Experiences at Motorola

* Designs digital integration test procedures from the "ground-up."
* Performs digital integration tests between FRU's and investigates/repairs problems for current prototypes. The net result is that next generation designs will benefit from increased stability.
* Lends a hand to other Motorola engineers with other various tests on WiMax hardware.
* Aids with European RoHS compliancy standards on the hardware design of I/O boards.
* Troubleshoot/puts back into working order, various site controllers (FRU's) for future testing/use.
* Perform latest Gigabit Ethernet Compliancy Standard (IEEE 802.16e) testing on FRU boards in order for WiMax project to be IEEE compliant....

MOTOROLA INC, MANILA, PHILIPPINES 1997-1998
GRADUATE THESIS & INTERNSHIP, MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, RADIO NETWORK SOLUTIONS GROUP
The 1997 Asian economic crisis and the threats from the new technologies perpetuated a need for a radio service, which would offer bundled services and at the same time be cost effective.
* Formulated the entry strategy for the high-end radio trunking system (TETRA) in Philippines and proposed an optimized organizational structure to support launch to country and regional management. Re-engineered existing business processes, reducing work force by 40%..

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, RADIO PRODUCT GROUP
The project involved the launch of a 'family radio/ Short Range radio service' needing a 'retail approach'. This is in contrast to the business applications provided by the group. The launch took place in the first week of March'98. Integrally involved with the product development and marketing teams in Motorola, Singapore.
* Devised a marketing plan for the 'Pacer' family of wireless transceivers; approved by management for the launch that resulted in commendation and additional project work....

Responsible for operating various high-speed placement machines that assemble printed circuit boards for various communication products. Train new staff in operation of production equipment. Prepare daily production reports. Assist technical staff in resolving equipment related issues. Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment. Assist engineering staff in the pilot production of new products. Collection and analysis of miss pick and placement data in Excel, assembly and distribution of new products. Also, a member of the Motorola Emergency Response Team....

- GSM-ODM group - 40% phones sold worldwide under Motorola, worked with all the GSM international mass market phones
- Hardware Testing - Performed audio, electrical, and materials testing to pass standards and compliances
- Troubleshooting - Diagnosed and developed solutions for software and hardware problems for test phones
- Management Tasks - Streamlined data compilation of software versions by country, edited manuals, distributed tasks for large projects and organized data reports for upper management
- Analysis and Solutions - Analysis and optimization of radio function on GSM-ODM phones, and variety of large projects which required analysis and problem solving....

* Managed a diverse line of software and hardware development projects for over 5500 Wal-Mart stores and DCs.
* Functioned as the primary liaison with the client while carrying full budget, schedule and technical performance responsibility.
* Directed the $10 million-plus product launch of the MC50 mobile handheld unit in 2005, winning Wal-Mart's "Technology Leadership" award in 2006.
* Initiated the 2007 launch of the new MC70 unit - delivering MS Pocket PC with VOIP, cellular, and IDEN technology.
* Coordinated weekly meetings with vendor partners, offsite development teams, and various WM engineers for projects.
* Acted as the primary lead for Motorola's international program with Wal-Mart. This consists of managing country-specific portfolios for new device introductions in Canada, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, China, and Central America.
* Accepted key role of helping to start Motorola's PMO in Bentonville - included providing training, creating formal reporting procedures, standardizing rollout processes, and improving inter-company collaboration by using MS Project Professional.
* Responsible for delivering quarterly software updates for over 20 client devices and multiple infrastructure components in use by Wal-Mart worldwide.
* Implemented standard Software Development Life Cycle processes to streamline new development, mitigate production and technical issues, and improve the overall quality of my division's product development....

- Software Development in C/C++
- Software team lead
- Software Configuration Management (Clearcase)

Software Engineer, QA, Software Tester, Build/Release Engineer, Configuration Management

I'm responsible for reviewing customer requirements for new system features and developing 3rd level systems engineering requirements to be used by development and test organizations for these features. This work also involves handling capital expenditure estimates for assigned features as well as performing budgetary estimates for staffing requirements for these features.
I also maintain all updates, handle change control, and perform preliminary testing of all Cisco router and switch configurations to support new features being implemented on Motorola's CDMA infrastructure.
I also Track and drive to resolution all IP transport-related system requirement and Cisco device configuration issues affecting downstream development and testing prior to software release delivery.
In addition I'm responsibile for Identifying and developing system requirements for new SNMP alerts and alarms for all of the Cisco devices in Motorola's CDMA infrastructure including MIB and trap analysis and alarm definition database work for SNMP management servers....

Praise, Customer Satisfaction, and reward programs

I learned that quality is a customers best friend