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Naperville, IL

• Managed over 20 engineering processes, ensuring Six Sigma qualities throughout life cycle.
• Mitigated risks by anticipating program release problems and took corrective action, ensuring best practices were applied and that Six Sigma quality level was achieved.
• Implemented 2 continuous process improvements in 1 year, achieving over $100K in cost savings.
• Reviewed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to analyze metrics for performance improvement of all teams as needed, resolving and achieving 98% of commitments while achieving cost avoidance.
• Aligned MEC process rigor improvement with latest quality criteria.
• Maintained focus on KPIs while conducting deep dive analysis to get to the root cause, as well as implemented recovery plan to get them back on track, achieving 98% of customer commitments.

Arlington Heights, IL

• Led software development teams across all organizations, quickly addressing customer issues from root cause analysis to software deployment for maintenance corrections.
• Instrumental in creating software delivery plans to satisfy customer requests.
• Drove team to mitigate risks to resolve any milestone issues before they occurred. Clearly communicated plans to over 1K engineers, enabling flawless execution.
• Built close relationships with LTE team, encouraging common deliveries to customers, ensuring software alignment across 4 products to contain common content and same delivery schedules.
• Implemented common release plans, leveraging LTE telecommunication customer plans.
• Influential in encouraging the Small Cell team to implement software REUSE across all LTE and 4G products.

• Point of contact for senior leadership, obtaining financial forecasts for $100M of cellular networks.
• Created scenario plans, evaluating critical business decisions and their impacts.
• Drove the team to mitigate risks, resolving any milestone issues before they occurred.
• Managed team to implement internal stretch goals for early deliveries on critical programs.
• Provided scenario alternatives within 48 hours, focusing quickly on critical issues.
• Worked closely with team members at all levels to ensure that issues were well understood, encouraging quick resolution which resulted in achieving on-time delivery with Six Sigma quality.

Arlington Heights, IL

• Evaluated outsourcing opportunities and facilitated the product transfer.
• Reviewed customer requests from Product Management, creating a strategic plan.
• Analyzed options and established a project plan with development resources.
• Documented and implemented new commitment process.
• Led and facilitated a product transfer internal to Motorola or to an external manufacturer.
• Ensured adherence to plan, holding conference calls and interfacing with departmental managers.

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management