Experienced electrical engineer & procurement manager in the automotive & consumer electronics segments. Strong technical skills coupled with negotiation, communication, and inter-personal skills and the ability to be flexible in working with global program teams and manufacturing sites.Career experiences include• Commodity Manager: Lead the integrated circuits and semiconductor Tier II electronics space. Built relationships with Tier I EMS/CM suppliers and Tier II semiconductor components suppliers. Developed analytics to manage the electronics commodity space. Negotiated development agreements and pricing agreements.• Senior Quality Engineer: Developed and tuned safe-launch process for strategic programs. Participated in TS/ISO16949 audits; manufacturing capability assessments of IC suppliers and 5S audits. Worked with customers and supplier to solve complex automotive electronic system quality problems.• Senior Component Engineer: Worked with external suppliers to create and release part drawings for microcontrollers used in automotive applications. Evaluated and approved parts per AEC-Q100 standards for PPAP requirements; also assessed and approved supplier change requests.• IC Architecture and Technology Development: Lead teams in defining and developing new microcontrollers for automotive applications. Performed technology evaluations of future technologies, assisted system engineering and hardware engineering in application and use of microcontrollers and programmable logic devices. Worked with external IC suppliers to ensure that sourced ICs met requirements in performance and program timing from concept through qualification & PPAP.• IC Test Engineering: Developed test programs for new smartpower ICs. Worked with product engineering to create test matrix which was then used to develop functional test program.• Process & Device Development & Characterization: Developed power discrete and smartpower device and process technology. Developed extensive background in wafer process engineering and device characterization.• Certified Six-Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB), American Society for Quality.