Project Manager Engineer

Successful Program Manager and Product Development Engineer

Results-oriented, thorough engineering professional with a proven ability to drive product development within the various manufacturing industries. Specialize in increasing the profitability of engineering projects and standardizing project-management processes to generate substantial efficiencies. Skilled negotiator who effectively leads teams and maintains project schedules and budgets. Areas of expertise:

• Product Development • Project Management • Program Execution • Cost Reduction • Business Processes • Project Planning • Goal Setting • Process Improvement • Team Leadership • Problem Solving • Change Management • Automotive APQP • Remote Management • ProEngineer • SolidWorks

Professional Experience

A123 SYSTEMS, Waltham, MA 2010 – Present

Program manager

Responsible for the direct program execution for the lithium ion rechargeable batteries to meet budget, timing and product requirements following automotive Advanced Product Quality Planning and control plan (APQP) requirements.

• Manage all activities of the cross functional international team to ensure start of the production for the new 2.5Ah cylindrical cell one month ahead of schedule and realizing $170K saving by utilizing existing production equipment.

• Lead multi site development (US, China, Korea) and commercial implementation of the innovative electrode manufacturing technology for the key customer (Procter and Gamble)

FUJIFILM DIMATIX, Lebanon, NH 2009 – 2010

Engineering Manager

Responsible for the management and leadership of mechanical engineering group tasked with development of ink jet print systems for the industrial end users market.

• Conceptualized and developed variety of support systems for a new generation digital single-pass print engine.

Initiated, implemented, and led partner selection and design outsourcing efforts.

Drove multi-discipline efforts in development, testing, and commercialization of print head support systems.

EFI VUTEK, Meredith, NH 2006 – 2009

Project Manager

Charged with full life-cycle management of large-scale international development projects. Coordinated extensive cross-functional collaboration and communication and maintained robust time-to-market performance. Kept executive team and stakeholders abreast of project schedules, cost and product performance to support strategic planning, forecasting and decision making.

Directed Core Team (10+ members), and multi-site international engineering team (20+ members, US and Israel), in development of an industry leading 5-meter super wide format ink jet printer (GS5000r) with $5M budget. Exhibited strong leadership skills to ensure that all project goals were realized (cost, performance, and release).

Successful leadership of a cross-functional team (Core Team) that managed an award-winning product launch of a super wide format ink jet printer (QS3200r). Product released on time and on budget against an aggressive schedule.

Collaborated with technical resources to originate project-specific processes and served as a technical liaison between development teams. Guaranteed project teams meet goals through daily status reviews.

Originated development and implementation of a new business system, PLM (Product Life Cycle Management), designed to bring new products to market in a timely and predictable manner.

MARK ANDY, St. Louis, MO 1997 - 2006

Principal Engineer

Responsible for conceptualization, evaluation, and integration of design solutions to achieve performance targets for new products and new business opportunities. Enabled company to penetrate new market segments by leading on time on budget development projects. Lead teams in design executions and design decisions.

Managed the entire development cycle of a new printing press (LP3000) that resulted in revenue of $5M in the first three months of market introduction. Product proved superior to all competitive designs and has been awarded three US patents.

Initiated the development of the “Mark Andy Scout”, a new low-cost printing press that generated $3M in revenue during its trade show introduction. Product captured worldwide market share and has been granted two US patents.

Directed cross-functional teams through all phases of design, development, initial production, and commercialization of three new product lines. All products were completed on time and on budget.

LAWSON SCREEN PRINTING, St Louis, MO 1995 - 1997

Chief Engineer

Responsible for coordination of all tasks related to conceptual development, design, and production of a wide range of products for the screen-printing industry. Provided coaching and technical guidance to two designers.

Originated standard practices for executing engineering projects.

Designed a new product line of textile printing equipment, which subsequently became the #1 revenue-generating product for the company.

Education

Graduate work in Engineering and Project Management

University of Missouri – Rolla, St. Louis, MO

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Belarus Polytechnic Institute, Minsk, Belarus

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