R&D Engineering & Program Management
Highly accomplished and talented engineering professional in the high tech device industry qualified for an executive position within a company that demands expertise in all aspects of engineering management, program/project management, engineering, development, manufacturing, client interface and product support. Solid track record in managing engineering groups and complex programs/projects from inception to completion but not limited to development, proposal creation, planning, budget/funding, activity coordination (departmental and cross functional), performance, quality improvement, schedules, manufacturing, risk mitigation, contractual obligations and customer interface.
Skill Set
• Engineering Management • Employee Training & Development • Business & Marketing Planning
• Quality improvement • Program/Project Management • Benchmarking Best Practices
• Manufacturing • Customer Relationship Management • Compliance / Safety Standards
• Process Development and Implementation • Consultative Sales / Technical Support • Contract Negotiations
Tool Set
• MS Office • MS Project • MS Publisher • Power Point •Visio • SAP • DOORS • Lotus Notes • Group wise • Adobe editor •Management tools •Viewers
Professional Experience
Ellman, A Cynosure Company Hicksville, NY 2013 to Present
Ellman/Cynosure designs and manufactures advanced radiofrequency (RF) and light-based (lasers) products that are used around the world for precision surgical, medical treatment and aesthetic procedures.
R&D Engineering & Program Manager
• Manage domestic and international engineering department resources.
• Manage, schedule, oversee, monitor, and approve elements of assigned product development programs from inception to completion with cross-functional teams including sales, marketing, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, and engineering.
• Manage the performance and completion of programs involving the development and roll-out of electronic and electro-mechanical medical products.
• Manage R&D product development, technical direction and integration into production.
• Assure programs are accomplished within budget and on time.
• Resolve product support issues and identify root cause.
Crestron Rockleigh, NJ 2008 to 2013
Senior Project Manager
• Manage the development and implementation of consumer and industrial products and services.
• Coordinate departmental and cross-functional teams; focus on delivering new and upgraded existing products and services.
• Manage projects from inception to completion, including tracking and evaluation of project performance.
• Ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and within accepted quality metrics.
• Participate in project review and status meetings, and communicate project status.
• Utilize project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness.
• Motivate project team to ensure optimal performance.
• Drive multiple projects to completion at any given time in a dynamic environment.
American Medical Alert Corp. Long Island City, NY 2006 to 2008
Managing Director - Engineering/Fulfillment
• Responsible for all aspects of engineering development, compliance, manufacturing, quality, service support and product distribution, including the development of internal procedures, establishment and monitoring of performance matrixes, formulation and management of departmental budgets and oversight of regulatory compliance.
• Managerial level responsibilities were but not limited to supervision of the engineering, managing domestic and offshore vendors, order processing, inventory control and shipping/receiving functions.
• Technical responsibilities consisted of but not limited to product development programs, service department operations, quality improvement initiatives and product MTBF.
Accomplishments
• Developed and created a new Engineering Department.
• Restructured and relocated the product distribution center.
• Improved product throughput with a 25% head count reduction.
• Created a technical service department to perform all repairs and upgrades in house, generating more than $500K annual savings.
• Developed processes focused on quality improvement that resulted in improving the order fulfillment failure rate from 15% to less than 3% within a 12 month time frame
• Created document retention with all specified processes, procedures, responsibilities, and job descriptions.
US Micro Products (CA) Long Beach, NY 2005 to 2006
Regional Manager/Application Engineer
• Develop and expand company presence in the US Eastern region.
• Manage all sales and engineering activity for the US Eastern region.
• Drive multiple projects for OEM integration into the customer’s existing product line through requirements based engineering.
• Expand and identify new business opportunities.
• Responsible for the Project/Product Management development and after sales support.
• Manage domestic and offshore vendors.
PHILIPS Medical Systems Bothell, WA 1983 to 2004
Engineering Manager/Program Manager 1999-2004
Manage the design activity on high-end ultrasound systems for peripherals ...
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