Director Of Business Development

• Apr 2022 - Present

Engineering Operations Manager

• Apr 2020 - Mar 2022

● Ensure compliance to and help optimize, engineering design requirements and processes in coordination with the Director of Engineering and Engineering Managers. This includes design review criteria and checklists, and Standard Operation Framework-Engineering (SOF-E), and Life Cycle Management (LCM) tools. ● Work with the Project Engineers and Program Managers to update and maintain the resource planning tools to optimize staff utilization and comprehensively estimate future resource needs to support increasing growth.● Work with the internal financial analysts to optimize the tools for improved management of development program execution. ● Work with the Engineering Director to re-establish, monitor, and manage engineering metric collection and analysis. New baselines aided in driving engineering performance and improving engineering effectiveness and efficiencies. Show less

Component Engineer II

• Jul 2018 - Apr 2020

● Work closely with Program Management Office as Subject Matter Expert relating to obsolescence issues for RFQs for new and continuing contracts. Participate in risk mitigation planning. Presented obsolesce status reports and replacement timelines to customers.● Manage obsolescence database information and act as a liaison between Design Engineering, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program management groups.● Led effort of a $300,000 cost reduction for a specific program, by identifying a major cost-driving component, and working with a new supplier to develop a second source at a lower cost. Successfully implemented the new supplier without delays to the program.● Spearheaded the development of a streamlined Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) response process to efficiently address obsolete parts through the creation of a tracking database. The process quickly identified stakeholder responsibilities, while the database increase program awareness overall increasing the program response time from months to weeks.● Using technical skills, in addition to skills acquired through my MBA program, I drove multiple projects to restructure obsolescence part tracking and management systems.● Identify, evaluate, qualify and document critical microwave material and components for both new product designs and legacy products. Investigate alternate component suppliers and technologies to be used either for new product development and/or obsolete parts replacements● Support the Purchasing Department by finding similar parts for pricing● Perform trade-off studies for new vendor considerations Show less

Product Engineer

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

● Identified major operations pitfall within the company, developed a business case and gave a presentation to the Director of Manufacturing, Director of Supply Chain, and Vice President of Operations, resulting in the creation of a new position, component engineer, at the company such that I could work to resolve the issue.● Assisted in spearheading the reduction of customer returned material by performing root cause analysis, reducing total returned materials by 60%. ● Supported the day to day technical issues in the production test area, aiding in drive continuous improvement in test and ensuring production goals were met. ● Drive continuous product improvement projects in the test area. Projects include but are not limited to: Test reduction analysis, Statistical process control to analyze performance trends, improving electrical test yield ● Provide support as Component Engineer to Buyers for pricing analysis and off the shelf replacement requirements● Ensure all test technical issues are addressed on a daily basis● Maintain daily communication with the production team● Apply root cause problem-solving in production and field return analysis● Maintain technical documentation● Participate in customer visits and teleconferences Show less

Electrical Engineer / Project Engineer

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2017

● Oversaw the development of a new product for Northrop Grumman as the Digital Design Lead. Responsibilities included managing a design intern, delivering bi-weekly status updates to the customer, developing and organizing testing procedures, and validating compliance to customer specifications. Northrop Grumman was pleased with the final product delivered and awarded Q Microwave an $8 million dollar production contract for additional units. ● Performed statistical analysis to analyze performance trends, improve electrical testing yield and analyze key performance indicators. Results aided in improving a particular production line by reducing labor hours by 5% and increase yield by 8%. ● Led the development of numerous test procedures for production increasing efficiency and standardization of test methodology. ● Analyzed and translated customer requirements for costing breakdown and design requirements ● Generated comprehensive presentations regard project status to present to customers ● Responsible for the development, and standardization, of complex technical information along with workflow diagrams ● Practiced Six Sigma Continuous Improvement practices ● Use of simulation and development tools e.g. Microwave Office, ISE Design Suite, Quartus, AutoCAD ● Responsible for filter designs in Lumped Element and Microstrip including, Diplexers, Bandpass, Lowpass, Highpass, Antialiasing. ● Use of MatLab to run Impulse Response Analysis and Higher-Order Phase Linearity. ● Lab experience using Network Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, RF power meter, Arbitrary waveform generator ● Experience with writing programs and implementation of Max V, Altera, CPLDs; Spartan 6, Xilinx, FPGAs using code written in VHDL ● Experience with RS 232, Rs 485, I2C, and HSUART Communication Protocols. Show less

Head Lifeguard & Lead Cashier

• Mar 2013 - Aug 2015

● Major accomplishment included giving safety and health presentation to entire recreational staff at UC San Diego ● Worked as Lifeguard for 1.5 years then received promotion to Head Lifeguard and Lead Cashier ● Maintained positive patron relations, and providing information not only regarding the pool but also the entire recreations department ● Responsible for inventory control and organization ● Assisted in hiring, training, scheduling of lifeguards ● In charge of training front desk cashiers on how to properly process sales ● Oriented new lifeguards on job duties and responsibilities. Ensured that all lifeguards are current on their training and certifications Show less