PROJECT MANAGER Resume Newport Beach, CA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Project Management - helping businesses achieve their key strategic project objectives Technical & business experience creating positive project outcomes for stake-holders Project leader with operational, business and technical function experience, with a key emphasis on Kaizen (continuous improvement), production cost control, OEM new application deployment and market-driven competitively advantaged project solutions.
Lean Manufacturing (Capital Management & Preservation); Consolidated 400,000 Square Feet (12%) of Manufacturing Space Capacity; Efficient Use of Capital to Fuel New Growth Initiatives
Moon Shot - White-Space R&D Technology Strategy (Innovation Collaboration); Microsoft - Voice Recognition API; Qualcomm - Mobility Platform Chip Set; Intel - Core Computer Processor; Planar Displays - ELD Display
Reclaimed Land for Commercial & Residential Use - (EPA Collaboration); Acidic Land Reclamation for Commercial and Residential Use; Patent Protected Hi-Value Solution; Collaborations with Department of Natural Resources & State EPA organizations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

PROJECT MANAGER

Responsibilities:

Provide business, and technology project consulting expertise in operations, quality, marketing, and IP asset management and monetization
FRAND (Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) Royalty Rate Analysis for Wireless Standard Essential Patents
Vehicle Electrical Sub-System Tear-Down; Patent Infringement Damages Apportionment analysis and BOM (Bill of Material) cost analysis and work-up

Confidential, Newport Beach, CA

VICE PRESIDENT - PROGRAM EXECUTIVE; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Responsibilities:

Lead new business Start-Up Pipeline Development for a suite of licensing products and services for strategic automotive initiatives
Foster and develop C-Suite customer relationships to fully utilize the value of business solutions and services

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

TECHNOLOGY LICENSING PROJECT PORTFOLIO DIRECTOR

Responsibilities:

Increase revenue growth rate by securing new customer engagement partners, and delivering new projects
Translate departmental R&D and commercialization project strategy successes (i.e. Best Practices Benchmark) in both consumer goods and automotive sectors, to broader corporate R&D teams, in support of CTO strategic objectives
Track, and manage supplier readiness (Prototype, Pre-Production and Series Production) in accordance with APQP, PPAP and industry submission requirements; Maintain program management processes and disciplines for project schedules, cost management, risk / issue management and change control management for projects

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

COMMERCIALIZATION PROJECTS DIRECTOR

Responsibilities:

Management of multiple, strategic R&D Commercialization projects
Screened project portfolios for viable commercial opportunities . Received $17M annual Royalty Revenue, for 7- years of remaining patent life. Discarded projects with high technical barriers to commercialization, profitability below established IRR and EBITDA financial thresholds, and low strategic fit to business direction
Build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain relationships with stakeholders at multiple levels, including executive team, customers, partners and suppliers
Create and present periodic Dashboard reports on project status, future opportunities and customer issues
Create customer segmentation strategy to maximize profitability supportive of market conditions and dynamics
Advance and execute new program opportunities from field application engineering, and market analysis work; $2M business award for rear axle cradles from Tier-1 supplier Yorozu
Create Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) for multiple projects, to maintain cost and financial controls
Overlay project schedules, resources, capital, tooling needs, equipment cost and testing requirements into clear, concise project plans; Measure and report project progress against profitability financial models
Recipient of Marketer of the Year Award for highest number of new, profitable product launches

Confidential, Troy, MI

PROJECT DIRECTOR

Responsibilities:

Create business case and assess financial risk associated with protecting IP Assets from unauthorized use
Work closely with executive team to establish $1M litigation accrual fund; Returned $15M in post-accrual net earnings 1 year later.
Deliver value from underutilized IP assets; transformed Cost Center into Profit Center

Confidential

MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS

Responsibilities:

Provided organizational turn-around expertise for all Lean Manufacturing, VA/VE, Cost Estimating and Packaging Engineering, with emphasis on gaining leadership investment to create new business value
Reduce Waste and increase Manufacturing Efficiency and Cost Competitiveness utilizing Lean Principles for 22 manufacturing plants around the world (US, Mexico, Honduras and the Philippines), impacting $5B worth of business annually
Recipient of President’s Special Recognition Award for exemplary cost reduction results