Engineering Mechanical

Michael T. Uhran

*** ******** **., ******** ***, FL., 34228

941-***-****, ******@***.***

Eng Design Mgmt International Teams 6 Sigma Product Life Cycle Management

• Accomplished dynamic Senior Engineering Manager experienced in managing Engineers, designers, creating innovative on time, on budget, cost effective products with solid expertise in Product/Lifecycle Management (NPI), and 6 sigma, DMAIC, DFSS, DFM.

• Maintained full responsibility for creating schedules, budgets, building international teams, managing programs that boosted revenues levels and increased margins.

• A specialist in problem solving utilizing root cause analysis in state of the art fine mechanism design, dispensing, automation, motion control, high volume consumer products, injection molding, machine design. Backed with MSME(Mechanical), MBA, BSME, and BCS

• Superior accomplishments on difficult customer issues through technical expertise and maximum energy presentations coupled with the ability to truly engage the audience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

July 2004 – Oct 2011 United Technologies Corp (formerly GE Fire & Security) Bradenton Fl.

Director of Engineering, Value Eng. Leader (specialized cost reduction of products)

Senior Program Mgr. of New Product Introduction (at one point, all three jobs simultaneously)

Maintained full responsibility for all Mechanical, Documentation., PCB design Engineering activities and Value Engineering Divisional Leader (increasing margins, saving $2.5MM per year), driving to best in class across all divisions for first year. Maintaining all tasks, on time, on budget, expedient root cause analysis. Senior Program Manager broadening my international business skills thereby delivering numerous programs increasing revenues $30MM, and 10% margin improvement, meeting all milestones. Fully trained and experienced in GE 6 sigma NPI 5 step method, DMAIC, DFSS, DFM, FMEA. Voted by peers #1 out of 6,000 personnel for “Growth Traits”, and “Community Reach”; presented awards by Divisional President.

April 2001 – July 2004 PRI/Brooks Automation Mountainview Ca. (Silicon Valley)

Director of Engineering

Maintained full responsibility for Product Development Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Software). Coordinated projects in robotic automation. Maintained full responsibility for creating and managing product design initiatives, releasing to Gamma of 4 major products that boosted revenue levels, and improved margins over existing product offering. Technical lead responsible for resolution to many international customer issues requiring prolonged interaction and negotiation. Delivered many technical presentations to customers in support of sales staff. Directed contractor performance ranging from robotics engineering to software support.

1998 – 2001 Autologic Information International Inc., Thousand Oaks, Ca. Director of Engineering

Product Development Engineering, Documentation Department, and head of CCB in high-level automation products. Fine mechanisms, machine system design. Resolution to many reliability issues on legacy products. Directed contractor performance for automation and product designs. Expert 3-D CAD. Concept the ideas and design direction. Implemented tracking systems for ECO’s and work flow

1990 – 1998 General Scanning Inc. (VIEW Engineering), Simi Valley, Ca.

Director of Mechanical Engineering

Product Engineering, Doc. Department, Metrology Equipment systems. Conceptualized products using 3-D CAD; lead multi-functional design teams. Created design direction for all new products, forecasting product costs, margins, technical issues, competitive analysis, market opportunities, resource loading, schedules, contractors, & DFM. Managing of numerous contractors and outsourcing of modular designs. Technical problem solving expert for the division analyzing high-level analytical issues, coupled with a “hands on” approach.

Major Accomplishments

• Concepted & managed design of “Voyager 1000”; a highly accurate, vision based inspection system generating $13M in sales worldwide, 225+ units sold.

• Concepted new 3-D laser scanning, semi-conductor inspection (process control) machine. Managed all mechanical design direction, product cost, resource loading schedules, analyzed all technical issues. 110+ units sold worldwide generating sales of $28M+. A well-known product in Semi Conductor inspection.

• Designed 3-D laser inspection system for Intel. The Pentium in your computer has been processed by this machine. 50+ units, generating sales of $8M.

1987 – 1990 Photoelectronics Inc. Riviera Beach, Fl.

Director of Engineering

Management of 23 engineers Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Model shop personnel for state of the

art scanning systems involving precise mechanism design, high level electronics & control software. Management of 22 programs (simultaneously) utilizing cross-functional teams, costing, resource loading, costing, schedules, and reliability. Implemented work flow for schedules, resource tracking, and monitoring of programs, costing.

1980 – 1987 TYCO - Sensormatic Electronics Division Boca Raton, Fl.

Mgr. Mech. Engineering, Mgr. Machine Design and Production Engineering

Led the Mechanical design of the world’s first automated checkout counters as seen in Home Depot, grocery stores; an entrepreneurial environment. In addition management of 46 engineers at multiple locations, including Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Production Engineering with full machine shop for the conceptualization, design and fabrication of security, anti-theft, and vision based surveillance products. Many bonuses, commendations, etc. Machine design, automation, injection molding, high volume. Design of numerous capital equipment for production, delivering on time, on budget and per required specifications fully automating product assembly to 60,000,000 units per year, and decreasing labor effort by 50%

EDUCATION

Associate in Science, Parkland College, Champaign Ill., 1976 (3.0/4.0)

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Fl., 1978 (3.0/4.0)

Master of Business Administration Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Fl. 1980 (3.4/4.0)

Master of Engineering, Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Fl., 1986 (3.7/4.0)

B. of Computer Science, California Lutheran Univ., Thousand Oaks, Ca. 2002 (3.9/4.0)

Semiconductor Fabrication Technology, Berkeley, Ca, April 2003, (A+)

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