Engineer Manager
Resume:
KENGO BABA
***** ** **** **., *******, WA ***** ( *********@*******.*** ( (C)847
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ENGINEERING MANAGER with 13+ years of experience in large scale enterprise
system development and program management for Healthcare IT / Medical
Imaging in global company
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
. Delivered 4 new product introduction lifecycles for FDA regulated medical
imaging software application
. Implemented Agile development process to achieve predictable timelines
with clear operation metrics
. Established innovative culture by empowering employees to execute on
productivity improvement projects
. Managed global Installed Base of 900+ hospitals/medical centers
. Collaborated with customer base to gather detailed user requirements and
obtain feedback on prototypes
. Six Sigma Certified
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SKILLS
. SOFTWARE: DICOM, C++, UNIX/C, JAVA, XML, PERL, MATLAB, OOD
. DATABASE: SQL/PLSQL, ORACLE, Sybase
. APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT: Clearcase, Rational Rose, UML
. Language: Fluent in ENGLISH and JAPANESE
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GE HEALTHCARE IT Jan 1999 - Present
ENGINEERING PROGRAM MANAGER - ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS Seattle, WA Oct
2009 - Present
. Managed product development program with 20 cross functional team
located globally. Development of enterprise clinical flowsheet
application of Electric Medical Record with automated devise
connectivity to gather patient's vital signs for ICU, emergency care.
. Responsible for crossfunctional project management (Marketing,
Service, Engineering, QA, Regulatory, Manufacturing) to release
product with high quality thru software life cycle managment.
. Responsible for setting up operation metrics to monitor project
completion status and release date forcast. Identification of project
risks and mitigation plan communication to business leadership and
forecast project completions. Team building and development of direct
reports thru continuous coaching.
. Implemented Agile development process to achieve predictable timeline
and transparent project execution through SCRUM methodology taking
responsibility as product owner to guide team hands on to prioritize
and manage the backlogs and define doness criteria.
. Revamped development infrastrucutre by introducing Agile test driven
development process to convert manual and unreliable develpement
process to automated and predictable nightly build process with static
code analysis capability.
. Improved system performance by 50% to 70% to improve customer
satisfaction in some of critical user workflow.
. Improved installability of system and reduced installation time from 4
hours to 1.5 hours. Consolidated installation program using
InstallAnywere and eliminated manual installtation prep and post
configuraiton and reduced complexity of installation to be more error
prone.
ENGINEERING MANAGER - IMAGING SOLUTIONS Barrington, IL Jan
2006 - Oct 2009
. Development of new concept business intelligence application, realtime
operation dashboard to display Key Performance Indicator, for
Radiology department adminstrators and CIO to optimize operation to
reduce cost and gain productivity.
. Managed team of 11 software engineers to design and develop high
performance PACS (Picture Archiving Communication Systems) capable of
archiving, retrieval and display of digital medical images for
radiology diagnosis
. Established innovative culture of Engineering team by engaging
employees to execute on self-driven technical projects aimed to
improve team productivity by 10% year over year
. Implemented Agile development process to achieve predictable timeline
and transparent project execution through SCRUM methodology resulting
in 3/3 on time software releases since implementation
. Implemented systematic approach for product quality improvement by
applying CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) and root cause
analysis to reduce/eliminate issue recurrence
. Collaborated with customer focus group to gather detailed user
requirements and obtain feedback on prototypes to ensure product
design is aligned with customer expectations
. Delivered integrated application between GE PACS and IDX RIS
(Radiology Information Systems), resulting seamless radiology workflow
for patient data, exam status and diagnosis report between the two
systems. This interoperability created competitive advantage for GE
PACS
. Successfully integrated 3D image analysis functionality on PACS
workstations to allow advance diagnostic capability resulting in $40M
revenue potential in 2007
. Created solution for highly scalable server database platform by
converting Sybase database (limitation of 500 Gigabytes) into LINUX OS
file system (expandable up to 1.5 Terabytes)
LEAD SYSTEM DESIGNER - IMAGING SOLUTIONS Barrington, IL
Jan 2003 - Jan 2006
. Led team of 15 engineers located in US and India to release 2 new
product introductions for GE PACS
. Interfaced with cross functional teams (Marketing, Testing, Quality
Assurance and Regulatory) to ensure well defined design specifications
resulting in high quality releases
. Designed and developed Mammography workflow module on GE PACS
resulting in $60M potential revenue in 2006
. Led engineering team for installed base support of over 900 hospitals
worldwide. Provided high quality and timely software
corrections/solutions to improve patient care and customer
satisfaction
TEAM LEAD / SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - IMAGING SOLUTIONS Mt. Prospect, IL
2002 - 2003
. Led 5 software engineers to improve speed of image display by 30%
. Designed and developed Remote Radiology Workstation functionality for
GE PACS, allowing radiologists to review digital imagines at home
office by implementing pre-retrieval algorithm
SOFTWARE ENGINEER - IMAGING SOLUTIONS Mt. Prospect, IL
1999 - 2002
. Developed capability for one PACS client application to be able to
connect to a multiple PACS servers for distributed server
configuration
. Implemented internationalization of GE PACS to support text display
and input capability in 14 languages, increasing global marketability
. Developed server-client application in JAVA/XML. Responsible for GUI
design, database transaction (JDBC) and image display algorithm
GE HEALTHCARE Waukesha, WI and Tokyo, Japan
1997 - 1999
DESIGN ENGINEER - GE TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (6MTH ROTATIONS)
. Design and development of new software features to enhance the MRI and
CT scan operating console system GUI using C/C++ and Xwindow/Motif
. Responsible for requirements, design analysis, implementation,
documentation and validation
. FDA (GMP) regulatory compliance leader - Performed audit and evaluated
design control procedures of joint venture company (1500 employees) in
Tokyo, Japan
. Project management of analog print circuit board redesign to replace
obsolete chip as interfacing with vendors, sourcing department to
develop the prototype circuit board
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MASTER OF SCIENCE - COMPUTER SCIENCE / DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
2002
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, Computer Technology Institute
GPA (3.71/4.00)
MASTER OF SCIENCE - BIOENGINEERING
1997
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, School of Engineering/Medicine GPA
(3.91/4.00)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
1995
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Engineering
GPA (3.51/4.00)
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PATENTS (USPTO)
1-201******** SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INDICATING AN IMAGE LOCATION IN AN
IMAGE STACK
2-200******** Systems and Methods For Generating Vendor-Independent
Computer-Aided Diagnosis Markers
3-200******** - Method and apparatus for managing multi-patient contexts
on a picture archiving and communication system
4-200******** - Method and apparatus for body part filters of comparison
studies
5-200******** - System and method for PACS workstation conferencing
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