Project Manager with over 15 years experince and Hardware Development

AKBAR PAYDAR

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SUMMARY

Over 15 years of leadership, program management in Medical, and consumer products. A hands-on style, capable and dedicated to effectively form and manage program teams in large structured or small entrepreneurial organizations.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Experienced leading Agile software Development Managed global teams & suppliers

15 years of experience in Plastic Injection Molding Manage Phase Gate & Go/No-Go

Manage programs budget and resources Develop products roadmap

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ROYA.COM, San Diego, CA

SR. PROGRAM MANAGER 2017- PRESENT

Provided leadership, management, visibility and governance to the client-facing portfolio of key projects and programs in a manner that is consistent with standard methodologies and resulted in improved execution and client experience.

Lead cross functional teams responsible for requirement definition, project design, development, and execution for multi-year new business change programs.

Work with functional leaders to ensure the appropriate Core Team resources are committed to the projects and contribute to required performance levels.

Analyze data and complex situations involving evaluation of tangible variables to programs or collective system of projects.

Create management reports and presentation to keep senior leadership up to date on schedule, budget and deliverable status.

OTTERBOX, San Diego, CA

SR. PROGRAM MANAGER 2013- 2016

Member of the senior leadership team. Establish long term vision for all products. Built consensus with key stakeholders across the organization on key initiatives, strategies, and tactics.

Primary point of contact/conduit for technical program progress, program performance, scheduling, resource coordination, program financials and other program related efforts.

Managed the overall platform program roadmap, communicating with the business and strategic partners to ensure optimization of the market window, customer requirements, product release strategies and competitive advantage.

Worked with Marketing, sales and customer service teams to communicate key product stories .

Ensured alignment across product value proposition, program scope, and strategic business Define program resource needs and negotiate program resourcing plans.

Worked with functional leaders to ensure the appropriate core team resources are committed to the program and contribute to required performance levels. Establish, delegate, and evaluate the roles, responsibilities, goals, deliverables and performance of core and extended team members.

Track and report project KPIs to Engineering Manager and / or senior management

OMNICELL INC, Mountain View, CA 2009- 2013

HARDWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER

Led product development functions for creating Automated Medication Dispensing systems and workflow, targeting patient safety and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities.

Developed 7 new product lines in a year that generated $60M new revenue in central pharmacy, nursing unit, operating room, and patient bedside. Solutions ranged from large central pharmacy "smart inventory" carousels to small handheld devices.

Architected communication, power management, RFID & Bluetooth wireless technology for short range communication medical (ISM) band at 2.4 to 2.485 GHz range in embedded mobile and handheld units.

Managed product's software, firmware design and development, including requirements definition, characterization, verification, and iterative refinement of the design and qualification per FDA, IEC 62304, ISO 14971, IEC60601-1 and ISO 13485.

Managed engineering personnel engaging with them frequently to ensure MBOs are on

Led transition of tooling and manufacturing of key plastic components from USA to China.

Hired tooling and manufacturing processing engineers to monitor product quality.

EDUCATION

MS & BS in Engineering, City University of New York

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