HIGHLIGHTS & VALUE PROPOSITION:

• 15+yrs Managed Technical Programs & Mentored High Performing Teams thru New Product Develop Life Cycle (PDLC) including Quality, Design, Test, Schedules, Resources, Datasheets, Applications, Marketing, Financial, Risk Mitigation and Strategic Plans.
• Motorola Certified Six-Sigma Quality & Continuous Improvement and Diagnostic Methods H/W & S/W.
• 120+hrs of PMI/PMP Training & Collaboration | Successfully Launched 1st two Medical-Imaging ICs at Confidential (TI) ahead of schedule and under budget
• Product/Test/Quality Engineer at Motorola & TI on multiple complex systems with Creative Thinking Root-Cause Analysis requiring: organized documentation; hands-on debug skills; design optimization | Effective & Considerate Communication and Meeting facilitation
• Process focused on Team Learning & Transparency & Empowerment | Strategic Thinker & Learner and always looking for Best & Practical way to create Long Term Design Solutions that are Sustainable, Transferrable and Scalable
• Team Leader for Six-Sigma Quality Implementation and Motorola won Malcolm Baldrige Award for Quality in Manufacturing | Managed start-up relationship at TI supporting numerous customers at Motorola Wireless resulting in $500+Million lifetime revenue and won single source provider |
• Project & Product QA Engineer on three strategic Product Lines at TI and all were extremely successful wins | MBA- Finance & Mgmt Focus | Bull Dog Focus: Spot-on Judgment & Quality Mindset & Root-Cause Analysis & Influencing & Teaching & Mentoring & Empowering & Team Building & Organization Success
• Leadership Qualities (Strengths Finder Assessment) 1. Individualization, 2. Strategic, 3. Connectedness, 4. Learner, 5. Ideation (Bridgeneer: People Optimizing, Connecting & Thinking Strengths)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Visual Basic, LabView, C and Pascal/UNIX Tester Programming Languages - TEST
• Microsoft Word, Excel (MACROS & Scripts), PowerPoint, and Project Software - PROJECT
• Managed New Prod Dev TQM Process thru Design, DFT, Test, Qual, and RTP Phases - PROJECT
• Managed Product Folders (Checklists/Signoffs) & Lessons Learned Best Practices - PROJ/QA
• Created Spec Compliance Matrix (SCM) for Design Eval & temp/test guardbanding - PROD/QA
• Proven Customer Return FMEA & 8D working with FA & QA using QTS System - QUALITY
• Proven QMS ISO9001, 6-Sigma/CPK Guardband, SPC Process & FDA Class Eval - QUALITY
• DATAPOWERtm and Spotfire Data-Analysis Tools used in characterization & debug - PROD/QA
• SWR/Final & Probe Test Set-ups H/W & S/W in Assembly/Test/Fab Facilities Worldwide - TEST
• Manufacturing Tester, Fixtures/Pneumatics System Controls (Robotics/Conveyors) - DESIGN/TEST
• Auto ECM, Intel uControls, ABS, Sensor System, and Opto-Elec Applications - DESIGN/TEST
• Home Security System IR Motion, Magnet, Pressure, and Light Photo Sensors - DESIGN

IMPROVED SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:

• Real Estate Sales & Energy Products Sales & Retail Sales (Lowe’s & BHF Group & Jared Jewelers)
• PMP Certificate Training (120hrs+) & Agile, Scrum, Waterfall Methods (Southlake & Stellar Data)
• Six-Sigma Manufacturing Methods including Root-Cause Analysis & Continuous Improvement
• X-Fest Training Avnet & Xilinx FPGA embedded solutions & PYTHON (SoC Cores) - H/W & S/W
• NI Labview Training (40hrs+), Teststand, PXI, Compact RIO Data Acquisition & Controls - H/W & S/W
• Total Quality Management (TQM) & Quality Management Systems (QMS) & Medical Quality Systems (MQS)
• Investment Portfolio Mgmt including Corp Reporting, Trends, Risk (80hrs+ Investools & ThinkorSwim & MBA)
• Industry & Market Research & Business Analytics Training (40hrs+ MicroStrategy)
• Brand Strategy & Networking & Volunteering (CareerDFW & Habitat for Humanity & Knights of Columbus & Career Jump Start & The Salvation Army & Hurricane Harvey Help)
• Medical Products and Nutrition for pain management & nerve stimulation & mental health & cancer treatments
• Internet of Things (IoT) & Wifi & Bluetooth Smart Homes & Cities & Telematics & Nano-Technology & Drone Inspection (IEEE & Lowe’s)
• Energy (Auto/HVAC/LED/Solar/Battery) Optimization & Water Conservation Products (Lowe’s & BHF Group)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, Texas 

