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Tucson, Az, Us

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Lead a Team of Mechanical, Electrical, Test and Integration Engineers from the start-up phase to the growth stage.Propelled the baselining process to a 75% performance improvement by Piloting a Kaizen event. Spearheading 70% of new product design execution. In 3 months created and implemented the company’s 1st templates for 6 industry standard tools.Designed and implemented the company’s 1st talent development structure for Avionics Technicians.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Inspired a Team of program and project managers driving new product development through the Product Development Lifecycle Process. Product Strategic thinking- Tactical executionIdentify, sell, and pursue new business opportunities. Next gen product upgrade, NRE revenue $275k.Added $500K additional revenue in year-one by repairing customer relationship and managing out of scope requests. Mitigated risk of future qualification test failures by providing strategic direction to technical Team to improve correlation of Tucson test set up with actual aircraft environment. Avoided additional development costs of $300kSet Program Strategies, established program baselines, with clearly defined financial goals. Mitigated and resolved critical program obstacles such as component obsolescence, discovery of counterfeit parts, poor supplier performance, and production build and test issues while sustaining 100% OTD for 11 months.Lead the IPT through complex technical challenges, saving on average 6 months of development time.Negotiate with the customer on contractual deliveries in the presence of a $5.0M legal claim.Planned, organized, and directed the IPT (Engineering, Contracts, Sales and Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Health, and Safety) through the development and execution of recovery plans, ramp plans and improvement plans for multiple key customers representing 70% of annual sales. Guided the technical Team in developing, organizing, and executing qualification test programs including shock, vibe, temperature, temperature variation and Electromagnetic Interference(EMI).

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Directed engineering, quality, operations, and supply chain organizations to meet new product development program cost, schedule, and product requirements.Led an initiative using a 5 day “Design Sprint” to enable a cross functional NPD Team to down select from five manufacturing options to one.Provided strategic direction to manufacturing regarding capital equipment to accelerate program revenue recognition by 8 months.

Greater Boston Area

Pioneering the framework and implementation of the 1st company program management tools and methodology to support unprecedented revenue and market share growth. Created the program management organization from scratch. Implemented a five-phase gate review process, standard project timelines, and cross-functional engagement models enabling the business to simultaneously launch four products and earn market share growth of 28% in one year.Created processes that fit the business needs and quickly removed barriers for my Teams, the business was consistently able to achieve launching a minimum of 4 new floorcare products to 7 major retailers in less than 12 months from concept to production.Established combined program budgets of $16M and managed programs to operate within budget supporting 97% fiscal year bonus payout.Integrated 20 New Product Development projects into the PMO in one year, thereby unifying methodology across the company and increasing collaboration.Implemented a robust risk management process with succinct risk identification and ranking by assessing likelihood and impact thus leading to clear-cut informed business decisions.Led strategic business initiatives within adjacent functional departments: 24-month supply chain strategy, develop second source factories, and substantiating product-line legal compliance (Shark/ Ninja).

Greater Boston Area

● Provided leadership to the International Vacuum Development Team for new consumer products● Led the successful on-time launch of the “Rotator” Vacuum Brand. ● Focused on superior communication and collaboration to provide my teams with leadership that was focused on team success.

West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

● Directly responsible for both commercial and military product development projects from concept to production, with a combined value of $20M within ITAR requirements. ● Managed multiple projects consisting of cross functional team members to meet schedule deadlines utilizing the Project Management Institute’s standards and earned value management along with MS Project/EPMS SharePoint. ● Reported out to all levels of executive management on project financials, status, risks and resources.

West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

● Earned ITT Industries 2003 Silver Ring of Quality for VBSS Workshop Program.● Identified key processes improvements and projects using the Diagnostics Process.● Managed a total of 5 Projects with combined realization of 2.4M. Planned and executed the re-layout of a 32K sq ft manufacturing floor. ● Taught corporate Black Belt Training Program. Mentored 13 Greenbelt and 2 Blackbelt candidates for certification.

West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

● Prepared month end closing, provided monthly gross margin reporting and analyzed manufacturing variances. ● Completed budgets and strategic plans as they pertained to Cost Accounting. ● Completed make - buy analysis, yearly physical inventory, standards roll, and account reconciliations.

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

● Prepared month end closing for two company divisions. ● Designed and managed Excel financial reporting system for all divisions and corporate consolidations by writing macros in visual basic. ● Managed depreciation program for all divisions. ● Lead Corporate Internal Auditor for ISO 9000 standards.

Agawam, Massachusetts, United States

●Began as a Junior Accountant. Promoted in 1995 to Manager of a department of four, reporting directly to the VP/Controller. Responsible for month end closing. ● Analyzed monthly financial results. administered quarterly reconciliations and daily cycle counting in the place of yearly physicals. ●Wrote job descriptions, interviewed and selected staff members.

Master'S Of Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting