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Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Lead Digital Technology (DT) division, consisting of 80+ Engineers, involved in development of requirements, architecture, design, analysis, trade studies, simulation and test of FPGAs supporting state-of-the-art technology programs under the Navigation, Targeting & Aircraft Survivability (NT&S) business

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Led DSP & FPGA team of 20+ Engineers, supporting established customers in Dept of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) providing C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) and EW (Electronic Warfare) system solutions• Supported $40Mi+ in proposals leading to awards through generation of Basis of Estimates (BOEs), risk management plans, engineering change proposals (ECPs) and baseline schedules• Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) Lead, responsible for execution, integration and sell-off of C4ISR and EW systems• Spearheaded recruitment and professional development of FPGA and DSP disciplines, leading screening, interviewing, and on-boarding of 15 talented Engineers within a span of two years• Managed cost and schedule metrics through Earned Value Management (EVM), overseeing performance against CPI & SPI targets on multiple multi million programs for various US Agencies and DoD branches• Facilitated Agile transformation and served as Scrum Master for cross-functional teams• Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Internal R&D (IRAD) ($10Mi) low to mid Technology Readiness Level (TRL) programs 2019 through 2021• Delivered first accelerated Space Payload program as TPM• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) site chair, driving engagement initiatives that made our site more equitable and inclusive for everyone

Boston, Ma, Us

• Systems & Sustaining Engineering site leader (50+ Engineers), Flow & Process Technologies in Jacksonville, FL, $160Mi /year business• Managed transition of ETO & Sustaining teams to brand new facility that operated as "start-up" within GE• Recruited 80+ Engineers, developed critical processes and partnered with global Engineering and Supply Chain teams to drive best practice harmonization• Harmonized Engineering best practices and hand-off to Manufacturing across sites in China, France, India and US• Rolled out Systems and Model Based Engineering training for Flow & Process Technologies business• Staffed and Managed R&D Test Lab transition to new factory, including ASME re-certification • Managed transition of Engineered-To-Order (ETO) teams driving overdue backlog to zero in 3 months• Deployed for 3 months in Conde, France streamlining process to improve ETO order throughput• Managed offshore Design Engineering team in India and led critical product refresh• Led with strong focus on Agile methodology, Continuous Improvement, safety, coaching/mentoring and career development

Boston, Ma, Us

• Responsible for Engineered-To-Order Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) product line, $70Mi /year revenue• Managed Engineering-To-Order execution (OTD/BOM Quality), Aftermarket Support and Sustaining Engineering• Winner of Drilling & Surface award for "Kaizen of the year" through $1Mi product cost reduction • Led $460K/year incremental revenue in Surface Pump Systems through implementation of order change management process• Implemented product variant "configurator" automating 60% order flow, lead-time reduction 10 days to 1• Spearheaded architecture of e-Houses for control of Low and Mid-Voltage Frequency Drives leveraging GE Energy products across divisions• Leveraged relationships in Latin America (Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina) to expand and improve VFD product line, develop custom options and drive sales

Ismaning, Bavaria, De

• Managed Kontron's Embedded Product Business Unit (EPBU) Engineering team, $10Mi/year R&D budget, $70Mi/year revenue• Led Systems, Hardware and Firmware Development teams (30+) creating state of the art micro-processor based embedded systems• Technical Project Manager focus on high-speed PCB design & development, prototype bring-up, debug, verification and regulatory compliance processes• Coordinated off-shore R&D strategy in Asia, Europe and India with remote design teams in Canada, Germany, Czechia and Bangalore• Streamlined hand-off from Engineering development to volume production in USA, Malaysia and China

Ismaning, Bavaria, De

• Provided tier 3 Technical Support, debugged hardware and firmware on Embedded Computers, escalated to R&D and resolved latent product issues• Implemented hardware screening processes for hi-temp products• Staffed and developed DVT, DFSC & DFM teams• Implemented processes to improve hand-off to Manufacturing and early BOM / Long-Lead procurement with Supply Chain• Implemented Global Component Engineering group with global colleagues under corporate VP guidance• Progressed from a Sustaining Engineer to Engineering Manager role demonstrating business value through strong customer focus

• Provided technical support for rugged analog and digital I/O Single Board Computers (SBCs)• Supported global sales growth, U$3Mi up revenue YoY• Developed embedded software on C/C++ for custom PC-104 hardware• Developed ADC/DAC control module on Xilinx Arctic 7 FPGA• Troubleshooted Hardware, Software issues and worked with Development Engineers to improve releases

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

• Lead developer for "Fluffy", clone of NASA's JPL Rocky 8 mars rover• Led Mechanical and Electrical design team of 5+ students• Developed USB-based, distributed electronics system (HW + SW) for motion control • Developed RT-Linux kernel drivers for motion control and position estimation• Developed novel algorithm for sensor data fusion and current based slippage compensation*Publications:*Ojeda, L., Cruz, D., Reina, G., Borenstein, J. “Current-Based Slippage Detection and Odometry Correction for Mobile Robots and Planetary Rovers”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics. Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 366-378, April 2006.Ojeda, L., Reina, G., Cruz, D., and Borenstein, J. “The FLEXnav Precision Dead-Reckoning System”, International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems, Special Issue on Computational Intelligence and its Applications to Mobile Robots and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 4, No. 2-4, November 2006.

Msc., Electrical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Electronics