Sales Mechanical Engineer

Naomi Ishikawa

**** **** ****** *****, ******* SALEM, NC 27127 • 386-***-****

EMAIL: *******@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Global Product Management Business Strategy Budget and Forecast

P&L Management Pricing & Quotation Trade Show, Catalog & Product Training

Product Development Microsoft Office Suite Permanent Resident (Green Card)

EXPERIENCE

Feb 2013-Jan 2014

Global Product Line Manager – Subsea Electrical Interconnect Product Line

Teledyne Oil & Gas, Daytona Beach FL

Develop product roadmap – product line strategy and enhancement plan to manage products through the life cycle.

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Perform competitive analysis (SWOT) and determine product positioning within the market.

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Analyze cost saving activities to maximize impact on product line gross margin.

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Create product training and promotion material to present for internal and external customers.

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Work with cross-functional team to identify opportunities for product and process standardization.

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2004-Feb 2013

Product Manager – Automotive Electrical Connector Product Line

TE Connectivity, Winston-Salem NC

Global product line responsibility – $60-70 million in annual sales

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Manages P&L for automotive components (Electrical connectors: Molding, Stamping, Plating, Assembly), lead cost saving

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projects and price increase initiatives for product line to improve profitability.

Develop business plan –product line strategy, localization, cost saving, pricing, positioning and competitive analysis.

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Manage product through the life cycle – market analysis, development, launch and obsolescence.

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Provide guidance and direction to project team, sales, operation and engineering teams to enhance the quality of the

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deliverable product to the customers.

Provide capital budget and sales revenue forecast for responsible product lines to support cash flow, maintain long-term

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capacity, and short-term plant level manufacturing plans.

Maintain open communication with multi-regional locations and cross-functional teams such as manufacturing, sales and

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marketing, business offices, and engineering to improve speed, share knowledge and achieve better results.

Provide strategic pricing to quote developed product, sustaining product and distribution. Maintains customer agreement

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pricing and implements new pricing working with internal team.

Supports global sales team – provides product training to sales team to help target customers and applications. Visits

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customer to promote product and identify new business/product opportunity to gain market share and sales revenue.

Supports market communication activity: provides booth/product board design and create flyers for trade show. Update

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catalogs, website data, story sheet, product presentations, and e-Learning modules.

Work closely with product engineering on product development and extensions to meet customer expectations.

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2003-2004

Mechanical Engineer– Automotive Interior Assemblies

Par4Assemblies, Inc. Marion KY

Develop and improve assembly process for new products and work with vender to develop assembly equipment.

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Maintain assembly, welding, and inspection machines.

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Select and maintain suppliers of molded components and assembly equipment. Prepare a quote request and issue POs.

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Information Technology – maintains network, server, computers and train users.

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Prepare quotations for new businesses.

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2002-2003

B usiness Support and Helpdesk

Microsoft Asia Limited, Shibuya Tokyo

Support internal employees with efficiency improvement initiatives. Use internal customized business tool and provide

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advice for content and structure. Test systems after software and network update.

EDUCATION

1997-1999

Toyota Technological Institute – Nagoya Japan

Master of Industrial Engineering – Thin Film Semiconductor Materials

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1993-1997

Tokyo Denki University – Tokyo Japan

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)

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LANGUAGES

Fluent in English and Japanese

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