Engineer Project Manager

NIzam Ahmad, PMP

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Essex Junction, VT 05452

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

Tel.: 802-***-****

Summary Over 20 years of Leadership Experience in Electronics /

Defense / Aero Space Industry

Program Management Business Engineering

Development

Professional Experience

. Goodrich Corporation, Government Systems, Vermont (2005-2010)

Program Manager, PAC-3 US Program

Program Management (PM)

. Managed ITAR PAC-3 FY09 US Program (Rev. over $10M); Achieved

OTD (On Time Delivery) Green customer report card rating;

Managed project scope and schedule budget; Led weekly customer

teleconferences

. Led Goodrich geographically diversified teams (Engineering,

Contract, Supply, Mfg, QA, CM, Development) in Vermont, New

Jersey, Minnesota and Ohio

. Addressed customer's delivery requirements for Actuator and

Controller; Led technical discussions with customer technical

teams

Business Development (BD)

. Led PAC-3 FY 11 / FY12 Business Development; FY 11 / FY12

(program Rev. over $20M); Developed FY 11 / FY12 NRE cost

analysis for SOR requirements; NRE Rev over $1M; Led Finance,

Business Development & Engineering; Led "Facts Finding" customer

meetings; Achieved customer NRE funding

. Led PAC-3 Reliability Confidence RFP price proposal development

& customer submission

. Led RFP & submitted price proposal for Test Equipment capacity;

Initiated NRE cost analysis; Led "Fact Finding" customer

meetings; Achieved customer approval and funding for test

equipment

. Led & developed Financial Management Baselines (FMB) RFP

response for the long-lead items customer funding; Achieved

customer funding

. Technical leadership to PAC-3 FY09 / FY10 RFP Business

Development; Developed Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) costs ;

Led cost impact in FY10 SOR changes; Negotiated with customer

SOR Contract Clauses; Developed pricing proposals for FY10 SOR

changes; Managed FY10 Financial Management Baselines (FMB) (NRE

& delivery requirements)

Engineering / Technical

. Led PAC-3 Motor redesign report completion & customer submission

. Developed & implemented "Motor Performance" analysis plan /

report

. Led "Shock Test" performance & report completion

. Led customer engineering experiments for "position accuracy"

customer tests

. Led Potentiometer manufacturer's PLV; Addressed technical

issues; Achieved technical report for customer submission

Program Manager, PAC-3 MSE Program

. Led customer RFP price proposal development (cost, NRE) for new

business

. Managed PAC-3 MSE Controller Actuation Systems (CAS) Program; Led

weekly customer teleconference

. Led "Design Improvement" proposal with customer & Goodrich design

engineering

. Collaborated technical data for the Lockheed Martin & US Army

flight Test

. Developed & submitted to customer "Test Improvement" strategy;

Documented methodology for the "Position Drift" test;

Incorporating customer's "Position Drift" test requirements in ESS

test methodology; Achieved customer approval

. Provided Technical Leadership in Electrical Engineering test

development

Program Manager / Lead Test Engineer, PAC-3 Japan Program

. Managed & provided technical leadership to PAC-3 Japan Test

Systems project; Developed & led Project PDRS & CDR; Achieved

customer approvals

. Installed & validated Test Systems at MHI facility in Japan

. Travelled to Japan; Led technical leadership in product test;

Resolved technical issues

. Led technical documentations preparation (ATP, ESS Thermal & Vibe,

Calibration, Technical Drawings)

. Led PAC-3 Japan / MHI Japan piece parts delivery program

. Performed Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP), ESS Thermal Test, Test

System Calibration

Program Manager, Rockwell Collins Inc. Program

. Ensured on-time planned deliveries

. Led pricing escalation strategy

Program Manager, Parker Hannifin Corp. Program

. Ensured on-time planned deliveries; Improved customer rating from

"Red" to "Green"

. Managed Parker Endurance Test implementation; Interfacing with

customer

. Led customer meeting (Parker Hannifin, Bombardier Aerospace,

Thales Canada)

