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Fremont, Ca, Us

Delivering Lam products from concept to customer deployment• Includes all Program Mgt aspects - reqts, concept engineering, prototyping , design & review for HW/FW/SW, scheduling, material procurement, Alpha & Beta Qualification at customer sites, Pilot & Mfg NPI, and customer deployment - all put into play by managing large cross functional teams• Executive & stakeholder presentation, communication, management, and alignment• Budget, resource, and process management• and problem solving for all of the above, across all functions and disciplines

Milpitas, California, Us

Ran projects with focus on product launch – guided all aspects except Engineering efforts.• organized the team to deliver and launch the product, including scheduling across all functions, QA, configuration mgt, sales process, installation plan and training, Beta plan and problem resolution, unit allocation, Sales Eng training, product demo, SW configuration process• When sales faltered on a product, determined causes, re-wrote collateral and re-launched with Sales Mgt• iPhone Mobile App for SaaS environment – with multi-location development and QA teams, using the Agile methods and tools, we worked thru platform and contractual issues to deliver a great app.• introduced new license model, & generated business reqts for sales and service transactions for IT deployment• Managed Tech Pub team, planning requirements, and publishing data sheets, installation guides, collateral• as Product Mgr for Solutions HW, planned and executed plan to transition the division’s SW/HW product line to SW-only products, by plotting EOL for products, plan for transfer service actions to external supplier, defining replacement products for support obligations, and avoiding large E&O.• drove new, but faulty, product to proper end by highlighting problems to internal team, then killing the project• developed new LCD products via 3rd party ODM, executed qualification plans on candidate products• set product pricing based on market analysis, Sales inputs, and attaining Exec agreement

San Jose, Ca, Us

Ran the projects for OCZ/Toshiba’s 1st NVMe SSD product portfolio from development thru product launch and customer qualification.• Launched 4 unique products and features, opening qualifications with 7 major customers.• Guided the team thru schedule development and updates, requirement changes, risk decisions, cost reduction, critical problem solving, corporate transition, and key material allocation planning. • Coordinated NPI builds and customer allocation for Production builds, to ensure accurate product configuration delivery. Full collaboration with Supply Chain, Planning & Fulfillment, and Logistics teams.• Generated 80% of initial sales by managing key customer accounts from RFP, thru evaluation and qualification, to purchase. Developed process for and coordinated cross-functional teams to resolve customer issues and customizations, using SFDC. Handled regular customer interface.• Briefed Executive staff on project progress and metrics, ensuring the Team was recognized for key MBO’s.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Drove efficient NPI for both Enterprise and Consumer product lines – Mfg process & Test SW development, factory capacity, new product introduction, management of Contract Manufacturer thru NPI, yield, and failure analysis.• Mobilized world-wide Product Engineering team (10) to use value engineering to decrease manufacturing test cycles.• Improved the team by replacement and bringing in upgraded talent.• Improved yields by integrating DFM inputs, process improvements, and resolving Test SW issues.• For Mfg Test Software, derived requirements, performed design reviews, and resolved code problems.• Developed 6 processes for smooth and efficient operation between company and Contract Manufacturer.

San Jose, California, Us

Drove efficient manufacturing of the Fiber Optic product line – Mfg & test development and deployment, factory capacity, NPI, CM transitions, yield, risk mitigation, FA, cost reduction. Headed cross-functional Program Mgt for Video Encoders and Fiber Optics. Included SW, HW, PSU, Mech (SM/plastics), plus sustaining teams – with Product Mgt, Finance, Supply Chain, QA, Ops/Mfg, Customer Support, R&D, & Exec Team • Introduced 8 products into Mfg, reaching planned yield & process.• Using ODM, developed housing, power supply, and front panel UI for rack mount device.• Prioritized NPI in collaboration with Product Mgt, based on available Operations resources, to maximize revenue and quell arguments over the product roadmap.• Test SW development – Test Stand, MatLab, C/C++.• Negotiated Sustaining Eng make/buy decisions for EOL component qualification to maximize revenues, while minimizing drain of R&D resources, using the Value Engineering process. Drive efforts & costs with Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Inventory Control, & Sales Operations.• Coordinated 6 Contract Mfg sites for Fiber Optic product line, merged to 2 sites to reduce product costs. • Orchestrated product transitions to Contract Mfgr – resulting in $2M annual savings.• Successfully launched video encoder product, guiding the team thru multiple change requests due to problem fixes.• Managed SaaS project for System-X, an Enterprise head-end control system, from spec to launch, including automated field training with Customer Support unit.• Detected error in internal SW licensing tracking system, saving $500K in illegitimate royalties.• Drove design and manufacturing of encoder airflow grill, using ODM supplier. Met both industrial design and temperature & airflow requirements and hit launch date. • Drove the PLC/PDP process and improvements (“Product Life Cycle”) to meet ISO 9001 compliance, using both Waterfall & Agile methods. Gained Executive agreement on PLC/PDP process and tracking.

San Jose, California, Us

Embedded Software Manager for two development groups; Video Encoder & Fiber Optics. • Hired & built Fiber Optic SW team & developed team to fully support the product line, using VRTX, VxWorks, C/C++/Assb, multi-threaded environments.• Excellent on-schedule record as Project Manager for variety of HW/SW products in dynamic requirements environment.• Closed multiple encoder customer issues. Collaborated with Marketing, QA, Ops, Customer Support, and R&D organizations to prioritize and save numerous deals and resolve difficult customer situations. Direct interface to customers for explaining problems and solutions.• Crisis Manager – direct handling of critical customer situations, including both on-site debugging and customer advocating.

SW Mgr & Program Mgr for a SaaS-based thin-client Internet Terminal product line. Functional Mgr for system & application SW. Managed cross-functional team of R&D, Marketing, Mfg, Operations, & Finance for this embedded system product. • Drove technical design & review, selection and implementation of RTOS, applications and SW components (Linux, C/C++/Assb), scheduling & risk, OEM & vendor relationships, contract negotiation, and cross functional development problems. Achieved customer demo requirements.• Developed a process with the Sales team for sustaining project priority, scheduling & tracking, specs, customer commitment and acceptance. Managed all aspects of concurrent projects, such as engineering, cost containment, and vendor relation.