Michael Skowron Email & Phone Number

Saint Louis, Missouri, US

Responsible for developing product strategies and road maps, leading New Product Introductions (NPI's), product pricing, promotion and meeting aggressive growth goals for the business along with the team. - Define product strategy and roadmap in accordance with Aclara's strategic direction. - Work closely with the Product team to develop and manage a.

Londonderry, NH, US

• Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Manchester, NH. www.efi.com 2009 – PresentElectronics for Imaging, provides High Precision industrial large format digital printers. Sales: $1B+, Staff: 3.3K+, Managed: 90.Vice President.
• Drove technology roadmap, ensuring engineering and cross functional teams were aligned to deliver to the company’s strategic plan while staying within the planned financial plan.
• Provided strategic financial leadership assessing monthly results, forecasts, budgets, strategic plans, capital expenditures, contracts and acquisitions driving business decisions.
• Generated $125M annual revenue, led cross functional teams responsible for product development, analysis, fabrication, assembly support to deliver high speed electro-mechanical products.
• Managed $12M engineering financial P&L budget, provided budgeting review, headcount justification, annual org review, quota management to support a growth orientated organization.
• Shorten development schedules by 20% and recognizing an average cost savings of 25% per project equaling about $3M through driving parallel innovate solutions to operational challenges, This was recognized by the.

Durham, NH, US

• Heidelberg Web/Goss International, Durham, NH. www.gossinternational.com 2001 – 2009Goss International is a supplier of high-speed offset printing presses. Sales: $1B+, Staff: 4K+Managed: 55.Commercial Manager.
• Work with the CEO on developing, communicating, implementing and managing the strategic vision of the company.
• Managed cross functional teams delivering 15-20 large press installs a year & on-site management.
• Managed companies P&L budget of $120M, budgeted installation sites, headcount planning & annual org review.
• Cut down new product development time 20%, developed program & project plans, utilized process controls & “sprints” enabled parallel tasks.
• Led on-site resources, service engineering, electronic hardware, software engineers, mechanical engineers, drafters, technicians & outside contractors. This allowed a revenue recognition of new NPI of $80M over two.

Durham, NH, US

Lakeville, MN, US

• Speedline Technologies Camalot, Haverhill, MA. www.speedlinetech.com 2000 – 2001Speedline is a leading global producer of manufacturing equipment & services for the printed circuit board & semiconductor packaging.
• Led research & development of Automated Solder Ball Placement Machine for semiconductor industry employing high precision robotic platforms utilizing computer vision systems recognizing revenue of $5M.
• Reduced development time by 20%, utilizing development sprints and more technology reuse. Incorporating tighter project schedules for development programs utilizing full system testing earlier in the concept phase.
• Cut throughput time 25% & reduced system cost by 30%, developed New Computer Vision System for BGA solder machines post inspection process.
• Recommend and lead new efforts to improve management and financial performance.

• Inspex, Inc., Billerica, MA. www.kla-tencor.com 1998 – 2000Inspex, designs, develops & manufactures semiconductor wafer inspection hardware products & software. Sales: $20M+, Staff: 75, Managed: 8. Principal Engineer.
• Developed next generation Wafer Inspection System, doubled wafer throughput & decreased false negatives 25%.
• Developed compact pick and place robotic system, System allowed for higher throughput and increased reliability.
• Performed monthly cost & schedule variance analysis in line with customer reporting requirements.
• Achieved ISO 9002 Certification for Engineering Department, redesigned & updated controlled internal engineering procedures, forms, spreadsheets, logs & graphs.
• Standardized processes and standard work, drove the engineering environment from “garage” mentality to a repeatable robust development process.

Peabody, MA, US

• Analogic Corporation, Peabody, MA. www.analogic.com 1993 – 1998Analogic Corporation designs, manufactures, & sells medical imaging systems, ultrasound & security systems, & subsystems to original equipment.
• Developed world’s first portable Computed Tomography Scanner, using a proprietary X-ray emitting control algorithm, reconfigured our mobile CAT system from conventional design to a flexible structure allowing for a 30%.
• Developed a Laparoscopic transducer surgical probe with a biopsy needle & a 4-way steerable scanning head.
• Managed & directed project resources for Engineering, Manufacturing & Quality Assurance departments, provided timely product delivery according to contractual & technical requirements.
• Developed compact Thermal Control Mechanisms, Compact air and water cooled heatsinks utilizing efficient compartment designs and air flow.
• Acted as the primary customer contact for technical reviews & schedule coordination.

• Project Engineer, Responsible for the research & development & delivery of industrial Plasm cutting systems.
• Responsible for research, development & implementation of multiple axis thermal cutting machines, emphasis on compact electro-mechanical designs.
• Researched & developed precise linear motion systems using ball transfers, linear ways, ball screws & rack & pinion drive systems with harmonic drive differentials, belt driven systems & cable powered systems.
• Supervised projects from the research stage through final assembly in the production phase.

• Design Engineer/Product Engineer, responsible for development & implementation of high-speed printing equipment through conceptual design innovations.
• Responsible for research & development on projects dealing with compact designs incorporating performance & material innovations.
• Supervised the redesign of existing products to reduce cost & increase manufacturability.
• Developed a Fluid control patent that allowed a 15% speed increase on our current products.
• Performed on-site design of mechanical components that met/exceeded customer performance requirements, while working under cost & time constraints.
• Lead in the selection of materials, processing & the use of coatings designed to enhance a components wear characteristics thus extending its life.

Msem, Engineering Management

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering