EDWARD E GABRELIAN

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West Hills, CA 91307

Mobile: 805-***-****

E-mail: ad4ypi@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE Highly motivated and seasoned Management Executive with over 30 years background in RF technology, innovation, operation, and business experience to achieve and create value. Extensive product development, manufacturing process/logistics support, enterprise-wide cross-functional collaboration. SKILLS

• Engineering management experience

• Start-to-finish product development expertise

• Budgeting, resource planning, and allocation skills

• Experienced manufacturing process and operations support

• Project plan development and management skills

• Complex problem-solving and risk mitigation skills

• Experienced in production cost reduction

• Experienced certification management

• Strong interpersonal communication

• Business knowledge and experience

• Motivated and result focused

WORK EXPERIENCE

June 2019 to Sept 2023 Sensata Technologies / Xirgo Technologies, Thousand Oaks, CA Manager, Hardware Engineering

• Managed hardware engineering, manufacturing support engineering and document control teams

• Actively participated and contributed to the product development process from product requirements to production readiness

• Managed product certification for US, Canada, EU, and specific regions globally

• Managed ECO and document control process for business division

• Managed interaction with vendors and contract manufacturer in Malaysia

• Provided professional growth and mentorship to engineers and staff Jan 2016 to May 2019 Sabbatical

• Managed long-term investment strategies for personal and parental finances

• Continued formal education in finance and investing in various asset classes

• Independent instructor for online trading and investment academy April 2008 to Dec 2015 CalAmp Corp, Oxnard, CA

Director of Business Development

• Reported directly to Sr VP of Corporate Development

• Duties were extensive and covered the breath of the corporate infrastructure, including finance, legal, operations, engineering, project management, due diligence and integration of M&A companies, business development activities, customer interface, representing corporate interests and exploring business opportunities at various trade shows, conferences, and conventions Sept 2006 to Feb 2008 Mobilitie LLC (Boldyn Networks), Newport Beach, CA National Director of RF Engineering

• Developed all fiber distributed antenna system and backhaul/transport analysis and proposals

• Interfaced with wireless operators, clients, and vendors

• Developed master lease agreements for fiber-DAS networks May 2003 to August 2006 NextG Networks, Microwave Photonics, San Jose, CA Distributed Antenna System Manager

• Managed RF system engineering team

• Generated link budget analysis and BOM tools

• Reported proposal status to technical and sales teams Manager of the Product Development Group

• Managed daily activities of RF design and validation team

• Reviewed and approved all design documentation

April 2002 to May 2003 Optical Communication Products, Chatsworth, CA Manager of the Small Form Factor (SFF) Group

• Managed all activities of SFF design and validation team

• Presented project status to corporate executives quarterly July 1999 to January 2002 Malibu Networks, Calabasas, CA Manager of RF Design Group

• Participant in project planning, staffing, and equipment budgeting

• Managed daily activities of RF design team

• Designed 5.8 GHz multi-stage low noise amplifier and filter circuits June 1997 – July 1999 Microwave dB, Inc., Newbury Park, CA Sr RF System Engineer and Project Manager

• Developed project schedules and managed resource allocation

• Designed high frequency, high gain, low noise, and small SMT amplifiers June 1992 – May 1997 California Amplifier, Inc., Camarillo, CA Design Engineer

• Designed high frequency circuits and waveguide probes EDUCATION Master of Business Administration

Pepperdine University, Malibu, August 2000

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering

California State University, Northridge, May 1991

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

California State University, Northridge, May 1989

COMPUTER SKILLS MS Office, Project, Visio, Agile

PATENTS

April 1998 (5,737,698) Co-authored: Antenna/Amplifier and Method for Receiving Orthogonally Polarized Signals

October 1996 (5,463,407) Co-authored: Dual Mode/Dual Band Feed Structures PUBLICATIONS

• IEEE / Antennas and Propagation, October 1992

• Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) Symposium, October 1991 HONORS

• Outstanding Graduate Student Achievement Award, Department of EE, 1991

• Northrop Microwave Fellowship Award, 1989 – 1991

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