Manager Project

Ronald Lerner

*** *** **** *****, *******, Texas 77079 ● 832-***-****

Email: ********@*******.*** ● https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronaldlerner ● http://www.rllerner.com

Management Executive – Engineering & Project Management

Mechanical & Electrical Design ~ Operations & Manufacturing ~ Supply Chain ~ Staffing ~ Training

Team Leadership ~ P&L Accountability ~ Project Coordination ~ Business Development

Executive Profile

Developed & mobilized top-performing global technology & manufacturing teams

Successfully obtained multi-Industry domestic & global regulatory product compliance

International & domestic facility & department, QA, R&D, & P&L management

Consummate strengths in system analysis, risk management & deploying solutions which markedly enhance productivity, competitive positioning & cost control.

Excel at interfacing with key stakeholders to move forward multiple initiatives concurrently.

Result orientated focus on optimizing product design & performance, reliability, & manufacturing

Extensive talents in directing large-scale global operations for strict compliance with fiscal, timeline & quality criteria.

Selected Achievements

Orchestrated process improvements boosting PM & engineering efficiency by 75% within 12 months.

Strategic expansion of product portfolio resulted in a >200% increase in 12 months.

Revamped quality control policies & procedures to eliminate product design errors by 90% in six months.

Project-managed $55M new facility technology lab & test floor design including budget development

Grew semiconductor sales by $800M+ by coordinating substantial improvements to tool system design & development.

Propelled multiple program LNRs by $1B+ through innovative product definition & design

Published more than 100 technical papers, design guides, & process procedures

Orchestrated, development & launch 18 new products on time & within budget increasing revenues by 32%

Oversaw P&L, international product design, compliance, staffing, & operations at 34 factories in Asia.

Collaboratively invented multiple technology & design patents.

Professional Experience

Technical Engineering & Design Services, Houston, TX, 2016 to Present

Director of Engineering & Design

Global product design, compliance, & manufacturing

International business development & consulting within the Oil & Gas, technology, marine, industrial, commercial, & retail sectors

Project Management

Mechanical / Electrical / Thermal design & review

Emerson Network Power, Houston, TX, 2014 to Present

Director of Engineering & Project Management

Increased engineering product design output by >200% within 12 months

Created mechanical engineering team resulting in a 70% reduction in design/fabrication errors

Designed & implemented process improvements to boost team efficiency by 75% within 12 months

Completed update on >72 legacy electrical designs

Successfully redesigned legacy product line from 300+ different form-factors to 8

Train, mentor, develop & direct engineering, project management & technical sales teams.

Improved manufacturing & operations efficiency through Perfect Execution & LEAN practices

Identified & addressed key customer issues resulting in increased customer loyalty & repeat business.

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Established global repository to simplify storage & access of mechanical, electrical & thermal designs.

Accelerated collaboration & transparency by merging international designers into a unified team.

Defined guidelines & training for international product design & compliance

Pioneered first product line suitable to achieve global compliance

Structured supply chain database to reduce & consolidate common parts from 10,000 to <3,000.

Texas Instruments Inc., Stafford / Sugar Land, TX, 1995 to 2014

Platform Manager / HW Engineering Manager

Responsible for entire high-performance DSP product portfolio life cycles ranging from $100M to $2B

Played a chief role in architecting clock, timing & sequencing processor solutions.

Successfully completed 275+ HW, SW, silicon, design verification programs

Leveraged exceptional leadership talents to manage all aspects of engineering design, development,

simulation, validation & integration labs.

Reliably oversaw third-party platform design, development & manufacturing activities.

Served as Manager & Technical Lead for system-level simulation & modeling

Elected as chairman of Corporate & Semiconductor Product Safety Councils

Elevated staff performance by conducting a 360 & Lessons Learned

Implemented & provided training initiatives on a global scale.

Responsible for Tier 1 customer support & problem resolution

Strong speaking skills as U.S. delegate to IEC International Standards Development Council.

Major contributor, advisor, & presenter to multiple IEC & IEEE technical committees

Trained, evaluated, mentored & provided constructive feedback to employees worldwide.

Streamlined daily operations, processes & procedures resulting in contained costs & customer satisfaction

Established & implemented corporate hardware design guidelines.

Critical financial accountability for multiple $250M silicon system design programs.

Advanced technology sales by $90M in five years utilizing cutting-edge technology

Continuous net profit growth for 12 consecutive years resulting from new product introduction.

Product Engineering Designs, El Paso, TX, 1993 to 1995

Product Manager / Sr. Design Manager

Proficiently directed product engineering team designs resulting in multiple (35) new industry products

Successfully managed manufacturing & operations of product teams,

Expertly consulted on domestic & international product category standards for compliance

Aligned & mobilized engineering teams throughout China, Mexico & Hong Kong

Oversaw project development activities across numerous R&D design centers overseas.

Prior background includes roles as Director of Engineering, Engineering Manager, Quality Manager, / Quality Assurance Manager / Program – Project Manager / Business Development Manager / Design Manager / Project Manager / Technician; T.E.S., V.S. International, Coronado Communications, El, Paso, Hong Kong, & Houston, TX.

Education

Master of Science in Engineering - EM

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Bachelors

West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

Certification

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

MPM – Master Project Manager

CIPM – Certified International Project Manager

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