Lead team of System, Software, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineers to deliver 4G and 5G platform technology.

Responsible for driving and guiding 8 project teams to deliver a quality product from concept through to manufacturingEnsure the necessary quality and safety measures for the project are identified, noted and completed with respect to all requirements.Organizationally independent of the project manager, act as an objective assessor of project status and risk.Provide leadership to project and business teams in new product launch process.Provide coaching in quality methods such as: safe product launch, structured problem solving, statistical methods, and product evaluation test plans.Support customer visits, meetings, and audits.

Lead team of electrical, mechanical, and software engineers to design Fuel Module, which improves automotive fuel efficiency. 2M units/year, low-cost manufacturing in Nogales, Mexico from requirements through launch.Lead team of electrical, mechanical, software engineers to design Driver Seat Module, which automates seat/mirror/pedal control. 200K units/year, low-cost manufacturing in Nogales, Mexico from validation testing through launch.Lead re-design efforts that achieved savings of $3M over 4 years on Fuel Module.Key contributor to software quote responsible for securing $300M business.Attend bi-monthly customer meetings and report on design team activities.Coordinate and track activities with support teams including product reliability, component engineering, purchasing, and environmental, health, and safety.On-site and long-distance factory support of all build activities.Interview prospective team members.

Projects: Driver Seat Module, Climate Control Seat Module, Heated Seat Module.Lead and manage team of software engineers, responsible for all phases of software development.Assess software timing and risk and report to program management.Moderate software design/code reviews, finalize all software design decisions.Attend bi-monthly customer meetings and report software team activities to management.Perform two management checkpoints per year for employees and evaluate overall performance for year end summary including promotion and merit raise decisions.Acting software lab manager for 3 years.Participate in corporate activity Teaming for Excellence. Software team presented the idea for accelerated and more efficient project timing that was presented to Motorola employees and upper management across the company.Key contributor to writing and creating procedures that led to Business Unit goal of SEI (Software Engineering Institute) Level 3 assessment.