Project Manager Engineering
Resume:
KEVIN G. RICKETTS
** ******* ***, **** ***********, MA 02333
**********@*******.***
SENIOR ENGINEERING & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE
Fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in engineering design and project
management. Combines excellent technical, analytical and engineering qualifications with
demonstrated achievements in delivering multi-million dollar projects on time and within
budget. Strong leadership, team building and problem solving expertise. Qualifications:
Project Design & Management Resource Planning & Management
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Engineering Management Cross Functional Team Leadership
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Systems Engineering Material Selection & Management
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Estimating, Budgeting and P&L Product & Technology R&D
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NORTHSTAR MARINE ELECTRONICS – Acton, MA 2001 - 2008
(Formerly Northstar Technologies) A $30M Division of Brunswick Corp., a $5B Marine and
Fitness Company
Director of Engineering
Responsible for R&D and sustaining engineering as well as management of ~ 35 person team.
Co-managed $12M budget with Auckland, NZ 65 person development team.
• Directed program management and systems engineering of five networked LCD integrated
navigation systems generating ~ $110M revenue over six year period.
• Delivered products and features including DGPS positioning, raster & vector cartography,
NTSC/PAL video, radar, sonar, satellite weather, sea surface temp., Automatic Identification
Systems (AIS), surveillance systems and engine/vessel management.
• Built development team and support structure to respond to the OEM boat builder market.
Combined strategic partnerships and organic developments to achieve a “full line” product
offering within two years. Awarded OEM contract for $9M annual revenue.
• Spearheaded R&D and sustaining engineering while integrating the global structure of the
new parent company. A reduction of workforce resulted with a savings of $1.8M annually.
• Drove the implementation of a corporate-wide High Performance Product Development
(HPPD) initiative and achieved ISO 9001-2000, realizing new product cycle time reduction
of 30%.
• Introduced Lean Engineering and Design for Six Sigma initiatives. Reduced engineering
department spending by 20% while maintaining same head count. Improved customer
satisfaction rating by 3X while improving production gross margins by 15%.
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• Led OEM integration of full line radar systems to the existing product lines collaborating
with co developers in Hong Kong and Tampa, FL., which generated revenue of ~ $20M over
five year period.
• Oversaw implementation of CAN bus engine/vessel monitoring project collaborating with co
developers in Auckland, NZ and Oshkosh, WI. Saved customer $1.5K per boat by
eliminating multiple displays, saving precious dashboard space. Generated ~ $3M annual
revenue.
NORTHSTAR TECHNOLOGIES- Acton, MA 1993 – 2001
A $25M part of CMC Electronics Corporation, a $300M Defense and Aerospace Company
Program Manager & Lead Systems Engineer (1999 – 2001)
Simultaneously managed new marine products while driving support engineering functions for
marine and aviation product lines. Developed teams consisting of ~6-15 engineers performing
design of system, hardware, packaging, and software.
Managed development of two highly successful raster and vector color LCD DGPS
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chartplotters, which generated combined revenue in the first four years of $45M. Won
numerous NMEA industry awards for “Best Performance and Reliability”.
Managed dual frequency, 600W/1KW sonar module project. Replacement of existing sonar
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resulted in 1/3 lower retail price, 20% bottom line margin improvement, and 2X annual
revenue totaling ~$600K.
Produced 12-channel GPS receiver with Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM)
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and achieved FAA IFR precision approach certification.
Replaced core GPS technology across marine and aviation product lines with alternate
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supplier. Reduced annual materials purchase price by $240K at a cost of $90K.
Senior Project Manager (1996 – 1999)
Managed design, documentation, validation and support of new marine and aviation GPS
products in a FAA regulated environment. Generated average annual revenue of $12M.
Manufacturing Manager (1994 – 1996)
Managed production test, assembly, quality, purchasing, shipping/receiving, and customer
service functions. Introduced Lean manufacturing processes to marine and aviation businesses.
Project Manager/Engineer (1993 - 1994)
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
B.S. in Engineering Technology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
(Magna cum laude)
A.A.S., Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
(Summa cum laude)
Product Development Management Association
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