Program Manager - Looking to make a major differance

7/2007 - 7/2008

Cyberlink

Individual Contributor

• • Lead customer specific programs for companies largest Customer, representing 40% of companies revenue • Managed 14 software application projects simultaneously • Lead cross functional internal project teams, made up of members located in both Taiwan and Austin, TX • Met with key customers members multiple times on weekly basis to review current project status and scope strategic requirements pertaining to new product request • Define, document project proposal, leading to project plans via statement of work (SOW), functional specifications, documented and drive product schedules

1/2003 - 7/2007

Newisys

Manager

• • Program Manager reporting directly to Senior Vice Present of World Wide Operations • Managing 2 highest generating revenue / volume products resulting in $400 million in yearly revenue • Lead industry standard AMD Opteron based server development and sustaining programs • Lead product development programs from concept to product launch using standard PMI processes Key Accomplishments: • Hired as option card program manager, within 3 month promoted to lead program manager leading highest revenue generating products - OEM program manager, supporting companies largest customer • Manage cross-functional, globally dispersed teams, including representation from manufacturing sites • Lead re-engineering for quality improvement program in order to improve factory and field yields. Tasked with driving significant DPM (defects per million) improvement, resulting in significant expense reduction, • Lead business cases to justify supply chain strategies such as: o Cost benefit analysis / P&L expectations o Break even analysis; Soft tooling vs. Hard tooling, buy vs. make, single source vs. multi source o Profit / Loss Analysis for industry standard server division • Key source for escalation between customer, Sanmina-SCI internal organizations and suppliers • Coordinate NPI activities with manufacturing , such as prototype builds, pilot runs, and volume ramp

1/2002 - 1/2003

Dell

Individual Contributor

• • Program manager, leading multiple cross functional storage program teams • Managed high revenue generating fibre channel storage interconnect products consisting of storage networking switches, and host bus adapters (HBA) • Lead complex programs from product planning to product end of life utilizing standard PMI process and Dell Phase Release Process • Lead mechanical design team in developing Dell universal /cost reduced hard disc drive carriers used throughout Dell on server and storage products Key Accomplishments: • Managed multiple OEM procured switch and HBA programs that enabled Dell to gain increased market penetration into the fast growing storage area networking segment • Lead cost reduced HDD carrier program, resulting in annual cost savings of approximately $3M per year • Worked closely with key storage interconnect suppliers, to help drive cost down to allow Dell to price position its products while still maintaining margin goals • Drove strategic initiative resulting in overall product line transition to current generation of products • Lead Dells 1st storage area network solution (SAN) program enabling Dell customers to procure for the 1st time fully integrated CTO storage solutions

1/1996 - 1/2003

Compaq Computer / HP

Manager

• • Manage high revenue generating product program teams working on multiple high priority fibre channel switch programs. Products included SCSI Host Bus Adapter, SCSI RAID Controllers, SCSI Expander ASIC products, Disk Drives, and Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) Switches Key Accomplishments: • Coordinated merger of equivalent product offering from both pre-merger Compaq and HP, resulting in the new HP’s first common product offering. Required flexible leadership abilities to merge functional teams made up of cross-organizational members from different corporate cultures. Delivered product per schedule and market requirements, resulting in $50M in yearly revenue • Represented Compaq’s interest in the industry standards SCSI Trade Association (STA). Elected to Board of Directors, giving Compaq stronger presence and input to technical and marketing standards • Successfully assumed leadership of internal design team of Senior Electronic Engineers co-developing industry’s only ULTRA320 SCSI expander ASIC, essential component in Compaq’s ULTRA320 SCSI storage solutions. ASIC allowed for sustained revenue stream of ~$15M / quarter for CY2003 & 2004, and direct revenue expectations of $1M in design royalty payments • Wrote article published in the March 2001 release of RTC Magazine. Article based on SCSI expander technology, giving Compaq greater product recognition and highlighting this ASIC use and benefits

1997

Master Degree

California Coast University

• Business Administration

1993

Bachelor Degree

California Coast University

• Business Administration