Product/Quality Engineer; Project Manager

• Managed Medical Product Line Start-up: Launched & RTP’d 1st two 8-CH RX Imaging devices ahead of schedule & under budget & won two Apollo Awards.
• These two VCA/ADC MCM devices proved to be Market Takers: Created design-in opportunities on the Next Generation Ultrasound Systems. Lower channel costs for mobile systems included GE, Toshiba, and SonoSite.
• Created Confidential (NPD) processes which included scheduling, monitoring, and managing activities to satisfy customer sample and RTP requirements.
• Managed custom nfBGA substrate designs for 11x11mm, 9x15mm, and 14x14mm packages for assembly in Amkor and STATS ChipPAC. (Korea & Japan)
• Managed new device Qualifications (Quals) and package Thermal Simulations, including comprehending custom nfBGA and Multi-Chip-Module (MCM) challenges.
• Tested and Analyzed all custom nfBGA devices required for customer samples and Qual evaluations.
• Managed & Facilitated Qual evaluations including ESD (HBM, CDM, MM) to satisfy RTP requirements. (QA)
• Utilized DATAPOWERtm to Analyze test and bench data incorporated into a Spec Compliance Matrix. (SCM) spreadsheet to establish datasheet specifications and tester guardbands. (Quality Assurance)
• Improved Final Test Yield in Taiwan assembly to satisfy RTP requirements.
• Collaborated with Dallas and Freising Fab processes: C05, C027, and BICOM3X..

Confidential

Product/Quality Engineer; Test Engineer; Project Manager

• Started in Catalog Power Management Organization on ground floor, introducing SWIFTtm product line winning 15+ Mach 20 Awards and high margins with a number of customers, including Huawei, Toshiba, Cisco, and Apple.
• Achieved 12% growth; $100+Million per yr; and $700+Million lifetime revenue.
• Developed Test, Resource, Budget, Quality, Risk Mitigation, Financial, and Strategic Marketing Plans.
• Designed Probe and Final Test solutions for 6A, 3A, and 10A buck switching devices on Teradyne A567 Tester (JEDEC/IEEE Standards).
• Facilitated conversions to Eagle ETS364 Tester quad-site solutions for 6A, 3A, 5A, and 10A buck switching devices.
• Launched & RTP'd 6A Buck Switcher IC w/integrated FET requiring 40mOhm Kelvin measurement test mode on ETS364 handler interface board (HIB).
• Designed generic ETS364 probe interface board (PIB) that Reduced Confidential cycle time and cost. (Quality Assurance)
• Significant contribution to RTP’ing 15+ high current devices of SWIFTtm family requiring collaboration with design, systems, test, QA, Fab, assembly, applications, marketing, and planning.
• Managed & Facilitated Qual evaluations including ESD (HBM, CDM, MM) to satisfy RTP requirements. (QA)
• Utilized DATAPOWERtm to Analyze test and bench data incorporated into a Spec Compliance Matrix (SCM) spreadsheet to establish datasheet specifications and tester guardbands. (Quality Assurance)
• Managed & Facilitated customer return activities to drive FTY and PTY improvements. (Quality Assurance)
• Drove LinBiCMOS (LBC) Fab Process Techs to Identify-Clarify-Rectify intermittent Contact VIA issues between top level Cu layer and lower METAL layers completing Root-Cause Analysis. (Quality Assurance)
• Drove Failure Analysis (FA) and LBC Fab Process Techs to Identify-Clarify-Rectify intermittent floating node customer return issue. Applied FMEA & 8D Best Practices completing Root-Cause Analysis. (QA)
• Collaborated with assembly sites to Qual Cu Wire and other new PWP & QFN package materials. (QA)

Confidential

Product/Quality Engineer, Program Manager

• Launched extremely Successful $500-Million Custom Wireless Power Management Program to support new Motorola Cellular Phone Releases beating competitive 2nd source.
• Motorola was so impressed with Team Execution & Support that TI was awarded 100% of business resulting in a productive relationship and $2-Billion lifetime revenue.
• Managed & Facilitated customer sample planning with numerous Motorola Cellular design groups and varying priorities/schedules (QA).
• Managed & Facilitated design improvements to Power Management and Baseband Multi-Chip-Module (MCM) to satisfy customer needs (QA).
• Managed & Facilitated Wafer Fabs (LBC & CMOS) thru Assembly/Test (Japan & Taiwan) execution to satisfy customer needs (QA). 
• Designed 1st MCM (chip-to-chip bonding) u*BGA package solution that resulted in a 2X board space savings (QA).
• Designed 1st Lab & Tester evaluation adapter with u*BGA Yamaichi socket that saved debug time and development costs (QA). 
• Designed 1st production worthy u*BGA Yokowo socket (including custom crown head probe design) that met customer schedules and became a standard for TI (QA).

Confidential

Test Engineer

Seguin, Texas

• Managed Six-Sigma Cross-Functional Team & Achieved 99.5% Final Test Yield (FTY) on Primary Plant Production Line manufacturing (6ku/day) Ford Engine Control Modules (ECMs) resulting in Reduced Costs and 100X Improved Quality (AUTO QA).
• Managed & Installed 10+ Phase2 Custom Test Systems ($250k HPIB Rack & Stack) into Primary Plant Production Line, including interfacing with design, quality, incoming test, and production to optimize tester H/W & S/W (AUTO QA).
• Designed Custom Crown Head Probe Connectors working in pneumatic fixtures integrated with robotics and automated production line (AUTO QA).
• Designed General Purpose Test System utilizing Mac Panel or Virginia Panel quick disconnect assemblies.
• Motorola achieved Ford Q1 Supplier and won the Malcolm Baldrige Award for Quality in Manufacturing.