Ron Frisbie, M.B.A., MSE

Ron Frisbie, M.B.A., MSE

President and Chief Operating Officer, 3T Medical Systems

Ron Frisbie is President and Chief Operating Officer of 3T Medical Systems. He is a strategic manufacturing, operations, and supply chain executive with deep experience leading global operations for Fortune 100 companies and private equity–backed portfolio businesses across the medical device, automotive, and oil & gas sectors.

Ron is recognized for driving enterprise-wide lean transformations, new product introduction excellence, value engineering, and supply chain optimization to deliver material cost reduction, improved cash flow, and operational scalability. His leadership consistently produces measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and profitability.

Previously, Ron served as Executive Vice President, Global Operations at CareFusion, a $4B medical device manufacturer acquired by Becton Dickinson. In this role, he established a global operations council and led a multi-year lean transformation focused on footprint optimization, manufacturing productivity, and sourcing, delivering significant cost improvements.

Earlier, Ron was Global Vice President of Operations at Smiths Medical, where he led a comprehensive operational turnaround that generated $100M in cost improvements and an additional $100M reduction in inventory over four years, significantly improving EBITDA and cash performance.

Ron has also held senior leadership roles including Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain at Vetco Gray (acquired by GE); Vice President, Implantable Manufacturing and Supply Chain at Medtronic; and spent more than 20 years with Ford Motor Company and Visteon Corporation. In his final role at Visteon as Global Director, Total Value Management, he was responsible for enterprise-wide cost reduction initiatives encompassing value chain analysis, design acceleration, benchmarking, and customer engagement.

Ron holds an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University.