You know the weeks I'm talking about. An FDA inspection on the calendar. A CAPA that won't close. An MDR clock running while three other deadlines stack up behind it. You stay steady because everyone is counting on you, but inside it feels more like a kettle about to boil.

I've been there. I spent nearly 20 years in the in-vitro diagnostics industry as a field service engineer, technical support engineer, and regulatory affairs leader, with direct FDA engagement including for-cause inspection response, adverse event reporting, recalls, and ISO 13485 audits. Before that, I served in the U.S. Army as a Medical Laboratory Technician and emergency responder at the Pentagon.

Today I help quality, regulatory, clinical, service, and operations professionals manage the stress that comes with high-stakes work, so they can think clearly, sleep before the big days, and stay composed when it counts. Staying calm under pressure is not a personality trait. It is a skill, and it can be trained.

My coaching combines that industry experience with graduate training in human services counseling and the Positive Intelligence® framework. You don't need to be in crisis to start. Most of the people I work with look fine from the outside. They just know the pressure is costing them more than it should.