Aaron Isaacs Email & Phone Number

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Cultivated long-term relationships and negotiated price agreements with key suppliers and regulatory agencies

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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