Project Engineer

Mohammed S. Ali

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Montgomery, AL 36117

Home: 334-***-****

Cell: 334-***-****

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CITIZENSHIP:

United States Citizen.

Security Clearance:

Eligible for security clearance.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Over 23 years of management, project and design experience

(Electro-Mechanical manufacturing industry) in various types of

microcontroller-based portable Radio Frequency (RF) Control,

Commercial Washer Control, Renewable Energy Control, Sensor

Interface, Bi-Polar ASIC, Automotive Grade Power Supply,

Electronic Display Control & Hand Held design, development,

agency approval and project management. Project activities

included working with marketing, quality, sales, purchasing,

accounting and manufacturing departments to write Product

Specifications, Design Goal Specifications, Product Test

Specifications, Hardware and Firmware Logic Design, Firmware in

Assembly and C Language, Project Schedule, Project Budget,

Internal Resource Assignment, External Consultant Management,

Statements of Work (SOW), FMEA analysis, Manufacturing Support

and Field Testing to ensure successful launch of new and cost

reduction projects. Experienced in ISO 9001 & ISO 9002

certification processes in product development and documentation

control. Hands-on experience in product testing & validation

through UL, FCC and Industry Canada (CSA). Worked with

university professors to design and develop a RF Collision

Model, link budget and message success rate for the mobile and

fixed network. Managed multiple design and development groups

for developing new products from concept to full production.

Managed Sustaining Engineering group to implement various types

of product cost reduction projects, quality improvement, address

daily productivity issues and keep up with Engineering Change

Requests (ECR/ECN) to effectively support Manufacturing and

Purchasing departments. Developed product standards, product

development process (phase system) and employee development

guidance. Hired and trained new employees, conducted annual

reviews, training plans and helped upper management on annual

budget planning. Extensive hands on experienced with component

selection & validation, Schematic Capture, Simulation and Design

Tools.

One of the pioneers in the High Pulse Hybrid Battery design

incorporating a Hybrid layer Capacitor/ Super Capacitor and

Lithium Thionyl Chloride Battery to double the Water Meter

Interface battery operating life in the field. Developed a

special technique to test and evaluate Lithium Primary battery

from many manufacturers to identify the strength and weakness in

the battery design. Extensive knowledge on 900 MHz and licensed

450 MHz radio technology and protocols. Received highest honor

and recognition from employers and board of directors for

inventing new products and implementing the most effective

project management system. Experienced with various types of

test equipment, Sensor Technologies, keypads, infrared

communication, microcontrollers, firmware/hardware, and

microcontroller debugging tools and Fuzzy Logic. Strong

background in hands on project management, finance, training

others, and building effective product development team.

Travelled to contract manufacturers and customer sites (Mexico,

Asia, and Europe) to identify and resolve various types of

product related issues. Continually indentified and implemented

cost reduction on released products to keep up with the latest

technology and testing processes.

EXPERIENCE

Roper Industries, Tallassee, Alabama. February 2003 to October

5, 2012

Electrical Engineering Manager

Worked on annual budget, department goals and objectives.

Reviewed all engineering projects with other management and

developed workload for internal resources. Met with other

department managers to identify resource requirements, hired and

trained new resources to support new and existing projects.

Conducted quarterly employee performance reviews; identified

strength and weaknesses in the department and prepared employee

development plan. Performed weekly review of the department

workloads, provided leadership to address project &

technological challenges, coordinated projects with other

department. Evaluated new technologies and university research

papers relevant to the business, promoted best design practices

followed by the industry, including Design for Manufacturability

to provide high quality and reliable products per the customer

requirements. I was responsible for the regulatory compliance

and approval of new and enhanced products. Worked closely with

regulatory (UL, FM, CSA and FCC) bodies for product

certification. Extensive hands on experience in all phases of

product design and development cycles from concept through full

production. Managed the project schedules and costs of all

engineering projects and report to management on a

weekly/Monthly basis. Extensive experience in a high-volume

manufacturing environment in North America and Mexico. Hands on

leadership experience in an international, multi-site and

multicultural businesses. Provided leadership in multi-national

team environment and successfully completed project to

completion on budget and on schedule. Promoted quality and cost

awareness in the department. Traveled to supplier sites to

evaluate their production and processes to make sure the quality

of the products is within our specification. Issued purchase

order to purchase test equipment and department supplies.

Implemented company policies and procedures, supervised

subordinates and managed conflicts. Trained other engineers in

Product Development Processes (PDP).

Roper Industries, Tallassee, Alabama. January 2001 to January,

2003

Principal Engineer

Managed two 450 MHz licensed frequency based Fixed Network RF

(Radio Frequency) Projects from concept to production for the

Neptune Fixed Network Water Meter Market. Projects included

designing a licensed 450 MHz radio transmitter and data

collector. Researched existing related patents with the

corporate lawyer and senior engineers, indentified unique design

idea to avoid conflict with existing patents, worked with the

marketing department to draft product requirements, identified

proper resources and consultants. Project activities included

managing two outside RF consults (Japan), an Electrical

Engineering Professor from Auburn University, two electrical

engineers, two mechanical engineers, one quality engineer, one

reliability engineer, and one manufacturing engineer (total

seven team members). Worked with marketing and sales

departments to make sure product development and customer

requirements are in sync before the product is introduced into

the field. Worked with UL, CSA and FCC labs to qualify both

radio products. Worked with installation crews and engineers to

install and manage beta test units in the field.

