Leadership

Here are some of my leadership highlights, please see my resume for more details.

Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Strong work ethic
High level of personal integrity
Extremely well grounded
Leadership through example
Excellent at building strong teams
Outstanding employee loyalty from those who have worked for me
Able to get tremendous progress without resorting to politics or rude behavior
Put real products into high volume manufacturing, not through an ODM but through real engineering development. Deep understanding of the entire development lifecycle.
Traveled extensively through China setting up suppliers for manufacture of custom memory devices and specialized PC products.
Mastery of computer presentation tools (PowerPoint, Illustrator, FrontPage, Visio, etc.)
Written product specs, white papers, app notes, databooks, manuals, etc.
Selected and implemented 4 ERP systems.
Written more than 300 process documents and templates.
Written more than 65 product specifications.
Prepared competitive intelligence reports.
Wrote 2 design standards documents.
Wrote 2 silicon validation plans (300+ pages)
Managed OEM and ODM suppliers both local and distant
Hired and managed way too many consultants.
Hired and fired people.
Wrote lots and lots of performance reviews.
Prepared more than 20 very large scale project plans complete with Gantt and Pert charts.
Participated in quality councils to streamline corporate processes.
Set up three PDP's (product development processes, sometimes called product lifecycles)
Went through the Juran TQM program.
Setup and trained service center personnel.
Selected and implemented 4 CAE systems.
Directly connected CAE systems to ERP systems.
Connected ERP systems to Intranets.
Setup 4 Intranets.
Setup 2 document control systems.
Setup 2 bug tracking systems.
Setup 2 version control systems.
Setup bar coding and factory floor WIP tracking systems.
Set up 3 part numbering systems.
Programmed SMD assembly machinery on the factory floor.
Spent lots of time on the factory floor improving yields.
Setup automated test systems using Labview.
Designed and built automated test systems.
Design 3 engineering labs, purchased lab equipment, orchestrated moves.
Purchased more than $4,000,000 in lab equipment.
Setup a wave solder flow line.
Purchased and setup a semi-automated sheet metal punch press.

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