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 Product / Equipment Design 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 multi-site cross-functional team charged with new product development 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.
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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...
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