Experience

Micross Components

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Chief Engineer

  • Dec 2021 - Present



CAES Space Solutions

• Colorado Springs

• Senior Manager, Product Development and Test Engineering, Integrated Circuits

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2021

  Hands-on support to business development of technical proposals for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and non-ITAR technical developments through the following key technical functions: o Product development of electrical and system tests, environmental, burn-in high-temperature operating life (HTOL), and reliability; o Design validation, manufacturing verification, package, environmental, and product qualification activities; and o Military standard drawing utilization, while ensuring compliance with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plastic encapsulated microcircuit (PEM) qualification requirements Facilitation of engineering activities on development programs in collaboration with the program management to successfully fulfill technical, schedule, development cost, and design-to-unit-production cost (DTUPC) objectives, as well as cost center budget, cost estimation, resource planning, and proposal creation goals Guidance and mentorship of significant teams and individuals to boost quality performance across engineering programs focused on execution, rigor, client satisfaction, and speed-to-market  Accomplishment of schedule and program objectives by keeping track of schedules and manpower loading requirements, analyzing issues, and implementing workarounds with the Engineering Team Driving force in overcoming challenges brought by the pandemic and surpassing year 2020 expectations through collaboration with cross-functional teams in defining customer needs, completing deliverables within deadlines, and building communication channels across manufacturing and engineering sites in Colorado and New York Instrumental in accomplishing strategic and critical goals by spearheading diverse program implementations amidst staff loss, facilitating team training and development, and sustaining high-performance environment Initiation of efforts in defining new methods to minimize waste and optimize backend product development process



Aeroflex Microelectronic Solutions, Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• Principal Product Development Engineer Integrated Circuits

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2015

   Generation of comprehensive program schedules and engineering work assignments in coordination with the program management and lead engineer  Chief engineer responsible for leading the Engineering Team to create post-simulation IC tasks through successful product qualification, scheduling, troubleshooting, and workarounds execution based on the observation of program blockers to meet program objective and maintain schedules  Key inputs in design reviews by working with manufacturing engineering as lead engineer in carrying out the following functions: o Administration of design activities in adherence to program requirements; o Application of design-for-test (DfT), design-for-manufacturing (DfM) and design-for-reliability (DfR) principles; o On-time delivery of program during development phase through product qualification; and o Reduction or mitigation of risks  Delivery of detailed presentation to customers regarding test readiness reviews (TRRs) of the program  Thorough review of data and presentation of reports and findings to panels, groups, teams, or departments as needed  Strategic direction and execution of successful continuous improvement initiatives through application of engineering processes, practices, and performance measures in the following key areas: o Engineering development efforts associated with manufacturing, production, and test readiness through employment of LCM or Stage-Gate methodology, and Lean practices; and o Engineering-related topics utilizing Kaizen, A3, root cause corrective actions (RCCA), and fish-bone cause and effect diagrams  Coordination with operations, engineering, design, and material planning functions as well as with the lead engineer and Supply Chain Department regarding document, drawing, and material releases  Gathering and reporting of engineering key performance indicator (KPI) data for the assigned development program to drive continuous improvements of engineering performance metrics



Aeroflex UTMC

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Development Test Engineer Integrated Circuits

  • Jul 2001 - Oct 2011