Key Areas of Expertise:

- Product development & new product introduction

- Bridging products, business strategy, & the

customer

- Competitive intelligence

- Product road map

- Strategic planning & implementation

- Leading and developing cross-departmental teams

- Project management, schedule, & budget

- Total quality management

- Continuous improvement & change management

- Management of international contractors & suppliers

- Recruit, hire, mentor, and retain highly competent talent

- Strong coaching and mentoring skills

- Executive level communication

compliance

BSME, with more than 20 years of leading, staffing, prioritizing and implementing operations, manufacturing,

technical support, & sustaining engineering initiatives for organizations ranging from manufacturing start-ups with

$3.2 million in revenue to Hughes Aircraft Co. with annual gross revenues of $14.7 billion.

Career Highlights

> Led a 10 member team that within 6-months developed an operational start-up organization from scratch to

full production by directing all aspects of operations, manufacturing, testing, & quality for sensor technology

start-up.

> Re-aligned corporate strategy in 3-months from Make-to-Order to Engineer-to-Order approach which proved

instrumental in increasing the number of available customers 20%.

> Managed successful $1 million design and build-out of production facilities including; wet lab, biohazard lab,

analytical lab, inventory/manufacturing line, shipping/receiving, and office areas.

> Established and managed a high profile executive Quality Review Board which, within 4-months, was

successful in reducing warranty cost by more than 30%.

> Planned and launched a quality training program utilizing personnel and resources from California State

University, Dominguez Hills that involved all operations and engineering functions at zero cost to the company.

> Developed and implemented robotic sensor production line that increased production throughput by more than

150% over previous production method.

> Successfully managed offshore & nearshore suppliers/contract manufacturers in China, Denmark, Spain, and

Canada.

> Innovation efforts have resulted in 9 patents granted and 1 publication

Benefit Statement

Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate with peers in multi-disciplinary complex projects. Formed and led

executive project team to a top three finish in Danfoss "Man on the Moon" global competition for product

innovation. This led to a selection by CEO to attend the 2009 Entrepreneurship Development Program at MIT.

Professional Experience

Medical Illumination, San Fernando, California

2010 to 2011

(A global manufacturer of medical equipment for operating rooms and advanced high definition operating room video)

Engineering Manager - Primary duties focused on key product development project rescue & turn-around and

the introduction of green technology to the existing product lines. Responsible for turn-around, mentoring, and

improvement of engineering group. Created and implemented new product development process including design

transfer to manufacturing, prototyping, and regulatory testing (FDA, SFDA, FCC, TÜV).

> Within 3-months rescued a high profile project that was 4 years late and $100K over budget. Product passed all

regulatory testing (FDA, FCC) and was successfully launched.

> Implemented Agile/Scrum and Design for Six Sigma methodologies in 2 months to improve team effectiveness,

manage to risks, and drive milestones.

Danfoss - Sea Recovery, Carson, California (Left due to downsizing) 2007 to 2009

(A global manufacturer of reverse osmosis water purification equipment for marine and offshore applications part of Danfoss

A/S a $4.8 billion global technology company)

Director of R&D - Scope of duties consisted of managing all aspects of product development and product

strategy and the development of corporate innovation and innovation strategy.

> Within 12-months developed and successfully launched 3 new RO systems for domestic and international

markets.

> Established collaborative research agreement with the UCLA-Water Technology Research Center, resulting in

2 new technologies not yet available on the market.

> Established strategic partnership with early stage start-up resulting in new product line and manufacturing

agreement with estimated increased revenues of $1.2 million per year.

Pictage Inc., Torrance, California

(Left due to acquisition) 2003 to 2006

(A $20 million startup company providing internet/e-commerce services to client base of professional photographers and

end-users worldwide)

Project Manager - Primary duties focused on process re-engineering and optimization for all functions within

operations including production, shipping and receiving, and photo processing.

> Led a 3 member cross-functional team that defined and implemented enterprise CRM software, connecting sales,

marketing, training, and customer support that realized a 50% decrease in time required for marketing analysis

and a 25% increase in customer satisfaction when dealing with support issues. Subsequently, improvements

contributed to acquisition of start-up by Apax Partners for $29 million.

Prior 2000 Professional Experience

Independent Consultant

Cyrano Sciences, Pasadena, California Manufacturing Eng. Supervisor

Hughes Aircraft, Torrance, California MTS/Engineering Analyst

2000 to 2003

1996 to 2000

1981 to 1996

Education/Professional Development & Membership

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, California

2009 Entrepreneurship Development Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts

Advisory Board Member, Aevena LLC, Los Angeles, California, 2007-2008

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