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Bringing test equipment ideas to life, from requirements definition, project management, test and quality, through to the introduction to the supply chain, production, and technical support.

Responsible for driving quality and program management best practices across test equipment and services division.

• After company restructuring, maintained responsibilities from previous position and added Technical Support Department and management of all development projects.
• Determined policies, procedures and authority of Technical Support Department; improved use of call tracking system and customer feedback; re-evaluated pool of loaners based on worldwide populations; developed.
• Developed Quality System and key performance indicators for Test Services division.
• Requested to manage all development projects in 2011.
• Managed development of high-end RF scanning receiver; delivered to production on time.
• Instrumental in managing and launching multiple models of RF scanning receivers, an interference location system, and an Android application for data collection

• After PCTEL purchased privately held DTI, hired as lead employee for New Product Introductions, ISO 9001:2008 Quality System and training, re-engineering of design and manufacturing processes, Test Engineering and.
• Qualified and managed new EMS for new PCA designs, from NPI thru full production.
• Authored "Manufacturing Guidelines" and "Environmental Tests for Design Verification".
• Participated on team to manage product conversions to lead-free RoHS Compliance.
• Maintained ISO certification throughout move to new facility, new registrar and 2008 update.
• Retooled sales order fulfillment process to drive error rate down to 1.5% per year.

• As an early employee of a VC-backed start-up, lead the effort for all testability/manufacturability and all production processes of entire complex multi-PCA networking product. Additional responsibilities in vendor.
• Qualified and managed 3 Contract Manufacturers to provide all prototyping, assembly, testing and quality assurance functions.
• Devised test strategies for distributed test coverage across ICT, Boundary Scan and functional test platforms; resulted in 40% cost reduction of test fixture.
• Developed processes between Engineering and Manufacturing departments: DFM/DFT, configuration management, product release, software release.

• As the site manager for the Charlotte, NC facility, responsible for all aspects of sales order fulfillment in addition to New Product Introduction. As member of cross-functional team, principal contact for all.
• Developed entire testing and assembly process for complex multi-PCA network switch.
• Managed the transition of testing and assembly to new vendors, for a labor cost savings of 50%.
• Outsourced all production processes for substantial product cost savings.
• Commended during customer audit: “One of the best operations I’ve ever seen”.

• In this newly created position at a privately held start-up company, responsible for Test Engineering, Production Testing, and Repair Depot. Developed test strategies and determined testability of all new products..
• Introduced functional testing to contract manufacturer to decrease labor cost by 40%.
• Presented “Principles of Testability” overview to Engineering Staff to greatly increase awareness of testability strategies and options.
• Designed and installed automated stress test for PCA test bed to prevent test escapes.
• Promoted to Director of Operations.

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