Director or Vice President of Engineering

I am interested in the posted position for Director or Vice President of Engineering. I have an extensive background with managing and mentoring groups across multiple programs and products. I work cross-functionally with several different groups such as Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Service, Operations, Quality and Finance, leading the technical development of new products, technology, processes and systems to maintain and enhance. I have extensive background with evaluating emerging technologies and other innovations from other startups, corporations, and governments organizations. This has allowed me to develop knowledge of new products, services, and trends which impact the company revenue and business in a positive manner. Work with internal and external customers to develop solid relationships creating an environment of information sharing. I also provide strong and effective leadership and technical expertise to our customer contacts and assisting in resolution of technical issues. An accomplished leader and manager, with excellent success recruiting first-rate talent and tightly coordinate their efforts towards success. I have managed teams as small as 7 to as large as 200 people in engineering design, development and support of products. My experience has lead teams towards successfully meeting the business needs and values to become a world-class engineering company. I am a dynamic, and accomplished professional exhibiting a unique combination of project management, hardware and software engineering, technical knowledge, and business operations experience within technology-driven industries. This has allowed me to make effective observations and positive bottom-line decisions in support of company and project decisions. I work independently guiding my teams to meet feature and schedule milestones. I am a pragmatic team player who can understand and support the overall corporate plan and resources, communicate clearly and honestly with customers, the sales force, and with my team, and keep my senior managers informed of status. I have no problems seeking or asking for help. I have successfully introduced the Agile Development process to the company engineering community. This has improved the engineering teams with meeting schedule deadlines more successfully with additional quality and features. My background has also allowed me to function proficiently in and with different engineering disciplines. I am capable of combining my technical and analytical skills towards implementing innovative solutions and delivering multi-million dollar projects on time and within budget.

Engineering Manager