Manager Electrical Engineer

FADI AOUN

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Experienced Program Manager and Team Leader

Solutions-oriented Program Manager and Team Leader with over 15 years of experience. Maintaining full responsibilities for creating and managing the full lifecycle delivery of simultaneous projects and programs, on-time delivery within budget and with high customer satisfaction. Proven ability to partner with customers, Sales, Marketing executives, teams, vendors and managements to define requirements, evaluate risks, and oversee the appropriate rollout of technology, operational, product and process improvement solutions. Organized, detail orientated with exceptional communication skills.

Product Development

Oversee and managed day-to-day activities concerning customers and project team tasks.

Maintain close contact with the customer organization to ensure the highest possible level of customer satisfaction.

Qualified products to meet customers standards and qualification requirements.

Managed new product development teams through all operational phases, including product specifications, design verification, manufacturability, product planning, product modification and improvement, manufacturing processes, warehouse stocking, and vendor qualifications for low and high volume production lines.

Participated in marketing efforts, developed new business, carried out proposal development efforts and managed projects through budget and resources allocation.

Build customized products for overseas plants.

Performed cost-benefit analysis on new and customized products.

Project Management

Managed various products from defining product specifications based on customer requirements and market demand.

Managed product lines through allocated budget and personnel resources. Solid problem solving skills.

Planned and oversaw complex multi-million dollar projects from initial inception to successful product delivery for large, global companies.

Employment History

Universal Electronics Inc.

Product/Program Manager, April 2005 – February 2010

Responsible for the successful development, coordination and maintenance of new remote control products for global commercial satellite and cable companies.

Gathered and analyzed required resources for the development of the master production plan.

Identified and provided critical paths and contingency plans for risk assessments.

Developed instructions for out-sourced products and served as primary contact for overseas plants, customers and manufacturing facilities.

Facilitated and organized kickoff, design review, milestone, and wrap-up meetings.

Monitored and improved company process for reducing the overall production time.

Extron Electronics

Program Manager, January 2003 – April 2005

Managed and executed all facets of multidisciplinary new product introduction from concept through shipment.

Developed schedules, budgets, feasibility reports and work breakdowns.

Coordinated efforts and communication between team members and various departments within the organization.

Interfaced with Management, Engineers, Operations, Sales and Marketing to ensure customer expectations are met.

Tracked, monitored and reported progress to management.

Printronix Inc.

Senior Project Engineer/Program Manager, May 1999 – December 2002

Provided leadership of cross-functional teams to communicate product schedules and tracked OEM requirements.

Resolved technical issues and managed business relationships with customers and suppliers.

Created proposals, and written work instructions for new products, releases and sustaining products.

Managed multidisciplinary projects from concept through design and production to market launch.

Developed project plan schedules and assigned priorities to ensure timely completion of project tasks and deliverables.

Interfaced with team members in Engineering, Manufacturing and Operations.

Created, reviewed and submitted employer and vendor’s Engineering Changes Request/Order (ECR/ECO).

Silicon Valley Group, Inc.

Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Leader, June 1994 – May 1999

Designed electrical/electronic circuits and control systems for the Advanced Vertical Processing Furnaces used in the semiconductor industry.

Designed and developed various analog and digital control circuits to detect and send the alarm conditions of pressure, temperature, vacuum pumps and hazardous gases.

Reviewed and engineered shop order releases, evaluated and qualified new products, and integrated them into the system. Prepared reports and technical specifications.

Designed various AC Power Interconnect boxes, AC Distribution wire lists and Solenoid Power harnesses.

Defined and wrote Functional Specifications and Test Procedures for the Gas System Interlocks.

Performed failure analysis supporting quality assurance and customer evaluation efforts.

Worked closely with suppliers and customers to provide solutions for situations arising at their sites, optimized the designs, improved products reliability and lowering cost.

Sunshine Semiconductor

Project Leader Engineer, July 1986 – May 1994

Designed and developed new ASIC chip to accommodate customer requirements using full custom design techniques in CMOS technology.

Worked on logic/circuit design, functional simulation, timing analysis, breadboard, test and assembly of various products.

Digitized layout of silicon and metal gates circuits of about 4 different chips per year.

SKILLS AND SPECIAL TRAINING

Project Management: planning, scheduling and control techniques

Management, Leadership and Team Building

Project Acceleration Techniques

Axiomatic Design and Total Quality Management

EDUCATION

Long Beach State University, California

Completed all Masters Degree courses in Systems Control

Fullerton State University, California

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Graduated with Honors

Special areas of knowledge are in Communication Systems, Analog and Digital Circuit Design.

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