Managing accessory development team and projects.

Managed a product organization responsible for 5 product lines. Functional responsibilities included SW/HW Engineering, Verification and Operator Acceptance, Project and Product Management, and Customization and BOM Documentation • Budget control and management• Product design, verification and launch readiness• Factory planning, test, capacity and quality • Product customizations• International Product Verfication and Launch• Technical customer support• Point of escalation for internal and external customers. • Weekly project status reports and monthly management reviews to senior management. • Third party external partners managed in areas of SW Development, Manufacturing, and Technical Support.

• Responsible for the commercial relationship with contract manufacturing partners • Negotiated strategic agreements, including quarterly pricing and claim settlements. • Formulated RFQ package and analyzed responses, participated on vendor selection team.

• Managed sourcing, manufacturing and factory launch and production.• Negotiated strategic agreements, including quarterly pricing with manufacturing partners • Developed and implemented strategic factory capacity plans • Managed factory test and quality• Led quarterly business reviews with company executives and documented actions and summaries.