TERRA MCCREIGHT
Address: **** **** ******** *********, #***, Tucson, Arizona 85711
Phone: 469-***-****
E-mail: ***********@*****.***
~ PROGRAM MANAGER ~
Focus of Interest: Semiconductor Sector
Accomplished, decisive, and results-focused project management professional, with significant experience in semiconductor sector. Seasoned electrical engineer with solid background in engineering design, new product development, and manufacturing. Talented in understanding customer business specifications and translating customer requirements into a solution. Powered with comprehensive background in technology encompassing circuit design, test engineering, and project management for analog and digital new product development. Equipped with superior capacity to develop and maintain ongoing customer relationships, along with outstanding ability to keep abreast of products, applications, technical services, market conditions, competitive activities, advertising, and promotional trends.
- KEY STRENGTHS
New Product Development Process Workflow Technologies Cross-Functional Teams Management
Needs and Market Analysis Risk Management Leadership and Team Building
Business Process Analysis Service Delivery Methodologies Problem Identification and Resolution
Technical Skills: Windows 2007, MS Office (Excel, Word, Project, Outlook); UNIX; C++; SAP
- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS - 2002-Present
Program Manager, Tucson, AZ 2010-Present
- Adopt innovative ideas in maintaining new product development plans, including schedule, budget, resources, and scope of work
- Manage and coordinate the setup of product flow in production systems and oversee all development inputs and work requests
- Guarantee strict compliance with all quality standards and practices in new product development
- Provide exemplary leadership and guidance to cross-functional development teams in the completion of cross-organizational projects
- Assume full responsibility in handling individual tasks, team deliverables, and customer commitments
- Administer the timely and within budget launch of new products
Career Highlights:
- Applied best management practices as sole project manager for $180M P&L business; ensured 100% on time execution of schedules and directed and managed the completion of projects that various teams worked on in various locations, including Europe, India, and the United States
- Supported business and teams goals through regular visits on several US and international business locations
- Spearheaded the successful implementation of procedures for better success and performance
Test Engineer, Tucson, AZ 2007-2010
- Established a lead role in developing and releasing test solutions for current shunt monitors
- Accomplished probe test data from initial silicon
- Supported production and mitigated test escapes by determining and meeting rapidly changing needs
- Rendered exceptional support and mentoring to test engineers to assure on-schedule release of customer samples in the market
Career Highlights:
- Trained and mentored new hires as a test engineer
- Selected over peers to handle risky projects for critical customer commitments
- Ensured that team is probe solution ready when silicon was available
- Led the design and development of corporate hardware and software
- Facilitated new releases in an expedited manner by internationally traveling to subcontracted factory
Product Engineer, Sherman, TX 2005-2007
- Leveraged skills in formulating and verifying probe and final test solution for I2C product line
- Contributed in improving and streamlining the release to manufacturing process, as well as in ensuring products meet customers’ expectations
Career Highlights:
- Resolved data discrepancy prior to release and decided to hold release to maintain strict conformity with quality standards
- Managed and coordinated the correlation and comparison of key data across development process
Analog Design Engineer, Dallas, TX 2002-2007
- Designed and laid out integrated circuits, specifically bipolar operational amplifiers
- Successfully completed first silicon evaluation and created hardware to evaluate the competitor’s devices
Career Highlights:
- Achieved huge revenues for the two designs
- Proficiently aided in design tools change, migration, and debug
Digital Design Engineer, Sherman, TX 2002
- Executed the design and simulation of integrated circuits, specifically CMOS low voltage logic
Career Highlights:
- Obtained comprehensive knowledge of the tools in which integrated circuits are designed and simulated
- EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS - Richardson, TX
Coursework in Mathematics
GRAYSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Denison, TX
- CREDENTIALS
Eagle Tester Certification