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Tualatin, Oregon, United States

Newberg, Oregon, United States

Beaverton, OR

Beaverton, OR

Led complex digital retinal camera development programs.o Successfully led programs through formal development process compliant with US and outside US medical requirement regulationso Led developments teams with representation from organizations including: Engineering, Finance, Service, Design Quality Assurance, Medical Risk, Marketing, Publications.

Wilsonville, OR

• Responsible for team of new product development Program Managers; delivering Xerox solutions, desktop printers and multi-function devices
• Provided mentoring and professional development to team members
• Established reliability targets, performance goals and critical to success feature sets
• Planned and maintained overall budget (annually ~$30M) and manage resource requirements (teams ranging from 30-70 people) to enable on-time delivery of the portfolio road map
• Reviewed and updated processes and procedures to ensure best practices are followed
• Member of the Decision Authority Team responsible for approving program advancement through the development Phase gatesKey Achievements

Wilsonville, OR

• Led complex development programs from product concept through product launch. o Managed cross-functional team with representation from organizations including: Engineering, Finance, Service, Line of Business.
• Delivered industry award winning products to the market (with schedules ranging from 9 months to over 3 years and budgets over $10 million per year)
• Extensive experience working with OEM devices sourced in Asia resulting in expedited issue resolution and less waste
• Primary negotiator resulting in sustained trust from OEM vendors as well as millions of dollars in cost savings
• Proficiency with multiple software delivery models, including SCRUM and Waterfall
• Primary Product Owner for Agile/Scrum developed softwareKey Achievements

Wilsonville, OR

• Responsible for design and integration of a globally developed printer systemo Worked closely with manufacturing teams in Asia to ensure a lean and repeatable processo Used diplomacy and technical knowledge to.
• Focused on improvements to make the product more appropriate for a multi-national delivery
• Responsible for ensuring product was able to be shipped into worldwide distribution
• Optimized package design for logistics and damage prevention
• Tested and certified products (including audible noise, EMI, surge, and electrostatic discharge)
• Technical expert responsible for all aspects of the design (quality, reliability, customer satisfaction, and cost)Key Achievements

Wilsonville, OR

• Responsible for overall mechanical testing of color printer projects (both system and sub-system level testing)
• Authored test strategies, test schedules, test plans, and reports
• Investigated all test anomalies, conducted failure analysis and characterized problems foundNote: Xerox purchased the Color Printing and Imaging Division from Tektronix, Inc. on Jan. 1, 2000