Product Management, Development, Engineering and Operations Career

Results oriented product management, development, engineering, and operations leader. Providing a unique combination of hands-on engineering skills, business development ability, manufacturing and system management experience to understand and fulfill customer requirements. Versed in product development and manufacturing techniques to reduce time to market and maintain product profit margins. Proficient in high-speed analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, and FPGA design. Experienced with various clock circuit designs including PLLs, MEMs and clock distribution devices to reduce jitter and clock skew in systems requiring multiple synchronized oscillators for communications applications including GbE, Fast Ethernet, Controller Area Network (CAN), ARCNET and serial protocols based on EIA-485 (RS-485) and EIA-232 (RS-232). Experienced in developing industrial control products for PCI, PCI-ex, CPCI, USB, DeviceNet, Modbus, and Time Sensitive Networks.

Areas of Expertise

Product Management Analog/Digital Circuit Design Regulatory Compliance

IT Infrastructure Design Altium/Protel99SE/Orcad/Autocad Broadband/Baseband

Profit and Loss (P&L) Fiber Optic Communications Staff Development

Recognized as a creative and effective strategic planner and problem solver able to train, evaluate and lead cross-functional employee teams. Resourceful and dynamic with strong communication, negotiation and documentation skills interfacing with clients, partners, and colleagues.

Professional Experience

G&W Electric – Bolingbrook, Illinois 07/2022 – 10/2022

Electrical Technician Underground/Underwater Switch Gear (UGSG,UWSG)

Install configure and test electrical controls for high voltage switch gear used by power companies world-wide. Equipment included Voltage Interrupters, Current Transformers, Automatic/Manual Reclosers used for power line fault detection, open and reclose. G&W Electric installed solar panels on the roof-tops of their two manufacturing buildings to disconnect from the power company.

Daifuku – Elite Line Services - Amazon ORD2 - Channahon, Illinois 04/2022 – 06/2022

Control Systems Technician (CST), Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME)

Maintain and troubleshoot automated, high speed conveyance package handling system processing inbound freight at a rate of 1900 units per hour. System includes Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) camera barcode readers, optical package dimensioning, weight measurement, label application and sorting diverts. Communications implemented via DeviceNet, Profinet, Gigabit Ethernet and EIA-485 networks.

Career Break taken for personal reasons. 07/2019– 04/2022

Contemporary Control Systems, Inc. – Downers Grove, Illinois 01/1993 – 07/2019

Operations Manager / Staff Engineer 1/2007 – 7/2019

Reported to the company president and member of the management team to direct activities of global product development, manufacturing and quality systems of the operation. Actively participated in the product realization of a full line of managed Ethernet switches with POE functionality. Continually developed systems to improve effectiveness and efficiencies of the operations. Monitored workflow to ensure that schedules are met and directed office staff to accept customer orders. Oversaw quality assurance to identify any product or system deficiencies and correct them quickly. Ensured that all manufacturing and quality documentation is current. Played a significant role in long-term planning, including initiatives geared toward operational excellence of the US and Chinese (Suzhou) manufacturing locations. Responsible for the IT infrastructure, network planning, deployment, and maintenance of the facilities.

Performed advanced engineering work in the design and development of new and existing products. Mentored engineers in techniques used for schematic capture and PCB layout and in the testing and validation of new products. Interfaced with UL regarding any regulatory issues and supported the Ethernet, ARCNET and CAN product lines. Involved in the company's accounting and manufacturing data base software programs providing customized modifications and reports.

Engineering Manager 01/2001– 01/2007

Performed engineering work in applied research, development and design of new products. Directed multiple projects of electronic engineers. Oversaw the manufacturing and quality functions for the company. Directed the efforts of separate global engineering groups in the development of an Ethernet product line consisting of managed switches with POE, hubs, switching hubs, fiber optic media converters and interface cards compliant to IEEE 802.3 for both copper and fiber optic interfaces. Coordinated the efforts of US, German and Chinese engineers to reduce time to market and control project costs. Implemented methods to transfer product production to China facility while controlling product quality and maintaining traceability.

Senior Electronics Engineer 01/2000 – 01/2001

Designed, developed and tested new hardware and related embedded software. Work from outline customer specifications to generate internal design requirements. Took a leading role in multi-discipline technical projects and provided guidance to other engineers during development project phases and proved the viability of new concepts. Worked with customers to assist integration, commissioning and problem resolution activities. Worked with the production team to ensure that all data related to the electronic and electrical design of a system is available for procurement. Identified and mitigated risks within the design and development process. Assisted project management, senior management and production, with the successful running and administration of engineering projects.

Education

BS/EET, Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology

DeVry University (Formerly DeVry Institute of Technology), Lombard, Illinois

Professional Memberships

ASQ - The American Society for Quality – Senior Member Since 1993

IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Member Since 1993

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