10 Solventum engineering leaders
Senior director of process technology, senior R&D director, director of design engineering and director of software engineering are among the current roles held by these ten Solventum engineering leaders, alongside directors of AI technologies and package engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Solventum from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
A.J. Freking
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Global Engr Process Technology · Solventum
A.J. Freking has been Senior Director, Global Engr Process Technology at Solventum since April 2024, based in St Paul, Minnesota. A.J. Freking was Senior Director, Global Manufacturing Technology, Medical Solutions Division at 3M from 2019 to 2024 and Manufacturing Technology Manager, Personal Safety Divison at 3M from 2013 to 2016.
Adam Kiefer
LinkedInExperience: Director of Design Engineering · Solventum
Adam Kiefer has been Director of Design Engineering at Solventum since November 2024, based in St Paul, Minnesota. Adam Kiefer was Director of Global Manufacturing at Solventum in 2024, Director of Global Manufacturing Engineering at 3M from 2023 to 2024 and Sr Manager of Global Manufacturing Engineering at 3M from 2020 to 2023.
Andrew Clausen
LinkedInExperience: Global Package Engineering Director · Solventum
Andrew Clausen has been Global Package Engineering Director at Solventum since August 2026, based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and the listing also shows Global Package Engineering Manager there from March 2024. Andrew Clausen was Business Packaging Manager at 3M from 2017 to 2024 and Package Engineering Team Lead, IBG at 3M from 2011 to 2013.
Daniel Lei
LinkedInExperience: Global Drinking Water Filtration R&D Director · Solventum
Daniel Lei has been Global Drinking Water Filtration R&D Director at Solventum since April 2024, based in Shanghai. Daniel Lei was Global Drinking Water R&D Portfolio Leader, Separation and Purification Science Division at 3M from 2021 to 2024 and Global Water Platform Manager at 3M Separation and Purification Science Division from 2019 to 2021.
Del R. Lawson
LinkedInExperience: Global R&D Director · Solventum
Del R. Lawson has been Global R&D Director at Solventum since April 2024, a role the profile places in Research at director level in St Paul, Minnesota. The listing also shows Del R. Lawson as Medical Materials & Technologies Laboratory Manager, 3M Medical Solutions Division from 2018 and Commercialization Leader at 3M from 2016 to 2018.
Eric Bennett, DPT, PT, CWS
LinkedInExperience: Global Senior R&D Director - Front End Innovation · Solventum
Eric Bennett has been Global Senior R&D Director - Front End Innovation at Solventum since January 2026, and the profile also lists Global Senior R&D Director - Discovery and Insights there since January 2025. Eric Bennett was Senior Director - Global Clinical & Scientific Applications and Usability | MedSurg Business at Solventum in 2024 and Senior Director - Global Clinical & Scientific Applications | Medical Solutions Division at 3M from 2022 to 2023.
Jason Williams
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Solventum
Jason Williams has been Director of Software Engineering at Solventum since August 2026, based in Southington, Connecticut. Jason Williams was Senior Software Engineering Manager at Solventum from 2024 to 2026, Senior Software Development Manager at 3M from 2023 to 2024 and Software Development Manager at 3M from 2013 to 2023.
Michael M. Mandanas
LinkedInExperience: Director, Process Technology · Solventum
Michael M. Mandanas has been Director, Process Technology at Solventum since April 2024, based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Michael M. Mandanas was Director Process Technology at 3M from 2023 to 2024, Director Global R&D at 3M from 2021 to 2023 and Senior Global R&D Manager there from 2017 to 2021.
Robert Peez
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Restorative & Preventive Laboratory · Solventum
Robert Peez has been Senior Director Restorative & Preventive Laboratory at Solventum since January 2025, in a role the profile places in Seefeld, Germany. Robert Peez was Director R&D Technologies at Solventum from 2024 to 2025 and Senior Manager at 3M Deutschland GmbH from 2021 to 2024.
Thomas Polzin
LinkedInExperience: Director of AI Technologies · Solventum
Thomas Polzin has been Director of AI Technologies at Solventum since May 2024, based in Pittsburgh, and the profile also lists Director of Natural Language Understanding there since April 2024. Thomas Polzin was Director for Natural Language Processing at 3M from 2019 to 2024 and Director of Natural Language Processing at M*Modal from 2002 to 2019.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current engineering role?
- 02How do you move a new product or process from the lab into manufacturing?
- 03What has your own work taught you about balancing speed, quality and regulatory requirements in development?
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