Scott Michaelis Email & Phone Number

Allen, Texas, United States

Electrical Engineering Hardware Design in Near Data Computing

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Managing a team of fantastic engineers responsible for Verifying the functional performance of defense systems.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Managed a team of engineers responsible for the design, development and deployment evidence gathering equipment used on the street by Law Enforcement and Security Personnel. • Led the release of multiple versions of software for Body Worn Cameras used in Law Enforcement• Improved quality and reduced field return rate of products dramatically• Led the hiring of new engineers and grew the team 30%• Set up mentors for the new hires to ensure success• Engaged with customers for requirements and product schedules

Richardson, Texas

Led R&D to position the division strongly for the industry needs over the next 3-5 years.Product Development:Conceived of and led through customer trials an alignment system designed to improve wireless network performance and minimize service interruptions. Directed the development, testing and release of best-in-industry sector splitting Base Station Antennas (BSA) for LTE Networks. Prototyped and demonstrated a field reconfigurable Small Cell Antenna for urban deploymentsTechnology Development:Established an Innovation Process to stimulate and harvest new product and technology ideas; 12 new products were proposed and pursued. Sponsored and supervised research projects at universities in Wisconsin, New York and Texas. Directed sponsored research at a National Science Foundation Center resulting in a smaller antenna design. Led internal investigative research on miniaturizing phased array microwave antennas. Managed wireless products’ competitive laboratory and identified IP violations and product improvements leading to increased royalty revenue and cost-reduced designs. Technology Scouting at universities and trade shows world-wide resulting in 4 development projectsRelationship ManagementNegotiated contracts while serving as Relationship Manager with 4 external companies. Created and strengthened relationships with Universities in the US, China and Australia.Team DevelopmentBuilt a diverse team of subject matter experts in Texas, New Jersey and Sweden. Identified and coordinated skills development training for engineering staff.

Richardson, Texas

Managed the Enterprise Electrical Engineering Development Team Responsible for Intelligent Buildings and Electrical Data Center ProductsProduct Development: Led the developed and released intelligent data center patch management system hardware and firmware; this is now a $50 million/year business. Oversaw the development, test and release of industry leading Ethernet (RJ-45) Outlets and Patch Panels. Managed product qualification lab and technicians, maintained ISO 9000 compliance. Led cost-reduction projects amounting to $1,000,000 in annual savings. Filed 30 patents as team.Revenue Enhancement:Advocated strategic shift from unshielded cabling systems to shielded systems; this resulted in securing an $4 million deal in Oklahoma City and increasing sales in Europe. Carried out dozens of customer engagements at executive briefing center and customer locations, assisting sales on critical opportunities resulting in closing deals of several million dollars. Conducted numerous legal and competitive studies, increasing IP royalties. Participated in analysis of 3 companies CommScope was considering for acquisition; one was acquiredTeam DevelopmentBuilt a team of 6 signal integrity engineers into a team of 12 signal integrity, digital board and firmware engineers in the US and China. Created a requirements management process and tool and implemented related training. nCreated and led training course, based on “The Logic of Failure,” which examined why systems frequently failed. Organized professional, on-site training for Problem Solving, Influencing and Effective Communications.

Richardson, Texas

R&D Manager responsible for System Board and Signal Integrity of HP's Superdome server product line. Managed a combined group of signal integrity engineers, digital board designers, layout designers, and FPGA developers through the on-time release of printed circuit boards and FPGAs for supercomputers with up to 128 microprocessors. Met with numerous customers at company’s executive briefing center and other locations to assist in sales on critical deals resulting in millions of dollars of additional sales.Developed department and site initiatives to improve quality, collaboration, and requirements processes.Managed the Business Critical Servers Signal Integrity lab including capitol expenditures, testing processes and equipment to verify timing, eye-diagrams, impedance matching, ringing etc. The lab charter was to guarantee that the channel speeds required in the system could be met. We designed prototype boards ahead of system board release to verify the designs. Final product set world records in TPC benchmarks for transaction processing.

Richardson, Texas

Developed embedded system firmware in C and Assembly Language for parallel processing high-end Business Servers. Successfully launched HP's Superdome product line to the industry which was the first system that could simultaneously run UNIX (HP-UX), Linux and Windows. This system set performance records for database transactions.Developed offline diagnostics to isolate errors in Input/Output devices, cables and storage devices used to troubleshoot defective hardware. Wrote SCSI Device drivers and controllers for Fiber Channel Storage Devices.Researched and implemented a requirements management system connecting use cases to product requirements.

Richardson, Texas

Supported multi-million dollar customer installations of data management solutions. Support was done on the phone, electronically and on-site. Level of service was very high and a strong working relationship was developed with many customers.Performed billable modifications to the software. This increased company revenue and let to more satisfied customers.Visited customer domestic and international locations to install new systems. Technical sales support promoting new customers.

Roanoke, Texas

Co-Op position providing technical support to IBM's AIX business partners and end customers. Specialized in serial communication and printing subsystems and drivers. Developed training for and mentored new co-ops which led to earlier productivity and a higher level of support.Was asked to be the team leader for my final term.Unix System Administrator for primary work systemSet up a small data center to support configuration testing, data repository and record keeping.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Systems And Engineering Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: VolunteeringElectrical and Computer Engineering with an emphasis in Digital Design and Software Development