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San Jose, CA, US

San Jose, California, US

• Developed the Quality Management system for Harmonic to be compliant to the ISO-9001: 2015 standard. Simplified & instituted metric-based dashboards & KPI’s working with the process owners concluding in successful.
• Developed & implemented the server strategy bringing products onto common platforms as we transitioned from custom hardware products to COTS server-based appliances, simplifying the design, build, test.
• Developed & successfully implemented a companywide PLC (Phase-Gate) process working across organizations to align objectives & use resources optimally, while meeting time to market & quality requirements.
• Successfully managed the PMO for the integration of Thomson Video Networks, achieving goals set at the start of the program. Achieved $20M in savings & had integration complete on time & at cost.
• Managed the Design, Plan, Build & move of our HQ building, (including two data centers) on time & under budget.
• Defined & managed the KPI’s for the company (monthly), driving improvements in product development, quality (HW & SW) & field service, resulting in higher Net Promoter Scores

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Lead and direct team of engineers and other support partners in strategic integration of new products, support, and service for ArcSight and Atalla acquisitions.
• Spearhead redesign of appliance products and third party component sourcing.
• Set up products from two companies in HP system and supply chain from pricing through product delivery; designed supply chain to fulfill and ship orders within 24 hours to customers worldwide.
• Develop program to improve appliance support by implementing a regional stocking model thereby reducing costs by 50%.
• Set and manage KPIs for appliances; create and implement sales and sales operations support programs; and redesign support procedures for appliances ensuring higher customer satisfaction.
• Update designs and security hardware and software for appliances to meet market requirements and ensure that global trade, regulatory, and safety requirements are met and products are Sarbanes-Oxley compliant.

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Created, proposed, and implemented strategic business plan to offer standard solutions to Network Equipment Providers; grew business worldwide across three regions: Americas, EMEA, and Pan-Asia.
• Hired, directed, and managed a team of 12 engineers.
• Designed the building blocks to leverage NEP customers, i.e. Nokia, Eriksson, Lucent, Alcatel, Motorola, etc. that minimized costs, delivered high gross margins, and satisfied customers.
• Interfaced with customers and listened to their desires and worked on developing products with HP Sales and Professional Services.
• Negotiated premier contract with Intel to develop the Advanced Telecommunications Computer Architecture (ATCA) specification delivering business to two business units.
• Worked closely with Intel on ATCA platform to implement requirements of HP customers that surpassed Intel’s offerings.

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Designed, implemented, and managed the supply chain and operations for four U.S. based business units: Communication Infrastructure, Broadband Infrastructure Delivery Solutions, Internet Usage Management, and.
• Assembled high impact team with exceptional expertise to support the four business units.
• Collaborated with the Quality Group to ensure ISO 9000 Certification for all four businesses.
• Developed strategic partnerships with suppliers for both hardware and software in the U.S. and Asia.
• Researched and implemented moving manufacturing operations to Singapore to save costs and create tax advantages for the businesses.

Palo Alto, CA, US

Product Engineer on the HP-1000, 9000 family of servers. Managed Product engineering teams & led New product Introduction for Server & storage products. Brought up server & storage integration capabilities in Puerto Rico & Singapore. Built & led the integration engineering function for the World Wide Integration Centers developing processes & tools. Worked.

Design & development of the MultiBus adapter & Terminal controller for the PERQ II Mini Computer enabling multi user support & expanded I/O. Worked with Technical Marketing to develop & execute demo's & presentations to customers.

Master Of Science, Electrical And Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering, Electronics, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

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