Manager Engineering

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

MSEE senior manager with over 25 years hands on engineering, manufacturing, operations and quality assurance experience in the design, testing, marketing and manufacturing of high tech products. Detail oriented thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit focused on identifying common sense and data driven strategies within organizations at all levels. Adapts well to challenging and changing environments. Broad experience in a variety of industries. Self-starter who thrives and excels in fast paced, growing and demanding companies. Prefer working in team and collaboration focused organizations.

COMPETENCIES

EXPERIENCE

SENIOR VP OPERATIONS / OFFICER, MONSTER DIGITAL, INC., SIMI VALLEY, CA 2016-2017

VP OPERATIONS / OFFICER, MONSTER DIGITAL, INC., SIMI VALLEY, CA 2015-2016

Senior Operations and Engineering Executive responsible for Planning, Purchasing, Inventory Control, Global Logistics, RMA Management, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, as well as Product Engineering Management, Regulatory Compliance and Product Marketing Support of all Monster Digital products.

Working closely with CFO and Executive Sales VP enabled paradigm shift from start up mentality to an IPO funded company in July of 2016. Implemented streamlined online program management, operational and enterprise resource planning systems. Managed global sourcing programs with supply chains in Asia and worldwide distribution of merchandise. Initiated ISO 9001 certification program.

Lead company-wide technology pivot and product offering line up, moving from low-margin, high commodity memory flash drives and OTG devices to high-margin wifi enabled sports action cameras, incl. revolutionary 360 degree multi lens cameras and associated VR headset accessories. Managed the release of applicable Apple and Android apps.

Monster Digital is a division of Monster Products in Brisbane, California. Acted as main operational and marketing liaison with it’s parent company. Sourced a line of MFI certified lightning USB and audio cables to complement Monster Products’ critically acclaimed cables.

• Start-Ups / Restructuring • Product Lifecycle & ERP Systems

• Manufacturing incl.

Offshoring

• Design and Development • New Product Introduction • Program Management

• Team Management • Document Control • Product Marketing

• Regulatory Compliance • Quality Systems (ISO 9001) • Cost Reduction

• Sustainability Initiatives • Supply Chain Management • Logistics 1134 Alta Loma Road, 215

Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA ************@**.*** Mobile: 310-***-**** MARC S. MATEJKA

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, US SEISMIC SYSTEMS, INC., CHATSWORTH, CA 2011-2015

Member of Executive Staff, reported directly to the CEO/President. Staffed operational departments and implemented processes related to Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Logistical and Quality Assurance enabling commercialization of start up’s fiber optic sensing systems.

Collaborated closely with the Executive Staff, USSI board members as well as parent company’s executive team to define company wide plans, short and long term goals, budgets and strategies. SR. GLOBAL ENGINEERING SERVICES MANAGER, BELKIN, PLAYA VISTA, CA 2010-2011

ENGINEERING SERVICES MANAGER, BELKIN, PLAYA VISTA, CA 2006-2010

Sr. Manager recognized as key contributor to critical company wide systems supporting a $1 billion/ year consumer electronics company. Held leadership positions in QA, Operations and Product Management.

Lead global implementation of a Product Lifecycle Management System resulting in highly collaborative product definition processes between corporate organizations and streamlined development cycles while tying key product data into Belkin’s Oracle ERP system. Managed from ground up international regulatory compliance teams with members in USA, Holland and Hong Kong with focus on facilitating the world wide product approval process. Spearheaded key sustainability initiatives.

Responsible for developing and rolling out systems focused on raising awareness of and capturing product quality and safety issues at an international level. This resulted in identifying root causes of product design issues or manufacturing flaws which mitigated risk and liability across all product lines. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, SABEUS, CALABASAS, CA

2005-2006

Reporting to the General Manager, maintained Federal Division’s budgets and plans in program management capacity. Lead the successful ISO 9001 recertification of the start up’s corporate and production organizations covering the design, development and manufacturing of optical devices and systems used in telecom, oil & gas and military industries. OPERATIONS MANAGER / DIRECTOR OF QUALITY, OPVISTA, IRVINE, CA 2002-2005

Managed hi-tech start up operations and new production introduction process of Opvista’s Fiber Optics Network Equipment. This included developing strategic relationships with vendors and contract manufacturers required for the procurement and build of all prototype and pre-production systems. Set up quality management systems including the introduction of a paperless document control system. Key member in the evaluation, selection and implementation of Opvista’s ERP solution. Responsible for Product Safety Certification of Opvista product lines. 1134 Alta Loma Road, 215

Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA ************@**.*** Mobile: 310-***-**** MARC S. MATEJKA

DIRECTOR OF DESIGN SERVICES, MALIBU NETWORKS. CALABASAS, CA 1999-2001

Early contributor to the launch of a start up focused on bringing wireless WAN technology to the market. Reporting to the VP of Operations led supplier and contract manufacturing auditing, qualification and supply chain management. Managed key product engineering support functions while developing strategies and budgets for Purchasing, Document Control, Component Engineering, Technical Publications and Compliance Engineering teams. ENGINEERING SERVICES DIRECTOR, ACT NETWORKS, CALABASAS, CA 1998-1999

PRODUCT ENGINEERING MANAGER, SOURCECOM, CALABASAS, CA 1996-1998

After DSL start-up company was bought out by publicly traded VoIP parent company was promoted from managing subsidiary product engineering functions to directing all companywide engineering services groups incl. Software Release, Technical Publications, Compliance Engineering, Mechanical Design, PCB Layout, Component Engineering and the engineering lab. PRODUCT ENGINEERING MANAGER, RETIX, SANTA MONICA, CA 1995-1996

HW SUSTAINING ENGINEERING/QA MANAGER, RETIX, SANTA MONICA, CA 1993-1995

HW DESIGN / SR. PRODUCT ENGINEER, RETIX, SANTA MONICA, CA 1990-1993

Promoted several times over to manage and streamline product design, New Product Introduction and product HW sustaining related processes and groups while router manufacturer transitioned from start up through it’s successful IPO. Retix was an OEM of industrial grade bridges and routers with a manufacturing facility in Moorpark, California.

PRODUCT ENGINEER, GEORGE FISCHER, SCHAFFHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND 1988-1989

Developed a computer aided optical defect detection system utilizing magnetic particle testing which identified cracks in automobile connecting rods.

EDUCATION

FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (ETH), ZURICH, SWITZERLAND MASTERS SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

1988

KANTONSSCHULE, SCHAFFHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND

SWISS FEDERAL ACADEMIC BACCALAUREATE

1983

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1134 Alta Loma Road, 215

Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA ************@**.*** Mobile: 310-***-**** MARC S. MATEJKA

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