SUMMARY
Senior Technical Project Manager with extensive international product development experience, from business strategy formulation and applications engineering to manufacturing launch and field support. Products include automotive, E/M and solid-state electronic components, industrial controls, telecommunications network components and network management equipment. Expertise includes tooling, automation, offshore sourcing, and returning production to US. Recognized for creative contributions to the growth of small and large organizations with 25 US patents and intellectual property protection.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TE CONNECTIVITY (Formerly Tyco Electronics), Greensboro, NC 2008-Present
Leading global supplier of connectivity to 22 different business segments.
Global Director of Engineering, Enterprise Networks Division
• Oversaw all product development and engineering activities world-wide for $700M business unit supplying wireless, fiber and copper structured cabling, connectors and electronics for computer networks.
• Managed 8 project managers throughout North America, Spain, Belgium, the UK, China and Australia totaling over 85 people.
• Selected for the corporate engineering counsel directing R&D activities.
• Integrated technical operations following $250M acquisition.
• Saved $4M in annual royalty payments and registered over 10 new patents by redesigning the copper connector product line to avoid a competitor's portfolio of over 500 patents.
• Served as company representative on TIA/EIA industry standards setting organization.
• Designated subject matter expert in IP prosecution and litigation activities.
LEGRAND (Formerly Ortronics), New London, CT 2000-2008
Global supplier of fiber and copper structured cabling for enterprise networks.
Vice President Engineering, Ortronics Division
• Spearheaded global product development and applications engineering activities.
• Managed 22 engineers, technicians and documentation staff running development projects in fiber optics, copper connectivity, physical support, wireless LAN and network management technologies.
• Coordinated development activities with Legrand in France and Italy, sharing strengths and eliminating duplication.
• Developed industry's highest performing systems growing market-share from $90M to $125M million, despite deep telecom depression.
• Automated high volume product lines reducing cost by over 40%.
• Designated subject matter expert in IP prosecution and litigation activities.
• Coordinated relocation of domestic manufacturing operations to Mexico and Asia and domestic facility closing.
COMUS INTERNATIONAL (Formerly Coto Technology), Providence, RI 1988-2000
Leading supplier of E/M and solid state relays to the OEM test equipment market.
Vice President & CTO 1995-2000
Director of Engineering ...
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