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Langhorne, Pa, Us

Plainsboro, Nj

WAVE SYSTEMS, Plainsboro, NJ 2010-2016Engineering Project Manager / Scrum MasterResponsible for overall success of client software for hardware-based digital security. • Provided leadership and direction to ensure software delivery for security sub-systems (TPM, fingerprint modules, smart cards, etc).• Drove product development in an agile environmento Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives and other Scrum-related practices and ceremonieso Tracked and communicated team velocity and sprint/release progresso Updated agile tracking systems to provide transparency to Product & Sprint Backlogso Recommended improvements and contributed to advancement of practiceso Identified and removed impediments that interfered with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goalo Mentored staff in methodology and encouraged best practice in project planning.• Executed and maintained program management processes and disciplines in the areas of: program schedule and quality management; requirements management; communications management; cost management; risk / issue management; change management• Engineering point of contact for domestic and international OEM partners. • Awarded first in Wave’s “Employee of the Month” program which recognized those who exceeded expectations. o Quoted by Wave CEO: “She has taken the initiative to coordinate projects across multiple Wave locations, and in doing so, has bridged an important gap and provided valuable services and expertise to all of Product Development. She has played a key role in coordinating, communicating and documenting the details necessary to successfully deliver products from a geographically diverse engineering team. Her attention to detail, consistent and clear communications and documentation, as well as her transparency in doing this work serves as an example of how we all must work across the entire Wave organization.”

Accountable for overall success of hardware enterprise server program, from initial conceptual design, prototype and production development. Planned, tracked and monitored all aspects of project, ensuring adherence to project scope, budgets and timelines. • Managed an inter-disciplinary team that designed for the right DFX balance between manufacturability, testability, install-ability, and supply chain flexibility to obtain optimum product cost performance and 99.999% availability and reliability.• Principle liaison between engineering and overseas manufacturing dealing with all aspects of new product introduction, prototype and production issues.• Created workable, practical, and measurable work plans / project schedules defining activities and deliverables with internal project teams; expert in Mindjet MindManager and Microsoft Project.• Conducted and managed concurrent design engineering reviews throughout the program for cost, manufacturing, test, and quality.• Developed a Supply Chain DFX Guidelines encompassing testability, manufacturability, procurement and service-ability design issues.• Presented project progress through weekly status/issues and “Radar Screen” meetings to track the program progress against the project plan.• Developed yearly/quarterly detailed budget including forecasting, with future tracking, analysis and reporting.• Maintained effective communication between engineering, manufacturing, supply chain operations and support disciplines.

Involved in the analysis, auditing, simulation, synthesis and evaluation of complex VLSI circuits, specifically 2.5G wireless communication systems. Involved in the entire chip process and development with front-end designers, physical designers and test engineers. Experience with hierarchical design, floorplanning, place and route, timing closure and signal integrity issues. • Performed I/O ring implementation, bisted memories insertion (BIST), synthesis using Synopsys, boundary scan insertion (JTAG), gate level simulations, topological audits, static timing analysis in Primetime, layout vs. simulation comparisons, implementation of Universal Bist Scheduler (UBS), PLL and DDL testing, scan insertion, full scan, gate level and transistor level simulations for design.• Trained and coached team members throughout entire design flow.• Coordinated and led design reviews.

Software development for package design capabilities including wire bonding, buffer and pad placement design. Responsible for package design, design rules, verification, and new package introduction. Worked closely with design, marketing, product engineering, technology transfer and other packaging groups. Project management of new package group.• Researched and forecasted packaging trends within the integrated circuit community.

Designed, documented, and implemented field programmable logic devices (FPDL's) for the single processor circuit card of the air defense electronics system (utilized ABEL and MaxPlusII software packages). • Designed adapter digital circuit card design for the capability of on-board programming of this single processor circuit card assembly on the DATAIO In-Circuit Programmer. • Designed a computer-controlled automatic test station to test air defense analog and digital electronic systems. Test equipment utilized originality and innovation assumed accountability for methods, cost, manufacturability and schedule.

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