Vincent C. Ciardo

Houston, TX 832-***-**** acqp0u@r.postjobfree.com

Highly dynamic principle-centered leader with proven ability to lead

product development, build high performance work teams and successfully

launch new products- seeking a position in senior management

Career History

Detiac 2013-Present

Houston, TX

Chief Operating Officer

Managing Partner responsible for P&L and staff management of

Product Development and Engineering Services organization

. Established and growing product development and engineering

capability

. Introduced revolutionary pipeline management methodology

Cyberonics 2008-2014

Houston, TX

Sr. Manager- Electrical, Firmware, Software and ASIC Engineering

Responsible for all electrical and software engineering for the

development of class 3 medical devices in the area of

neuromodulation for treatment of refractory epilepsy, depression

and other neurological disorders

. Developed and Deployed Pipeline Management Strategy

. Developed internal ASIC design and development capacity

. Established Standardized methods for execution management:

engineering balanced scorecard, task and work flow tracking

. Championed organizational change and reestablished electrical

engineering

. Directed new platform development

. Developed custom root cause analysis methodology using multi-

factor regression techniques

Stryker- Instruments Division 2007-2008

Kalamazoo, MI

Manager- Research and Development

Responsible for all product development and resource management

across three business segments

. Developed and Deployed Pipeline Management Strategy for Critical

Chain Execution according to the Theory of Constraints

. Instituted pilot resource management system and strategy

Stryker- Medical Division 2005-2006

Kalamazoo, MI

Global Leader- Electrical Engineering

Responsible for all electrical and software engineering for the

Medical Division of Stryker

. Re-organized Sustainment Engineering

. Instituted Time, Expense and Project Management Strategies

. Streamlined the execution and increased the focus of all

electrical engineering resources

. Managed employee engagement (Gallup Q12)

Stryker- Medical Division 2005-2005

Kalamazoo, MI

Engineering Manager

Responsible for the management of electronic products, software

development and sustainment engineering as applied to patient

handling equipment and hospital information systems

. Successfully managed the development the re-engineering of power

electronic drive circuitry

. Developed Resource Management and Project Management Methodology

for Critical Chain management

Independent Engineering Consultant 2003-2005

Richmond, VA / Milwaukee, WI

. Providing Thermodynamic System Simulation to the Energy

Management Marketplace and complete Electronic Product

Development Engineering Services

Invensys- Advanced Technology Development / IHCS 2000-2003

Richmond, VA

Technology Manager

Responsible for the management of embedded systems development

and strategic technology initiatives across an $18 billion dollar

Electronic Controls Division.

. Successfully managed the development of RF Communicating

Advanced Functionality Electricity Meters and Load Control

Devices with a Demand-Side Management (DSM) Distributed Control

System resulting in three new product releases in 16 months.

. Developed Proof of Concept Complete DSM Residential

Thermodynamic System Simulation on MATLAB Version 6 thus

quantitatively assessing business models.

. Managed embedded systems development engineers and divisional

engineering managers

Invensys Motor Systems (FASCO AC Motors) 1998 - 2000

Ozark, MO

Manager of Research and Development

Complete responsibility for the entire R&D Department whose

charge was the development of a variety of different motors and

motor drives

. Successfully managed new strategic product development

while building a research and development department from the

ground level, resulting in the successful introduction of 5 new

product designs within 18 months.

. Developed embedded software for state-of-the-art intelligent

variable speed motor controllers resulting in the award of three

U.S. Patents (6353299, 6353302, 6353303) thus securing strategic

intellectual property rights.

. Developed Capital Project Pipeline to manage resource

utilization across multiple simultaneous projects and functional

groups. (stand-alone deployment based on MS Project '98)

. Developed a system to allocate and track time and expenses for

all R&D efforts allowing for the exact management of engineering

capital dollars, engineering resources and expenses.

Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley 1994 -1998

Burr Ridge/Westmont, IL

Senior Applications Engineer- Industrial Cybernation Specialist

1996-1998

Applications Engineer- Industrial Cybernation Specialist

1994-1996

Acted as team leader and principal applications software

developer for industrial control systems across multiple

industries.

. Developed control software for a variety of different

applications and hence recognized as an expert in the field of

PID Loop Control and Control Loop Algorithm Development.

Industries include: Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Machine Design,

Automotive and Robotics

. Developed advanced software tools using C and C++ for the rapid

development of controls systems application software reducing

development time by 50%.

Phillip Morris/Kraft General Foods 1991 - 1994

Glenview, IL

Sr.Project Engineer ? Regional Project Engineer ? Associate Project

Engineer

Responsibilities included the design, implementation and

installation management of industrial automation control systems,

project management, financial forecasting and cash flow management

General Motors- Electromotive Division 1989-1991

LaGrange, IL

Intern Electrical Engineer

Developed analog and digital filtering circuitry and firmware

for engine control and data acquisition systems

Qualifications Overview

Illinois Institute of Technology 1991

Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.)

Management:

Sixteen years of experience managing the development of electronic

products while leading and growing multi-disciplinary and multi-

national teams, Real Change Leader proven to develop High Performance

Work Teams, Lean Design Greenbelt, Certified Project Manager (CPM), MS

Project Orange Belt Certification, Capital Project Management Expert,

Scrum Master, Gallup University Varsity Management Program Graduate,

Expert in the development of execution management systems.

Technical:

Embedded Systems FW development, digital control algorithm development

including PID Loop, rate controllers, multi-rate system simulation and

development (MATLAB/Simulink), mixed signal circuit design and PCB

layout

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