Engineering Manager

Maria Dorotea V. Lazareto

**** **** *****, ***** ****, IN46628 574-***-**** *************@*****.***

Experience

ESG ENGINEERING MANAGER PEI GENESIS, USA JAN. 2007-JULY 2016

Manage a group of engineers/designers, technician and project engineer creating designs for interconnect solutions and directing new product development up to first mass production launch of products

Consistently meet performance metrics such as design errors, drawing lead-time

Responsible in reviewing, and accepting potential custom cable assembly projects (Aerospace, Industrial, Oil and Gas, Rail and Transportation, Military, Medical market). Determine customer specifications can be met and a project can be built within manufacturing capabilities.

Coordinate and decipher technical information between Field Applications Engineers, design engineers, sales and customer including during inhouse build of the product

Responsible and perform managing the project from inception through to a smooth project handoff at the end of the development stage

Determine labor and engineering resource, work with Applications Engineering Analyst to complete a quote to customer, backlog and order entry activities

Reviews/approves drawings for cable assemblies and backshells inclusive of proprietary backshell designs, process instructions, and procedures

-Highlights:

oDevelop the design and development process/procedure section 7.30 for both the ISO9008 and AS9100 certification

oHave lead team to continuous improvements, systemize operations and develop new policies and controls to provide the basis for effective work flow, work with other department to increase production’s first time through (FTT %)

oHave lead team to create standard procedures and criteria for the different steps/process of building cable assembly e.g. Torque procedure for backshell, cordgrips, screws, Contact height measurement, overmold procedures for Newbury Machine, etc.

oStarted the Student Coop Program with IPFW and Purdue. Have hired three students to date

SR. ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT MANAGER ASTEC/EMERSON,PHILS JAN. 1996-DEC 2006

Manage a group of culturally diverse people in the Philippines, Hong Kong and China (from 14 to 37 people over time with the company)

Work with teams, maintain and track to drive cost reduction and efficiency opportunities

More than 10 years of management and engineering experience in New Products/Materials Engineering in support of design and manufacture of power conversion products –

Manage Technical Costing department in three locations –

Responsibilities involve preparing/submitting quotes to customer (RFQ); maintain product costs; process costing for competitor analysis; cost reduction initiatives

Highlights:

improving RFQ cycle time from 5-6wks to ave of 1-2 wks

RFQ win-loss ratio has improved significantly from 40/60 to 60/40

Introduced relevant metrics reported monthly to top management in driving cost reduction e.g. terms of rates (material burden, burn-in, consumables, test, etc..)

Manage New Product Purchasing and Planning –

Responsibilities involve maintaining high level of new product status, timelines for planning and expediting of raw materials; conducting regular material’s risk assessment per new product per build requirement and make recommendations to the Program Manager; do customer presentations on New Products Material Process and purchasing of parts/components needed by the design team in their prototype/engineering build inclusive of getting parts on stock for the engineering warehouse

Highlights:

Lead team to negotiate free of charge samples from suppliers to support the Preferred Parts Stock program for design engineering use in Philippines, Hong Kong, and China

Improved and facilitated automation of the requisition and Purchase Order system through Lotus Notes

Developed a warehouse system working with our IT team to effectively maintain and track inventory of Preferred Parts; to track and report usage of preferred stock to top management

CONSULTANT D & D ASSOCIATES,PHILS MAY. 1994-DEC 1995

Managed a trading firm carrying China made connectors and were able to get them qualified with companies like Maxon, IONICS, EAI

Rendered consultant work for ASTEC – handled procurement of Sundry and various equipment for R&D

Trained buyers for ASTEC

Supervised the transfer of inventories of Commodore Philippines to Amiga Technologies, Germany

Conduct visits/inspection on Amiga Technologies Philippine suppliers/vendors on as needed basis

COMMODITY SPECIALIST/BUYER/PLANNER COMMODORE PHILS, B.V. AUGUST 1992- MAR 1994

Develop and expand vendor base in the Far East with focus in the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia for better delivery support and best price (commodity sourced were ICs, connectors, cable assemblies, wire harnesses)

Plan and buy IC, chip resistors and chip capacitors, colored manuals, PCB, packaging materials and misc. plastic parts and screws.

Analyze and maintain vendor business share

Driven to do cost reduction and efficiency opportunities

JUNIOR PROJECT ENGINEER ALCATEL PHILS JAN 1992- JUNE 1992

Provide technical direction in the commissioning and installation of PABX systems, telephones, voice mail, etc.

Prepares quotes to customer including determining scope of work, materials, labor among others

Conduct customer training

Education and Professional Development

B.S. ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING APRIL 1991 UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES

- Passed ECE Professional Licensure Examination – Nov 1991, 82% rating

Basic Management Program – Asian Institute of Management

Project Management Program – China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

IPC620 trained

BASEEFA – Bespoke Training Course on Atex/DSEAR, Area Classification, Comp USA NEC and IEC/ATEX Standards Overview

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

PEI In-house Training – 8D Corrective Action, FOD/Safety training, Managing Change, various product overviews

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