Engineer Manager
Resume:
Mathew Alexander
Plano, Texas 75025
**********@*****.***
PMO / VP/Director of Program Management
P&L / Growth Strategies / Policies & Procedures / Negotiations / R&D / IT
/ Budgeting
Cost Control / International & Multi-Site Management / Strategic Planning
/ Trade Relations
Contract & Materials Management / Continuous Process Improvement / ISO
9000 / Pricing
Product Development / Forecasting / Market Rollout / JIT / Competitive
Analysis
International & Domestic Business Development / Procurement / B2B / Risk
Management Intellectual Property / Tech Sales Support
Dynamic leader with technical background, education and expertise in
program management, engineering, negotiating, sales and sales support,
vendor relationships, operations and global management of procurement
initiatives for large and small firms in multiple industries.
Managed R&D defined technical parameters in component commodities and
provided leadership in selection and management of multiple programs on
time and within budget, delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in
annual revenue for Texas Instruments, Agere, HP, Compaq Computer, and
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Executed program management and
procurement strategies that aligned with corporate guidelines and met or
exceeded aggressive goals for clients Sun Microsystems, Dell, Nortel, etc.
Professional Career History & Selected Notable Achievements
PMO, Net Previa, 2009 to Present. Oversee five direct reports and eight
employees and daily operations including program management, sales, global
business development, quotes, presentations marketing, customer support,
billing and collections for ~$2M hosting service firm, freeing CEO to
identify opportunities. Company relocating to Far East.
Program Manager, Wireless Terminal Business Unit, Texas Instruments, 2006
to 2009. Program managed complex products and P&L up to $5M and matrix
organizations of up to 50 globally-based Engineers in Israel, India and
US. Ensured program was delivered on time and within budget to major
external client Nokia. Left due to reduction in force (RIF).
. Managed program on time/budget, reaping ~$500M annually for core
currently in production
. Oversaw Bluetooth Analog translation from 3rd generation to latest IC
technology, gaining TI ~$800M yearly
. Program managed key Radio developments (Hardware and Software)
resulting in revenue over $250M with top wireless handset
manufacturers.
. Conducted program phase reviews with Executive teams and tracked
programs using MS Project 2007 Enterprise Server platform across
worldwide engineering teams.
Program Manager, Agere Systems, 2000 to 2005. Recruited and managed 20
Engineers located domestically and internationally (Singapore, Germany,
Israel and China) from initial design to customer approval and ~$300K
budget for former Lucent Technology/AT&T Microelectronic Division.
Directed IC projects from design to production status. Delivered project
PM reviews to executive teams and monitored schedules using MS Project
server based system. Directed IC projects from design to production
status. Left due to workforce reduction.
. Managed ASIC program, combining older generations and saving client
Nortel $10M annually
. Managed program as second source for large ASIC for client Sun
Microsystems, reaping $100M yearly
. Managed international business alliance with Dell, increasing annual
revenue $200M
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Hewlett Packard, a $20B hard drive and laser printer manufacturer, 1993 to
2000
New Product Introduction Engineer, Formatter Management. Directed 10
engineers and selection of electronic components and generated approved
vendor list setting contract manager expectations, timely delivery of PCA
to R&D and to release to Production. Recruited/promoted to Agere.
. Selected and managed cost reduction effort, negotiating part costs
and saving $45.2M yearly
Technical Commodity Manager (Materials Engineering/Hard Drive/Tape Drive
Division). Recruited and led technical procurement strategies in ASICs
and PCA/Electronic components to achieve next generation Tape & Hard
Drive project goals.
. Selected suppliers and negotiated materials, meeting aggressive
goals on time and within $2M budget
Component Reliability Engineer/ASQC Certified Reliability Engineer, Compaq
Computer Corp., 1989 to 1993. Led component commodities in Production,
Supplier Management and Reliability issues. Commodities (VLSI chips,
discrete, passive and electrical effects of connectors, switches and
batteries used in PC motherboard. Qualified suppliers; oversaw reliability
testing and interpreted results; worked with suppliers to fix issues;
assessed suppliers' facilities; and traveled to Israel to manage
supplier's reliability.
. Published internal papers on no-clean wave soldering process effect on
component level reliability.
Quality/Reliability Engineer, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., 1987 to
1989. Developed and conducted quality assessment test methodology in
conjunction with safety testing for commercial products. Evaluated
manufacturers and distributors to Military and Commercial Standard under
Third Party ISO-9000 Standard.
. Led successful ISO 9000 audit certification efforts, presenting new
revenue potential
Earlier: Test Engineer Intern, System Product Division, IBM. Interned
during college, debugging multi-functional communication controller
boards. Returned to University complete BEEE.
Education / Training / Miscellaneous Information
Education & Training:
. MS, Engineering Management, National Technological University
. BE, EE, City University of New York (City College)
. Certificates / Registrations / Licenses: Component Reliability
Certifications
. Recent Seminars: MS Project EPM
. Extensive training in leadership, management, technical and PMP
Key skills:
. Decisive executive, putting the right people on the right projects
. Diplomatic and creative problem-solver, attuned to business needs and
committed to excellence
. Operations-oriented leader, utilizing sound judgment and technical
acumen to build and lead strong global, cross-functional teams
Miscellaneous:
. Articles Published: No clean wave effort on surface mount components
(Internal paper at Compaq)
Awards, Honors and Special Recognition:
. Sun ASIC supplier year award (PM of the team)
Activities outside the Work Place
. Charitable: Lead Small Group Meeting - local church
. Professional groups: PMI member of Dallas chapter
. Sports and Hobbies: Golf and Tennis
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