Project Manager Engineer

Christopher Yra

•Union City, CA ***** •510-***-****

•********@*****.*** •www.chrisyra.com

•www.linkedin.com/in/chrisyra

Target Position: Project Manager, Technical Project Lead, Product Engineering

My engineering career began as an intern working as a test technician performing cold checks and running tests on various units. I was quickly promoted to various positions including Design Engineer and Lead Project Engineer. I am known for my understanding of the product development flow, project planning and lifecycle as well as my ability to lead multi-functional/matrix teams from implementation to completion on time and within budget. I am looking for another opportunity to lead an exciting engineering team. Related Skills Include:

• Yellow Belt in 6 Sigma Certification

• Cadence - schematic capture

• MS Office including Microsoft Project

• Creating and updating project schedules with monthly presentations to upper management and IRAD executives.

• Design control and assembly tools using Teamcenter: (Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software)

WORK HISTORY:

SSL (formerly Space Systems/Loral) Palo Alto, CA 1996 – 2015

SSL is ranked the number 1 company for manufacturing and designing Commercial Satellites for broadband and mobile communications, broadcast television, and satellite radio.

Technical Hardware Product Lead (2004 - 2015)

Sr. R&D Electrical Engineer (2000 - 2003)

R&D Electrical Engineer (1996 - 1999)

Technical Hardware Product Engineer for Encryption Embedment - NSA Caribou ASIC and Gryphon ASIC AES:

As the Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Lead, I collaborated with the NSA, subcontractor (BAE Systems), and other internal SSL departments related to product development planning and scheduling, and interfacing to solve design and schedule issues. I also supported BAE Systems during production of the ICU to close non-conformances and other production issues to ensure on-time unit deliveries.

• Achieved on time delivery of scheduled engineering design reviews and specifications to stakeholders

despite changing requirements from internal departments and NSA.

• Once requirements are defined, I held several meetings with key stakeholders to define the tasks to complete the

project, and I would obtain the stakeholders buy-ins before publishing the official schedule.

• It is imperative to be proactive to ensure that risks are mitigated. If an action cannot mitigate the risk, I would

work with management and stakeholders to determine the alternative course of action to recover from that risk.

• Design risk mitigation was done through completion of worst case circuit analyses and interfacing with other

engineering disciplines to complete the Mechanical, Reliability, and Radiation analyses.

• Successfully orchestrated the development of qualification/acceptance test procedures, and completed the

qualification of the ICU.

• Reduced ICU cost by $54,000 by identifying and decreasing scope in test and production within BAE Systems.

EDUCATION:

Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA Graduated: 2003

Master of Science Engineering Management

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA Graduated: 1996

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering

TRAININGS:

• California Institute of Technology - Aerospace Project Management for Responsible Engineers 05/2008

• California Institute of Technology - Aerospace Project Management for Lead Engineers 08/2008

• Government Security Secret Clearance in 2008 Expired in 2014

• SSL - ESD Awareness, Contamination Control Awareness, Foreign Object Damage Awareness 06/2008

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