Engineering Manager / Project Manager
Resume:
Kyle J. Merrill
PO Box ***
Spanish Fork, UT **660
************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Lead innovative, customer focused, technology ventures. Apply my experience and passion for excellence to drive successful growth in a technology product company
KEY ATTRIBUTES
• Leadership and management of innovative technology driven programs
• Collaboration, communication, coaching, partnering
• Connected, driver, responsible, creative
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
R&D Section Manager, Large Format Production, HP Inc., Barcelona, Spain Dec 2014 – May 2016
• Drive mid-volume industrial segment of HP’s Large Format Printing business.
• Define product roadmap and lead future technology programs.
• Launch of HP Latex 3100/3500 & 1500 large format printers reaching 50% market share.
• Staff of 70+ employees and contractors
Engr. Project Manager, Large Format Production, HP, Barcelona, Spain Jan 2011 – Dec 2014
• Print system development and integration for the HP Latex 3000 printer.
• Customer engagement, channel development, and direct sales support (training).
• Image Quality and Thermal Inkjet Test Lab manager
Engr. Project Manager, Specialty Printing Systems, HP, Corvallis, Oregon Sept 2006 – Dec 2010
• Led technology and business development for industrial package coding market.
• Business negotiations with Ink and hardware partners in the US & UK.
Business Development Manager, LightScribe, HP, Corvallis, Oregon June 2004 – Aug 2006
• Business and technology development for HP’s “LightScribe” labeling technology.
• Partner negotiations in US/Asia (Philips, Samsung, LG, BenQ, Sony, Scientific Atlanta, etc.)
R&D Project Manager, Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis, Oregon 1998 – 2004
• Technology innovation through rapid prototyping, and quality and reliability initiatives.
• Inkjet technology development for third generation inkjet printheads.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (continued)
R&D Engineer, Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis, Oregon 1995 – 1998
Process Control Lead, Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis, Oregon 1993 – 1995
Statistician, SEMATECH, Austin, Texas 1990 – 1993
Quality Assurance Engineer, Smith Megadiamond Inc., Provo, Utah 1987 – 1989
Teaching and Research Assistant, Statistics Dept – BYU, Provo, Utah 1986 – 1989
EDUCATION
MS Statistics, 1990. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
BS Statistics/Quality & Productivity, 1989. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
PATENTS
US 6299270 - Ink jet printing apparatus and method for controlling drop shape
US 200******** (Application) - Recordable medium with template pattern
LANGUAGES
English - Native
Spanish - Fluent
Norwegian – Working Proficiency
OTHER
United States citizen
Spain residency permit
Volunteer - LDS church, Norway 1984-1986
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