SUMMARY

Seasoned, energetic self motivated and persevering Program Manager that leverages a technical background and experience in teh manufacturing of wireless and consumer electronics, teamwork and leadership in global, cross - functional and intercultural environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Comfortable using Windows and Mac operating systems
• productivity applications including Office 365
• SharePoint & OneDrive
• SQL and several programming languages to aid data manipulation and statistical analysis.
• Native Spanish
• Proficient in Portuguese.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Mgr of Program Management

Responsibilities:

• Managed successful ramp ups for Cable Modems (Data only, Wireless Gateway, VoIP and/or IoT hub enabled), Wireless Routers and Wi-Fi Mesh Systems for Retail and MSO markets, driving Design for Manufacturing at Board, Assembly and Packaging levels, drove Phase Gate deliverables and reviews, throughout teh product life cycle serving as liaison between HW & SW Engineering, Production Test developers and OEM/JDM/ODM/Contract Manufacturer factories;
• coordinating prototype and engineering builds, Pilot Runs, Mass Production start and sustaining production, BOM Cost Analysis, BOM change management, coordinating cost reductions implementation, HW design improvement implementation, field and production failure analysis in conjunction with QA, overseeing products’ continued production, yields and logistics, refurbish operations and ultimately end of life; transferred products from China factories to Indonesia and Vietnam minimizing supply impact and ensuring quality and stable manufacturing at new locations.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Supply Chain Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Successfully managed Confidential & Sustaining activities for Cable Modems, Gateways and DSL modems as well Commercial Satellite Receivers/Encoders with Contract Manufacturers in Asia and internal factory in Mexico and Brazil.
• Drove cost efficiency for new products through analysis and mitigation actions to achieve BOM Cost targets covering teh Confidential Sourcing Role.
• Confidential was acquired by Confidential

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed Several development project for teh Information Systems Special Applications department at Sony Logistics of America, for teh enhancement of teh Warehouse Management Systems existing applications, import/export data exchange (EDI) and teh deployment of wireless scanner terminals for warehouse operations.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Operations & Logistics Program Mgr

Responsibilities:

• Successfully managed teh New Product Introduction for several CDMA Mobile Phone product launches globally, leading teh integration efforts on Design for Manufacturing & Test, Equipment, Resource travel budgets throughout teh prototype build process to ensure manufacturing efficiency and minimize defect rates serving as liaison between HW/SW Engineering and teh target internal factories as well as San Diego site’s first production at a contract manufacturer and Vancouver site’s first CDMA product launch.
• Developed a Manufacturing Failure Rate Analysis application, pulling data directly from factories, facilitating defect rate analysis/improvement through teh design and prototype build processes.

Confidential

Product Engineering Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed teh Product Engineers in charge of new product introductions to teh manufacturing floor as well as Diagnostics technicians and reliability test engineering for mobile phones and accessories.
• Managed teh Technical Documentation group halping achieve Mexico’s factory attain first ISO 9002 certification.

Confidential

Production Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained teh Traceability System and Barcode Scanner Network Hardware for teh manufacturing of Supplemental Restraint Systems (Airbags) in a Delphi factory.

Confidential

SW Development Lead / Co-Owner

Responsibilities:

• Successfully developed tailored administrative applications for several companies using 4GL programming as well as recommending equipment and providing support.