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Bethlehem, Pa, Us

Somerset, Nj

Managing customer onboarding projects for the Consumer Channel. Program manager under the Customer Excellence Supply Chain team.

Somerset, New Jersey

Project manager for a major customer on-boarding and Direct Import projects. Team includes members from sales, product marketing, supply chain, warehouse & logistics, outside sales and customer. Developed project charter, scope, project plan, risk register, lessons learned and action item register. Managed project and provided weekly updates to Steering Committee.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Chairperson of the Membership Committee for LVP and serving on the Executive Committee. Utilizing and strengthening skill set while helping LVP members with their job searches.

Lehigh Valley, Pa

Completed the project management certification program at Penn State LV.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Assembly Product Engineering Manager for all IC product introductions within LSI. Managed a team responsible for all aspects of New Product Introduction from quoting to manufacturing ramp, as well as on-going cost reductions throughout product life-cycle. Technical lead for multiple special projects.- Technical Business lead for two major IT transitions. - Designed, developed and implemented 16 business processes. - Team member for system design, test case development & execution. - Developed and conducted world-wide training for new systems and processes. - Drove Value Engineering initiatives leading to a minimum yearly savings of $5M/yr over an 8 year period. - Developed project schedules, reporting metrics, monthly reports - Lead executive-level reviews with LSI and supplier attendees- Managed the product transfer of > 100 products to alternate locations after natural disaster at a supplier. Identified products and priorities; completed customer notifications and qualifications.- Developed Sourcing Review Board framework, process and templates.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

1) Drove New Product Introduction and assembly technical readiness from product RFQ through prototype delivery. - Completed the successful implementation of approx. 75 new products/year including the introduction of new packages (e.g. 12L flip chip, custom PBGA body size for a major IC company). - Established the sourcing selections for primary and alternate sources meeting business targets for utilization of strategic suppliers. - Delivered approx. 130 RFQ responses/year to the Business Units detailing IC assembly and substrate costing.2) Successfully completed > $5M in cost reduction projects/year at multiple contract manufacturers. Utilized project management techniques throughout the projects.3) Demonstrated project management capabilities through the successful implementation of special projects. - Successfully completed an IT transition project with >450 products migrated to new system. - Managed the transfer of > 400 products from an internal to external manufacturing site. - After LSI purchased a company, drove the integration of technical manufacturing requirements into LSI's system.4) Generated the IC bump and assembly strategy. Led quarterly reviews.

Lehigh Valley, Pa Area

1) Drove New Product Introduction and assembly technical readiness from product RFQ through prototype delivery. - Completed the successful implementation of approx. 35 new products/year. - Established the sourcing selections for primary and alternate sources meeting business targets for utilization of strategic suppliers. - Delivered approx. 70 RFQ responses/year to the Business Units detailing IC assembly and substrate costing. - Generated initial RTM (Ready To Manufacture) plan including risk assessments, control plans and process limit build development and coordination.2) Successfully completed > $2M in cost reduction projects/year at multiple contract manufacturers. Utilized project management techniques throughout the projects.3) Led the project management of special projects including the transition to Lead-free IC packages, the alternate sourcing of a product line, development of an assembly disaster recovery plan and the generation of the substrate sourcing strategy.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Led the team responsible for the technology transfer of IC assembly processes and packages from the US to Asia-based factories. - Introduced new products and packages to the Asia-based factories.- Managed the communication with contract manufacturers.

Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Graduated with a MBA.

Bsme, Engineering

Activities and Societies: Varsity Badminton Team Graduated with Honors in Mechanical Engineering. Completed Co-op experiences in multiple.