- SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER -

IT Operations Management Product Roadmap Development Strategic Business Planning and Implementation

Validation/Test Engineering Contract Negotiation Project Lifecycle Management Costing and Pricing

Agile Development Risk Identification and Mitigation Problem Resolution and Decision Making

Qualifications Profile

Analytical, growth-driven, and performance-focused professional, equipped with strong leadership skills and experience in product development and engineering, program/project administration, and customer relationship management. Expert at leading and training cross-functional teams to improve performance and deliver outstanding results, as well as developing strategies to achieve continuous growth and progress. Highly skilled at coordinating and building relationships with customers, teams, management, and individuals at all levels.

Professional Experience

Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX

Senior Data Center Program Manager 2019–Present

Develop Jira feature sets, test plans, and platform validation plans for GPU products

Establish program plans and budget for datacenter products

Collaborate with Hardware, Software, and Firmware (HW/SW/FW) teams regarding feature and test development as well as datacenter platform validation execution

Criteria Labs, Austin, TX

Technical Program Manager 2018–2019

Built strong relationships with 15 major U.S. and international accounts while leading end-to-end HW/SW design and development of 25 cutting-edge products

Provided expert management to $4M operating budget

Acted as trusted expert and advisor on customer collaterals delivery, meeting the most aggressive timeframe, quality, and development cost targets

Functioned as main point of contact between executives, Execution Team, and customers to resolve conflicts and establish new standard operating procedures (SOP)

Conducted 8D root cause and yield improvement analysis on customer returns while serving as customer representative of the organization to discuss FA results and corrective actions

Strategically planned and executed validation plans for new products as well as advanced product quality planning (APQP) phase review process for RF module product development

Designed and executed Python code in support of advanced data extraction and analysis capabilities

Transphorm, Inc., Goleta, CA

Program Manager 2016–2018

Supervised team and oversaw the successful AECQ101 qualification and launch of automotive family of products

Conceptualized and established characterization and validation methodologies for new products

Utilized failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to identify risk to create APQP phase review process for NPI

Efficiently managed large-scale continuous improvement projects affecting global product development and support

Generated new methodology and plans for product validation testing and laboratory forecasting

Created and integrated best-in-class Project Management Office (PMO) function with large-scale continuous improvement projects which resulted in the improvement of global product development and support

Optimized cost effectiveness by conducting yield analysis on new product assembly as well as testing and development using Python and JMP

Viasat, Inc., Gilbert, AZ

Program Manager 2015–2016

Facilitated training for Product Development and Test Engineering teams

Displayed strong management skills in leading cross-functional team, plan, and budget for successful 3W module production transfer from Taiwan to Thailand facility

Ensured enhancement and scrap reduction of low-yielding devices by performing root cause analysis

Prepared failure analysis and corrective actions as well as 8D and RMA reports

Used C++ and Excel in conceptualizing and implementing statistical analysis database that led to 15% yield improvement through correlation of wafer probe and final test data

Directed international manufacturing teams in the completion of test development projects across five countries, resulting in the improvement of product line and major expansion of growth prospects

On Semiconductor, Phoenix, AZ

Product/Test Engineering Manager 2011–2014

Supervised a team of engineers in global locations including Phoenix, Arizona, USA; India; Malaysia; and the Philippines, in charge of new product development that involves wafer probe/final test creation, product engineering, and bench-level characterization and validation for logic and mixed signal products

Established DFT review process to ensure test coverage

Made use of FMEA process for risk identification and mitigation

Led the qualification of silicon substrate and epi second source for internal wafer fabrications

Applied Project Management Institute (PMI) principles in the successful formulation and release of over 25 mixed signal products

Designed and introduced new tester platform in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Manila, Philippines; and Bangalore, India

Achieved 70% cost reduction through test improvements, package/assembly site qualification, and foundry selection

Maximized final test yield through JMP to correlate and target wafer fab parameters to final test yield

Earned selection to manage all aspects of product validation and characterization labs including $500K budget, product prioritization, LabView program development, and equipment calibration

Earlier Career with Accomplishments

Standard Microsystems, Tucson, AZ

Director of Product Engineering

Built and supervised a team of engineers in completing all aspects of product development including mask tapeout, validation, bench characterization, test development and qualification

Guided end-to-end development of over 30 automotive and commercial products; achieved major cost savings through insights gained from statistical analysis of production data, including wafer fab etest data, final test and wafer probe data

Developed design-for-test methods (DFT) review process to maintain optimal test coverage

Achieved significant cost savings through test time reduction and test methodology improvements

Planned and executed processes and procedures for characterization and validation of new products.

Education

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Minor in Statistics

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Thesis: Analysis of Plasma Etch Defects Utilizing a Comb Test Structure

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP), In Progress

Yield Improvement

LTX, Eagle, and Teradyne Test

Affiliation

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Technical Skills

Tools

Jira, TestStand, Minitab, PDF Solutions, JMP, and Tester Platforms (Teradyne J750 and Teradyne FLEX)

Programming

Python, Perl, VB.net, LabVIEW, C++, and SQL

Publication

Conference Paper

DeLoach, A. Evaluation of metallization systems with test structures and yield modeling Paper presented at IEEE ICMTS, Barcelona, Spain.

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