Manage research projects across the organisation.Drive industry engagement and business development.Develop and manage a technical shared services team.Define and manage R&D infrastructure.Manage budget and legal matters.Drive IP exploitation.Interface with many internal and external stakeholders to achieve centre KPIs.

• Managed a team of 13-19 software developers, testers & business objects developers.• Managed interface to operations, customer support, trials, bid management & product management.• Led development & release of software telecoms products for a large portfolio of global customers.

Managed a 25 person product design team focused on the development of a broad range of programmable logic devices and circuit subsystems targeted at high-volume communications, consumer, industrial & automotive markets. • Managed centre-of-excellence for programmable silicon chip interface (IO) circuits. • Managed other complex subsystem & full chip system projects: multi-site, cross-functional projects, headcount 10-75, duration 12-30 months. Peak of 3 projects in parallel.• Collaborated with senior management, marketing, hardware, software, applications, test, IT, customer support & quality to identify project dependencies & resolve issues.• Experienced in Xilinx “PMM” project management methodology, similar to PMP/PMBOK.• Managed a 100 person-year design project across three time zones for new generation Spartan-3A programmable product, from design start to production hand-off. Achieved fastest production ramp in business unit history.• Managed design of a programmable IP core for external customer (IBM), liaising directly with IBM program management & cross functional teams within both Xilinx & IBM.• Engaged with internal & external customers on development projects, support issues & new product ideas. Negotiated with vendors on outsourcing, equipment & training.• Drove performance management, coaching & development of local team. Hired over 15 team members. Maintained low attrition rate. Helped hire & ramp up Singapore team.• Negotiated & managed department budget of up to $5M, consistently achieving targets.• Reported directly to USA senior management for project metrics from Ireland team.

Managed a product design team consisting of 10 design engineers.• Led delivery of company’s 1st generation of low-cost Digital Clocking Systems.• Led project team that delivered 50% cost reduction to $300M/year Virtex-E product line.

• Partnered with USA design team to develop new low-cost Spartan-II product.• Completed 20+ full-chip products for new markets & cost-reduction initiatives.• Granted 1st patent for Xilinx Ireland, followed by 3 additional patents.

• Lead hire into Xilinx’s first design engineering team outside of Silicon Valley.• Completed a one year assignment in product design at Xilinx HQ, San Jose, CA, USA.

• Hired into start-up software QA team in Dublin, focused on software solution testing.• Completed 6 month assignment in software team at Xilinx HQ, San Jose, CA, USA.

Silicon product design and project management.Delivered design training to Japanese and Korean customers.

Silicon product design.

Circuit design of programmable module generators.

• Only non-Japanese employee, worked through Japanese language.• CMOS circuit design. Awesome experience!