DONALD E. WORTH, JR.

** ****** ***** ****, ********, NH 03811 603-***-**** / uzdhed@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• 20 plus years experience as a Program Manager with detailed expertise in electro-mechanical product and process development for both commercial and Department of Defense program applications.

• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and complex program management processes with a consistent track record of meeting or exceeding all program deliverables with P&L values up to $43 million.

• Experienced at directing multiple quality improvement and cost reduction initiatives that have achieved quality levels as high as 99.7% while reducing costs up to 30%.

• Successfully managed a 19 person Hardware Development and Outsourcing Program Team that delivered a $30 million telecommunications project four months ahead of schedule and $5 million under budget.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Program Management Project Management Process Development

P&L Oversight Quality Improvement Risk Management

Cost Controls Best Practice Methodologies Contract Negotiations

International Manufacturing Strategic Planning Personnel Supervision

SELECTED PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCES

Program Manager for Lucent Technologies with direct responsibility for a 19 person cross-functional team charged with developing and outsourcing telecommunication hardware to various third party suppliers.

Managed a $30 million hardware/software development and outsourcing program that produced deliverables four months ahead of schedule and $5 million under budget.

Directed an engineering change management process that produced a $200,000+ scrap material cost reduction and led a DFM/DFT project team that yielded a 25% cost reduction and a 35% product quality improvement.

Supervised a Supplier Testing Process that achieved a 95%+ first pass yield with a 30%+manufacturing cost reduction and managed a Factory System Test Equipment Upgrade Project that reduced monthly operating costs by $50,000.

Coordinated product releases between R&D, manufacturing, suppliers and customers and successfully transitioned a Hardware/Software/Test Development Project from Germany to the United States.

NPI Engineering Program Manager for Celestica Inc. with responsibility for a 12 member cross-functional team charged with product development & manufacturing readiness programs across a broad range of electro-mechanical products.

Maintained full P&L responsibility for multiple program proposals, product development and manufacturing efforts valued in excess of $43 million.

Directed a Supplier Product Improvement Program that produced a 99.7% quality improvement in less than 3 months and a $30,000 per month cost savings.

Developed a DFM Program Report utilized to reduce customer manufacturing costs by 38% and successfully lead a cross-functional team through a 90 company divestiture issues over a three month period.

Engineering Project Manager for Hewlett-Packard with responsibility for a 12 member cross functional team charged with implementing several new Computer Workstation development and manufacturing readiness programs.

Managed multiple HW development and manufacturing readiness programs and produced processes that managed $500,000 in monthly inventories with a 98%+ accuracy rate.

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SELECTED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCES

Conceived and executed start-up business plans for a financing, manufacturing and supply chain consulting business catering to small/medium sized businesses.

Produced an Alternative Financing Program for a $15 million shoe design/manufacturing company to support supply operations with Chinese based partners.

Developed an Alternative Business Finance Program Solution for a Comcast Corporation installation sub-contractor that expanded monthly revenue from $50,000 to $500,000 over a three year period.

Provided capital equipment expenditure feasibility analysis and consulting support to a powder coat manufacturer that reduced monthly operating expenditures by $50,000.

Consulted on a $2.8 million Renovation Financing Program that converted a three-story mill building into apartments.

PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY

Principal Program Manager, Beacon Funding Services, Atkinson, NH 2002 to Present

Senior Program Manager, Lucent Technologies Inc., North Andover, MA 2000 to 2002

NPI Engineering Program Manager, Celestica Inc., Portsmouth, NH 1997 to 2000

Engineering Project Manager/Materials Engineer/Procurement Specialist, Hewlett-Packard, Exeter, NH 1993 to 1997

Program Manager, Waltham Technologies Inc., North Chelmsford, MA 1990 to 1993

Production Engineering Manager/Mechanical Design Engineer, Gould Shawmut Inc., Newburyport, MA 1985 to 1990

EDUCATION

MBA, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH

BSMET, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

PMP coursework towards certification

Lean Manufacturing Training

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