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OBJECTIVE

Achieve success by communicating a sense of mission through inspirational

leadership.

EXPERIENCE

QSI CORPORATION

DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING, Salt Lake City, UT 2008-Present

Provide leadership to the development and sustaining engineering

organizations comprised of 27 engineers and managers. The engineering

disciplines include software, electrical, mechanical, test, customer

support and interns. By implementing new tools and processes, the

engineering department has recently achieved the reputation for getting

projects completed on-time, meeting cost targets and improving product

quality. Project success has been a result of providing clear product

requirements after working closely with the Marketing and Sales

organization.

Active participant in strategic planning and conveying corporate vision.

The development and use of a project roadmap to communicate timing, costs,

resource needs and progression of technology platforms has helped create a

sense of direction and urgency within engineering and across the company.

Management responsibilities include budget forecasting and accountability,

mentoring, resource management, performance appraisals and personnel

development.

Involved in the development of rugged electronic HMI terminal products for

vehicle and industrial applications. New product introductions include the

TREQ-M4, HK58, and QTERM-A7/G72 terminals, which have become baseline

products for reducing cost and assembly time.

Success has been achieved through the introduction of DFMA (Design For

Manufacture and Assembly) tools and techniques that cut assembly time by

half, effectively doubling production capacity without investing in new

capital. The other result has been a significant reduction in product

cost, allowing the new products to be very price competitive. A case study

about these achievements was presented at the 2010 DFMA Forum.

Led the effort to standardize engineering design practices, including

design guides for the various disciplines. Implementing a review and

approval process dramatically improved the quality of documentation and

provided the ground work for close collaboration with production personnel.

Instituted a regular Quality Review with production and service leaders

which enhanced the effectiveness of product sustaining activities. Led a

Tiger Team that increased First Pass Yields of a handheld product by 35%.

An Advanced Development effort to introduce equipment for automated gasket

dispensing and component underfill was a by-product of the team's work.

Established a process to manage recent supply chain difficulties associated

with lengthening lead times and component obsolescence.

HARRIS CORPORATION

RF Communications Division, Rochester, NY 2003-2008

LEAD-FREE DIRECTOR and MAD MANAGER

Directed the cross-functional lead-free efforts within the division. This

included assignment of resources to evaluate reliability risks, conduct

design of experiments, develop design guidelines and implement process

changes to manage the transition to lead-free assemblies. Coordinated lead-

free activity with other divisions. Created, and taught, training classes

for the engineering community as well as prepared a customer response

package.

Managed Mechanical Advanced Development (MAD). The MAD mission was

established to manage the risk of introducing new technology and processes.

MAD was responsible for providing strategic vision, planning and adoption

of electro-mechanical packaging technologies to reduce product size and

cost while increasing product quality and features. This was accomplished

through the introduction of technology roadmaps, technology evaluations and

involvement with various consortia such as CALCE, UNOVIS and iNEMI.

Technology investigations included: materials and finishes, rapid tooling,

thermal management, power, shielding and displays. Process

institutionalization included: DFMA, Lean Product Development, Six-Sigma

and CMMI.

Spearheaded implementation of DFMA, within the division. Increased

collaboration between engineering, manufacturing and supply chain on new

products resulted in reduced assembly times by 20%, mechanical part costs

by 18% and reduced development cycle time by 40%. Also coordinated

competitor benchmark analysis work using the DFMA tool.

Proactively led a grass-roots effort to introduce embedded passives within

PC boards. This resulted in a size reduction of the board area by 25%, a

board assembly cost reduction of 5% and DPU improvement of 33%. The HW

development process was also improved.

Initiated new product design concepts with an emphasis on fostering

creativity and innovation. Success has been achieved through a keen

awareness of what motivates people to do well in addition to providing

technical and management mentoring of new leaders.

Government Communication Systems Division, Melbourne, FL

ENGINEERING MANAGER and PRINCIPAL STAFF MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Communicated management expectations to a group of 7 mechanical engineers.

Coordinated job assignments as well as conducted annual performance reviews

and salary planning. Facilitated growth opportunities and training as well

as mentored new grad and junior engineers. Assisted in leading a team that

developed a process for promoting Design Reuse, with an estimated annual

savings of $600k. Continually participated in generating new product

proposals which included estimates for cost, schedule and resources.

Led a team of 14 engineers researching new technologies and conducting

trade studies to reduce the size of an existing product by 50%.

Responsible for leadership, schedule, cost and reporting to management and

the customer. The result was a $5.4M contract to proceed with the design

project which ended with EVMS values of CPI=1.1 and SPI=1.0.

Developed innovative equipment packaging using Pro/E WildFire to meet

demanding customer requirements, with products ranging in size from small

handheld to larger desktop and rack-mounted cellular test equipment used in

GSM, CDMA and TDMA/AMPS networks. Promoted creativity and inspired

teamwork that created a product exceeding customer expectations by reducing

thickness 20%, volume 50% and weight 50%.

