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Rolesville, Nc, Us

Morrisville, Nc, Us

Manages a Team of Program Managers driving portfolio level programs and inititatives with focus on...- Portfolio Definition & Alignment- Cross-Portfolio Programs- Cross-Functional Portfolio Core Teams- Portfolio Initiatives- Portfolio & Program Process- Program & Portfolio Management Tools

Morrisville, Nc, Us

Drive global cross-functional transformation teams with planning, process advisory, implementation support, and delivery of technical projects and strategic initiatives aligned with the executive staff and the CTO office • Acting as a Chief of Staff and “Swiss Army Knife” for the Chief Development Officer, lead and collaborate with senior VP level staff supporting organizational initiatives driven by OKR’s and ensuring the success for core business, strategic projects, and the overall product strategy throughout the fiscal year• Oversee and optimize operational processes and tools, identifying areas for improvement and implementing efficient workflows to enhance team productivity and overall performance within a results-driven culture.• Lead and manage strategic programs and initiatives supporting new Extreme Cloud & Enterprise Solutions• Managed engagements with engineering, sales, and customer success teams in support of wired/wireless solutions with Venue Analytics for global professional and collegiate sports stadiums and venues • Led global M&A Integration teams driven to meet terms and timelines within the Transition Services Agreement (TSA). Coordinate the onboarding and consolidation of internal tools and software applications

Morrisville, Nc, Us

Lead global cross functional teams through product lifecycle development from concept through product launch phases for wireless programs that include: Wireless Access Points, Controllers, OS Software Development, Network Management and Application Software. - Establish short and long-term program objectives ensuring the team completes tasks for program milestones - Drive ODM HW development from RFQ through NPI production with focus on cost, schedule, and quality - Integrated multiple product lifecycle processes from three company acquisitions to ensure best in class business process implementations. Trained cross functional teams for new processes and best practices.

London, England, Gb

Managed a cross functional development, integration, test, production, and delivery team for large scale Naval defense systems with full P&L responsibility of budgets exceeding $10+ Million. DoD security Clearance - Secret

Durham, Nc, Us

Drive cross functional matrixed project teams of mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, product marketing, regulatory, supply chain, and purchasing from the concept phase through mass production to meet product and market requirements with emphasis on COGS/ASP targets, product quality, product performance, and time to market. - Responsible for the development and production of LED Lighting Systems- Manage relationships with joint development partners and suppliers with manufacturing operations in Asia

Cary, Nc, Us

Electronic Materials Value StreamActively manage the portfolio, products in development, and production product life cycles for the potting and encapsulation, microelectronics, and thick film materials value lines. - Lead a global cross functional team to develop and successfully implement product management strategies that grow the business, improve cash flow, meets customer requirements, and achieves long term business objectives. - Manage the global project portfolio to achieve sustainable, profitable, growth by ensuring projects meet the established performance and financial metrics. Responsible for global profitability and growth of the portfolio with overall profit and loss responsibility for the value stream - Collaboration with global and regional Sales and Marketing leadership on price/margin strategies for the global value lines to achieve profitable financial and business objectives - Coordination with the global value stream team to develop and implement the marketing, sales, technology, operations, and sourcing plans that are aligned with the strategic and annual objectives including global allocation of resources and global P&L responsibilities for the electronic materials value line.

Durham, Nc, Us

LED Lighting Solutions ManufacturingDefine, create, and execute NPI project work plans, deliverables, and processes for LED Lighting products - Drive printed circuit board and mechanical design/assembly improvements to LED Lights through DFM/DFA analyses. Collaborate with suppliers to improve designs for low cost manufacturability and product quality.

Galway, Ie

Telecom Outside Plant DivisionDirected engineering teams to develop fiber optic components and enclosures for telecommunications networks - Led the rapid response team and processed customer requests for quick turn modifications of prototype and production components. - Collaborated with plastics suppliers in Asia and in-house sheet metal manufacturing to produce rapid response designs for immediate revenue improvements.

Minato-Ku, Tokyo,, Jp

Americas Customer Project OfficeDirected global hardware, software, and product requirement teams through mobile phone product development, including customer requirements and customer acceptance for phones specifically developed for the US market. - Collaborated with product and launch management and the customer account teams for the customization of hardware and software and the acceptance of multiple mobile phone variants developed in Europe and Asia. - Coordinated the efforts of an end of life scrap reduction team, realizing a savings of $8 million dollars through process changes within the Global Product Supply Chain Organization, creating incentive plans for global market units, cross selling excess accessories, and reconfiguration of product kits for improved re-use.

Minato-Ku, Tokyo,, Jp

R&D Project OfficeDirected cross functional teams through complex global projects for mobile phone product development includingindustrial design concepts, product/customer requirements, R&D (mechanics, electronics, software, and product verification), NPI manufacturing, global regulatory approvals, and customer acceptance- Managed multi-disciplinary product innovation teams through the Sony Ericsson's time-to-market toll gate process, supervising sub-team project schedules, controlling expenditures within the operating budget, launching numerous devices on-time, and generating revenues exceeding $2 billion. - Successfully managed teams comprised of ~70 matrixed resources with development project budgets up to $30 million. Budget scope consisted of prototype sample plans, component and assembly tooling, consulting/contractor services, internal and external system testing, and global regulatory certifications. - Scoped project key performance indicators (KPI's) and monitored results. Produced weekly project status for all stakeholders within the global organization. Presented bi-weekly program reviews to executive management and portfolio management teams in preparation for global market launch activities. - Developed processes/procedures to incorporate the PMBOK project management framework into the SEMC work model and measured against OPM3 standards. Conducted the first SEMC project to implement a global risk and opportunity database. - Site risk management process owner (2008-2009).

Minato-Ku, Tokyo,, Jp

Mechanical Engineering DevelopmentEngineered 3D designs from Creative Design concepts and created detailed 2D component and 3D assembly drawings of electro-mechanical components for mobile phone projects. Performed statistical tolerance analyses using ASME Y14.5M-1994 GD&T. Analyzed first article inspections and authorized tool changes for production. - As a Cosmetic Quality Manager (2004), responsible for setting and inspecting the paint/cosmetic quality of the plastics from SEMC's Asian suppliers to the incoming inspections at the manufacturing factories. Assisted in quality audits of suppliers and manufacturing partners while developing company approved suppliers. - As a Mechanical Project Manager (2002-04), led mechanical project teams in the design and development mechanical components/assemblies for mobile phone variants targeted to the North American market. - Synchronized global industrialization teams and contract manufacturing partners for DFM/DFA/DFSC concepts and design variants. Performed extensive on-site collaboration with suppliers and manufacturing factories in Asia in support of the development of mobile phone components and assemblies. - Experienced with designing keypads, connectors, switches, flexible printed circuits, printed circuit boards, LCDs, cameras, EL panels, plastic and metal housings, light guides, metal shield cans, and tapes/gaskets - Proficient with the manufacturing processes and tooling for plastics injection molding, painting, plating, rubber compression molding, sheet metal forming and stamping, die cutting, screen and pad printing, flexible printed circuits, printed circuit board design, and surface mount assembly.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Managing Projects Program

Sony Ericsson Leading And Influencing Program

Unc Business Essentials