Project Manager Management

Robert J. McDonald

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Wilmington, MA 01887

978-***-**** ***********@*******.***

SUMMARY

Highly experienced electronics Project/Program Manager with engineering

management and hands-on design and development background for products from

concept through production in aerospace and defense and commercial arenas.

Effective in reducing program costs while significantly increasing

productivity and operational efficiencies. Particular strengths:

. Strong global client/customer relations; maintains high customer

involvement and communication.

. Go-to person for troubled project/program turn-around.

. Team leadership and development; instills confidence and engagement

in teams.

. Strategic/technical planning, scheduling and resource management.

. Establishing/coordinating off shore manufacturing to compliant in-

factory production to meet high volume production requirements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cobham Defense Electronics, Lowell MA (formerly M/A-COM, Inc) 2002 -

2010

Program/Project Manager

Managed multiple RF Microwave projects for space and satellite applications

for domestic and international customers including components for Mars

probe, classified military applications and commercial satellites. Projects

included development and legacy components including multi throw switches,

mixers, amplifiers and passive devices. Generated program plans and

schedules, coordinated multi-location team, anticipated and controlled

potential problems, monitored progress versus plan, interfaced with

customer representatives and provided program updates to upper management.

Through understanding of MIL-PRF-38534 and ESA (European Space Agency)

requirements. Handled all requests for quotations.

IBM, Lowell MA 2000 - 2002

Program Manager

Managed SiGe Power Amplifier development projects used for cell phone

applications for IBM Boston Design Center. Generated program plans and

schedules, coordinated multi-location team members, anticipated and

controlled potential problems, monitored progress versus plan, interface

with customer representatives and provided program updates to upper

management. Left this position due to a plant shutdown.

AMP Inc, Lowell MA (formerly M/A-COM, Inc) 1985 -

2000

Project Manager

Managed RF Microwave/Millimeter Wave projects for M/A-COM Aerospace and

Defense Business Unit.

Directed initial project proposals/RFP responses, generated program plans

and schedules, coordinated multi-location team members, anticipated and

controlled potential problems, monitored progress versus plan, interface

with customer representatives and provided program.

. Established/coordinated off shore manufacturing in Ireland.

Managed design effort for systems upgrade (commercial - cable TV

antenna and amplifier design and ongoing upgrade).

. Program management responsibility for an antenna set used on an

airborne electronic countermeasure application. Successfully led

the team effort resulting in a significant production increase from

forty sets to five hundred sets per month while reducing

production cost by approximately 25%.

. Assigned to lead turnaround of delinquent program involving a six

antenna set used in a military aircraft application and bring it

back on schedule.. Working with the customer, AMP production and

engineering and we were successful in bringing the program back on

budget and schedule. Generated proposals for multiyear purchase of

the six antenna assemblies. Successfully negotiated 4 year pricing

agreement.

. Managed millimeter wave frequency development program from the

development stage thru production involving a subassembly function

taking 4 individual high power Ku frequency inputs, doubling the

frequency, providing amplitude and phase adjustment to efficiently

combine the multiplied outputs into one high power Ka band

frequency output. Project had over ten years of successful

production.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN ENGINEERING - M/A COM, Inc. 1977 -

1985

Engineering Group Leader

Directed engineering team consisting of Microwave Engineers and Engineering

Assistants. Managed and coordinated engineering projects which included

design efforts and project status. Facilitated successful team design

efforts on numerous microwave assemblies resulting in the award of

production contracts.

EDUCATION:

Master in Business Administration

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Program Management - IBM Global Training

Leadership in a Project Team Environment - IBM Global Training

Program Management - American Graduate University

Negotiations - American Graduate University

Computer Training - MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point

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