SUMMARY:

• 20+ years of diversified experiences conceptualizing and implementing engineering solutions to technical, strategic shortcomings in power electronics design and motor controls.
• Standardized and transformed existing engineering and management processes. Envisioned and recommended systemic overhauls to senior management. Acclaimed for launching product prototypes and training globally distributed stakeholders.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating systems: Windows (2000, XP, ME, NT), DOS & Macintosh.

Software: MS Office, MS Access, Visio, MFG - PRO, MS Projects, ORACLE, Project Link & AutoCAD

Hardware: Upgrade PC s and Building home networking systems.

PE Simulation Tools: PSIM, Semisel, CASPOS & Altium Summer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Product Manager

Confidential, Cary, NC

Responsibilities:

• Product owner for NEMA controls
• Product support for IEC & Power Electronics
• Managing products throughout the product life cycle
• Responsible for managing and implementing marketing activities through research, strategic planning and implementation.
• Delivers the operating plan: Achievement of growth objectives including market share, revenue, profit and return on investment for all the channels/categories of business and/or key customer
• Gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with technology group to deliver winning products.
• Working with sales, marketing, and support to ensure major milestones and objectives are met including revenue and customer satisfaction goals

Lead Electronics & Electrical Hardware Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design of low voltage and medium voltage motor control centers
• Conduct design review for LV & MV, NPI projects
• Provide technical expertise for complex engineering design issues
• Lead power electronics applications for all low voltage and medium voltage motor control products
• Responsible for creating functional and product technical specifications
• Provide guidance to product management, marketing and post sales service engineers
• Coordinate and conduct UL845 testing requirements
• Prepare white papers for selecting passive, active & AFE filters to meet harmonic compliance per IEEE 519 - 201 4
• Prepare white papers for selecting load filters with VFD products
• Coordinate with suppliers and post sales to resolve product issues in the field

Power Electronics Engineer

Confidential, Florida

Responsibilities:

• Lead current technological processes for power electronics group. Resolved multi-million dollar mission critical product issues with clients.
• Evaluated project proposals and implemented new product design changes. Successfully managed a team of 8 handling 5 projects from concept through full product launch within 2.5 years.
• Provided technical leadership, scheduled and coordinated work. Developed project estimates and sizing and delegate tasks to various project teams.
• Successfully rectified anti fuse FPGA issues. Implemented low cost ProASIC chip.
• Specify test plans and procedures to qualify passive, active and EMI filters used in power electronic applications.
• Developed a/c dynamometer based torque validation tool for qualifying next generation motor control platforms.
• Reproduced product errors using simulation software such as Altium Summer, CASPOC, Semisel and PSIM. Identified key product errors, isolated systemic and product failures saving 40% operational time.
• Engineered and implemented robust testing techniques for power electronics hardware not limited to but including DC power supplies, IGBT’s, SCR’s and gate drive control circuitry.
• Benchmarked reliability test standards for PCB layout and component design.
• Validated cooling methodologies for low and high power discrete devices.
• Provide technical guidance and support to customer service and marketing personnel.

Senior Staff Engineer

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development and testing of hardware, functional specifications and engineering. Requirements for low and medium voltage motor control products.
• Implemented thermal management solutions for power electronics hardware.
• Collaborated with global engineering and project management teams. Reviewed design modifications of existing centrifugal and screw chillers applications.
• Implemented technical solutions and standardized design procedures for motor controls across all business units in United States, China and Europe. Resulted in saving million dollars annually
• Global product engineering support for low and medium voltage motor controls.
• Support the ACE KEY PROCESS teams as assigned to help achieve ACE GOLD for Charlotte facility.

Motor Controls Engineer

Confidential, Davidson, NC

Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor project based solutions as defined by changing business needs.
• Reviewed strategic changes that enabled to create additional business revenues and consistent market expansion.
• Responsible for key revenue driving capital projects related to rotary and screw air-compressor products.
• Developed functional specifications for PM IM, with different motor controllers.
• Provide technical support to global engineering teams. Developed custom solutions to high impact customers.
• Conduct validation of machine controls firmware/software, including completion of supplier liaison and engineering production release.
• Reduced warranty costs by 1.5 million dollars and improve product reliability to enhance customer satisfaction.
• Developed a 25HP motor control using a open loop architecture.
• Travelled globally to understand, document and categorize product issues .Conducted root cause failure analysis, DFMEA, risk identification and mitigation for compressor motor controls.

Manager Engineering

Confidential, Asheboro, NC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development of new product and process control systems.
• Managed projects from conception to implementation. Evaluated project deliverables and estimated the effort required. Monitored and optimized project costs by enforcing strict adherence to agreed time lines.
• Implemented process changes to existing applications and systems, monitoring each for compliance to best practice.
• Developed automated solutions. Supervised proactive measures for various process needs.
• Built data acquisition systems to capture processing failures and recommend customer specific process improvements.
• Reduced energy costs by implementing efficient process controls. Reduced capital costs and process downgrades. Enhanced product reliability and increase profitability.
• Authored technical documentation for process control engineers. Implemented green operating procedures facilitating cost savings.
• Developed process programs using broad array of programmable logic controllers and HMI’s like Mitsubishi, Siemens, and Red Lion PLC’s and E-Terminals/Beijer.
• Developed industrial tools to provide high process yields, improve productivity and quality measures.
• Designed precise and highly accurate control systems for quench air handlers and auxiliary plant cooling systems using modular concept controls.
• Provided technical support to other business units of Confidential .

Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Confidential, Asheboro, NC

Responsibilities:

• Calibration and commissioning of critical process instrumentation like level, flow, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity.
• Execute capital projects and commissioning of several prototypes projects
• Manage project budget and resources

Asst. Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Electrical installation, calibration, and commissioning of 33KV sub-station and associated controls
• Validate and test all LT distribution transformers and switchgears
• In-house design and testing of industrial control panels to meet various process requirements

Project Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Projects execution, liaison with external government power distribution companies
• Commissioning and testing of extra high tension distribution equipments such as transformers switchgears and upstream/downstream protective relays