Project Manager Engineering

**+ years managing complex engineering product development projects

including ITAR and Offshore based projects. Problem solver. Detail

oriented. Willing to take on the difficult tasks. Reputation for meeting

the customer's expectations. Mentor, teacher, team leader, and facilitator.

Microsoft Project expert. Well versed in Agile and traditional project

management methodologies. Business Process mapping for development and

continuous improvement (Lean).

PMP and CSM certified Agile Project Manager

. Software, hardware, systems level integration projects

. Agile software development methodologies (ID, XP, Scrum)

. Specializing in quick-turn prototypes

. "Go to" person for difficult projects/customers

Engineering Functional Manager

. Engineer and technician direct reports

. Out-sourced engineering providers

. Product development and sustaining for Factory Automation

and Medical Device products

WORK EXPERIENCE

CONTRACTOR - Self employed August 2010 to October

2010:

. Business process maturity analysis for a PR firm.

o Developed, launched, and analyzed an assessment survey to 136

member workforce.

o Analyzed current business database for trends and gaps.

o Benchmarked the current process workflow for gap analysis.

o Provided graphical data summaries, workflow maps, and survey

data analysis.

o Offsite facilitator for Agile project management implementation.

PROJECT MANAGER - Micro Power Electronics May 2008 to May

2010:

. Cross-functional team leader for multiple product development projects

to deliver mission-critical portable power systems to the Defense,

Medical, and First Responder markets:

o Schedule, cost, budget, and specification responsibilities.

o Responsible for 5 defense industry customer programs.

o Reduced development time by 41% using Lean/Six-Sigma techniques.

o Replaced entrenched personnel to improve performance to

commitment.

o Directly supported two corporate facilities (Beaverton OR,

Redmond WA).

o Identified specific software development inadequacies and

provided solutions to enhance performance-to-plan for the Test

Engineering group.

o Formal presentations to communicate project status to Customer

and Senior Management.

My innovative style of project management was embraced by Sales and

Marketing for meeting the time and delivery needs of a rapidly

changing revenue environment, while meeting the lifecycle process

requirements of an ISO 9001/13485 certified organization.

ENGINEERING MANAGER - RS Medical January 2005 to January

2008:

. Functional Manager for all development and sustaining

engineering activities in support of an expanding medical

device product line including:

o Revision of all Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated

Design Control processes and procedures (21 CFR 820.30).

o Implementation of formal project management practices at RS

Medical and all contract engineering suppliers in accordance

with 21 CFR 820.30 and ISO 13485.

o Identification and negotiation to expand contract engineering

supplier base.

o Implementation of Microsoft SharePoint engineering collaboration

websites.

o Implementation of formal requirements management tools and

techniques using the DOORs software requirements management

tool.

o Managed the embedded software development team for the products.

o Managed the software and hardware development and sustaining

activities for an automated testing system.

o Developed and managed annual Engineering Department budget.

o Defined feature set for next product evolution.

o Developed and negotiated project specifications.

o Insured all cost, performance, and schedule goals were met by

project teams.

Substantially improved accountability and tracking capabilities for

projects making it possible to establish an annual budget.

Successfully achieved ISO 13485 certification.

PROGRAM MANAGER (Passive Components BU) - Electro Scientific Ind.

2001 to 2005:

. Engineering liaison to Sales and Marketing.

. Implemented and administered the software requirements

management tool DOORs and SharePoint project sites.

. Managed cross-functional distributed project teams

(including electrical, mechanical, and software engineers

in USA, India, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan).

. Cradle-to-grave support for the product line.

. Responsible for transitioning all engineering development

projects to Portland, OR in a facilities consolidation

effort.

PROGRAM MANAGER (Semiconductor BU) - Electro Scientific Ind.

1997 to 2001:

. Provided technical project management (cost, performance, schedule)

for a family of laser based memory repair systems used by the

semiconductor industry.

. First successful implementation of Extreme Programming and Iterative

Development software methodologies.

. Responsible for providing cradle-to-grave support for the product.

SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER (Semiconductor BU) - Electro Scientific Ind.

1995 to 1997:

ENGINEERING MANAGER (Custom Products) - Electro Scientific Ind.

1991 to 1995:

PRODUCT SUPPORT ENGINEER - Electro Scientific Ind.

1988 to 1990:

TRAINING SPECIALIST - Electro Scientific Ind.

1984 to 1988:

Electronics Technician/Nuclear Reactor Operator/Submarines - U S NAVY

1972 to 1984:

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PMP certified Project Manager; CSM certified SCRUM Master

Introduction to Lean/SixSigma; Numerous college level classes

US Navy Electronics Technician School, US Navy Nuclear Power School,

Submarine Service (SS)

Advamed Medical Technology Learning Institute (Process Validation)

Tools: MS Project, DOORs, Syteline, Agile, Arena, TurboCAD, MS Word,

MS Access, MS Excel, Photoshop, Visio, PowerPoint, SharePoint,

FrontPage, UNIX, LINUX, Visual C++

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