Research and Development Engineer Resume Burlington, VT - Hire IT People

Summary of Qualifications:
Seasoned semiconductor product engineer and purchasing specialist. Having spent the past several years as a successful entrepreneur in an unrelated business, I am now looking to re-enter the technological purchasing or inside sales arena. My extensive experience in vendor negotiations, international import/export and technological know-how, are great assets to any team or organization. As an owner and operator of my own business I have fine-tuned the skill of purchasing, pricing, sales and marketing of products. Working internationally for years has made me well suited for today’s global purchasing marketplace.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills:

Purchasing/Procurement
Negotiating
Commodity Management
Microsoft Office
Business Development
Engineering
Sales and Marketing

Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering – Confidential University

Professional Experience:

Confidential, 1980- 1981
Research and Development Engineer (Intern)

Worked in the R&D lab developing the next generation ion implanters
Investigated the faraday cage and heat sink designs

Confidential, Burlington, VT 1982
Manufacturing Engineer (Intern)

Monitored manufacturing of the VAX computer
Developed a jig to pullout 100 pin parts without bending the pins, so that the parts could be reused providing the company with substantial savings

Confidential 1982-1984
Product Engineer

Reviewed customer gate-arrays and standard cell designs before they were implemented
Monitored and advised yield improvements on my customers’ designs before they went into production
Customer liaison

Confidential. 1984-1986
Product Engineer

Aided in implementation of first major Silicon foundry capability in Europe which serviced top European electronic and telecommunications companies
Transferred the procedures and documentation needed to produce customer gate arrays and standard cell integrated circuits from California facility to Austria
Trained European sales about information required from customers
Product engineer on many key designs, extensively interfacing with the customer
My department was responsible for over 70% of the company’s total revenue

Confidential, Lowell, MA. 1987-1992
Procurement Specialist

Selected vendors to produce Wang’s custom and semi-custom integrated circuits as part of a cross-functional team
Negotiated cost of sole source semiconductors
Developed a quote form to document Research and Development requirements, ensuring continuity in the quoting process
Documented CAD equipment being used by R&D, and aided in the redistribution of the equipment following project completion
Placed purchase orders for capital equipment, software, non-recurring engineering costs, and prototypes
Negotiated long term production manufacturing prices
Presented monthly presentations to upper level purchasing management providing status updates on current R&D programs and the schedule for transfer into production
Commodity Management

Confidential, Essex, MA 1992-2012
Owner and Operator

Purchased, priced and sold high-end European antiques
Developed global network of customers
Imported and exported high-end antiques
In-depth knowledge of international pricing
Spent 5 years in Austria shipping containers of antiques to the U.S.A. servicing American clients

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