LOURANS AORAHA

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SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE

Self-motivated, dedicated and expert-level electrical and manufacturing

engineer with proven team leadership and experience in R&D, engineering

management, global contract manufacturing, new product introduction and

development from conception to market deployment.

Experience in identifying, targeting and achieving cost reductions, quality

and efficiency goals within competitive product environments.

Negotiate contracts that result in mutually rewarding and profitable

customer partnerships.

Recruit, build and motivate skilled engineering teams.

Expert in design, manufacturing, certification, lean engineering,

manufacturing, Six Sigma and ISO.

Multilingual: Fluent in Arabic, English, Assyrian Conversation, Read,

Write. Greek, Conversation only.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CallPod, Inc. Chicago, IL

Vice President of Engineering / Production, 2005 - Present

Design, develop and introduce new products to market, including feasibility

analysis, budget, forecasting, and management of product, Staffing,

process, labor and material costs.

Introduced Several Wireless & Power Products to Market:

. Bluetooth headsets with background noise suppression . Multi-

device chargers

. Bluetooth conferencing products . High current CLA

. USB-based VOIP dongle portable units . Mobile device chargers

. Collaborate with engineering and marketing to develop concepts,

specifications and product launch, with input from manufacturing,

purchasing, tool making and packaging engineering.

. Provide direct product support and ongoing recommendations for

product launch and modifications to sales / marketing based on design

engineering and product management expertise.

. Perform hands-on design of hardware and software for innovative

technology products

. Negotiate with global component distributors for the procurement of

materials and components, and with contract manufacturing for building

and fulfilling product specifications.

. Review contract manufacturing costs, specifications, and packaging.

. Evaluate and select contract manufacturing partners for high-volume

production and reliability.

. Manage processes including validation, certification, quality,

documentation and fulfillment.

. Oversee management and engineering groups in various global

locations, including on-site support of new product introduction and

production in China, Malaysia, Taiwan and multiple European locations.

. Started up and developed the engineering group, including hiring,

training and performance evaluation.

Andrew Wireless Products Addison, IL

Global New Product Introduction / Test Engineering Manager, 2002 - 2005

. Managed staff of 20 development engineers and technicians located in

the U.S, Europe, and China to develop quality test platforms, fixtures,

hardware and software for the RF power amplifier business.

. Provided significant input into the development of engineering design

cycle through design, schematic and specification reviews as well as

design for testability.

. Oversaw product transition from development to contract manufacturing

facilities in U.S, Europe, and China, including generating documentation,

staff training, and onsite support.

. Reviewed qualifications and capabilities of prospective and existing

manufacturing partners.

. Extensive travel to Europe and Far East to support new product

introduction and sustain production.

. Developed initiatives such as common platform hardware and software

production testability.

. Work with product and project management groups to meet NPI schedule

and capacity.

. Responsible for day-to-day test engineering budget, team reviews,

projects and scheduling.

Motorola, Inc. Elk Grove Village, IL

Global Test Engineering Manager, 2000 - 2002

. Managed staff of 15 test development engineers / technicians located

in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe to develop quality test platforms,

fixtures, hardware and software for the automotive Telematics digital

technology and navigation systems.

. Contributed to development engineering design cycle through design,

schematic and spec reviews.

. Oversaw transition of new product introduction to contract

manufacturing facilities in U.S and Mexico.

. Extensive travel in the U.S and Mexico to support of new product

introduction and sustain production.

. Developed and implemented strategic manufacturing test initiatives

for On-Start GM product, which resulted in cost savings of $6M in capital

equipment.

. Created and implemented training and troubleshooting guidelines for

Telematics products in Monterrey, Mexico, resulted in 80% of WIP

reduction.

. Reviewed new Business Unit Agreement and Statement of Work with new

strategic manufacturing partners, evaluated hardware strengths to provide

better controls.

Section Manager, Network Solutions Sector, 1999 - 2000

. Managed staff of 8 research & development engineers and technicians

for the cellular infrastructure base station system communication group.

. Generated design specification for Alarm Reporting Board for

Operation Maintenance Reporting Center (OMCR) system.

. Conducted and supported ALT, Thermal, and EMI testing of the OMCR

system, which resulted in meeting and surpassing FCC requirements and

standards.

. Team member responsible for driving and approving contract

manufacturing partners.

. Scheduled projects and evaluated team performance, consistently met

and exceeded deadlines.

Dauphin Technology, Inc. Palatine, IL

Director of Engineering Manager, 1998 - 1999

. Managed staff of 15 engineers and technicians to develop Orasis (hand

held mobile computer), including overseeing contracted design group

activities and deliverables.

. Oversaw product support, production of user manuals and product

packaging as solution resource.

. Partnered with computer hardware and software suppliers, resulted in

obtaining licensing agreements.

. Scheduled, reviewed and managed all reliability, thermal, EMI, FCC,

and drop testing activities.

Motorola, Inc. Arlington Heights, IL

Development Engineering Group Leader, 1996 - 1998

. Managed new product development group and design activities including

staffing and scheduling.

. Designed digital interface and control cards for the support of

amplifier / system communication.

. Led cost reduction efforts on existing product, resulted in profit

increase of $16+ per board.

. Supported installation and optimization of the Japan Digital Cellular

System in Osaka and Tokyo, which resulted in improvement of cellular

system support time to market.

Senior Electrical Engineer, 1992 - 1996; Electrical Engineer I and II, 1989

- 1992

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Technology, DeVry Institute of

Technology, Chicago, IL

Pursuing MBA program, University of Phoenix, Chicago, IL

Managing Projects in Organizations, the George Washington University,

Schaumburg, IL

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Motorola University, Schaumburg, IL

RF Fundamental Concepts and Circuit Design, Georgia Institute of

Technology, Atlanta, GA

Digital Signal Processing, Learning Tree International, Schaumburg, IL

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