Electrical Engineer Manager
Resume:
Timothy A. Eldon P.E.
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Summary
Technical Program Manager with extensive experience synthesizing ideas to
create marketable customer solutions. Skilled in taking engineering
competencies; including electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing,
test and process; to produce innovative and cost effective products
creating new revenue flows. Relationship builder with the capacity to
understand internal products and processes and connect with customers to
generate innovative solutions. Technical leader gifted in making concepts
reality through program management and team leadership.
- Technical and team leadership - Taking ideas and creating business
opportunities
- Customer interface - Executing electronic designs - concept to
production
- Technology integration - Developing embedded controller applications
- Sales and Customer Satisfaction - Applying EMC principles
- Problem solver - Understanding wireless technologies
- Technical Sales - Solving issues using root cause analysis
- Global program management - Analyzing technical specification
Professional Experience:
Transportation Safety Technologies division of Riverside Manufacturing, LLC
Sales and Marketing Director Indianapolis, IN 2010
Provided direction and ideas for current and future products for the
commercial vehicle market
- Identified 2 new products with potential revenue over $100K.
- Created sales and engineering project tracker status chart and weekly
review resulting in better management of customer commitments for new
projects.
Delphi
Staff Systems Engineer III - Product Line Architect for Telematics
Platforms Kokomo, IN 2005-2009
Integrated wireless technologies (GPS, GSM, CDMA, BT, WiFi) into product
architectures:
- Led teams of engineers and managers in new business and platform
architecture development representing over $1B in new revenue.
- Built relationship as technical expert with key customers to fully
understand application requirements. Leveraged understanding and lead
team in quote process resulting in significant multimillion dollar new
business award.
- Innovated software solution to a GPS hardware problem resolving customer
issue and avoided over $5M in product return liability.
- Collaborated with teammate to utilize prototype telematics platform for
an aftermarket implementation resulting in a development contract with a
large customer.
- Worked with a key customer and their customers to understand technical
product requirements. Created flexible architecture platform allowing
for customization. Broadened customer's product line significantly.
- Adapted current product into new customer applications resulting in 5%
revenue gain.
- Received approval from competency managers to release a procedure
reducing development cycle time up to 75%.
- Evaluated telematics architectures for meter reading, rail car tracking,
backup generator monitoring and industrial equipment monitoring
presenting management with new customer growth opportunities.
Staff Electrical Engineer II -- Technical and Electrical Leader
Kokomo, IN 2001 to 2004
Developed electrical designs and led product development teams on
production intent programs:
- Created circuit design which achieved less than 0.3 milliwatts power
consumption in standby mode exceeding customer expectations by 75%
without increasing cost.
- Led team in developing a cost competitive industrial telematics product
for a new business customer. The robust, quality product allowed the
customer to save tens of thousands in annual in-field repairs.
- Redesigned existing telematics product electrical circuit resulting in a
>7% profit increase.
- Led international team to develop product with accelerated timing.
Satisfied customer by launching product on time.
- Took customer's general requirements and created detailed requirements
allowing team to execute a production design.
- Liaison between circuit board assembly supplier and program team.
Resolved technical issues allowing supplier to bring program timing and
commitments into compliance.
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Eldon
Staff Engineering Manager I - HVAC Electrical Competency Manager
Juarez, Chi., Mexico 1998 to 2000
Establishing electrical competency group in Mexico Technical Center:
- Hired, trained and managed 25 electrical engineers at the technical
center.
- Transferred all electrical design activities for 20 programs from Kokomo,
Indiana, to the new facility within 18 months.
Staff Electrical Engineer I - Microprocessor Manager Flint, MI 1997
to 1998
Managed direction for microprocessor supplier issues for 23 instrument
cluster applications:
- Verified that supplier sorting processes and silicon changes produced
good parts.
- Managed weekly microprocessor part shipments to guarantee timely
shipment of customer orders.
- Presented microprocessor issues and status to customers and management
resulting in customer confidence that issues were being well-managed.
- Created and taught microprocessor operation and application course to
educate over 50 engineers.
Engineering Competency Manager- Electronic Applications Group
Flint, MI 1996
Supervised six instrument cluster electrical integration engineers:
- Determined test method to reproduce an intermittent, part-specific
microprocessor operating problem, which allowed microprocessor supplier
to root cause the issue.
Senior Electrical Engineer - Electrical and System Engineer Flint, MI
1994 to 1996
Electrical and system engineering for instrument cluster new business
pursuits:
- Won business with new customers: Mercedes Benz and Harley Davidson
motorcycle resulting in over $100K increase in annual instrument cluster
business.
- Developed a master customer response template that resulted in delivering
very comprehensive quote and technical responses within 3 weeks from
customer inquiries.
- Led and developed instrument cluster focused electrical engineering
training classes for new engineers allowing engineers to become
productive quicker.
Senior Electrical Engineer -- Lead Electrical Hardware Engineer
Flint, MI 1993 to 1994
Electrical design lead for 1996 Cadillac Seville and Deville digital
display instrument cluster:
- Supported management decision to pull ahead transfer of electrical design
activities from Kokomo, IN, 6 months before full team staffing would be
available allowing quicker redeployment of 3 engineers.
- Brought design into customer compliance by reducing radiated emissions
average of 40 db(v/m.
Advanced Project Engineer -- Electrical Analysis Engineer
Reynosa, Tamp, Mexico 1993
Supported and trained instrument cluster test and manufacturing engineers:
- Isolated in-plant test failure to IC supplier issue. IC supplier
implemented corrective action eliminating a 5000 PPM (Parts per Million)
failure.
- Implemented a daily in-process monitoring chart and found 10% test
rejection rate. Analyzed rejection causes, implemented component
assembly changes resulting in a 50% reduction in the reject rate.
- Trained 6 people in electrical analysis techniques for instrument cluster
designs.
Education:
MSEE University of Michigan - General Motors Fellowship
BSEE Kettering University
Various continuous education classes -- Including several classes on
electromagnetic compatibility, quality (design for 6 sigma, 5- whys,
etc.) and leadership classes
Publications and Licenses:
United States Patent application for BGA RF-EMI shield (DP-317654)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) paper entitled "Digital
Speedometer for Police Vehicle Applications"
Abstract of invention published on "LCD Shutter for Turn signals"
Kettering Thesis entitled "Investigation of Various Control Methods for
Rear Lamp Lighting Functions"
Professional Engineering License
Other Activities:
Currently board member of the Lord's Pantry at Anna's house
Previously director for Southwest Desert Chapter of NAIC (National
Association of Investors Corporation)
Previously member of General Motors recruiting team for the University
of Michigan
Previously represented instrument cluster business unit on corporate
Electromagnetic Compatibility Committee
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