Hardware Engineering ManagerManaged the Hardware Engineering Department; which includes electrical and mechanical engineering, the engineering laboratories, and test engineering; for the Surgery business of GE Healthcare. This is a team of global engineers who design and support mobile x-ray imaging systems for surgical applications.- Developed the organizational structure of the Hardware Engineering Department.- Development of technology road map and over site of advanced technology programs.- Supervision of multiple new product introduction (NPI) and sustaining programs/projects.- Created engineering guidelines and best practices for mechanical and electrical engineer processes.

Global engineering manager of design and support engineers for mobile x-ray imaging systems. Managed engineers who developed new products and supported the ongoing production. Developed design control procedures and policies- Managed new product development by teams located in India, China, and the US.- Led the development and implementation of a RoHS conversion strategy. Streamlined process of managing part obsolescence.- Provided training and career development for department engineers, reviewed performance, developed and conducted performance improvement plans.- Reviewed circuit designs and presented options to technical problems.- Verified and insured safety, quality and regulatory compliance.Technologies managed:- FPGA design- Embedded software- Video Capture and Image Processing- High power IGBT inverters- UL and CE safety certifications- CMOS x-ray flat panel detectors

Engineering management of medium to large-scale projects including Iomega’s REV, PocketZip, and Peerless drives. Directly supervised teams ranging in size from 5 to 15 people comprising firmware (embedded software), servo, read/write, and PCB layout engineers. - Led the development of a new disk drive architecture, which included selecting a DSP, switching to C, and implementing new magnetic recording technology. - Provided technical leadership, developed project schedules, and facilitated communication between engineers and upper management. Led a cross-functional hardware and software effort to ensure compatibility between a new device-type and file system. Engineer development including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, performance evaluation and management.- Oversaw production ramps and solved vendor issues in China and Malaysia.- Visited customers and prospective customers to address technical concerns and secure design wins.- Created new review procedures for firmware and hardware designs. - Designed a write equalization ASIC for a 100 MByte PocketZip drive.

Engineering problem solver for a variety of disciplines. Designed digital ASICS in VHDL, qualified analog circuitry, wrote test applications in C, and led small engineering projects.- Characterized and tested analog control loop circuitry for disk drive spindle and voice-coil servo systems- Led the design of the Flash Reader for portable miniturized Iomega Clik! drive- Specified and tested custom read channel IC’s. - Executed a digital peak detect channel cost reduction project.- Designed, coded and tested a digital data separator in the Iomega plug-n-play 4 Mbit/sec floppy disk controller.- Designed and implemented a digital ASIC that incorporated an 8031 core, ROM, motor control circuitry and a programmable write-equalization circuit. - Designed PLD’s for ASIC enhancements and bug fixes.- Solved ESD and EMI issues to meet or exceed regulatory requirements.

Designed, implemented, and tested the following subsystems in the ComByte DoublePlay Combination Tape and Floppy Drive: Magnetic read /write channels for inductive and magneto-resistive heads, brushless hall-less motor driver circuitry, optical sensors, and miscellaneous digital circuitry. - Managed part qualification and vendor selection for custom and standard integrated circuits, discrete semiconductors, and magnetic recording heads. - Conducted design verification testing. - Identified, analyzed, and implemented production yield improvements.

Entry-level engineer assigned to increase factory yields, improve field failure rates, and reduce costs. Analog designer of magnetic read/write circuitry.Conducted design and testing of magnetic recording read channels. Qualified and selects part suppliers and vendors. Electronic system debugging. Implemented product improvements. Conducted return rate analysis and implemented corrective action, started an ongoing failure analysis group. Analyzed computer compatibility issues.