Accomplished Mechanical Engineering Manager with an advanced degree and more than 20 years of experience in design, assembly and manufacture of high-precision, complex electromechanical devices. Managed groups of technical professionals through numerous successful product releases. Proficient in leadership and team motivation. Management style was highly respected by employees. Excellent interpersonal skills.- More than 13 disk drive products designed and shipped at an industry-leading pace; the most recent products were recognized as the highest performance drives in the industry- Products have been produced successfully in volume in a very competitive market- Latest product is expected to generate approximately $720 million in revenue with a 45% gross margin- Managed teams of up to 16 engineers, analysts and technicians in high-tech environments, with frequent requests from others to join the design team- Successfully introduced products into automated production in Japan and Singapore- Instrumental in moving a large corporation into a growing market segment with a “back room” design effort- Seven US patents (jointly held) on innovative concepts that advanced disk drive mechanical technology- “Design of an Open-Loop Actuator for a Rigid Disk Drive” published in the Second International Motorcon Conference Proceedings, San Francisco, CA- Member ASMESpecialties: Well organized, with proven ability to coordinate the efforts of an engineering team. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Creative, excellent at brainstorming in a group environment. Hands-on, enjoy lab work, Class 100 cleanroom experience. Experience with a wide variety of materials, processes and suppliers. Very effective at failure analysis and problem solving.