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Sarasota, Florida, Us

Responsible for a portfolio of engineering projects centered around the production and development of medical ventilators. Leveraged electrical engineering knowledge to stabilize the production and sourcing of the main controller circuit card. Implemented improved procedures to streamline project activities while meeting FDA standards.● Intervened and led course correction of failing technology transfer effort to onboard new circuit card supplier supporting the main ventilator production line, resulting in lower costs and supply stability.● Collaborated with PMO, Engineering and Quality organizations to define new project types and associated standards in company procedures to better conduct engineering sustaining activities.

Everett, Washington, Us

Managed key suppliers for Circuit Card and Cable assemblies supporting Manufacturing Operations. Negotiated terms and pricing for contracts ranging from new Technology Development Agreements to supplier Long Term Agreements. Executed supplier contract terms, including annual repricing analysis/negotiations. Tracked issues and priorities with main suppliers, including focus on key component shortages and capacity constraints. Cultivated healthy working relationships with vendors to drive win-win decisions.● Developed data analysis tools in MSExcel to better manage/prioritize >500 purchase orders, including automated backlog calculations and issue tracking. Reduced feedback time with key suppliers by 66%.● Obtained valuable Operations management knowledge, including planning strategies, line-of-balance tracking, and component sourcing methodologies.

Bothell, Wa, Us

Spearheaded product development and delivery of electro-mechanical satellite components (antennae gimbals, propulsion, and de-orbiting systems), including the integration of the control firmware. Developed comprehensive project plans with stakeholders, negotiated for resources, oversaw procurement activities, coordinated project activities via Jira Agile PM Tools and communicated regular status updates to upper management. Maintained main point of contact relationships with customers: negotiating requirements, coordinating testing activities, conducting design reviews, and tracking project status.● Improved baseline designs for concept products by supervising diverse engineering teams, focused on meeting cost and design-for-manufacturability goals. Delivered the new products to customers on aggressive schedules. One of these designs recently landed on the Moon.● Re-established trust between the company and a key customer by implementing via solid PMP project standards: tracking open action items, keeping commitments, and standardizing inter-company communication paths.

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Managed product development and aerospace certification efforts for power electronics, including commercial airline in-seat power supplies and outlets. Maintained project plans with MSProject, managed cross functional teams in stage-gate development methodology, oversaw qualification efforts, and helped coordinate initial manufacturing startup activities, including supplier/vendor management. ● Delivered a new generation power supply to a key customer that was 2 pounds lighter per unit than their standard Seat Power Module. Navigated the team through multiple technical challenges including EMI outages, customer scope adjustments, and unforeseen qualification issues. ● Formalized a project communication and documentation strategy utilizing OneNote software. The process increased the project team efficiency and provided a central repository for meeting records.

Phoenix, Az, Us

Organized product design activities, regulatory certification and introduction of battery-based solar inverters and charge controllers into manufacturing. Leveraged manufacturing background to facilitate smooth transitions into production. Led cross-organization teams, setting objectives and documenting requirements.● Introduced two new product families to the marketplace, contributing to a record sales year and an extended life cycle of a high-volume product line. Supported activities including design for manufacturability reviews, material management for prototype builds, and technical documentation delivery. Organized and managed project deliverables around corporate Stage Gate processes.

Rocklin, California, Us

Coordinated the engineering, construction and delivery of large-scale solar inverter solutions. Negotiated contract terms, including technical specifications and timelines, alongside sales team members. Interfaced directly with customers to address concerns and arrange deliveries/commissioning● Managed 7-15 concurrent 250kw - 1MW installations on continual basis during first year (~45 projects in total). Activities performed included clarification of technical requirements, scheduling of production and coordination of delivery/commissioning activities.● Solidified strong brand loyalty with major clients by successfully delivering integrated utility-grade inverter platforms for an 18MW solar farm in Arizona and a 60MW project in Canada.

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Generated and retained initial leads for residential and corporate sales teams. Built relationships with potential clients based on ability to understand their needs and exhibit technical knowledge. Coordinated quote responses (RFQs) for large institutional and municipal power projects.● Standardized the bid proposal process to ensure timely execution and delivery of required document in competitive bidding requests.● Achieved 10% success rate on cold-call campaign efforts, targeting commercial customers. Outpaced professional call center service hired for subsequent campaigns by 5%.

Munich, ., De

Oversaw the introduction of semiconductor memory products into our fabrication facility. Negotiated project commitments and resources as the liaison between the site project groups and the corporate business units. Led local teams to meet timelines and yield goals; assessed and reported team member performance to management.● Launched three independent products in two different manufacturing facilities within the first year, accounting for 20% of site capacity.● Interceded in a major design / manufacturing conflict between our Chinese design team and the manufacturing facility to ensure higher yields and better process margin of product.

Munich, ., De

Maximized process outputs for high volume memory products by leading cross-functional teams to address stability and specification concerns.● Introduced critical memory product into production in less than 30 days, while achieving an initial yield output +25% above standard.

Neubiberg, München, De

Led focus groups and designed experiments to improve stability of complex semiconductor process integration issues.

Austin, Texas, Us

Responsible for the specification, testing, data analysis and coordination of process centering for the introduction of new microprocessor products to key customers.

Austin, Texas, Us

Introduced new products from R&D facility into manufacturing. Primary interface with the product engineering group for process centering to obtain necessary yield targets.● Transferred 2 diffent processing technologies and 4 microprocess products during my tenure.● Coordinated successful introduction of new integration method and process tooling, eliminating the need for addtitional purchases of an out-of-date, overly expensive toolset.

Austin, Texas, Us

Developed new technology integrations and transferred processes to the manufacturing facilities.● Performed critical development/qualification work resulting in reduction of manufacturing costs and enabling of higher complexity for key microprocessor products.

Bs, Electrical Engineering

Ms, Electrical Engineering

Pmp, Project Manager Professional Certification

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