Project Manage

David Xiandong Zha o

248-***-**** ******.****@*****.*** TROY, MI 48084

EDUCATIO N

MBA, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 201 8 Concentration on Information system, Global supply chain, International Business and Finance.

MS in Electrical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 201 1 Concentration on Embedded System, PCB design, Schematics, Control and Telecommunication.

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Chin a 200 9 Concentration on Power Electronics, ICE, and Power dynamics. EXPERIENC E

MAIN PROFESSION:

Software Project Manager, BHTC, Michiga n 2023 to presen t

• Act as scrum master to interface with customer for the full project development cycle. Goal is to achieve strong customer trust and risk mitigation .

• Report to higher manager formally and informally with concise escalation. Team performance is very communicated and improved .

• Initiate work mindset change from Waterfall to Agile in order to respond to the customer quicker and efficiently. By this doing, the customer relationship is improved for more opportunities .

• Manage several projects as technical coordinator to support global engineering team including software, hardware, display, mechanical and quality .

• Co-lead software global team for software development for NA, APAC, EURO market .

• Support RFQ for sales which involves hardware design and vendor collaboration . Lead Project Engineer, Marelli, Auburn Hills, Michiga n 2015 to 202 2

• Acted as team lead to perform budget, planning, resource management and allocation .

• Applied lean management and change management concept to achieve budget goal and continuous improvement .

• Led project team and initiated projects from planning to completion. Co-designed/ Obtained DCR from Customers. Focused on software implementation and validation. Involved SW architecture design and implementation such as OSEK, AUTOSAR .

• Certified Design for Six Sigma as project leader. Clarified requirement to internal team - Optics, SW, HW, ME and validation. Created and managed requirement with different tools, such as DOORs, CANdelaStudio, Jira, Confluence, etc .

• Built up trust and formed strong relationship with the customers. Gained support from senior management through timely communication to conduct creative business channel and solution in order to exceed the customer expectations .

• Established shared value with OEMs which involved engineering, cost control, sales and project management. Worked with internal cross function team to achieve project performance goal. Interfaced with customer to discuss engineering requirement and issue resolving .

Senior Engineering Specialist, Marelli 2013 to 201 5

• Coordinated Diagnostics and Network management validation globally, 3 from India, 2 from Italy, 2 from US. Created KPI for the team and participated semi-annual performance review.

• Focused on ECU software validation, such as BSP, message mapping, network management, diagnosis, and application. Developed and maintained automation tools for critical test to enhance validation efficiency .

• Reviewed vehicle function, diagnosis, network management, message mapping requirement to make sure the product satisfy vehicle level validation .

• Designed Software testing plan and created test cases according to the internal and external requirement. Applied FMEA defect management and mitigation technology through the product development cycle .

Embedded Software Validation Engineer, Marell i 2011 to 201 2

• Implemented Network management (FIAT / Chrysler), Standard: 7-Z0142, sd12394, 7- Z0147-01. Simulated Semi-automatic with CANalyzer/CANoe to complete Diagnostics validation .

• Converted network management validation result to MM internal report format for other functional team. Automated test cases for diagnostics and VF using CAPL and Diva software validation language .

• Validated Diagnostics and boot loader based on UDS (FIAT / Chrysler) Standard IOS 14229, 07209, CS-11729, DPRS, FIATGROUP7-Z0071, 07284and CS-11825 . SIDE BUSINESS AND ACHIEVEMENT:

Business consultant, GEOHO Group, China 2018 to 2022

• Supported management team to execute strategic planning activity. Formed sales team and initiate sale. Consult in corporate level regarding budget, cost, human resource management.

• Suggested CEO to create new product line. Designed and magnified new brand nationwide. Provided consultation in terms of how to open international market .

• Involved IPO planning and enterprise evaluation. Co-created contract for confidential technical solution. Discussed organization development in two different approach, subsidiary creation and independent separation.

• Consulted patent filing together with lawyer regarding engineering method in order to protect new product brand and isolate risk of exposure from mother company . Adjunct professor, Adrian College, Michiga n 2021 to 2022

• Designed classes to give students opportunity to simulate in real management position. Taught MBA classes remotely with concentration in Leadership and Management .

• Consulted senior manager and VPs from profit/non-profit organization for strategic planning and management. Leadership style is formed based on real business case analysis .

• Introduced assets management and financial management into goal orientation strategy planning for private and public company .

• Creatively invented 3 level of program management theory together with execution which targets on all business .

Embedded SW Researcher, Wayne State University, Michiga n 2010 to 201 1

• Set up hardware and software development environment for Freescale i.MX28/35/51 series processor .

• Developed multi-thread C program to control GSM and GPS module for eCall system in Linux Kernel. Applied AT commands for communication between Ublox GSM board and i.MX51 board to process GPS data .

• Designed and programmed BPSK/QPSK/OQPSK modulator and demodulator simulation in AWGN channel. Analyzed the performance difference between QPSK and OQPSK.

• Designed and simulated PID controller to control the power supply using Matlab/ Simulink. Analyzed the result and adjusted the controller to a better performance . HONORS & AWARDS

• Honor of Achievement, Marelli, 2019 .

• President, Wayne State University Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Wayne State University, 2010 - 2011 .

• President, Jiangsu University Student Association, Jiangsu University, 2007 - 2008 .

• China National Scholarship, Jiangsu University, 2008 - 2009 .

• Jiangsu University Academic Success Scholarship, Jiangsu University, 2007 - 2008 .

• Award for Outstanding Student, Jiangsu University, 2007 - 2008 .

• Excellent Graduate, Jiangsu University, 2009 .

• Excellent Student Leader, Jiangsu University 2008 .

• Award for Outstanding Achievements in Social Work, Jiangsu University 200 6 SKILL S

• Bilingual in Chinese and English.

• Change management, Lean management, Design for Six sigma, Strategic planning .

• Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project etc.

• Vector tools, IBM synergy tools, Rational Change, Matlab. JIRA, Confluence, DOORS .

• Microsoft Visual Studio, AutoCAD, Pro/E, UG, LATE X

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