Turning Organizational Challenges into Scalable Learning Solutions
via Zoom Webinar
October 22, 2026
1:00–2:00 pm EDT
Innovation rarely happens in a single step. It grows from a clear understanding of a real need, thoughtful decisions, honest evaluations, failures, and the willingness to adjust along the way
In this session, School of Medical Devices (SMD) will share its experience in continuing education and instructional design for highly regulated industries such as medical devices and pharmaceuticals. The session will also explore how SMD’s iterative and collaborative work with its ecosystem is helping the organization evolve its learning model, methodologies, and tools into a scalable EdTech platform.
Through this real-world experience, we will explore how customer needs, internal evaluation, lessons learned, and continuous improvement have guided our journey from its early stages to its continued evolution.
Participants will gain practical insights into how organizations can identify opportunities for improvement, evaluate current practices, learn from challenges, and make informed adjustments that drive stronger results over time. Whether the focus is developing a new learning solution, introducing technology, redesigning a program, or improving an existing process, the session will offer actionable takeaways applicable across a wide range of organizational settings.
Ronny Pacheco
Ronny Pacheco, PhD, is an entrepreneur, Co-Founder of SMD – School of Medical Devices, and an Industrial Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in education, professional development, consulting, and industry across Latin America and the United States.
Throughout his career, Ronny has combined academia and industry, bringing practical experience in operations, quality, process improvement, supply chain, strategic planning, and organizational performance into the learning environment. He has taught Industrial Engineering for more than two decades and has advised numerous applied projects across a wide range of industries and organizations.
Ronny holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University, as well as a Master of Science and Licentiate degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Costa Rica. His academic and research interests include mathematical optimization and stochastic modeling applied to service systems and supply chains.
As Co-Founder of SMD, Ronny brings together his experience as an educator, engineer, consultant, and entrepreneur to support the development of innovative approaches to learning and talent development within the medical device and life sciences industries. His work focuses on connecting instructional design, industry expertise, and organizational needs to create practical and scalable learning solutions for professionals and companies.
Steve Ramírez
Steve Ramirez is an entrepreneur, Co-Founder and Managing Director of SMD- School of Medical Devices, a specialized training and consulting firm dedicated to transforming the upskilling and reskilling talent development process within the life sciences industry.
Before founding SMD-School of Medical Devices, Steve held various leadership roles in research and development (R&D) and Manufacturing within the medical device industry. In these roles, he led multi-site projects encompassing product development, technology process transfer and quality management systems integration for newly acquired businesses.
Throughout his professional journey, Steve has leveraged his expertise, engineering knowledge, and business development acumen to foster innovative solutions that has driven growth for diverse organizations and regiones including LATAM, US, China and Europe.
Steve Ramirez continues to devote his time to fostering innovation in new learning approaches and nurturing the next generation professionals for the life sciences industry.
Regular Registration
Dates Available: August 19, 2026 9:00 AM – October 22, 2026 12:59 PM
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Member |
$0.00 |
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Non-Member |
$47.00 |
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