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Apopka, Florida

The world's largest supplier of RF power amplifiers and related components for mobile handsets and other wireless applications. Reported to: Project Manager Group Leader, Connectivity Business Unit. Responsible for: Managing the development and release of new ASIC filter products pertaining to the Wireless Networking Market. This includes products for both the Hand Held, Client and Access Point infrastructure markets. Responsibilities include:Chairing project team meetings. Assigning action items and resolving issues.Driving and completing deliverables related to an ISO certified Product Development Process.Customer interface regarding project development status / activities.Coordinating the scheduling of project activities and deliverables from Product Concept to Production Release.Organizing and scheduling the assembly and test of product prototypes in order to meet customer product development schedules.Ensuring final product meets customer specification and qualification requirements

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

The world's largest supplier of RF power amplifiers for mobile handsets and other wireless applications. Reported to: Project Manager Group Leader, Wireless Connectivity Business Unit. Responsible for: Managing the development and release of new ASIC products pertaining to the Wireless Networking Market. This includes products for both the Hand Held, Client and Access Point infrastructure markets. Responsibilities include:Chairing project team meetings. Assigning action items and resolving issues.Driving and completing deliverables related to an ISO certified Product Development Process.Customer interface regarding project development status / activities.Coordinating the scheduling of project activities and deliverables from Product Concept to Production Release.Organizing and scheduling the assembly and test of product prototypes in order to meet customer product development schedules.Ensuring final product meets customer specification and qualification requirements.

The world's largest pure play semiconductor supplier for communication applications. Responsible for: Managing the development of new products pertaining to the Wireless Networking Market. This included products for both the Client and Access Point markets. Responsibilities included:Chairing project team meetings. Assigning action items and resolving issues.Developing and updating project schedules. Reporting project progress to senior management.Customer interface regarding project development status / activities.Coordinating the scheduling of Product and Test Engineering activities.Organizing assembly of reference design radios for engineering evaluation and customer support.

The world's largest pure play semiconductor supplier for wireless applications. Responsible for: Management of the development of new products pertaining to GSM and TDMA Wireless Handset applications. Responsibilities included:Customer interface regarding project development status / activities.Managing customer prototype requirements, assuring prototype deliveries met customer requirements.Sales and marketing interface, acting as contact for product status, issues, and schedules.Providing cross team coordination during product development cycles.Chairing weekly project team meetings. Assigning action items and resolving issues.Developing and updating project schedules. Reporting project progress to senior management.Product reliability / qualification interfacing. Track product qualification status. New Product Introduction Coordination. Working with Supply Chain Management team to ensure timely product launch per customer requirements.Ensuring ISO - 9001 compliance for project development activities.

The world's largest pure play semiconductor supplier for communication applications.; Reported to: Director of Marketing, Power Amplifier Products.Responsible for: Management of the critical development of a Power Amplifier for Motorola's iDEN Handset design group. This project was the first engagement that allowed Conexant to become a leading supplier of Power Amplifier Modules for Motorola's handset manufacturing. Organized and led a technical team in the development of the iDEN Power Amplifier for Motorola's iDEN group. Responsibilities included: Scheduling project activities, chairing weekly project review meetings, attending a weekly technical conference call with the customer, attending periodic customer visits for critical development issues / reviews.Interfacing with sales team to support critical customer related issues pertaining to project execution and customer satisfaction.Reporting weekly project progress to senior management.Supporting GSM Power Amplifier Module development projects.

A manufacturer of Power Amplifiers for VSAT and Wireless Responsible for: Designing and implementing High Frequency Amplifiers according to customer specifications and requirements. Debugging and repairing products that had failed in the field and had been returned by customers.

A Canadian PCS / iDEN service provider / carrier. Now known as Telus Mobility.; Reported to: PCS Network Manager.Responsible for: Testing and optimizing the PCS network in the local markets of Eastern Canada; . Resposibilites included:Designing and driving sector test routes for new cell sites and new cluster testing.Collection of pilot coverage data, frame error rate, mobile transmission and receive power using Markov Call and MDM (Mobile Diagnostic Monitor) software.Analysis of optimization data using analytical tools from Lucent Technologies and other equipment suppliers.

Bachelor Of Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Project Management Professional, Project Management

Activities and Societies: Project Management Professional (PMP)

Mba, Global Business Strategy

Certificate, Project Management

Diploma, Electrical Engineering Technology

Bachelor Of Arts, Communications