISO 13485 auditor/MDSAP.

Jeff Kiel

Director of Engineered Solutions

Jeff serves as Director of Engineered Solutions. He works closely with clients to evolve and refine their Medical Device designs — sometimes from the idea stage — through to a fully-optimized, scaleable, ready-to-ship product. He uses his engineering and technical expertise to design our production processes. Prior to joining Sterling, Jeff worked with Toyota in their Prototype Weld Group.

Patrick Tam

Quality Manager, Canadian Operations

Patrick serves as Sterling’s Quality Manager, bringing over 20 years of Quality Systems Management experience in the Medical Device and Pharma industries. He leads our Quality Management proactive, bringing a tactical and strategic focus to ensure consistent, repeatable quality for our clients. Prior to joining Sterling, Patrick served as Quality System Manager at Integra LifeSciences where he was responsible for maintaining Quality in their Canadian operations.

Tim Doyle, Quality Manager U.S. Operations

Tim Doyle

Quality Manager, United States

As Quality Manager of our U.S. Operations, Tim brings over 30 years of experience in computer-aided surgical devices, electromechanical devices, metal fabrication and assembly processes, including clean room assembly and packaging for sterilization. He has extensive international experience, working on supplier development and product development quality projects. Tim holds the ASQ CQE designation. Tim also proudly served 7 years in the United States Air Force.

Libni Cano

Regulatory and Quality Systems Manager

Libni is our Toronto operations’ Regulatory and Quality Manager, responsible for quality and regulatory. She has over 14 years of experience in medical device quality management systems, with expertise in FDA and Health Canada regulations as well as electronic QMS implementation. Libni is a BSI-certified Lead Auditor for ISO 13485:2016.; she is also ASQ certified with CQE and CMQ designations, and holds a BSc in Industrial and Systems Engineering.