# 127 - "If we do our job, no one will know" with LeRonda Perry

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2022-04-27
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-04-27-127-if-we-do-our-job-no-one-will-know-with-leronda-perry
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/127-if-we-do-our-job-no-one-will-142

## Summary

LeRonda Perry, Packaging Engineering Manager at Integra Life Sciences, discusses her career path from Michigan State University’s packaging program to roles at Medtronic and DoubleCore Medical. She details the operational challenges of medical device packaging, including supply chain disruptions, the regulatory shift to EU MDR, and the difficulty of hiring qualified staff. Perry emphasizes the critical importance of usability testing in clinical settings, illustrating how effective packaging design ensures life-saving devices function without hindering surgical procedures.

## Chapters

- [0:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-04-27-127-if-we-do-our-job-no-one-will-know-with-leronda-perry#t=12) Introduction: LeRonda Perry and Integra Life Sciences
- [2:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-04-27-127-if-we-do-our-job-no-one-will-know-with-leronda-perry#t=157) Origin Story: Michigan State University and Medical Packaging
- [6:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-04-27-127-if-we-do-our-job-no-one-will-know-with-leronda-perry#t=404) Early Career: Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic
- [13:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-04-27-127-if-we-do-our-job-no-one-will-know-with-leronda-perry#t=800) DoubleCore Medical and UDI Implementation Challenges
- [19:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-04-27-127-if-we-do-our-job-no-one-will-know-with-leronda-perry#t=1141) Current Role at Integra Life Sciences and Tissue Technology
- [21:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-04-27-127-if-we-do-our-job-no-one-will-know-with-leronda-perry#t=1281) Industry Challenges: Supply Chain, EU MDR, and Hiring
- [27:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-04-27-127-if-we-do-our-job-no-one-will-know-with-leronda-perry#t=1668) Clinical Usability: The Stereotactic Biopsy Story

## Topics

- [Packaging design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/packaging-design)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Integra Life Sciences (company)
- Medtronic (company)
- DoubleCore Medical (company)
- Johnson & Johnson (company)
- Michigan State University (other)
- EU MDR (other)
- UDI (other)

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- [S6E51 Eric Richins | What It's Like Being A Packaging Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-12-19-s6e51-eric-richins-what-its-like-being-a-packaging-engineer) (Being an Engineer)
- [A Look Inside Medical Device Manufacturing with Philips’ Natalia Mendez](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-27-a-look-inside-medical-device-manufacturing-with-philips-natalia-mendez) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [S5E4 Mark Ross | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 5](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-01-26-s5e4-mark-ross-medical-device-engineering-leaders-5) (Being an Engineer)
- [How to Integrate Usability into your Medical Device](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-04-01-how-to-integrate-usability-into-your-medical-device) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [S1E35 Harley-Davidson, Device Reprocessing, & Keeping a High Level Perspective | Tim Rempfer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-09-04-s1e35-harley-davidson-device-reprocessing-keeping-a-high-level-perspective-tim-r) (Being an Engineer)

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