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Substantial experience in design engineering with an emphasis on driving compliance to global standards•Accountable for the delivery of all aspects of Product Compliance for all regions including NRTL (UL, CSA,TUV), FCC, Radio Frequency (RF), EMC, Environmental Compliance (ROHS, REACH, WEEE, Prop65, EPR, SCIP/WFD, TSCA), and Energy Efficiency•Responsible for the Global Compliance Business Strategy Review and roadmap•Responsible for the monitoring, promotion, and education of product compliance requirements to business unit stakeholders•Built strong relationships with contract manufacturers to ensure clear compliance deliverables•Established product compliance scorecards to ensure data accurately described the compliance health of Shure’s portfolio•Expanded Shure’s Global Compliance footprint to ensure key talent was placed in strategic regulatory regionsFunctional•Developed enterprise-wide compliance programs and processes to ensure that products met global safety standards and regulations•Coordinated company-wide projects with multiple business units to ensure compliance of products to new or changing requirements•Monitored and analyzed regulatory trends and shared information with impacted business groupsLeadership•Provided supervision for team members, including onboarding & development •Led and participated in cross-functional project teams to address product design issues related to regulations and safety certificationsInterpersonal•Managed relationships with business leadership to support projects and understand upcoming needs•Provided updates to critical issues & upcoming requirements to business’s engineering leadership•Responsible for influencing business groups to incorporate regulatory and certification requirements into new product development (NPD) and legacy designs•Gave presentations on compliance requirements and activities to share information and obtain support for compliance programs•Built strong relationships and partnerships across the company to leverage ideas, capabilities, and processesBusiness•Responsibility for annual compliance operating budget•Led strategic planning activities with business units and other functional groups to provide guidance on global standards & regulations•Responsible for resource recommendations to accommodate future program needs to support new products and new requirements•Presented strategies to stakeholders and decision-makers to secure support for programs•Promoted regulatory compliance as a key driver for business goals

Listed skills include Testing, Engineering, Electronics, Manufacturing, and 10 others.