RON LIAO, PMP

Markham, Ontario 416-***-****

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Experienced Senior Project Manager, executing multi-site projects globally from concept to delivery. Effectively manages risk and changes in projects while consistently meeting deadlines. Competent leader who empowers a team by drawing out each member’s strongest contribution, coordinating multinational customer, supplier, and internal teams across Asia, Europe, and North America. An accomplished entrepreneur and inventor, builds and sustains strong working relationships with customers, suppliers, management and colleagues ensuring optimal delivery of project and business outcomes. Key Strengths:

Global Project Management Change Management Process Improvement KPI Metrics

Vendor Management Effective Negotiation Budget Tracking Analytical Thinking Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TYCO TE CONNECTIVITY Markham, Ontario

2011-Present

Reporting to the Director, Project Management, managed a global team to design, develop and launch key products. Managed $MM budgets to deliver within targets for multiple simultaneous projects.

Senior Project Manager, Product Launch (2016-Present) Project Manager, Product Launch (2011-2016)

Key Accomplishments:

Led and managed a team of project managers focused on Hybrid Electric Vehicles Mobility Solutions. Successfully delivered to customer expectations, meeting specifications on time and on budget.

• Reporting to the executive team, monitored and reported KPIs for all ongoing projects, including project deliverables and budget implications. Updated and reported projects’ dashboards to executive PMO Committee.

• Met with prospective customers to gather product requirements, project schedule and budget requirements. Worked with management, development engineers, manufacturing team, and suppliers to develop a delivery plan. Negotiated project change requests with customers and evaluated impact of scope changes on cost, timing, and resources.

Act as a liaison between customers and the Tyco management and engineering teams, advocating for customer needs, conveying customer requirements to the engineering team, and appropriately managing customer expectations.

Established and implemented a standardized framework to align and streamline similar projects. Reduced project complexity through unified tracking and executive level project reviews. Saved significant review time.

• Focused on the complete lifecycle of the new LED lighting products from launch to delivery, delivering 100% of the assigned projects on time and within budget, including last minute customer changes.

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• Improved the process between procurement and manufacturing by identifying and resolving information gaps saving time between product purchase and completion.

• Created the first user manual intended to help the customer improve their understanding of lighting and Tyco products, resulting in better customer designs.

• Recognized for Extraordinary Customer Experience by Tyco TE. ANRON INC., Mississauga, Ontario

2005-2010

Partner and Co-Founder

Built, launched, managed and sold a successful automotive lighting business, including all aspects of design, manufacturing, marketing and sales. Key Accomplishments:

• Co-invented an award-winning automotive LED lighting unit. Built the business to a global level, including a sales and administrative team.

• Won Best New Product Award at SEMA Show, competing against Fortune 100 companies and major industry players.

• Championed product through patent process from application to grant, effectively protecting intellectual property.

• Successfully negotiated an agreement to license the product to a Fortune 100 company leading to sale of the business.

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Collins and Aikman Inc., Scarborough, Ontario, Senior Project Manager Magna International Inc., Decoma, Mississauga, Ontario, Program Manager Manchester Inc., Scarborough, Ontario, Research & Development Project Manager Pebra Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Project Engineer

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario

Professional Project Management (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI)

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