Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
Michael J. McHugh
Dracut MA. ***26
EDUCATION: Rivier College, Nashua, NH Wentworth Institute, Boston, MA
Master of Business Administration 1997 Bachelor of Science, Electronic Engineering 1987
SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS:
Offering a rare and valuable breadth of experience in both design and leadership positions in the functional areas of engineering, manufacturing and program management. With a proven track record of success with RFID from UHF band to microwave, Microsoft applications developed in C # with SQL databases, & wireless mesh systems from TX to TCP/IP network level. Directed process & product improvements while maintaining customer needs, ISO 9001, NFPA Life Safety, UL listing, RoHS & FCC/CE compliance. Strong cross-functional skills in team building, technical instruction & people motivation.
PATENTS: 7,084,746 System and method for monitoring location of an object
7,554,446 System and method for providing a secure environment
Application 201******** Method and apparatus for Patient-staff identification
EXPERIENCE:
SECURE CARE PRODUCTS Concord, NH 2002-2010 May
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
• Directed a diverse engineering team consisting of RF, embedded software, mechanical, GUI application & contractors. Developing domestic & international medical RFID security systems. Operation frequencies covered UHF, RF & Microwave.
• Revitalized Matchmaker hospital product line through advancing 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 technology & 16-bit MCU with battery management from research levels through to production. Wireless concepts reduced installation time by 30%.
• Lead design team in simplifying the 135 line exit panel PCB design from 5 different boards to one common PCB. Reduced dual band transmitter size by 50%, cutting fabrication time by 10%, doubled 433 MHz distance & added a location feature.
• Influenced Board of Director’s technical direction on a $20 million manufacturing operation. Directed a staff of eight and managed a $2 million annual budget by developing and controlling project plans, budget, milestones, and resources
• Resolved complex cross-disciplinary quality issues that straddled Service, Manufacturing, and Engineering. Integrated into a well-focused team that moved the organization to certification ISO 9001:2000. Maintained compliance with RoHS, FCC, Industry Canada, UL 1069, UL 294, CE and C (Tick).
• Executed an effective release of a commercial in-home system (Home Watch). Resolved the intricacies of home networks from site interference to installation. This cross-departmental project involved a massive exchange of training and documentation.
• Identified bottleneck in manufacturing and implemented re-engineering solutions that delivered capacity improvements of 25% within three months & corporate savings of $150K in operational expenses.
• Created a processes matrix for the monitoring of project performance. Mentored and developed engineers in techniques resulting in 25% increase project on-time completion in less than one year.
• Add language setting feature to the nurse station system software that turns on language-specific options for English, Spanish Portuguese, & French. This new feature achieved a $425K increase in sales.
NERA /WORLD ACCESS /TELCO /ATI Wilmington & Norwood, MA 1998-2002
PROJECT MANAGER
• Implement projects with cross-functional teams from feasibility through successful manufacturing release. Ownership of project included insuring schedule timelines, budget and performance parameters. Reported status to senior management.
• Current project has COGS of $20 below steering committee system target.
• Reduced the manufacturing cost by $100 on rear panel assembly module and improved quality 10% through vendor inputs and process changes.
• Guided engineering department when VP of engineering was traveling. This was management of the engineering department with full signature authority on all product lines.
• Major technical contributor for proposals, most recent for Ericsson domestic market, Taiwan Telecom 11 GHz project and the purchase of a microwave radio from Fortune 100 company.
PROGRAM MANAGER
• Entrusted with profit and loss on OEM line of six different frequencies bands PDH point-to-point
microwave radios with 4LFSK modulation.
• Successfully managed annual sales of the Compact line resulting in $14.6 million revenue. Additional line of
rebranded Glenayre Western Multiplex spread spectrum radios (2.4, 5.8 GHz) were $ 2.3 million of revenue.
• Initiated and completed an end of life program on a mature FSK line that boosted the Compact line sales.
Michael J. McHugh
86 Lincoln Lane
Dracut MA. 01826
WINDATA Littleton, MA 1996-1998
PROJECT ENGINEER
• Contributor in defining, developing, and setting market goals. Customer requirements were utilized to determine associated product solutions.
• Modified test process on Aydin LNA, Raytheon MMIC GaAS chips and antennas.
• Facilitated functional training & cost effective support to wireless LAN customers. Delivered ideal solutions for wireless networks with multipoint configurations of spread spectrum radios with full Ethernet and SNMP network management.
• Designed and implemented a service test tool for customer to identify in service system faults. Supplied in depth telephone support for installation and use by customers. Reduced customer down time by 2 day’s and reduced service calls by 5%.
MICROWAVE RADIO CORPORATION Chelmsford, MA 1992-1996
PROGRAM MANAGER
• Established virtual project teams that reduced product lead-time from 90 to less than 30 days.
• Liaison with major customer during the project life cycle, insuring customer requirements is reflected in the final product.
• Coordinate the design review process, identify engineering shortfalls and implement resolutions. Reduced review process from ten days to two days or less.
• Produced project completion reports reflecting the project life cycle, providing recommendations for process improvement ranging from $ 0.5 to $ 1.25 million in annual revenues.
TEST MANAGER
• Prioritized testing of thirty major programs ranging from $ 0.25 to $ 20 million, which focused on development and/or production of digital microwave systems.
• Supervised professional staff of 25 employees, which included engineers, technicians and support personal.
• Reduced spending 30% from 94 OP, and improved efficiency by 16% through automated testing.
• Major technical contributor to proposals for British Telecom, Belgacom, and AT&T to assure customer satisfaction.
• Organized the companies test efforts to successful completion of ISO 9001 certification and subsequent audits.
• Determined root fault analysis on 85% of all customer returns. Implemented redesign to reduce customer returns to 3% on both domestic and international customers.
RAYTHEON COMPANY Lowell, MA 1988-1992
MANUFACTURING SUPPORT ENGINEER, AMRAAM MISSILE, APREP Team
PICONICS INC. Tyngsboro, MA 1984-1988
FILTER DESIGN ENGINEER
• Supervision, scheduling and management of programs ($20-$200k) and technicians.
• Filters and components packaged for micro and mini defense and space applications. Substantial reduction in size from commercially available products.
• Micro-strip and Strip-line design techniques were applied for improved frequency response.
GREATER LOWELL REGIONAL TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 1989-1992
ELECTRONICS TEACHER, ADULT RETRAINING PROGRAM Evenings
• Developed and coordinated curriculum for basic electronics and service technology courses.
• Responsible for review and conformance to original syllabus for duration of 18 week course.
• Courses eligible for college credit under matriculation agreement with Middlesex Community College and Northern Essex Community College.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING: AFFILATIONS:
Executive Management Workshops 2008 Member Technology Adoption Panel 2004-2010
Virtualization Server Training 2010 Member NH High Tech Council 2004-2010
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