Project / Program Manager – Productivity & Strategy Development

Highly skilled and accomplished leader with extensive enterprise-level experience in planning, development, continuous improvement, strategic implementation, integration and execution of large scale programs. A motivational leader who can easily work in and navigate a dynamic and sometimes ambiguous environment. Strategy architect with solid experience in lean operations, program management, project development, continuous improvement and risk management. Expert in managing client relationships across multiple business lines and cross functional teams with in depth knowledge of produciblity, quality processes, project planning and financial management.

Relevant skills include:

Business & Project Planning | Financial Objectives & Reporting | Cost-Savings Initiatives | Risk Management
Business Development | Project Management Methodologies | Program Detail Reporting | Value Analysis
P&L Budget Management | Customer Management | Revenue Generation | Cost Engineering & Quality Controls
Supply Chain | Business Analysis Case Reviews | Change Management | Documentation Detail Management

Texas Instruments, Sr. Project Manager, Dallas, TX 2010 – 2011
Confidential, Independent Sales Manager, Dallas, TX 2010 - 2009
Confidential, Program Manager / Project Manager, Dallas, TX 2004 - 2009
Confidential, Principal Mechanical Engineer 1996 – 2004

Confidential, Dallas, TX 2010 - 2011
Sr. Project Manager

Leverage broad competencies in project management, technical support and operational processes to implement strategic planning initiatives that support corporate goals. Provide project management in the development of new educational products. Manage product development phases, qualification testing and regulatory certifications as
well as maintained project documentation and supplier interface documentation using MS SharePoint.

Key Process, Financial & Supply Chain Responsibilities

• Prepare and present project status, facilitate team meetings, document risk issues as well as standardized project schedules, documentation management and product checklists for hardware development projects.
• Managed project budgets including cost milestones for supplier’s NRE, supplier built tooling, assembly fixtures and testing samples for qualification, certification and internal software/hardware integration.
• Project liaison with supply chain staff to handle project turnover of documentation of the hardware design plus managing close out issues and follow-up till all items are completed.

Key Achievements

• Managed project teams in the development of several families of commercial educational products with a combined budget close to $1.5M.

• Developed standardized project schedules using MS Project, managed product communications using MS Share Point and MS OneNote for both internal and external communications and completed project close outs for production release.
• Managed interface as point of contact with Asian manufacturer on product development, testing, qualification, certification requirements, aligning schedules and reconciling financial budget items.
• Managed third party Software Quality Testing team in Mexico to incorporate system testing on new products.

Confidential, Dallas, TX 2009 – 2010
Regional Solar Power Sales Manager

Developed training material and mentored members of the independent sales team for “Solar in a Box” offered by Home Depot. Evaluated every local energy provider for Solar Power rebate programs and included the details into training material.

Researched wind power solutions and installation requirements for the north Texas area. Looked at aligning with a wind power solution provider to bring a new dimension to the solar power team members.

Confidential, Dallas, TX 2004 - 2009
Program Manager

Progressive record of achievements with increasing responsibility managing program definition, planning and implementation for the production of infrared camera systems and products. Managed multiyear multi phased program for a fire safety market camera for firefighting application, led multi-disciplined team to complete prototype development and product into production, managed other infrared camera product development of security and airborne applications and managed a government contract proposal and product development for new Infrared Vision system. Collaborated with Marketing to create product specification sheets, developed product specification on optics configuration and communication protocols as well as developed part number scheme for delivery to international security customer.

Key Achievements

• Produced $6M of additional revenue producing Infrared Camera products to customer specified requirements.
• Managed $850K multiyear program budget for a fire market infrared camera application as well as managed an annual budget of $350K for supervising and executing special projects.
• Developed project scope, project charter, product specification, statement of work, work breakdown schedule, project schedule, budget plan and manage risk assessments.
• Managed Security Infrared Camera product family that had over 200 different configurations that had to be specified and developed.
• Created business case evaluations to justify special project costs, establish breakeven point, return on investment and presented evaluations to leadership team to obtain project authorization.
• Interfaced with current customers with focus on new business development to work with their design teams to incorporate new technology solutions as our older technology was being discontinued.
• Technical lead of team selecting, purchasing and integration of an Enterprise Configuration Management System plus re-write work flows managing document release and change management for efficiency.
• In conjunction with Marketing and Sales, developed the product roadmap and definition for new a pan & tilt security camera system to create product specification, operation and communication requirements.
• Technical support to supply chain during product development of supplier’s components.
• Performed evaluations of supplier’s equipment in support of new product manufacturing launch and supplier’s documentation process.

Led new product development projects using cross functional teams for new infrared sensor technology solutions for firefighting, security, airborne. Projects included definition, planning, implementation and ramp to production release of infrared camera products. Developed project scope, product specification, statement of work, project schedule, budget plan and managed risk assessments.

Key Achievements

• Reduced Product Return Rate from 40% down to 5% by completing failure analysis on the camera product, identifying potential issues and interfacing effectively with supplier to correct design issues.
• Managed Six Sigma projects within the factory assembling Infrared Cameras.
• Developed process flows and applied best practices and standardized assembly processes for all products.
• Supplier Liaison / Supply Chain resource, performing supplier evaluations and critique to support supply chain report card data points. As Quality Engineer and Operations Technical Lead, provide initial feedback on non-compliance components and track resolutions including new product set up at supplier.
  

Confidential, Dallas TX1984 - 1996
Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Developed new hardware for airborne and missile weapon systems and was subject matter expert (SME) and instructor for Mechanical Engineering related courses presented to Engineering and Design teams.
• Facilitated design for assembly/manufacture workshops, Lean, Six Sigma and 5S principles.

Confidential
Commander, National Program Management

• Regimental Equipment Operation & Management manager of 25% of nation’s Res Naval Construction Force equipment, Staff size 15 residing within 5 states.
• Project site superintendent-in-charge in Pearl Harbor, HI during an extended assignment managing construction projects within the Hawaiian Islands for military commands.

• Construction Battalion Executive Officer, Managing unit size of 737 men and women located at both headquarters and 10 remote detachments within an area covering 5 states.
• Regimental Training Officer, managing staff of 5 and responsible for training program compliance and structure for 5 subordinate groups. Successful in standardizing best practice processes for training management.

• Construction Battalion Company Commander, managing several detachments with 100-200 personnel assigned. Responsible for company assigned detachments are operating and training within the guidelines from the Battalion and Brigade regulations.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA
Construction Management

• Field Construction Supervisor managing Field Engineers providing construction monitoring, status and verification of all piping systems during new construction in the Nuclear Power Plant Containment Building.

Master of Science, Business Administration (MBA)
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
PMI Certified - 2009, PMP #1283263 | Six Sigma Green Belt – 2002

Advance Program management training, SSI
Program management training, L-3 Communications