As a member of the new business team, I assemble bills of material and cost estimates for new products. I have taken one of these products from concept to production-ready and assisted on several others. I also support current high volume production of powertrain control modules.

• Lead electrical engineer for PHEV battery charger; managed a team of 6 electrical engineers• Designed the control board circuitry of Delphi’s first-generation high-voltage battery charger• Documented and communicated specifications to software team, then confirmed software operation• Worked closely with mechanical engineers to ensure both electrical and mechanical needs were met• Conducted both system-level and component-level DFMEAs on multiple products• Successfully negotiated specification changes with customers• Performed electrical testing and characterization on DC/DC converters (318V to 14V nominal)• Tested battery pack control modules for immunity to harness connection sequence• Calculated statistical limits to ensure specification limits were being met for power products• Collaborated with validation engineers to distinguish between test issues and product defects• Utilized problem solving skills to determine root causes for validation and customer failures• Documented test procedures so that standard tests could be performed by independent test group

Specified, designed and implemented Delphi's first generation USB compressed audio playback solution including command and control of Apple's iPod devicesSpecified, designed and implemented Delphi's first generation MP3 CD player that allowed Delphi to provide the first automotive OEM with MP3 CD playbackImplemented Delphi's second generation MP3 CD electronics resulting in >40% cost savingsResearched and benchmarked numerous solutions and architectures to determine the best alternativesDefined functional and performance specifications based on market research and customer inputCoordinated design team efforts to achieve desired performance and meet schedule constraintsCreated test plans to exercise all functional requirements and procured appropriate test mediaPresented brown-bag technical training to interested engineers

Technical Lead for the design and introduction of the DF700/900 radios for South America.Introduced a new line of audio receivers for new customers in South AmericaInterfaced with various customers to gather, define, and categorize requirementsWrote specifications for audio system designs including human-machine interfaceManaged the conformance testing of products and coordinated problem solving of validation failures

Created the first working model of a consistent cost estimating tool that was later implemented throughout Delphi's finance organizationCompleted cost and profit analysis for new business opportunities and quotesPrepared business cases and presented same to product line executivesUsed many skills gained from MBA coursework including the computation of net profit, net present value

Designed analog and digital audio building blocks that were reused in multiple radio applicationsCreated and published internally several audio standards for volume, fade/balance, loudness, bass/treble, mode balance, and amplifier sense modesWrote test profiles for Audio Precision System One test equipment to automate measurementsFocused on lean concepts and reuseConducted classroom and laboratory training for 3 new-hires

Managed supplier's development of custom ICsLeveraged various IC suppliers to provide their best technology and most integrated system solutionUsed system design expertise to architect, specify, and develop new custom audio ASICs that delivered outstanding performance and reduced system costsSpecified and developed Delphi's first genuinely 2-Ohm capable power amplifier IC which incorporated speaker load fault diagnostics - an industry firstSpecified and developed a tone & volume IC which was the first such device to have a graceful mute, for which the supplier was awarded a patent (zero-crossing detecting mute)Generated >$1M in cost savings by moving new ICs from Tape Pak to standard QFP packaging

Designed car radio electronics by selecting components, completing schematics and managing the circuit board layoutsDeveloped audio and FM tuner circuitry Performed extensive laboratory and field evaluations to ensure customer performance targetsServed as the lead electrical engineer for a high-volume platform of car radios