Michael O'Connor
- Senior Community Faculty
Credentials
- PhD,
University of Maryland-College Park - M.S.,
University of St Thomas - M.S., Project Management
University of Wisconsin-Platteville - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
University of Phoenix - B.A.,
Metropolitan State University - A.A.,
Century College - AAS, Quality Control Technology/Technician
Century College
Recent and upcoming courses
Spring 2026
Biography
Dr. Michael O'Connor is Director of Strategy and Project Management with Medtronic Corporate Science and Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota (17+ years of Medtronic experience). He has over 34+ years of professional work experience and 29+ years of professional experience (mainly in project, program and portfolio management) in the medical device industry. O'Connor received his BA and minor in Project Management from Metropolitan State University. He holds graduate degrees in Project Management, Technology Management, and Business Administration. O'Connor earned his PhD in Civil Engineering, majoring in Project Management, from the University of Maryland, College Park, A. James School of Engineering. He was selected as an American Society for Quality Fellow (ASQ), a Medtronic Technical Fellow, an American Academy of Project Management Fellow (AAPM), an Association for Project Management Fellow (APM), and as a Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow (BMES). He is a (PDMA) NPDP, (PMI) PMP®, PgMP®, (IPMA) IPMA-B certified, (IPM) CPD, (AAPM) MPM, CIPM and CPRM. He is currently on the Board of Directors as a Director at Large for the Minnesota PMI chapter and is the Medtronic liaison for the Minnesota PMI chapter. He is also the representative for Medtronic on the PMI Global Executive Council. He will be a Director at Large with the Product Development and Management Association in 2020-2023 and is a former Director at Large for the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA). He is a Community Faculty member at Metropolitan State University, as well as an Adjunct Faculty instructor at the College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, that is teaching graduate level Project Management, Portfolio Management, Project Capstone, Procurement, and Culture/Organizational course(s).
LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgoconnor
