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Arlington, Virginia, United States

Arlington, Virginia, United States

•Promoted to Lead Engineer of top product category, including all Smart Home (IoT) connected products•Led cross-functional team of eight as Product Manager over top-funded project ($550K), driving product vision and development from inception to launch, delivering monthly stakeholder updates •Reduced potential product failures by 15% through quantitative data analysis of performance metrics •Conducted qualitative market research to identify unmet needs and market opportunities, translating insights into product features and 15 unique alerts for communicating product health•Presented live demos to Fortune 500 retailers, highlighting product function, innovation, and its competitive advantage in the market, resulting in 800 store adoption and $4M in first-year gross sales•Headed cross-functional team of four on product profitability analysis and delivered a thorough report to Business Unit Manager, improving material margin by 8% and increasing annual profits by +$150K

Harrison, Oh

•Identified and implemented significant updates to product platform based on industry trends, leading to adoption by Fortune 500 retailer, expanding from 90 to 374 stores, resulting in +$2.8M annually•Improved component quality and product reliability through updated component design and enhancements to assembly processes and material handling, resulting in 66% drop in product returns•Coordinated launches for seven products over seven months, sending biweekly communications to stakeholders with updated timeline and managing inventory of common parts via Enterprise Resource Planning software to prevent scrap of $50K in obsolete inventory•Partnered with FEMA Hurricane Relief (Hurricane Maria) in Puerto Rico to provide alternate residential water source for intact homes and 20,000+ new construction

Cary, Nc

-Collaborated in a cross-functional R&D environment to develop camera monitors and accessories at small start-up-Spearheaded Industrial and Mechanical Design of product platform that accounts for 33% of company revenue-Redesigned housing of company flagship product to eliminate design flaw accounting for over 60% of all customer support cases while minimally affecting machining and product assembly.-Led thorough First Article Inspection for monitor housings of 6 New Products; 40 samples of each part from two separate suppliers. Created organized spreadsheets for data collection and provided documentation for team highlighting critical dimensions to measure from corresponding technical drawings.-Designed and fabricated Test Fixtures for verifying circuit boards of 7 different product platforms; performed force balance equations for board retention against spring contact probes and collaborated with Electrical Engineers and Computer Science Engineers to finalize design.-Responsible for DFM/DFA of New Product Development through tolerance stack-up and interference investigations.-Responsible for life-support of existing products by modifying parts for improved design and reduced production cost while maintaining revision control.-Saved company from losses due to obsolete inventory by leading multiple on-site rework efforts for revision conversion of older inventory; created CAM programs, part holders, and detailed procedures and instructed technicians on completing rework process. -Designed and fabricated Jigs for product assembly and instructed assembly technicians on proper operation procedure.-Effectively used CNC mill to create rapid prototype parts which accelerated the time for New Product Development and minimized design flaws prior to mass production.-Researched thermal pad materials and redesigned rear frame of product line to reduce heat and lower deflection force on printed circuit board by 80%.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering, Gpa: 3.41