Manager Engineering

Engineering Management & Program/Project Management

Highly accomplished and proven engineering manager and program manager in the medical and consumer device industry qualified for an executive position within a company that demands expertise in all aspects of engineering management, program/project management, engineering, design, development, operations, quality, manufacturing, client interface and product support. Solid track record in managing engineering groups and complex programs/projects from inception to completion but not limited to development, proposal creation, planning, budget/funding, activity coordination (departmental and cross functional), performance, quality improvement, schedules, manufacturing, risk mitigation, contractual obligations and customer interface.

Skill Set

• Engineering Management • Employee Training & Development • Business & Marketing Planning

• Quality improvement • Program/Project Management • Benchmarking Best Practices

• Manufacturing • Customer Relationship Management • Compliance / Safety Standards

• Process Development and Implementation • Consultative Sales / Technical Support • Contract Negotiations

Tool Set

• MS Office • MS Project • MS Publisher • Power Point •Visio • SAP • DOORS • Lotus Notes • Group wise • Adobe editor •Management tools •Viewers

Professional Experience

Ellman, A Cynosure Company Hicksville, NY 2013 to 2015

Ellman/Cynosure designs and manufactures advanced radiofrequency (RF) and light-based (lasers) products that are used around the world for precision surgical, medical treatment and aesthetic procedures.

Engineering Manager & Program Manager - R&D

Manage current engineering product development for Hardware/Software/Mechanical, quality, technical direction and integration into production which resulted in a 50% improved build performance.

Manage international engineering department resources which resulted in a 40% increase in quality of an end product arriving at the facility. .

Responsible for the DFM of new products and integration into production.

Manage, schedule, oversee, monitor, and approve elements of assigned product development programs from inception to completion with cross-functional teams including sales, marketing, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, and engineering which resulted in a 30% delivery improvement.

Manage the performance and completion of programs involving the development and roll-out of electronic and electro-mechanical medical products which improved the overall time to market.

Resolve quality, product support issues to root cause which resulted in a reduced field failure rate.

Implement cells, templates, tooling and assembly instructions for production which improved product through put build by 30%.

Crestron Rockleigh, NJ 2008 to 2013

Crestron is the world's leading manufacturer of advanced control and automation systems. The products manufactured by this company offer integrated solutions to control audio, video, computer, IP and environmental systems.

Senior Project Manager

Manage the project development and implementation of consumer and industrial products and services.

Coordinate departmental and cross-functional teams; focus on delivering new and upgraded existing products and services as per agreed budget and timeline with sales.

Manage projects from inception to completion, including tracking and evaluation of project performance which resulted in delivering a high quality product to the end user.

Ensured that projects are completed on time, within budget, and within accepted quality metrics which resulted in a 95% success rate of delivery on time and budget.

Participate in project review and status meetings, and communicate project status so that project stays on track as per agreed parameters.

Utilize project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness.

Motivate project team to ensure optimal performance.

Drive multiple projects in parallel to completion at any given time in a dynamic environment.

American Medical Alert Corp. Long Island City, NY 2006 to 2008

AMAC provides a comprehensive suite of home health monitoring technology and communication services that link patients and providers, in addition to supplying telehealth monitoring, life safety, and 24/7 medical on call services.

Managing Director – R&D/Engineering/Fulfillment

Responsible for all aspects of all engineering development, compliance, manufacturing, quality, service support and product distribution.

Combined three site locations successfully into one location to reduce time to market and cost.

Developed and created a new Engineering Department.

Restructured and relocated the product distribution center.

Improved product throughput with a 25% head count reduction.

Created a technical service department to perform all repairs and upgrades in house, generating more than $500K annual savings.

Developed processes focused on quality improvement that resulted in improving the order fulfillment failure rate from 15% to less than 3% within a 12 month time frame

Created document retention with all specified processes, procedures, responsibilities, and job descriptions.

US Micro Products (CA) Long Beach, NY 2005 to 2006

US Micro Products specializes in the design, development, and integration of OEM product solutions for human-interface applications. Products include input and output devices and interfaces as well as custom displays for the medical, industrial, military, and aerospace industries.

Regional Manager/Application Engineer

Develop and expand company presence in the US Eastern region.

Manage all sales and engineering activity for the US Eastern region which resulted in new business opportunities and ventures.

Drive multiple projects for OEM integration into the customer’s existing product line through requirements based engineering. Engineering support during development resulted in 100% client retention.

Responsible for the Project/Product Management development and after sales support which resulted in 100% client retention. .

Manage domestic and offshore vendors for non-disruptive flow of product which resulted in 97% customer satisfaction.

PHILIPS Medical Systems Bothell, WA 1983 to 2004

Philips Medical System (formally Advanced Technology Laboratories or ATL) is a division of Philips NV. This division designs and manufactures high-end ultrasound systems used in Cardiology, Radiology and Medical Research applications.

Engineering Manager/Program Manager 1999-2004

Manage the design activity on high-end ultrasound systems for peripherals and system development.

Managerial level responsibilities: defining project scope, budgeting, scheduling, resolving internal and external project issues, generating product development plans, determining project direction, managing design reviews to assure regulatory compliance, and overall resource management from start to project completion.

Technical responsibilities consisted of: participating in product design, performing feasibility studies to support project proposals, generating technical specifications, verifying that all service requirements had been met, determining technical direction, identifying peripherals/components for system integration, integrating peripherals into the overall design, working with vendors to resolve technical issues, and managing the mechanical changes for the system backend.

Accomplishments

Manage backend group for identifying and integrating all COTS and peripherals on a next generation system. Activities resulted in the identification, integration and control of devices that met all system design and published requirements in addition to system stability within the established budget.

Manage a group responsible for all replacement COTS and peripherals due to obsolescence on current production systems. Activities included the identification and qualification of replacement devices that resulted in the continual flow of production with no line stops.

Manage R&D group to redesign the backend card cage, mounting brackets, power distribution and cable routing on the next generation system for ease of serviceability. Project resulted in a design that met service requirements for trouble shooting, reduced cost of service and reduced on site service time by 50% over the previous design.

Project Manager/Principal Engineer 1991-1999

Responsible for the completion and release of multiple projects in various disciplines (hardware, software, and mechanical). All projects were time and cost sensitive with defined schedules and budgets.

Chair reliability team for improvement and reliability of released products.

Education

BSEE - Electrical Engineering - Brooklyn Polytechnic University - Brooklyn NY,

AAS – Science/Math - NYCCC – Brooklyn, NY.

Certified Instructor- Air Force (four years) as an Electronics Instructor, honorable discharge.

Awards

Philips - TOPS – Truly Outstanding Performance Stock award

Philips - Service Award – Recognition for outstanding customer support

Philips - Quality Team Excellence Awards – Improved quality for system shipments/ Reduced system call rate

Philips - Applause Awards – Multiple awards for completing projects on time and within budget in addition to resolving difficult system issues.

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