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Ft Lauderdale Fl

Sr supply chain executive turning streetlights into critical smart city, broadband and small cell infrastructure worldwide.

Sr supply chain and operations executive with startup in the business of making 360 deg video cameras and incorporating into them artificial intelligence for the use in security application, reporting directly to the President and CEO. • Led broad global manufacturing for new product introduction owning every element of getting a new device concept from a sheet of paper to mass production. Deep understanding of supply chain processes required to launch products at scale with exceptional quality including: component procurement, factory ramp readiness, cost management, Drove complete manufacturing transformation, including production processes ,quality system, and governance model across multiple factories and component suppliers mostly in Asia and the US.• Created visions and processes for how the supply chain would operate for the startup. • Oversaw entire supply chain for the business. Held responsibility for over 50 suppliers and 2 factories to ensure the on time , on cost and high quality delivery of our product portfolio. • Directed the forward and reverse logistics operation working with customer like Best Buy and Target ensuring that all key performance metrics were met to ensure our good standing with these key customers.

Plantation Fl.

Sr Director Engineering Product Development 2011-2015Motorola MobilitySR Engineering executive and site manager for the Motorola Mobility design center in Plantation Fl with global operations reporting directly to the Motorola SVP Global Product Design. Budget of over 30M with over 200 engineers. • Directed the design and execution of the highly successful Moto E and Moto G product platform for Motorola . These products account for over 70% of Motorola’s product volume. • Boosted gross margin by 12M by designing and delivering 2 new products 6 weeks ahead of schedule. Using a method of KPI based check points to ensure early development gate exit.• Created strategy and plan to deliver the 2015 product introductions in record time.• Directed the design and delivery of 6 NPI (new product introductions) on time in 2014.• Successfully planned and executed the integration of the Fl design team with or corporate design team.• Transformed the organization from developing iDEN type products to market leader in cell phones .

Plantation Fl

Sr Director Engineering Product Development 2006-2011Motorola Inc-iDEN Mobile DevicesSR Engineering Manager for a global organization with sites in the US. Asia and India of 500+ EE, ME, SW and Program Managers engineering professionals responsible for the iDEN product portfolio of high performance Push to Talk cellular phones. • Directed a product portfolio of over 15SKU’s generating 2B in sales and over 25%GM. • Led the product roadmap, product definition, product design and execution through customer market launch.• Developed technology platforms and architecture roadmap covering 5 yrs of product roadmaps .• Created strategies for product development using JDM/ODM/OEM across a multi national development team with the purpose of maximizing the organizations budget allowing an R&D leverage of over 400%.• Created strategy and plan to deliver on time the iDEN product roadmap.• Delivered iDEN’s first android phone i1 a full Mil Spec touch screen phone . • Opened a iDEN’s design center in Singapore with no impact to product commitments• Delivered $697M of gross margin with 29% margin.• Overhauled the product development process reducing product development time by 30% by focusing on high value deliverable and product foundation.

Plantation, Fl

Director of Engineering for Low and Mid tier Platform Products 2002-2006Motorola Inc- iDEN Mobile DevicesDirector of Engineering for the iDEN Low and Mid tier high performance Push to Talk cellular phones product development teams with 87 engineers. Created product platform strategies, component roadmap and product quality roadmaps . Introduced to the organization the concept of developing phones in a JDM model with world wide design partners. Established an offshore product development team in Penang Malaysia • Created product platform strategies, component roadmap and product quality roadmaps . • Introduced to the organization the concept of developing phones in a JDM model with world wide design partners.• Created a JDM(Joint Design Manufacturing) partnership with Foxconn China.• Established a Motorola offshore product development team in Penang Malaysia • Delivered 4 NPI (new product introductions) on a yearly basis.• Created a Digital Dashboard allowing for the virtual management of programs worldwide.• Delivered products consistently with over 30% of GM .

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