Experience

Rollease Acmeda
• United States
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Sr. Product Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Present


Dialight

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director Of Business Development

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

  - This hybrid role combines the job functionalities of Product, Project, and Engineering management for Dialight’s Obstruction and Wind lighting systems and products (Gross annual income is $12+ million)- Originated business cases to justify $2.5 million worth of development projects- Conduct VOC, market research, and competitive analysis to originate product specifications for Dialight’s next generation of smart Obstruction systems- Managing a team of Engineers through 5 simultaneous New Product Development projects and sustaining efforts- Manage and present project timeline and financial status to upper management on a regular basis- Coordinate efforts with certifying bodies, vendors, and other departments to ensure project success meeting key deliverables such as financial, performance, and time to market Show less

• Director of Project Management

  • Apr 2016 - Jan 2019

  - Originated and laid the ground work for the Project Management Office (PMO)- Led a cross-functional teams to revise and optimize the New Product Introduction (NPI) process and operating procedures to meet the corporate objectives- Originated and implemented new Project Management processes and tools such as Risk Management Logs and Project Change Registers to more efficiently and effectively manage projects- Originated and maintained the product roadmap, project schedules, and launch timelines for all development projects- Led efforts to shorten the NPI process and remove internal and external project risks and inefficiencies- Applied PMP, Agile, and scrum methodologies- Broadcasted project status and completion to key deliverables to top level management as well as all internal and external stakeholders Show less

• Product Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Sep 2017

  Dialight Corporation has built a wide range of LED products to serve a vast number of global markets. Upon starting at Dialight I was the Product Manager for Obstruction Lighting for radio towers, television towers, buildings, smokestacks,and other tall structures. During that time I assisted in defining and bringing to market the first ever FAA approved High Intensity LED Obstruction lighting system. My role in Dialight has since been focused on the rapidly growing Solid State White Lighting side of the business, where I am responsible for supporting and growing 3 of our major product lines. Dialight's Lighting fixtures are primarily designed for hazardous environment.My responsibilities currently include:- Research, define, propose, and support Solid State Lighting (SSL) and Aircraft Obstruction products- Determine global market needs and trends for LED lighting fixtures inside and outside Dialight’s target markets (both domestically and internationally)- Evaluate target and adjacent vertical and geographic markets that align with the corporate business strategy- Obtain critical Voice of the Customer data by observing and interviewing customers to assist in determining the critical customer requirements of new products- Originate cost estimates and target sell pricing for proposed products prior to development ensuring products are released with desired profit margins- Monitor sales, costs, margins, and customer feedback on existing products to determine appropriate actions, such as obsolete, create next generation, reduce costs, adjust pricing, etc.- Originate detailed product specification documents to guide Engineering development of new products that meet or exceed the market needs Show less



Eaton

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electrical Engineer and Project Manager

  • May 1999 - Aug 2010

  At Cooper Notification my overall responsibilities included Electrical Design Engineer, Project Management, and Employee Management. Cooper Notifications designs and manufacturers and sells Fire and Life Safety strobes, power supplies, mass notification, and emergency audio evacuation systems. My primary design efforts were on mass notification and emergency audio evacuation systems. - Designed network, analog, digital, power, and audio Mass Notification and Fire & Life Safety products - Designed products to meet or exceed standards set forth by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), and other regulatory agencies - Performed Microcontroller and microprocessor based design in C and assembly language - Switchmode audio amplifier and power supply design - Originated, maintained project schedules for Engineering design projects - Prepared financial analysis and feasibility studies on proposed products, design changes, and process changes - Led Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) processes and Kaizen events - Responsible for margin improvement through design efforts on Cooper Notification products - Ensured product designs met all relevant FCC, NEC, NFPA, CE, and UL standards - Completion of Six Sigma Green Belt and Design for Six Sigma Training - Completion of Design for Manufacturing Variance Process (D-MVP) - Championed several cost savings Six Sigma projects - Originate, maintain, and communicate project schedules to team members and managers - Prepare financial analysis and feasibility studies of proposed products, design changes, and process changes - Lead Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) processes and Kaizen events - Obtained critical Voice of the Customer (VOC) through customers, end users, and OEMs - Direct Manager for design engineers and interns - Awarded U.S. patent #7,428,311 Show less