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New Brighton, MN

Lead and manage a team of Computer and Electrical engineers, designersand drafters for the design and realization of control, data acquisition andelectrical systems for turbo-fan engine test facilities and associatedequipment.

Plymouth, MN

• Led and mentored 10+ engineers and technicians. Managed test and burn-in New Product Introduction (NPI) and production support of Microelectronics, Sensors and MEMS products. Led test equipment roadmap, capital.
• Partnered with Engineering and Business to drive many NPI improvements reducing cost and cycle time.
• Eliminated a major cost and schedule risk in test developments by modifying the device test logic. Led a cross-functional team through proposal, justification and implementation.
• Minimized new product test software creation time by 30% by leading a multidisciplinary team, standardizing design input, automating software development and automating the software audit process.
• Led a lean process team that created a single board burn-in flow. Oven capacity improved by 25% eliminating many customer schedule misses while saving $500K in capital.
• Reduced burn-in board creation cycle time by 40% (6 weeks), and saved $50K per project. Removed burn-in development from the NPI critical path.

Plymouth, MN

• Led 20+ engineers supporting test and manufacturing. Led the design and implementation of complex functional test systems to test sophisticated military hardware. Developed manufacturing process for prototypes.
• Developed standardized processes for test hardware design and software development. Led the development of common test software and hardware architecture, reducing design and recurring costs, and achieving savings in.
• Ensured product design trade-offs for manufacturability and testability were properly considered, increasing CCA testability 30%.
• Developed and executed plans to reduce manufacturing touch labor, reducing two assemblies by 20%.
• Modified build processes and training for a remote manufacturing site to match available skills.
• Led numerous cross-functional continuous improvement teams, improving first-pass yields and reducing test times. Combined lessons learned from multiple programs to create improvements for a new tester that reduced cost.

Eden Prairie, MN

• Managed all test development and operational test support at two plant locations. Led configuration management (CM) group and was program manager for new customer integration.
• Introduced new test techniques and equipment, adding depth and breadth to test engineering, resulting in cost effective test strategies for customer’s circuit card assemblies and other products.
• Eliminated new customer losses, exceeded prescribed profit levels and met customer requirements.
• Key part of the technical sales team for new business opportunities, signing several new customers.
• Developed and managed a process, providing design engineering services to customers by utilizing outside suppliers.
• Designed costing models for recurring and non-recurring activities, improving test revenue by more than 30%. Developed cost-effective processes that met medical and avionics requirements.

Meee, Electrical Engineering

Masters of Engineering in Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Bsee, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Eta Kappa Nu -- EE HonoraryEmphasis on computer design. Completed the technical requirements for a Computer.

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