Project Manager Development

William J. Hulka, PMP

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Program Director / Project Manager / Engineering Manager

Advanced electronics new product development professional with extensive international experience.

Demonstrated leadership of diverse global teams high complexity electronics and software systems by

a deadline.

Leadership

Led new product development teams on high complexity projects to achieve on time completion of

m ilestones resulting in multimillion dollar NRE payments throughout development and satisfying

customer expectations.

Results O rientation

Demonstrated strong t rack record over multiple projects of achieving customer deliverables on

t ime and to customer expectation levels.

Customer Management

Served as primary customer contact for the organization in the development of complex

electronics systems. Regularly interfaced with customer to build strong relationship and work

p roactively through development challenges and issues.

P rogram M anagement

Program Management fundamentals applied to complex new product development to achieve

successful completion of development stages, on time production approval and launches on

m ultiple products. Tools utilized for management of projects have included Microsoft Project,

B usiness Engine Network, Planview and several company specific t racking tools. Led cross

f unctional team for generation of a new Microsoft Project template for full development cycle of

I ntegrated Circuits.

Business & Technical Strategy

Led development of two proactive navigation entertainment systems to provide customers with

p roducts to evaluate prior to business award along with int roducing new technologies in advance

of regular production. Additionally provided significant costing, development timing, and

necessary staffing input into quotation process for navigation radios.

P rofessional Experience

Staff Project Manager – Power Electronics Delphi August 2009 to present

• Primary customer interface with execution responsibility for Inverter (128Kw) and DCDC Converter (2.2Kw).

Inverter project identified in top five critical programs in the corporation during its development cycle due to

hardware and software development complexity along with size of the development team.

• Generated and managed development and capital budgets along with managing BOM cost.

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• Program potential of $100s of millions in sales.

Staff Project Manager – Navigation Entertainment Systems Delphi May 2004 to August 09

• Successfully led ground up product development on multiple programs with globally distributed teams,

international customers and global supply base.

• Led two leading edge navigation entertainment products for introducing new technology for customer review

in pursuit of new business that reduced customer product cost while also improving corporate profit on the

product.

• Received five flawless launch awards for programs introduced into production meeting PPAP/development

timing along with financial metrics defined at project inception.

Senior Project Manager – Integrated Circuits– Delphi May 1999 to April 2004

• Successfully led multiple project teams in development, production approval and launch of Integrated Circuits

for internal systems customers.

• Achieved greater than 99% on time delivery of development Integrated Circuits to using system’s customers.

• Programs managed were across diverse IC technologies, specifically bipolar, CMOS and SmartPower wafer

fabrication processes.

Integrated Circuits Design Engineer Delphi June 1990 to April 1999

• Designed application specific Integrated Circuits for Powertrain applications.

• Designed both digital and analog circuitry across multiple process families.

Cooperative Engineering Studednt Delphi July 1985 to May 1990

Education

M.S. Electrical Engineering 1992, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

B.S. Electrical Engineering/Management Minor 1990, Kettering University (GMI EMI) Flint, Michigan

Patents/Defensive Publications

Patent 5,408,133 Ramp Control Circuit

Patent 6,194,941 DC Offset Compensation Circuit for a Signal Amplifier

Defensive Publication “High Voltage Push Pull Outlet Driver With Above Rail Open Drain Option”

Defensive Publication “Serial Port Disable Circuit”

Defensive Publication “Comparator with Improved Temperature and Process Compensated Hysteresis Characteristic”

Interests, Awards and Certifications

PMP Certification 495132

Delphi “Lead Award” in production releasing a Display Integrated Circuit in one design cycle

Five Delphi “Flawless Launch” awards for navigation radios

Sagamore Council, Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout award

Crossroads of America Council, Active Cub Scout leader for four years

Active member/leader in central Indiana Corvette Clubs for 25 years

Active in amateur radio (NU9K) public service activities.

Summary of Management and Analytical Tools

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Thought Map, Process Mapping, Histograms, Pareto chart, Concentration Diagram, FMEA or Failure Mode Effects

Analysis, Process Capability, MSE or Measurement System Evaluation, Brainstorming, Affinity Diagrams, Root Cause

Tree, 5-Why, Benchmarking, Takt Time, Value Stream Mapping, Minitab, Planview, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word and

Outlook.

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