Program Manager, Bombardier Aerospace Program

. Led price proposal development for POT replacement for Transport

Canada certification requirements; Managing program Actuators

deliveries

. Managed Bombardier Sealing Enhancement project; Interfaced with

customer

Boeing 787 Program, Lead Test Engineer

. Initiated Boeing 787 in-tank cable Test Equipment Requirement

Specification (TERS)

. Initiated & authored test procedures for Fuel Quantity Management

System (FQMS)

Goodrich IVHMU Test Equipment Project, Lead Test Engineer

. Managed IVHMU Test Equipment supplier

. Delivered on-time test equipment

. IBM Corporation

Microelectronics Division, Vermont (1994-2002)

Sr. Project Manager

. Managed ASIC Product (Design, Operation, Quality & Business

Development functions) from "Planning" to "Launch" phases

. Developed P&L Business Cases; Achieved Business financial goals

. Managed Project Financials Management Baselines (FMB) (Rev. Over

$75M, GM Over 40%)

. Developed proposals for ROI; Improved profitability

. Led industry's 1st Multichip Module (MCM) development integrating

CMOS & SiGe technologies

. Build & Led IBM teams of Thirty (30) IBM professionals

. Provided technical directions to IBM Engineering Design Centers in

New York & Vermont; Build & Led team engineering teams

. Prioritized design concept & prototype development; Transferred

product to full manufacturing release

. Effectively communicated with IBM & Customer Executives

. Developed & Presented monthly project status to IBM & Customer

Executives

IBM Product Marketing Engineering

Project Engineer

. Developed & Implemented ASIC Product Development plans; Build &

Led team

. Defined ASIC product features requirements; Lead "Requirement"

document

. Provided technical leadership to ASIC product development teams

. Applied investment decision making tools; Proposed & received

approvals for investments

. Led & developed Business Development (BD) case; Presented

Business Development to IPD Executives

. Presented IBM ASICs in international conferences in USA & Europe

. Provided technical training to sales

. Zilog Inc. USA

Principal Engineer (1993-94)

. Developed & implemented Microelectronics Integrated Chip (IC)

wafer test methodologies

. Transferred IC technology to manufacturing

. National Semiconductor Corp., USA

Sr. Product Engineer (1988-89)

. Managed Microprocessor product engineering

. Tested Microprocessor

. Intel Corporation, USA

Product Quality Engineer (1988-86)

. Lead Microcontroller Product qualification (Accelerated life

Tests)

. Tested Microelectronics Memory products

. Advanced Micro devices (AMD), USA

Product Engineer (1984-85)

. Provided technical leadership to Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) defense

program

. Prepared technical documents per Mil-STD-883C

. Analyzed Memory test data

Education

Master's Certificate in Project Management May 1999

George Washington University, District of Columbia

MS, Electrical Engineering August 1984

Syracuse University, New York

Certifications

. IBM Certified Executive Project Manager

. PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Recognition / Excellence Awards

. IBM Prestigious "Exceptional Team Leadership EXCELLENCE" Award

. IBM Product Management Award for "EXCELLENCE"

. IBM ASIC "Product Marketing EXCELLENCE" Award

. IBM Customer Product Development Award

. Zilog Technology Development Award

. Intel Instructor Award

Competencies

. Drive to Achieve

. Passion for Business

. Customer Insight

. Team Build / Leadership

. Personal Dedication

Professional Affiliations / Leadership Positions

. Secretary, IEEE Champlain Valley Chapter, Vermont (2008 - present)

. Sr. Member, IEEE (1995 - present)

. Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI (1999 - present)

. Vice President, PMI, Champlain Valley Chapter, Vermont (2001)

Key words: program manager, project manager, project engineer, product

engineer, electrical engineer, electronics engineer, systems engineer,

quality engineer, reliability engineer, development engineer,

semiconductor, test engineer, development engineer, product

reliability engineer, contract administrator, contract management,

design engineer, process engineer, manufacturing engineer[pic]

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