Executive-level Program Management and Engineering Professional with track record of building and leading high-performance and award-winning development teams; principally within IT Management and Telecommunications industry for private/public sectors. Driving projects from concept to production/sustainability, with accountable ownership; effectively communicating with all cross-functional stakeholders to deliver successful project execution/market launch.Committed to developing and mentoring employees and teammates to increase productivity and professional growth while ensuring team goal achievement. I derive great satisfaction from seeing team members grow and advance. I stress avoiding a complacent, “this is how we’ve always done it” viewpoint, but to always seek ways to be more efficient and productive.Broad experience driving development of large Software, Firmware, and Hardware projects to high quality standards utilizing project management methodologies from Waterfall to Agile. I utilize my skills in Project Management, relationship-building, and motivating people to help drive cross-functional and cross-organizational team members to execute to plan. I am driven to excel and for products to outperform industry peers and competitors.I look forward to going to work each day and get an early start. Life is too short not to enjoy what you do and the people with whom you interact daily. I believe frequent smiles are indicators of people who are bought-in, productive, and committed.Core Competencies include:Engineering Management | Program/Project Management | Business Development | Key Customer Interface | Process/Quality Improvement | Product Management | Regulatory Compliance | Product Security Assurance | Budget Management | Employee Development | Staff Mentoring/Coaching