Manager Engineer

GEORGE FAN

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Phone: 410-***-****

Westminster, MD 21158

Email: *********@*****.***

USA Citizen with Secret Security Clearance

SUMMARY

A creative manager with extensive experience in software, system, guidance

and navigation, embedded control, GPS/INS, image processing, computer

vision, sensor fusion, marketing, hardware and quality. Six patents and 15

published papers. Solid engineering and project management with increasing

responsibilities and a proven record of

delivering results through inspiring people for diverse industries such as

aerospace, healthcare, and automotive. Managed technically complex

projects to meet customer needs on time and within budget to increase

revenue by $200 Million. Expertise includes:

Guidance and Navigation C/C++/Java/Software Architecture

Creativity and Collaboration Computer Vision & Image Processing

Embedded Control VxWorks/Simulink/RTW/UML/OOA

Staff Development and Six Sigma, Quality and System

Mentoring Engineering

Earned Value Project Manufacturing and Supply-Chain

Management

Budget, Cost and Savings Marketing and Customer Relations

Leadership, Initiative, Strategic Planning and New Product

Adaptability

Kalman Filter Sensor Fusion

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Dynamics, Westminster, MD 2010-Present

Engineering Department Manager

. Managed the engineering development of Robotic Systems with 120+

reports. Hired 40+ engineers including Project Manager.

. Served as the CAM to ensure efficient execution. Changed the execution

culture and improved the major projects CPI/SPI to the target.

. Delivered one of the most impressive demonstrations of autonomous

capabilities in an extremely challenging environment per customer

feedbacks.

. Developed architectures for various programs including safety critical

application. Created 56 reusable code modules.

. Leveraged 5+ subcontractors successfully to achieve program goals.

. Developed Quaternion Extended Kalman Filter to provide yaw angle,

pitch angle, and roll angle based on MEMS lost cost gyro and

accelerometer. Achieved 1 degree accuracy.

. Developed strap down navigation algorithms with 10 DOF for personal

localization service.

Raytheon, Fort Wayne, IN 2007-2010

Engineering Department Manager, Command and Control

. Managed the engineering development of net-centric battle command to

coordinate land, air, and sea fire systems with 80+ reports and $10M+

budgets. Led sensor fusion effort.

. Managed the development and implementation of Advanced Field Artillery

Tactical Data Systems (AFATDS) as a Joint Fire Support Battle Command

System for the 21st Century with multiple DOD awards that includes Top 5

DOD award, Aviation Week 2008 Program Excellence Award, DoD EMT (Effect

Management Tool) award, DoD Centaur hand held device award, "Outstanding

US Government Program" and "Outstanding Achievement from the Defense

Industry" awards.

. Delivered all engineering work to the requirement, on budget and on

schedule. Achieved 100% award fee. Met both cost & schedule commitments

with consolidated monthly CPI/SPI > 0.98.

. Establish a growth-oriented environment where engineers are enabled to

discover, explore and develop opportunities and technical discriminators

with Paper Submissions and Invention Disclosures

. Delivered AFATDS software with open Postgres database

to the first international customer with $10M+ Revenues

. Demonstrated influential leadership, change agent, people's development

and team building through collaboration. Inspired 20+ engineers to take

on new challenges that are both beneficial to their careers and the

business.

. Supported multiple other programs at different sites while meeting or

exceeding primary program objectives.

HONEYWELL, Phoenix, AZ 2006-2007

Sr. Manager of Autonomous Vehicles

. Managed the development of autonomous vehicles with navigation,

perception, control and software.

. Led the effort to with the 1st multi-million contract on critical safety

vehicle.

. Developed edge detection with camera, waypoint follower, and obstacle

detection with sensor fusion.

. Launched the development of lane departure warning, object detection and

Monocular vision.

FMC TECHNOLOGIES, Chalfont, PA 2004-2006

Manager of Software Engineering, R&D

. Managed all Automated Systems R&D and Software engineers with 20+ direct

reports. R&D Manager since July, 2004. Manager of R&D and Software

Engineer since May 2005.

. Managed the real-time control for automated guided vehicle.

. Exceeded all agreed performance objectives for R&D.

. Led the effort to develop a pantograph vehicle with SGV3000 hardware one

month ahead of schedule.

. Achieved 29% cost reduction of $1235 cost saving per control board, 75%

reduction in size and weight with 50% wiring reduction, 80% Less Power

Requirement, idiot proof wiring connection, and Fault detection with

Built-in Self-Test feature.

. Developed an alternate approach to the existing patent that would save

$250K in license fee per year.

. Led Software Engineering to dramatic performance improvement.

