Product and Program Management
Resume:
David Liou
**********@*****.***
Summary:
Result driven manager with 15 years of OEM / ODM business, account & program management experience in Industrial PC, Consumer Electronics & Pro Audio Industry. Fluent in Chinese. Willing to travel nationally and internationally. Seeking to join a winning team of professionals and strategically plan for a company’s success.
Key Attribute:
1.Business development / Account management
2.ODM Program / Project Management
3.New Product Development & New Product Introduction
4.Testing and Quality Assurance
5.Team Management
6.Bilingual: English & Chinese (Mandarin)
Work Experience:
Program Manager – Portable PA, QSC, LLC, July 2015 ~ March, 2016
Manage multiple concurrent portable loud speaker programs: Successfully launch an ODM program from project award to mass production under 5 month.
Travel to ODM facility (China) during critical product development and MP stages.
Drive and achieves results that meet aggressive time and cost constrains.
Facilitates problems solving within project teams an across department boundaries.
Continuously improves program management tools and processes.
Knowledge of project collaboration (SharePoint) & resource management tools (PDWare).
Program Manager – BTV Products, Vizio Inc, Jan 2012 to July 2015
Management
Manage TV & BTV programs: On-time schedule and deliverables for new products semi-annually.
Maintain process focus, often amidst ambiguous requirements and competing priorities
Foster meaningful business relationships with ODM partners and other product team leads.
Create process requirements and procedures with focus on efficiency, cost-savings and profit.
Evaluate proposed project schedules for risk and recommend alternative approaches where appropriate.
Identify risk areas and develop mitigation plans as required to maintain quality, schedule and cost targets.
Drive new product roadmap reviews
Lead new product kickoffs
Communications
Establish expectations for concise, useful communications at product kickoff.
Maintain and report project schedules and overall status to all levels of organization.
Effectively communicate with new vendors, existing suppliers, and internal stakeholders from all levels of the organization.
Participate in regular nightly ODM product con-calls / meetings.
Review and maintain Product Engineering and Product Marketing specifications
Review, track and communicate ODM open issues and product sign-off status throughout all phases of product development.
Work with cross-functional teams to ensure complete and correct documentation, packaging and labeling.
Operations
Travel to ODM facilities during critical product development and MP stages.
Work directly with Product Engineering team on test plans and documentation of results.
Work directly with Quality Control, Engineering and Customer Service teams on product issues to effect corrective actions in a timely manner.
Participate in planning and support of customer/reviewer product demos, public relations events, product launches, and tradeshows.
Sr. Business Unit Manager, Premio Inc, Dec 2006 to Jan 2012
P&L responsibility for the overall account.
Manage multiple accounts for CM (contract manufacturing) division, from concept to manufacturing launch, total combine project value ranges from $15 million to $20 million annually.
Responsible for BOM configuration, Product Development Proposal and New Product Launch schedule.
Manage and lead 5 CCT (Customer Care Team) members.
Establish and maintain strong client relationship: Rapiscan, AS&E, Coinstar, Acer and Gateway.
Conduct weekly production status meeting with clients.
OEM Program Manager, Premio Inc, June 2005 to Dec 2006
Define client’s requirement and provide solutions for OEM projects.
Provide recommendations for project proposals to clients.
Identify any project risk factors & recommend appropriate course of actions to mitigate.
Manage the communications regarding the deliverables of hardware, software, regulatory, manufacturing and documentation.
ODM Project Manager, IEI USA, Oct 2001 to June 2005
Define client’s requirement and provide solutions for OEM / ODM projects.
Increase sales and profitability through marketing Network Appliance, Network Security & Storage product lines.
Attend tradeshows and follow up with potential leads.
Education Background
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
B.S., Computer Information Systems [Telecommunications Analysis]
Languages
Fluent in English, Mandarin/Chinese and Taiwanese
Reference available upon request
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