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Woodinville, WA, US

Everett, WA, US

London, England, GB

• Responsible for the global Engineering and R&D organization;
• Strategy planning and implementation, and M&A;
• Supported growing the business unit from $90M USD to $130M USD;
• Sold the business unit to a PE firm (Dunes Point Capital) for $204M USD in Jan 2017 under Power Distribution Inc. brand name. Stayed with the business till August, 2018.

London, England, GB

• Managed and supervised three engineering design teams (mechanical, electrical and software) in Richmond, VA, for following products: 1) power distribution products (Power Distribution Units, Remote Power Panels); 2).
• Directed and managed new product development and custom R&D projects to ship products on time, in budget and to the specifications following Stage Gate Process
• Drove change management to define internal process. Established and drove Cross-functional Teams (XFT), Corrective Action Board (CAB), and Change Control Board (CCB)
• Developed and grew innovative engineering culture by generating IP applications for next generation products
• Hired junior and senior engineers to ensure healthy growth of the engineering body

London, England, GB

• Owned and accountable for three lines of products: Energy Monitoring, Power Distribution Units, and Static Transfer Switches. Product line management responsibilities include developing/managing 1) Short and long term.
• Led cross-functional teams to drive new product formulation, development, testing, production, quality control, launch, and service plan; and drive existing product discontinuation and VAVE effort
• Collaborated with regional sales globally to drive revenue growth and conducted Voice of Customers (VOC) on a regular basis for new product ideas
• Represented the company as the senior expert in Power and Energy Monitoring in professional organizations, tradeshows, and academic institutions
• Supervised marketing to develop and execute company’s trade show plan; drive web marketing; upgrade sales tools and collateral; manage customer communications and demo equipment programs; and manage marketing budget
• Supervised market research to develop corporate investment strategy; pricing structures; and M&A opportunities

Coopersburg, PA, US

• Managed global roadmap and strategy for the entire line of Lutron Wallbox products (over 20 families) for retail, distribution and online channels -- notable product launch included 2nd generation CFL/LED dimmer.
• Developed new product requirements, market analysis, pricing structure and go-to market strategy based on both direct customer feedbacks and internal ideas
• Lead a team of Engineering, Operations, Customer Service, Sales, and Marketing Communications to develop and agree on new product specifications for performance and usability, and then launch the product on-time within.
• Acted as product Champion to motivate and train the sales on product features and benefit, as well as work with sales to develop new channels, promotions, and strategy to increase revenue.
• Visited customers on a regular basis to understand market needs and develop ideas and strategy to create new market
• Worked directly with Product Lifecycle Management team to develop and execute product discontinuation plan

Coopersburg, PA, US

• Provided strategic and tactical leadership for Lutron’s Pico control product family for both domestic and international market
• Worked directly with Sales, Engineering, Operations and Customer Service to fix product quality problems and product availability issues resulting in a successful re-launch of this product family
• Gathered and analyzed product feedbacks from sales teams and customers, and then developed the product specifications with next generation feature set including mobile and web applications
• Worked directly with international sales team to identify new applications and markets, which resulted in the largest international order of Pico wireless controllers in Lutron history

Coopersburg, PA, US

• Engineering Project Leader, Department of Engineering: Led dedicated engineering teams of up to 10 people for the TouchPro Wireless thermostat development resulting in on-time delivery through effective project.
• Service Project Leader, Corporate Service: Developed Lutron’s first billable service product (fee-for-service) for dealers and distributors; Worked directly with Tech-support, Customer Service and Field Service to.
• Marketing Project Leader, Residential Business: Performed thorough competitive analysis for Lutron international residential lighting control systems for European and Asian markets; Investigated the international.
• Business Product Leader, Commercial Business: Conducted market analysis for the international PICO wireless Controls; Determined product offerings and pricing structures; Worked with design teams to design and make.

Coopersburg, PA, US

• Developed embedded firmware for the processor in Lutron’s RadioRa2 residential lighting system including various programming features, automated control features, mobile application features, and supporting features.
• Designed the Green Button, a coordinated system-wide energy saving feature, that is used in all Lutron wireless solutions
• Coordinated multiple functional teams to conduct feature developments

• Provided consulting service on outsourcing marketing products for U.S. Corporations
• Developed the “no-middleman” business model to directly connect American companies with Chinese manufactures, and managed the relationship
• Interacted with outsourcing project managers to design, modify and finalize perspective products
• Managed the process of manufacturing, logistics, custom brokerage, and delivery from China to the US
• Set profit margin and negotiated price with each party involved

Ithaca, NY, US

• Research Experiences
• Investigated the feasibility of developing a sensor network to acoustically detect the shape of a room
• Prototyped a smart sensor (microphone and speaker) scalable network to automatically implement the detection and reconstruction of the surrounding polyhedron room
• Developed Sampling Theory for detection and reconstruction of polyhedron
• Designed a distributed algorithm to detect the wave field contained in a room
• Designed a centralized algorithm to reconstruct the shape of a room based on wave field measurements

Tallahassee, FL, US

• Developed strategy and procedures for TCC to expand international programs in Tianjin, China
• Arranged formal meetings between TCC administrations and local institutes for various expansion opportunities
• Provided consulting for TCC faculty in China on cultural and academic events planning
• Arranged and facilitated formal visits between TCC and delegations from Tianjin Police College

Austin, Texas, US

• Worked at Motorola MOS-17 semiconductor manufacturing site on cost reduction project
• Consolidated budget and cost information from different departments
• Generated possible cost reductions using internal software

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Ph.D, Electrical And Computer Engineering, Minors In Mathematics And Operations Research

B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Electrical And Computer Engineering