Implemented the software development process with formal QA test with

internet based bug tracking, modularized common baseline, and system

engineer.

. Managed host software development to complete Web Client four months

ahead of target in C#.net.

GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Waukesha, WI 2000-2004

Global Engineering Manager, Program Manager & Acting Global Marketing

Manager

. Led marketing strategy to define future vision and products plan.

. Created a new market with $125MM Revenue and $62MM margin at $200K

program cost in the first year.

. Won the first place of GE Medical Systems Recognizing Excellence Awards.

. Managed MR 1.5T Program: $115MM Revenue at $58MM Standard Margin in the

first year. Twelve weeks from concept to sale 77K under budget and 3

months ahead of schedule.

. Launched CT Hybrid with $44MM Revenue at $29MM Standard Margin in the

first year.

. Led PET Hybrid with $20MM Revenue at $9MM Standard Margin in the first

year.

. Completed MR 1.0T Program: $15MM Revenue at $7MM Standard Margin in the

first year.

. Developed MR 9.1 Hybrid Program: $198MM Revenue at $114MM Standard

Margin.

. Managed China growth initiative to develop a new business with $20MM

revenue in the first year.

. Directed 40+ cross-functional team to develop and launch active magnet

program that is $613K under budget and two month ahead of engineering

schedule.

Principal Engineer

. Led patient table and motion control development for ultra-short magnet.

Management highlights: "an outstanding design concept", "all of the key

clinical and business CTQs can be met with manageable risk", "Kudos to

George Fan for an elegant result."

CASE CORPORATION, Burr Ridge, IL 1998-2000

Senior Project Engineer

. Directed the crawler joystick controller project with the integrated

steering control and transmission control using a single joystick, as

shown in the demonstration.

. Managed the steering control project for Horizontal Directional

Drill with successful result the first time it was tested with 1

degree rotation accuracy and 1 mm thrust accuracy.

. Completed pipe loader automation project using a single switch to

save one labor cost.

. Launched the backhoe/excavator project with the unified kinematic

and dynamic controller that will control the bucket to follow the

specified trajectory subject to the practical constraint such as

payload changes.

CATERPILLAR, INC., Peoria, IL 1995-1998

Senior Research Engineer

. Created an optimal coupled Global Position System (GPS) and Inertial

Navigation System (INS) for Autonomous Mining Truck (AMT) with an order

of magnitude increase in positioning accuracy. It combines sensor

modeling and Kalman filter redesign.

. Developed the navigation system for Track Type Tractor (TTT). It can

generate an on-the-fly 3D-reference trajectory and control the tractor to

follow the trajectory accurately, as shown in the demonstration.

. Finished the steering control for Track Type Tractor.

. Implemented Object Oriented Analysis for Autonomous Mining Truck's

Navigator.

EDUCATION

Ph.D.

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

. Earned Value Project Management Level IV Certification 2009

. Multiple DOD awards that includes Top 5 DOD award, Aviation Week 2008

Program Excellence Award, DoD EMT (Effect Management Tool) award, DoD

Centaur hand held device award, "Outstanding US Government Program" and

"Outstanding Achievement from the Defense Industry" awards.

. Healthcare Services Six Sigma Award for the first quarter of 2003. GE

Medical Systems, April 2003.

. The first place winner of Six Sigma's Best of the Best in 2002 GE Medical

Systems Market Expansion.

. Health Care Service Six Sigma Quality Award, GE Medical Systems, October

2002.

. GoldSeal Fish Award, GE Medical Systems, September 2002.

. Creativity Award, GE Medical Systems, December 2001.

. Six Sigma Certification 2001

. System Engineering Certification 1998, DOORS, Dale Carnegie 1997,

. GPS/INS Certification 1997, Digital Signal Processing Certification 1997

ACQUIRED SKILLS

. Solid background on modern/classical control, navigation/automation,

robotics, hydraulic/hydrostatic systems, system design including

hardware, algorithm development, system modeling and simulation.

. Software: Matlab/Simulink/RTW/Dspace, PLC/DCS,VxWorks, C/C++, Java,

MOTIF, FORTRAN, PROLOG, APT, and ASSEMBLY, Basic, UNIX, PC DOS&Windows,

Microsoft Word, Project, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.

. Hardware: DSP & data acquisition cards, digital and analog circuits,

microprocessor based electronic controls/sensors/electrohydraulic

actuators.

. SDRC, FEA, QFD, FMEA, Risk Analysis, and Six Sigma.

PATENTS and PUBLICATIONS

Six patents and fifteen papers in the areas of robotics, electric and

hybrid vehicle, traction control, vehicle modeling, trajectory control,

modeling and control for hydraulic systems, and optimization.

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