Mike Berkaw Email & Phone Number

Irvine, California

• Accountable for managing the delivery of 11 critical projects, and for providing managerial support to all department heads for all projects conducted by the company. Responsible for the development and implementation.
• Key person in the development and maturity of the company’s Project Management Office (PMO) reporting directly to the CEO.
• Control company’s Project Portfolio with a staff of two Project Managers.
• Oversee and maintain New Product Development (NPD) lifecycles of consumer based products from design to production delivery and support.
• Responsible for estimating, planning and final cost of projects.
• Tracking activities against the detailed project plans.

Irvine, California

• Responsible for the ideation, requirements, graphical interface and validation of the company’s main product line to ensure products are of the highest quality. Also, performing Project Management duties by working.
• Managed a team of four internal Engineering Support Technicians and twenty (20) testing consultants.
• Identify product quality issues before production release.
• Prepare quality audit data and collaborate with Engineering to ensure customer and market requirements are achieved.
• Analyze project risks and determine methods and approaches to mitigate issues.
• Lead weekly meetings to generate new product / process ideas and eliminate future issues.

Irvine, California

• Transform the company’s Technical Support center and maintain the highest quality of customer service by implementing CMS software along with an integrated phone system. Responsible for providing product analysis.
• Establish a structured, matured Technical Support call center.
• Trained and managed a staff of three Technical Support technicians.
• Oversee the week-to-week operations of the technical support center.
• Generate and assess bi-weekly reports and review customer information for possible product issues and required solutions.

Westminster, California

- Recruit, hire, train, evaluate, mentor and direct assignments of all nine store employees.- Manage store revenue, including cash, checks, credit card invoices, deposit reconciliation and delivery of deposits to bank.- Communicate, execute and manage marketing and merchandising programs to maximize profitability and margins.- Analyze store’s financial.