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Longmont, Colorado, United States

Denver Metropolitan Area

• Managed a team of ~25 Managers, Engineers, and Technicians across 5 different Visio sites• Responsible for budgeting, planning, hiring, and terminating employees• Managed testing at 4 overseas Original Design Manufacturers• Improved test processes and communication with engineering teams in the US and Taiwan, resulting in a 20% reduction in customer service calls • Deployed an automated test system that reduced test execution time by 50%, resulting in better test coverage and cost savings• Drove the JIRA based bug reporting system, classifying the severity of bugs and ensuring that the correct resources were applied to them. This resulted in improved focus – critical issues received priority – and improved responsiveness from the development team• Developed and managed several field Beta test programs using a third party test management house to deliver new features to the field• Provided key testing and issue feedback for development and deployment for Vizio’s Video on Demand system

Niwot Colorado

• Managed a cross –site team of engineers, contract engineers, and contracting engineering firms that successfully delivered multiple projects through the use of Agile development. • Primary architect for an IoT based embedded CAN bus data collection system, developed and delivered by a team of three engineers • Maintained open lines of communication with upper level management on a weekly basis. • Gathered and defined features and managed the software and firmware development teams, designing the test suites, managed the test team and mentored new engineers to drive increases in performance.

Longmont, Colorado

Longmont, Colorado

- Led firmware and test teams in the development and deployment of technical solutions within 4 new market segments, including test development, test and device FA and in-depth customer support. - Served as the lead technical contract for all of the organization's 2.5" and 3.5" consumer disk drives including direct customer contact and system debugging. - Produced the firmware for the organization's last 2 low cost drives both on-time and within budget while managing a team consisting of 3 firmware engineers and 4 part-time engineers. - Oversaw the firmware development and compatibility tests for the organization's most successful hybrid disk drive, defining features and ensuring they were implemented and tested, releases scheduled and customer issues debugged.- Delivered 10 different products while in the position ranging from consumer electronics products to enterprise level hard drives. - Utilized Agile development methodology to deliver the firmware for the organization's last 2 low cost drives on time while managing a team of 3 firmware engineers and 4 part-time engineers. Key achievements while in the position include:* Delivered key products for the organizational both on-time and within budget, both within 9 month which was recognized as a record for the organization. * Led the firmware development Seagate's hybrid HDD program, resulting in a 2.5" HDD that outsold all hybrid drives combined in its 1st quarter of sales.* Produced the industry's first 3.5" hybrid disk drives. * Successfully delivered Seagate's "comeback" consumer electronics HDD 3-months ahead of its desktop equivalent. * Managed an 8-person team that successfully developed and automated new test methodologies that mirrored the customer's application and test, resulting in faster qualification cycles and a shorter time to revenue.* Worked in collaboration on a 3-person team that developed and deployed the industry's first surveillance HDD, creating a $100M+ market.

Longmont, Colorado, United States

In this position I managed a team of 17 Engineers and Managers. I was responsble for ensuring the quality of the firmware for all of Maxtor's PATA, SATA, FireWire, and USB hard drives. Key responsibilities included:Management of Black and White box testing of productsTest and compatibility/compliance testingOEM testing and qualificationManagement of a one million dollar capital equipment budgetHiring, reviewing, and mentoring staff