Over twenty years of increasing management responsibly. Significantly increased product and patent portfolios.
Experienced leading multiple complex development projects to successful completion on schedule and within budget.
Responsible for end-to-end engineering practices; design, prototype, development, QA, regulatory compliance and manufacture. Leveraged domestic and offshore resources to increase technology development. Extensive hands on, electronic, embedded processor, firmware, software, mechanism, and manufacturing experience.
Strong leader who is able to motivate and energize staff. Leads by influence. Recruited and integrate new talent into the organization, as well as restructured in response to changing business environments.
Excellent communicator and strong team player, decisive with entrepreneurial spirit, fluid, creative and get-it-done work ethic.
Technical strength and depth to translate market priorities into sound engineering strategies, selecting best alternatives required for development of complex products.
Admitted to the Bar of Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
Professional Experience
ZEPPIERI - PFEUFFER & ASSOCIATES, LLP, GROTON CT 2010 - PRESENT
LAW PRACTICE
Plaintiff attorney for medical malpractice and personal injury.
TROY GROUP INC. WHEELING, WV 2006 - 2010
DIRECTOR SECURITY PRINTING ENGINEERING
Recognized industry leader delivering end user systems for the creation of secured documents.
Responsible for planning, execution, staffing, and budget requirements for developing laser printer products based on HP products.
Completed electronics, mechanics and firmware to ship two new printing products per year.
Manage technology relationships with Hewlett Packard and contract engineering services.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE, SCHOOL OF LAW SPRINGFIELD, MA 2003 -2006
Three-year full time day student; academic scholarship; graduated in op third of class.
Intern positions as law clerk, intellectual property, patent, and criminal attorney.
KINAARE NETWORKS / NETILITY INC, SUNNYVALE, CA 2000 - 2003
Vice President, Engineering and Manufacturing, Corporate Officer
Venture funded start-up to develop, market, and manufacture broadband data communications equipment. Key member of the executive management team.
Responsible for engineering and manufacturing including planning, execution, staffing, and budget. Maximized effectiveness of available resources by utilizing third party engineering for non-core technology development. Program manager to coordinate project completion.
Development included a Pentium class embedded hardware, RTOS, control firmware, broadband interface, proprietary FPGA designs, investment tooled die cast enclosure, user manuals, and worldwide agency compliance.
Managed domestic prototype and off shore volume manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, vendor selection, in circuit test, HALT qualification, and delivery to OEM customers.
IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, SAN DIEGO, CA 1998 - 2000
Sr. Vice President of Engineering, Corporate Officer
NASDAQ listed engineering and manufacturing company delivering OEM solutions to Asian printer/copier manufacturers, private labeled end user imaging systems, shrink-wrap Windows and MAC software.
Responsible for a staff of 91 engineers and scientists and six million dollar budget.
Managed OEM contract engineering business, including margin responsibility, cash utilization, contracts, program management, and customer satisfaction. Negotiated specifications, schedules, costs, deliverables, and charges. Returned seven percent pre-tax profits plus significant license royalties for continuing manufacture.
Corporate product development, including embedded hardware, FPGA and ASIC design, RTOS (open source and proprietary), application specific software, network software, Windows and MAC device drivers, design verification, documentation, agency compliance, and pre-production manufacturing.
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC., SAN JOSE, CA 1996 - 1998
Sr. Engineering Director
World-class supplier of imaging and printing products. Responsible for developing industry partnerships with the goal of sharing development costs.
Formulated and implemented plan to remove Adobe from RTOS and Hardware support for PostScript. Identified and developed necessary industry partnerships to guarantee success.
Technical evaluation of next generation embedded PostScript controller solutions developed by OEM customers on a worldwide basis (HP, Kodak, Canon, Brother, NEC, and Lexmark).
Microprocessor evaluation, architecture analysis and optimizing RTOS performance.
OUTPUT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, SPOKANE, WA 1990 - 1996
Director, Hardware and Software Engineering
Design, manufacture, sales, and service of business critical computer output devices. Developed IP that provided best in class features and performance. Key contributor, developing Chapter 11 turnaround financial and technology plan.
Re-organized engineering to meet changing business environment including Chapter 11. Managed sixteen professionals and an annual budget in excess of one million dollars.
Rescued a stalled laser printer development program, revised objectives, formed key strategic alliances for software and electronic design. Identified and exploited unique market opportunities. Product development and introduction completed in one year. Price performance grew domestic market share to over 50%.
Implemented PCL and Postscript software emulations, including font compatibility, for PC based printing systems. Developed enhanced versions for bar code printing.
Significantly reduced cost and time of product development, while simultaneously improved product performance and enhanced margins. Doubled corporate patent portfolio.
Revamped existing product electronics and firmware. The resulting product selected by PC Magazine as the "1992 Line Printer of th...
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