AIRNET COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER, Melbourne, FL 1999-2003

Managed the Electro-Mechanical engineering group of 8 engineers providing

mechanical and power supply design for AirNet's GSM cellular base station

equipment. This included design of outdoor enclosures with attention to

thermal, EMI shielding, weathertightness and GR-487 issues. Responsible

for generating design concepts, writing specifications and reviewing work

of engineers in creation of the AirSite3000, a small BTS outdoor enclosure

half the weight, size, cost, and three times the capacity, of the previous

AirSite product. As group manager, helped improve quality, reduce

documentation time, and provide consistency through implementation of

standards for creating and checking drawings. Introduced procedures for

controlling SolidWorks CAD files and initiated the use of analysis software

(FloTherm) to improve quality. Responsible for hiring, scheduling, and

budgeting, as well as assessing and building employee competencies and

development in a fast-paced, high growth environment.

NOKIA MOBILE PHONES

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER and R&D MANAGER, Irving, TX 1996-1999

Responsible for functional and project management of hardware, RF,

mechanical, software and test functions for first project of the new

Wireless Data group in Texas. Managed work that led to the successful

design, test, and introduction of the 9000il Communicator phone in North

American GSM1900 markets. Close communication across locations in North

America, Europe, and Asia contributed to project success. Project was

completed on schedule with actual expenditures within 1% of plan. A total

of 28 engineers were recruited, hired, and trained. Coached chief

engineers in development of management and leadership skills. Additional

challenges included the setup of design tools, training, test equipment,

and labs. Successfully managed employee conflicts. Supported sales and

marketing by giving product demonstrations at trade shows.

NEC AMERICA, INC.

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER, Hillsboro, OR 1991-1996

Led the mechanical design of a stackable desktop LAN Switching System.

Performed scheduling, design, cost analysis, UL safety and FCC emissions

compliance as well as manufacturing introduction. Designed precision sheet

metal and plastic parts using CADKEY. Other designs included a wall

mounted 6Mb Optical Multiplexer enclosure, a rack mounted shelf for an

Intelligent Digital Cross-connect, and remote enclosures for a new Digital

Loop Carrier system. Remote enclosures and rack-mounted shelves were

designed to meet rigorous Telcordia requirements. Reduced the cost of a

rack mounted modem chassis by 47%, saving NEC $500k annually, by supplier

partnering, DFMA and close coordination with engineers in Japan.

MOTOROLA, INC.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER, Plantation, FL & Bothell, WA 1987-1991

Worked as the initial Mechanical Engineer in new Northwest facility for

Motorola's RF data products. Reduced failure rate of a portable RF data

terminal from 27% to 2.75%, exceeding the 6% goal, while specification of

alternate vendor achieved a 60% reduction in tooling expenditures. As lead

packaging engineer, provided product design, evaluation, scheduling and

manufacturing introduction in Singapore for new hand-held RF data terminal.

Designs emphasized six-sigma quality. Coordinated overall assembly

design, performed tolerance analysis, designed RFI/EMI shielding and

generated detailed drawings and specifications per ANSI Y14.5M. Used 3D

CAD (Computervision CADDS 4X) to design high-volume plastic, sheet metal,

die-cast and die-cut parts.

PATENTS

Ruggedized Two-way Radio (D602,892 - October 27, 2009)

Two-way Radio (D595,679 - July 7, 2009)

Radio (D582,869 - December 16, 2008)

Radio (D576,123 - September 2, 2008)

Two-way Radio (D569,358 - May 20, 2008)

Electronic Module (D553,586 - October 23, 2007)

Remote Enclosure Anchor Frame (5,630,303 - May 20, 1997)

One Piece Snap-in Card Guide (5,406,455 - April 11, 1995)

FD-6W Optical Multiplexer Enclosure (5,367,598 - November 22, 1994)

KDT 480S Mobile Data Terminal (D314,187 - January 29, 1991)

AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS

International DFMA Forum 2010 Paper/Presentation, "More Capability, Fewer

Parts, Less Cost".

International DFMA Forum 2008 Paper/Presentation, "DFMA As A Collaboration

Tool".

IPC/APEX 2008 Paper/Presentation; "The Embedded Passives Journey".

International DFMA Forum 2007 Paper/Presentation, "Design Lite-Less Parts-

More Profit".

Internal Training Class (Harris), "Defining the Mission through Strategic

Vision".

Next Level Award (Harris), for innovative handheld product packaging

concepts.

Division Cooperation Award (Harris), for leading collaborative effort

between RFCD and GCSD.

SolidWorks World 2003 Presentation; "Damn The Torpedoes, Full SolidWorks

Ahead".

Recognition Award (Nokia), "Best Exemplifies the Nokia Value - Respect For

The Individual".

TOpps Newsletter Article (Motorola) "Mechanical Design Applies Six Sigma

Concepts".

EDUCATION

Certificate- Systems Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology,

Melbourne, FL 2008

M.S. Management of Science and Technology, Oregon Graduate Institute,

Hillsboro, OR 1996

B.S. Design Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 1987

A.S. Mechanical Drafting, Dixie College, St. George, UT 1984

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