Managed a hand held design and development project from concept

design to production. Under my management there were mechanical,

electrical, industrial, quality, reliability, manufacturing,

purchasing, marketing and customer service team members (Total

nine team members). Coordinated all efforts with marketing and

manufacturing team members to make sure that the product is

manufacturable and meet customer needs.

Identified newer technology in the market place and started two

new projects to reduce the cost of the main RF products and make

them more manufacturable. Cost reduction, DFM (Design for

Manufacturing), performance consistency, reliability are the key

goals for this project. Managed eighteen team members in the

project. Project management includes project specification,

finance, schedule (ex. Microsoft schedule, On Target) day to day

project management and working with the Purchasing Department to

qualify a supplier to build this product.

Other projects include ISO Documentation Control and PDP

(Product Development Process).

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Schlumberger, Tallassee, Alabama. March, 1995

to 2001

Senior Project Engineer II

Designed, developed and managed a joint venture major 900 MHz

frequency based RF (Radio Frequency) fixed network project

between CellNet Data Systems and Schlumberger RMS (Resource

Management System) from concept to finish. Major activities

included helping the Marketing team to generate a Market

Requirement Spec, write Design Goal Spec, Test Spec (document

used to test the product), negotiate contracts with consultants,

write contractual agreement documents, write project scopes and

deliverables for the consultants, manage consultants, design

digital and analog hardware, write product firmware, take the

product through FCC approval, write operating and installation

manuals, and manage the beta site testing. This Project

includes two products: Wall and Pit Water Meter RF Fixed Network

Interface Unit. Both products were launched successfully within

the projected cost and schedule.

Managed internal and external resources to convert Through-Hole

to Surface Mount Technology of Water Meter electronics. This

company has benefited from large cost savings and moved to more

efficient process.

Designed and developed an 87L51 micro controller based hand held

reader with unlicensed 914 MHz RF capability. The project work

included building a more dynamic team, writing Design Goal Spec,

Test Spec, hardware/firmware design, FCC approval and

manufacturing support. This project was designated as a

benchmark project due to meeting the targeted cost, project

budget, and on time delivery with very limited resources.

Manufacturing support - Implement product testing process, work

with outside suppliers, cost reduction on existing products, new

and efficient technology implementation to help manufacturing to

implement cost effective solution (and etc

New Products- Submitted several new product ideas which helped

company to meet the future market and customer needs.

ISO 9000 Certification - Participated twice in the ISO9000

certification process for the engineering department.

Experienced in DFM, TQM, and QIP, Fishbone method, DOE, and

engineering documentation control process.

Award: Most effective team builder and project manager.

Negotiator: Recognized as an effective negotiator in the company.

Patent: Received a patent on the Smart and Versatile Meter Interface

RF (Radio Frequency) system. Patent Number: US 6,424,270 B1.

Raytheon, Ripon, Wisconsin. April, 1990 to

March, 1995

Product Engineer

Designed and developed TMS370C56 based Next Generation

Commercial Washer Electronic Display Control for the Speed Queen

and Amana line of commercial laundry products. Designed,

developed and managed the CAC (Computerized Audit Control)

project for the Speed Queen commercial laundry products. Wrote

washer extractor and super load washer control specifications.

Designed and developed infrared commercial washer route data

collection system using off the shelf hand held scanner from

Hand Held Products Inc. Designed and developed MC68HC05C4 based

AC motor control for the Speed Queen and Amana line of

commercial washers. Other job duties include manufacturing

support, resource management, and quality management, beta site

management, writing installation and operating manuals.

Experienced in European safety standards (CE) for home

appliances. Taught a Microprocessor Based Electronic Control

Design course for the Speed Queen R& D electrical engineers.

Patent Submittal: Field Programmable Electronic Audit System for

the Speed Queen commercial laundry products.

Multiple 450 MHz based Fixed Network patents

have been accepted by the patent office.

Micro Wave Products of America, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November,

1989

to

April, 1990

Electronic Design Engineer

Responsible for firmware design using Assembly Language, device

selection and testing to support engineering design projects and

electronic controllers for Micro Wave ovens.

Daktronics Inc., Brookings, South Dakota. August, 1987 to

November, 1989

Electronic Product Engineer

Designed, developed and wrote a research paper on the Low Cost

Electronic Display Driver. Wrote system software, test protocol

using Microsoft C, Basic and Assembly Languages. Debugged

various types of electronic display controllers using HP1650A

Logic Analyzer and Oscilloscope.

South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota. January, 1989

to November,

1989

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Taught three sections of Advanced Electronics Laboratory

classes.

Microcontroller Experience:

MSP430, TMS370C56, Philips 87L51, MC68HC05, MC68HC11, Z87022,

Toshiba 8-bit family, Microchip RISC micro controllers and ATMEL

Tiny Family.

Computer experience:

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Project Schedule, Visio, On

Target, Flow Charting.

EDUCATION:

Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, December, 1989 -

1992

South Dakota State University, Brookings South Dakota.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, July, 1987.

South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota.

Certification: BLS (Basic Life Saving).

Social Work: Alabama Goodwill Ambassador (AGA) for the Maxwell Air

Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Recognized as a

dedicated social worker.

Willing to Relocate.

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