PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 20+ years experience as a Program Manager with detailed expertise in electro - mechanical / optical product and process development for commercial and Department of Defense program applications using a stage / phase gate process.
• Proven strategic management and cross-functional team management ability managing complex global programs with a consistent track record of meeting or exceeding 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.
• Managed global program communications with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, executive teams & customers.
• Managed global Tier 1 customer & supplier program accounts / orders and led contract negotiations up to $200M.
• Program & Supply Chain ManagementProduct / Equipment DesignProcess Development
• P&L Oversight/ Cost ControlsQuality ImprovementRisk Management
• Sales / ConsultingBest Practice MethodologiesContract Negotiations
• Global Manufacturing / PartnershipsStrategic Planning Personnel Supervision
• Provided global strategic planning / management for multiple customer product & process development programs.
• Facilitated a capital equipment new product development program between domestic and international cross functional product development teams resulting in an on-time customer delivery and adherence to CE regulatory compliance.
• Program Manager with direct responsibility for a 19 member multi-site cross-functional team charged with electro-mechanical / optical new product development and outsourcing telecommunication hardware to contract manufacturers.
• Managed a $30 million electro-mechanical HW / SW 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.
• Managed 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 HW / SW /Test Development Project from Germany to the United States ahead of schedule.
• Managed a 12 member cross-functional team charged with product development & manufacturing readiness programs across a broad range of electro-mechanical products for numerous OEM customers.
• Maintained full P&L responsibility for multiple program proposals / scope, product development and manufacturing efforts valued in excess of $43 million.
• Drove global supplier selection strategy & management for low & high volume products and directed a Supplier Product Improvement Program that produced a 99.7% quality improvement in less than 3 months and a $30,000 / 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 variety of company divestiture / statement of work issues over a three month period.
• Engineering Project Manager for Confidential - Confidential 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.
• Managed a business relationship with Fortune 500’s 2014 5th largest customer and developed a process for capturing & rolling up international Field Tech Support expenses incurred for bi-weekly invoicing back to the customer.
• Negotiated / managed subcontracts with key partners with a combined value > $500 million.
• Developed strategic partnerships with key suppliers to support commercial & department of defense programs and created statements of work to support these initiatives.
• Successfully managed supplier relationships for multiple electro-mechanical programs and drove lead time & cost reduction initiatives as well as quality improvement initiatives.
• 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 Confidential 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.