Daniel Principe ** Beacon Dr. Merrimack, NH *****

Cell: 603-***-****

Email: actf2x@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary

A technical professional who is experienced in electronic design, Project & Product management, management of engineering, suppliers, manufacturing, and repair. Successfully delivered 8 generations of rugged mobile & portable electronic products on time and within budget. Worked closely with customers, wrote specifications, prepared estimates, submitted and managed budgets, built teams, selected and managed suppliers, and delivered products to the market. I am driven, innovative, hardworking, loyal and always upbeat.

Advantech Corporation Irvine, CA, May 2015 - Sept 2015

Business Development Manager

Hired to research and then write a report identifying 3-4 new high potential vertical markets within the transportation sector which have sales potential for OnBoard computer systems.

Work with engineering to specify and develop new products with features required for the new verticals.

Work with customers, and software vendors to specify features and functions as well as defining the target cost of new products required to fulfill those needs.

Identify qualified leads within the new verticals and send them to the appropriate sales managers.

Cadec Global Inc. Manchester, NH 1998 – Jan 2015

VP Hardware Engineering and Manufacturing

Hardware Engineering

Successfully developed the concept for, and led the electronic and mechanical design for eight generations of rugged OnBoard computers from concept through sunsetting. Including the Computer itself, User Interface (UI), GPS, WiFi, Cell Modems, Cabling, install kits and antennas.

Product conception

oWorked with internal stakeholders, customers and potential customers to determine new product features and requirements.

oWorked with sales and marketing to determine required selling price

oWorked with the management team to determine required margins, and calculate the resultant cost target for the product, including installation time and cost.

Specification

oWrote detailed engineering specifications which encompassed all of the required electronic, mechanical, and UI features, including functionality, environmental, and physical requirements as well as installation time estimates

Schedule and Budgeting

oPrepared a detailed budget and project plan which accounted for the entire development process, resources, prototypes, and preproduction units for SW Engineering, QA and field beta testing.

oEach generation required more functionality yet lower cost and selling price.

Always stayed within or below budget

Always met or beat the projected release schedule for all generations of product.

Team selection

oBuilt development teams including internal and external hardware and software contract resources, in addition to vetting, selecting and developing OEM partners.

Project management

oManaged all hardware / Firmware resources

oWorked closely with QA to get them involved at the prototype level.

oReported and presented progress against plan weekly to internal stakeholders

Release

oManaged the full product release process

Developed and maintained the Bills Of Materials (BOM)

Managed the Engineering Change Process (ECO) throughout product life

Selected suppliers of PC boards, contract manufacturers, sheet metal, injection molded components, peripherals and accessories.

Once the suppliers were selected, negotiated pricing, then selected and managed the chosen suppliers.

Post Release

oContinued to find new suppliers, negotiate pricing, and search for better performing / Quality peripherals over time.

oWorked closely with Sales, Marketing, and Documentation.

Manufacturing and repair Operations

oTransitioned designs from engineering into manufacturing

oDeveloped Installation kits

oDeveloped production, test and repair process sheets

oSet up work cells for Manufacturing, test, and repair from the ground up

oHired, trained and managed in house manufacturing, test and repair resources

oWorked closely with documentation specialists to develop customer facing installation and user guides

oTrained and supported Field Engineering and Tech support

oSupplied tier 3 hardware support to customers

Cummins Engine Company Inc. Columbus, Indiana, Cadec Systems Division 1985-1998

Director of Engineering

Managed and led a hardware engineering team

oLed the electronic and mechanical design team

Managed 4 teams of software engineers totaling 35

oA team that developed the Cadec systems back end application

oA team that developed the mobile embedded application

oA team that developed a monitoring application for ONAN Generator company

oA team that developed a diagnostics software application for Cummins engines

Additional Successes

Developed:

The first OnBoard computer that was approved by the DOT for Electronic Driver logs

The first OnBoard computer with rugged, battery backed up removeable data storage

The first OnBoard computer that interfaced with Electronic Engines

A patent for a ruggedized data card patent number 5877545

Worked with Greyhound bus lines and the Department of Homeland Security to develop a controlled remote shutdown system for passenger buses. Patent number 8779912

The first OnBoard computer with a GPS option

The first OnBoard computer with wireless communications

Education

Wentworth College, Boston, Ma

BSET (Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology)

Project management training by Cummins

Boston University

Rivier College

C & C++ programming courses

Member of IEEE

Member of SAE

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