Manager Project
Resume:
Elizabeth G. Keate
Santa Barbara CA, 93105 *********.*****@*****.***
Summary
Accomplished Business and Project Management Professional with extensive industry
experience and expertise in the
fields of high-technology, medical device and software. Awarded advanced engineering and
MBA degrees. Recognized
for enabling business success by managing the delivery of strategic projects through
consistent process, effective
leadership, excellent communication, and stakeholder collaboration.
Expertise
Product and strategic business planning,
Program and project management in highly regulated environments
Design control and product development expertise
Product and strategic business planning, Pragmatic Marketing
Expertise with global organizations and remote team management
Management, coaching, and employee development
Operational, supplier, and contract manufacture management
Customer relationship management
ISO:9001 and
ISO:
1484 and quality management systems
Lean Six-Sigma, PMI, PACE, Agile, Pragmatic Marketing, and process development
Professional Experience
Allergan Inc
. Goleta, CA 2008-2012Senior Manager, Project Engineering and Technology Global Technology & Operations
Responsible for project portfolio for innovating and sustaining the Bariatric and Plastic
surgery product lines. Responsible
for hiriing, and developing a staff of project and product engineers. Created and managed
global cross-functional project
teams. Managed projects from concept approval, design, verification and test, notified
body submission and approvals,
and production launch. Managed launch teams and regional forecasting.
Defined systems to track project timelines, resources, development costs, COGS, and
compliance to quality
systems. Achieved 90% of on-time project delivery and launch.
Defined process for priortizing portfolio with global and regional marketing.
Successfully negotiated product
pipe-line and project requirements with marketing, development, regulatory, and
manufacturing for accurate
timelines. Presented product portfolio at annual strategic planning and business reviews
for status and global
alignment with regions on requirements and launch targets.
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Selected and managed material suppliers and 3 party manufactures for top priority
projects.
Created communication mechanisms and standard work to improve global team performance.
Created high-performance team of project leads and product engineers in US and Costa
Rica. Team selected
for Allergan award of excellence for project execution and launch success. 25% of staff
achieved promotions.
Maintained cost center and project budgets within 5% of target.
Product launch success with top priority products: RapidPortEZ, MagnaFinderXact 133
Tissue Expander.
1.5in Lap-Band adjustment needle, Style45 RSS Sizer, Rebranded and new indications Lap-
Band systems.
Selected to be on Corporate Strategic Initiative for Packaging/Productization COE
across all divisions of Allergan.
Senior Project Manager, Portfolio, Project, & Financial Research and Development 2008-
2009
Provide life cycle management and financial analysis (ROI, budgeting) and reporting for
Plastic Surgery product portfolio.
Monitored project execution and performance.
Established and maintained clear cross-functional communications to ensure that project
prioritization and
status are well understood and that key issues are addressed. Initiated portfolio monthly
reporting.
Drive new project concepts and business approvals with executive management team.
Monitored project performance and clinical evaluations. Created metrics and sharepoint
sites for project tracking.
Coach and led project core teams for plastic surgery product line.
Key products launched RSS-Sizers, Next Generation Tissue Expander, and Breast Implant
products for US
and Global markets.
R&D Project Manager for transfer of manufacturing site form Arklow to Costa Rica.
Medtronic Inc
. Goleta, CA 2006-2008Director, Office of Project Management Neuro-surgery (ENT/NT) Division
Led the PMO office for Neuro-surgery (ENT/NT). Responsible for new product development
portfolio for neurosurgery product
lines: implant therapy, critical care products, and cranial repair. Led due diligence for
acquisitions and integration.
Member of site leadership team focused on product development process, strategic
initiates, recruitment, process improvement
initiatives, and change management.
Project Management
Core team member for creating a division wide product development and design control
process.
Executed to launch 5 new projects responsible for 20% new revenue growth.
Led and coached global cross functional project teams to product launch. Achieved 85%
execution success.
Create and manage project budget, resource allocation, COGS, and project requirements
and schedule.
