Bob Dodson Email and Phone Number

A community volunteer managing donated inventory for resale which raises revenue for youth programs in Irvine. Upon the receipt of donated inventory I examine the donations for quality, condition and popularity then asses a value. The donations are also sorted into categories so the inventory can be managed and displayed.• The Bookstore raises in excess of $85,000 a year to fund Library programs, after school youth programs and scholarships for college bound High School seniors.

Program Management Organization (PMO)Managed the development & delivery of custom In Flight Entertainment equipment for a first tier commercial aircraft carrier. Worked directly with the customer to insure specific requirements are met. Represented PAC at various on site meetings such as Initial Technical Coordination meetings, Critical Design Reviews and First Article Inspections. Managed the overall delivery schedule to insure in service schedules are met. Worked with cross functional… Show more Program Management Organization (PMO)Managed the development & delivery of custom In Flight Entertainment equipment for a first tier commercial aircraft carrier. Worked directly with the customer to insure specific requirements are met. Represented PAC at various on site meetings such as Initial Technical Coordination meetings, Critical Design Reviews and First Article Inspections. Managed the overall delivery schedule to insure in service schedules are met. Worked with cross functional teams to meet these schedules. Created and maintained the Aircraft's entertainment component parts list. Achieved a 98% on time delivery of equipment, 3% higher then targeted. Show less

New Product Introduction-Support ReadinessManaged the product service readiness for new enterprise server product introductions. Worked with cross functional groups to insure service readiness is met on schedule for all new enterprise servers, storage, software and displays. Service readiness insures all support groups are ready to support all new products introduced. This includes training, service policies and service inventory.Successfully launched on time service support for… Show more New Product Introduction-Support ReadinessManaged the product service readiness for new enterprise server product introductions. Worked with cross functional groups to insure service readiness is met on schedule for all new enterprise servers, storage, software and displays. Service readiness insures all support groups are ready to support all new products introduced. This includes training, service policies and service inventory.Successfully launched on time service support for approximately 10 various high end enterprise server product lines.Developed, initiated and managed service support programs with third party service providers resulting in over $1 million in savings to Gateway annually. Show less

OEM ProductsCoordinated server product development per tier 1 OEM customer specifications. This includes hardware, software (software drivers, firmware and BIOS) development as well as manufacturing scheduling and sales & marketing support. Produced and tracked development schedules. Reported to management and OEM customers the project status. Worked with cross functional teams, OEMs and third party vendors on product development.Managed the engineering development, production… Show more OEM ProductsCoordinated server product development per tier 1 OEM customer specifications. This includes hardware, software (software drivers, firmware and BIOS) development as well as manufacturing scheduling and sales & marketing support. Produced and tracked development schedules. Reported to management and OEM customers the project status. Worked with cross functional teams, OEMs and third party vendors on product development.Managed the engineering development, production and delivery for enterprise servers for Hitachi, HP and Fujitsu which resulted in over $13 million of revenue for Tyan. Show less

Entry Level/Mid-Range Enterprise Servers Produce, coordinate and maintain overall detailed product schedule for entry level and mid-range server product development. Manage an implementation schedule for these products and insure cross functional acceptance as well as insure schedules are met or exceed expectation. Report product schedule status as well as any issues impacting schedule to director and VP management. Managed the development with Gateway's suppliers… Show more Entry Level/Mid-Range Enterprise Servers Produce, coordinate and maintain overall detailed product schedule for entry level and mid-range server product development. Manage an implementation schedule for these products and insure cross functional acceptance as well as insure schedules are met or exceed expectation. Report product schedule status as well as any issues impacting schedule to director and VP management. Managed the development with Gateway's suppliers to produce entry and mid range server lines which accounted for over 5000 units shipped monthly.I was a member of the internal operations team with ALR from a time when ALR was a $58m a year privately held company to a $175m a year publicly traded company which was eventually acquired by Gateway Computer. Within this roll I gained experience performing multiple functions which helped to support and contributed to a growth of the company. Show less

Product Engineering Manager 06/96 – 03/98Managed and directed product development on all ALR PC & server products. Manage compatibility test engineering on product testing. Insure schedules are reasonable and obtainable to meet corporate expectations.