EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ENGINEERING ~ PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Instrumental in developing and launching over 30 products including a completely new strategic product line and generating over 15 billion in sales during career.
ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE, hands-on, result-oriented and flexible, providing global experience and 20+ years of achievements in the data storage industry, and most recently in education. Hands-on knowledge and deep understanding in product development functions including market requirements, technology staging, design and testing, manufacturing and launch. Passionate about developing teams and organization for bringing product from inception to market entry.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS Organizational Leadership • Multi-Discipline Organization Management • Product Management: Concept, Design, Development, and Commercialization • Program Management • Product Life Cycle • Stage-Gate Processes • Product Offshore Launch/Transfer and Maintenance/Sustaining Engineering • Internal External Customer Service • Cross-Functional Matrix Management • Financial management and practices • Business and Corporate Strategic Management • Product Roadmap • Operation Management • Lean Six Sigma • PMP Certified
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
VIETNAM US SOCIETY ENGLISH TRAINING CENTERS – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam …………………………………………... 2009 to 2011
DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR New Business Development & International Affairs Directed new business investment projects from concept to launch, interfaced with international companies regarding collaboration, partnership and investment.
DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR/ COO (2009 – 2010) Led 21 direct reports; managed the operation of a 30,000-student and 14-school campus system. Executed a plan to expand and bring the company to an international standard level with respect to learning environment, teaching methodology, and overall management structure.
SEAGATE TECHOLOGY – Longmont, CO ………………………………………………1996 – 2009
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – NEW PRODUCT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (2004 – 2009) Led multi-discipline and cross-functional team of over 100 direct and indirect reports to develop and launch mobile storage products. Took on the challenge of leading products that required an integration of multiple first leading edge technologies on the market. Generated over $3B in revenue.
SENIOR DIRECTOR – DESIGN ENGINEERING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (2002 – 2004) Selected to lead a 50-member, companywide multi-disciplined cross-division design team including Electrical, Mechanical, Servo, Recording Subsystem, Firmware, and Software Engineering to develop company inaugural mobile product. Captured 10% mobile storage market share; generated $130M in revenue. DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING - COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION (1996 – 2002) Recruited and developed a multidisciplinary engineering organization of 80 employees spanning mechanical, electrical, software, metallurgy, chemistry, and contamination control. Owned cradle-to-grave mission for developing recording components, product integration, offshore factory launch, and sustain engineering.
CONNER PERIPHERALS – San Jose, CA/ Longmont, CO …………………………… 1991 – 1995 ENGINEERING R&D MANAGER Responsible for design, test and qualify recording head and media components and the interface mechanical reliability for all market products.
Additional Experience: IBM CORPORATION – San Jose, CA Senior Advisory Engineer
Digital Channel Design/ Manufacturing Process & Test System Development/ Test Technology Development.
EDUCATION / NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS / TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering – Semiconductor & Microprocessor University of Texas at Austin Master of Science in Electrical Engineering – Digital Systems Santa Clara University Master of Business and Administration Colorado State University
IBM Outstanding Technical Award - IBM Manufacturing Technology Award
SW … FW … Digital Logic Design … Digital System … Microprocessor … Semiconductor Technology … Motion Control Systems … Electro-Mechanical Industrial Machinery … Magnetic Recording Technology … Mechanical Interface Tribology
Fluent in Vietnamese |