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Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

• Provides technical recruiting and consultation services for engineering professionals

Plantation, Fl

• Supervised 20+ engineers, technicians, and contractors. Worked on teams sized 3-300, and project durations of 2wks–2yrs, innovating mission-critical 2-way radios for public safety, first responders, and government customers• Managed numerous multi-million dollar HW/SW programs through end-to-end product development within the Agile framework (e.g. APX Next, APX8000/xe, APX7000/xe, APX6000/xe, APX8500, APX7500)• Involved in all phases of product planning, including transforming Voice-of-Customer inputs into technical requirements; Managing teams through design, certification and regulatory approvals; Providing training and manufacturing support; Participating in Alphas/Betas and traveling to customers to provide EE support; Attending trade shows for market launch; Providing post-ship acceptance support to Maintenance of Line (MOL) and sales teams• Collaborated with Program Management to create/refine schedules, staffing/resource allocations, and budget estimates using Excel, MS Project, and risk tracking tools to drive execution of project milestones and issues to closure• Factory liaison overseeing logistics for prototype builds and production ramps at internal factory lines (e.g. FL, IL, Malaysia) and external contract manufacturers. Compiled BOMs/SW turnover packages, defined recipes and build plans, specs, critical parameters, and test procedures. Led teams to address EOL, ECN, part qual, and provide build support for troubleshooting and root cause analysis• Cultivated long-term relationships and negotiated price agreements with key suppliers and regulatory agencies• Hosted team meetings, town halls, and status reviews with multi-disciplinary teams around the globe, and presented status updates to staff and senior leadership• Co-chaired weekly think-tank sessions as Innovation Champion for MSI Plantation. Hosted legal team and industry guest speakers, helping to spur creativity amongst new and seasoned engineers, thus exceeding patent goals by 150%

Plantation, Fl

• Architected and introduced first GPS receiver and integrated antenna into APX7000, after working with chipset vendors to leverage Motorola’s cellular volumes and incorporate industrial specs needed for Astro products, thus saving ~$12/chipset and becoming standard in future products• Transmitter, receiver, and antenna design responsibilities on iDEN/Nextel phones (e.g. Raptor 900MHz portable and mobile, Galaxy and Eagle portables) and Astro 2-way radios (e.g. XTS2500 (7/800), XTS5000 (VHF, UHF1, UHF2, and Type 1 Secure), XTL5000 high power mobiles)• Expertise in regulatory compliance, test certification, and standards (e.g. FCC, IC, EME, OATS, RTTE, FM, UL, TIA, ETSI, MIL, ISO); serving as FCC liaison and electromagnetic exposure (EME) coordinator for Plantation Engineering to worldwide regulatory agencies• Spearheaded efforts to develop consistent product literature by creating templates for new/existing products, and concurrently managed recertification efforts for 25 Astro portable and mobile products, to allow commonality across the portfolio; thus simplifying the marketing strategy for the business/sales teams in terms of approved specs, labels, standards and manuals• Coordinated Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) and Automated Test Equipment (ATE) evaluations to verify product reliability within 6-sigma standards, and reduce cycle time over 50%• Traveled to various customers and design centers to assist with factory builds, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis. • Co-authored numerous patent submissions

Boca Raton, Fl

• Managed day-to-day operations of FCC/IC accredited 3 meter semi-anechoic chamber• Performed compliance testing and regulatory approvals for commercial customers

Boca Raton, Fl

• Photography, video, printing weddings/corporate affairs, and contract negotiations with studio clientele