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Amsterdam, North Holland, NL

Houston, Texas, US

Lead engineering projects focused on New Technology and New Product Introduction (NTI & NPI). Manage and coordinate the efforts of engineering, materials, lab, supply chain, and other functional groups required to facilitate successful accomplishment of project deliverables on time and with-in budget. Responsible for all aspects of assigned projects.

Houston, Texas, US

Engr Program Mngr for Datacenter InfrastructureResponsible for the development of new products to support the Enterprise data center♦ Led a team to develop the next generation of rack mounted backup power for the data center. Novel offering to support hold over power in a robust and highly energy efficient manner

Houston, Texas, US

Responsible for the new product introduction of commercial notebook platforms♦ New product introduction manager for what became the first in a family of industry leading Ultrabook’s developed to achieve lower price points with a new class of CPU’s and operating system♦ Supply Chain Manager for the rollout of Win7 across Commercial notebook platforms.

Houston, Texas, US

Responsible for the Wireless and AC Adapter commodities for all Notebook platforms♦ Insured product quality and assurance of supply from readiness of factory processes through the end of product lifecycles at our commodity suppliers. ♦ Managed commodity quality metrics, failure analysis, root cause identification and corrective action processes to support.

Houston, Texas, US

Member of DeskJet staff reporting to lab director♦ Led cross functional exploration which identified unmet customer needs and developed solutions leading to early prototypes of “Kitchen Central” This served as an early model for today’s tablets♦ Managed Platform development team that drove potential appliance instantiations targeted at home consumers. Main.

Development manager for Music Center line of products from inception through product launch ♦ Core team lead for the category of home based digital music. Worked with HW and SW development partners as well as with a music and merchandise supplier to develop platform and business model for Compaq Music Center♦ Developed models for recurring revenue from CD.

Successfully launched first line of Inkjet printers into Compaq using a leveraged OEM model♦ Used leveraged model to ship the millionth printer within a year and a half of team formation, capturing 12% market share. Managed project launches at Korean and Chinese OEM sites on time and on budget.♦ Recognized as main point of contact for relationships among.

Managed platform engineering team that delivered Compaq’s PC theatre products into production♦ Platform engineering manager for the first HD TV’s and the first HDTV to be integrated with a PC. Developed TV monitor and remote controls with RCA, used manufacturing partner FIC and test marketed through Circuit City♦ Performed search of potential design.

Lead mechanical engineer for new product designs. Main products included the Proliant Storage System as well as upgrades to the Proliant Server families of products. ♦ Designed and managed all mechanical system aspects of the first redundant Proliant Storage System. ♦ Designed fault tolerant system which contained plugable fans, power supplies &.

Houston, Texas, US

Led cross functional team responsible for early systems level manufacturing engineering support to Design in achieving cost avoidance and enhanced factory preparedness. ♦ Assessed costs associated with design and assembly alternatives for new products and utilized DFMA techniques that achieved savings in development, manufacturing and maintenance.

Led cross functional team that developed new Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCA's) thru production release. ♦ Recognized as key individual in developing a relationship with design teams to integrate design for manufacturing practices early in the design process. ♦ Focal point for developing and maintaining PCA design guidelines and consulting with department.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Responsible for engineering development support of SMT manufacturing capability for multiple divisions. ♦ Procured next generation equipment used to assemble PCA's for flight computers. This included the preparation of purchase specifications, equipment search and in-house testing and training.♦ Hardware development manager for an in-house designed system.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Supported the Start-Up of an SMT assembly operation at a leading Commercial Avionics Manufacturer that became a Center of Excellence within the division during this period. ♦ Designed and set-up both the solder paste printing and the Pick and Place assembly operations. Awarded Trade Secret for printer work-holder design.

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Post Graduate Course Work Towards, Mba