Created standard template and metrics for monthly and quarterly executive reporting of
portfolio status and risk.
Program and Business Development
Led PDP process from strategic planning, budgeting, and portfolio approval.
Led due-diligence team and acquisition integration management for key critical care
product SEPS. Exceeded
integration timeline and acquisition achieved top-line revenue of $6 Million first
quarter after product launch.
Managed key partnerships and agreements for new businesses.
Provided financial analysis and project risk assessment for key stakeholders.
Led project concepts and business approvals with senior executive management team.
Monitor program performance and created metrics for corporate reporting.
Texas Instruments
San Jose, CA 2002-2006DSL Central Office Program Manager
Program manager responsible for creation, execution, and delivery of existing and next
generation DSL Central Office chipsets
and reference designs including integrated voice and data software. Provided team
leadership and focal point for executive
communication. Managed key accounts and regional launch teams.
Achieved on-time and on-budget delivery of AC7 Central Office Chipset.
Led a large cross functional and global program teams chartered to create, build, and
deliver TI s next generation
high speed central office DSL chipsets. The team was co-located in California, India, and
Texas.
Responsible for $30M program budget and ROI, overall product platform definition (PRD),
product schedule, system
architecture, program execution, release to production, ramp to volume, customer designs,
and future roadmap.
Customer success with marquee account support for lead European and NA DSLAM OEM
customers. Shortened
design in and product launch.
Texas Instruments
Santa Barbara, CA 1998-2002Applications Manager
DSP Software Development Systems and Strategic Programs
Led a staff of 10 software engineers developing real-time DSP embedded software. Created
reference designs for vertical
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business units, top accounts, and 3 parties to facilitate successful design wins for the
commercial DSP chip business.
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Defined strategic programs and managed new directives for business development in the 3
party program which
included membership of over 400 companies.
On time product delivery for XDAIS developer s kit version 1.0.
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Created an algorithm test programs and certification program for 3 party algorithms.
Senior Technology Marketing and Business Manager
(Acquisition of Spectron by Texas
Instruments
) 1998-1999
Strategic member of acquisition team for technology and site integration with Texas
Instruments. Responsible for product and
technology assessment and strategy and product portfolio integration.
Led OS technology products for Texas Instruments as part of a software tools product
line. Responsible for product roadmap and
requirements for Code Composer Studio (CCS) and DSP/BIOS, pricing, position, launch as
well as program management as
part of CCS1.0 release. Awarded patent for Code Composer Studio.
Dialogic/Spectron Microsystems
Santa Barbara, CA 1995-1998Senior Product Manager
Product manager for DSP OS and target software products. Defined and launched three new
product lines. Managed a cross
functional project team of 21 with 2 direct reports and reported to CEO.
Product Manager
Product manager for DSP operating system software product line with PNL ownership,
responsible for 80% of company product
revenue for Spectron division. Increased SPOX revenue first year by 60% with key account
wins and product launch.
Senior Applications Engineer
Technical lead for software applications development team. Duties included managing
software Beta programs, reference design
and demos, customer presentations, technical conference papers, and support.
Speech Technology Labs Panasonic
Santa Barbara, CA 1991-1995Member of Technical Staff
Research lead for text-to-speech synthesizers and visual speech training systems for
profoundly deaf children. Technical project
lead for female speech synthesizer. Awarded publications and patents on text to speech
signal processing.
Awards/Certifications
PMP Certification expected July 2012
Allergan Award for Excellence in Product Development and Execution
Allergan Green Belt Six Sigma Training Certification
Medtronic Executive Leadership Training
Texas Instrument Project Management Certification PMI
Pragmatic Marketing Certification Product Management
Elected WITI (Women Institute and Technology)
Education
MBA
. University of Laverne, CA
MS
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara Major:
DSP Signals and Systems
BS
Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University, NB, NJ Major: Communication theory minor
physics
Affiliations
PMI Project Management Institute
Board of Trustees Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens 2009-current
UCSB Alumni Association
Interests
Hiking, mountaineering, back-country skiing, endurance running, and horse-back riding
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