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Frisco, Texas, United States

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Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

• Essential member and leader of growing Product Development team. Our charter is to create innovative wireless product lines under our own brand called 'Orbic'.
• Instituted new internal and external processes that enabled smooth new product launches.
• Established face-to-face connections with US carriers / customers to design amazing products that surpass their requirements.
• Built relationships with new ODM partners in Asia and staffed a support local support team to ensure open lines of communications and ensure that our high quality standards are exceeded.

Chicago, Illinois

• Led cross-functional teams in development and launch of various cell phone handsets / tablets from concept to launch through EMS / ODM / JDM resourcing models. These teams were responsible for 40%+ of cell phones.
• Led and supervised 13 Mechanical, 32 Electrical and 4 Software Engineers that created Moto G smart phones (1st and 2nd generations).
• Established clear metrics for ship acceptance through documenting all technical requirements (electrical, mechanical, software, quality, manufacturing, service, and repair) necessary to meet product marketing, customer.
• Tracked all key indicators that guaranteed success, realizing 20% under budget, on-time, and exceeding all quality goals.
• Presented weekly updates and product improvement plans at senior management level meetings that kept all stakeholders current on projects’ status.
• Successfully launched and supported 200+ telecom handset / tablet models.

Chicago, Illinois

• Assembled and led team of 12 engineers to develop several orthopedic / surgical devices. Directed all engineering and operations / manufacturing activities.
• Established strong relationships / partnerships with international suppliers and consultants resulting in open communication and efficient negotiations.
• Advanced main product line from concept though prototype phases improving functional design and size optimization 200% through 3 generational improvements.
• Evaluated several product opportunities from technical implementation perspective through proof-of -concept and business case analyses.
• Co-authored FDA 510k application, coordinated submissions and achieved approval on Class I device, Electronic Depth Gauge.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Zeta Psi Fraternity, Marching Illini

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