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Evanston, IL, US

Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachussets, US

• Piloting efforts to expand modular Bluetooth speaker portfolio from 1 core product to 3+ with technology synergy
• Conducting market research and A/B testing for feature prioritization to address both value and premium segments
• Launched upgraded 4-in-1 speaker to market with team, both through strategic e-commerce partnerships & D2C
• Consulting C-suite & Board on manufacturing scaling, BOM cost reduction, and regulatory compliance initiatives
• Sourcing institutional investment opportunities, providing team introductions, and participating in pitch cycles

Somerville, Massachusetts, US

• Led 6 direct reports and co-leading department of 20 across 5 functions from Engineer II to Lead Engineer
• Product Lead for company’s highest revenue-generating product (>$2M/yr). Responsible for defining product roadmap, driving program management from kickoff to completion, and scaling team to achieve revenue goals
• Launched full product development effort for new flagship product, including feature selection and resourcing
• Initiated granular technical debt assessment effort for product line and gained executive alignment on path forward
• Owned all aspects of team growth, including writing job descriptions, screening candidates, defining interview process, making hiring decisions, coordinating onboarding, setting individual goals, and reviewing.
• Represented product as technical interface to key customers and new leads both domestically and internationally

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Led cross-functional teams, including RF, Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware, Systems, Manufacturing, and Supply to deliver millimeter-wave radios for internet service coverage to >5M homes
• Delivered 2 products to market within 8 months of hire and maintained on-track launch date for their final 2 months
• Simultaneously oversaw 4 NPI programs at all phases of program lifecycle, with responsibilities ranging from end-to-end project planning, risk monitoring & mitigation, resource management, roadmap strategy, and weekly.
• Architected new product development process flow from concept phase through mass production to improve schedule reliability, team responsibility definition, and communication across matrixed org of 100+ people
• Created resource management tool for hardware org of 50+ people and facilitated conversations between VPs, Directors, and Managers for alignment on hiring needs, allocation balancing, project leads, and change management
• Executed on database migration project to increase RF test data visibility, automate manufacturing yield insights, and decrease engineering resources spent on data access and visualization

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

• Directed project management of 10+ senior engineers focusing on mitigating technical risks and driving schedule to meet stakeholder needs for bleeding-edge feasibility efforts
• Led process outsourcing effort with $120k/yr savings scaling to $1M/yr at full production volume
• Initiated future transducer platform development via team formation, charter creation, and vendor investigations

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

• Assumed Lead Electrical Design Engineer responsibilities, including imaging pathway, power supplies, and multi-stage interconnected circuit boards for multi-million-dollar premium transducer
• Designed PCAs and assisted in hardware development for NPIs within 2D/3D/4D ultrasound portfolio
• Collaborated with senior engineers and management on agile planning, daily management, and design reviews

Chicago, US

• Spearheaded digitization of visual management board for option orders and integrated with team of 20 operators
• Performed root-cause analysis on and took proactive measures to prevent Global Install Quality issues

Boston, MA, US

• Implemented a programmable hardware monitor in SystemVerilog compatible with a RISC-V processor
• Developed parameterized modules to detect user-specified commit log entries and take follow-up actions
• Improved rectilinear decomposition algorithm for IC optical simulations to detect Hardware Trojans by 58%

Boston, MA, US

• Participated in research involving audio-visual stimulus binding and its effects on cognitive function
• Performed EEG-based studies, including equipment setup and preparing patients for study participation
• Conducted electrical signal processing and developed MATLAB experimentation code

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

High School Diploma