Overseeing the operations of the entire medical group, with multiple locations across Southern California

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Designs, manufactures and markets high-speed and high-capacity memory solutions. Products range from Compact Flash cards to flash-based SSD and high-density DRAM. End user is the OEM market with customers such as CISCO Systems and EMC. Sales of $350M and 400 employees worldwide.Program ManagerResponsible for strategic New Product Introduction (NPI) for (Product Technology: Enterprise SSD using SLC and MLC Flash. Product Interface: SAS and SATA with 1.8", 2.5" and 3.5" Form Factor) by working directly with Sales and Engineering to launch product line and develop road maps for continual business growth. Introduce SSD products to market effectively by persistently keeping a pulse on Sales, Engineering and Third Party feedback, while sensitive to timeline and budget. Resulting in first to market and $40M increase in revenue in 2007.Manage Product Lifecycle progress from Engineering Prototype (EP) to Fully Qualified (FQ) by tracking and managing product schedules with MS Project and AGILE. Ultimately satisfying OEM requirements.Work directly with VP of Business Development and VP of Sales to effectively introduce customer needs to Engineering team. Weekly progress and status meetings has allowed for realistic timeline and priority setting.Approach each NPI and Project with the 'Triple Constraint" in mind - Scope, Cost and Time; becoming the focal point for the progress of the product family by holding program review meetings. Side by side GAP analysis with VP of Business Development along with bi-weekly strategizing sessions. Use of CRM software to attain customer detail, BOM detail and inventory detail. Also manage Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) by using AGILE software.The point of contact between Customer, Sales and Product Managers by offering updates and Road Maps. Continual transition from Legacy product to next generation.

Authorized agent for health care service providers to clinic/hospitals of the Mariana Islands including Guam Director of Product MarketingResponsible for penetration of unknown markets by performing market research, developing customer relationships, opening/staffing offices and negotiating agreements with clients. Directly managed the team with revolving monthly line of credit of $25K.Tightened company efficiency and increased profit margins by reviewing Financial Statements on a monthly basis, rotating management staff on a quarterly basis, working with vendors on a volume discount basis and simplifying logistics through customer & employee feedback.Captured 95% of market by meeting with potential customers, customizing agreements, negotiating on a case by case basis, identifying competitors' areas of vulnerability, developing and implementing strategic action plans, including retention of industry experts.Directed market research efforts with end users of physician services to identify key volume and quantity statistics used to formulate negotiating platform with various California service providers resulting in attainment of "letters of intent" that became instrumental in opening new overseas territory with >300K potential customer base.

Semiconductor manufacturer specializing in communication technology with sales of $780M and 400 employees. Note: MINDSPEED is a spin off from CONEXANT.; Focused on financial budgets placed on each product and emphasized efficiency to each department involved in the product cycle through weekly and monthly presentations to department heads updating financial status, overhead and timeline for actual product introduction to the market. Hand selected for leading product . Directed 5 departments while acting as liaison with the COO in development and market introduction of new product, establishing dominant market position before competitors completed market entry, resulting in increased revenues >44%. Increased orders and production demands resulted in department being spun off and formed into a new company. Achieved the CL25 Team Leadership Award for the successful effort.Coordinated communication among key company decision makers, including CEO and COO, in an effort to develop and implement plan to ensure that the company was prepared with enough hardware and testing facilities to manage increased production volumes and throughput while meeting customer delivery demands. Resulted in elimination of "last-minute" production crises and customer dissatisfaction.Forecasted financial gains and losses by providing various scenarios made up of critical factors such as product yields, economies of scale and customer base; provided presentations to the COO and CFO on a quarterly basis which assisted the company as a whole in projecting through-put and yearly revenues.

Responsible for product introduction throughout the design, testing, manufacturing, packaging and marketing phases with accountability for guaranteed completion by commitment date to customer.

Designed and contracted offsite assembly and responsible for identifying and meeting with potential customers.