Computer & Technology Product / Service Developer – PMP – Engineering & Business Degrees – I.E. – Tech / Bus Manager

I am an experienced computer and embedded product developer: HW, FW, SW, mechanicals, etc. Due to 2 acquisitions, and consolidation, my position will be moved to Northeastern Headquarters soon. Since my family chooses to stay in the Austin area, I am pursuing a new position.

I have engineering & business degrees (Texas A&M; UT; UA), Project Management Professional (PMI) and Industrial Engineering (CIT) certifications, and years of successful product launches – startups to Fortune 100. My track-record for shipping products on-time, under budget, is excellent.

I create project plans & specs, track them, & execute to quality, budget, & end-user metrics including:
•Development: ASICs, PCBs, PCAs, enclosures, SW & integration, mechanicals & related,
•Project, Program, (or PMO), and/or LOB Portfolio Management to the corporate level,
•Technology R&D: “white-board concept” to actionable specifications & overall management,
•Tying all areas together with ongoing corporate activities to launch products on-time.

Job-satisfaction comes from combining all (working side-by-side, hands-on, or as management), or concentrating in one – or a couple of these areas – working as a respected, high-energy, mentoring, team player.

APC develops products for Data Center and/or Building Monitoring & Control: includes Access & Environmental Data Tracking / Control, & other “smarts”, controlled via thin client to full server, or IP.

Availability is practically immediate, assuming a consensual match or immediate need. If I close development to APC-Schneider’s schedule, my package includes additional compensation. August 1 is my ideal start date; however, I won’t jeopardize the right position because of an earlier or later start.

My family is definitely staying in the Austin area so my salary and title are very open. Travel is OK.

Best Regards,

Mike Saurage, PMP
Development Program Management, Engineering / Mfg Support, Test / QA Mgr
Data Center Solutions LOB: Access & Environmental / Physical Threat Mgmt
NetBotz (Austin) / APC (RI) - Schneider-Electric (Paris, FR)
ICDT
mike.saura@att.net
512-965-9924
(259-8911 h)

Attachment: Credentials

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Computer & Technology Product / Service Developer – PMP – Engineering and Business Degrees – I.E. – Technology and Business/Financial Manager
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Results driven leader of many successful product introductions. Deep hardware, software, project, test, Data Center / IT & technical-marketing experience in fast-paced organizations. High business acumen & ability to drive projects, coordinating diverse personalities. Hands-on / shop-floor to Boardroom to client skills with appropriate communications level for each. Excellent track-record creating project plans, tracking, and executing on time. Proficient in concept and specification development, specification compromise and approval, design, test and manufacturing, sales & support, supply-chain, customer service, and management of it all. Factory design and management skills allow complete understanding of the “upstream & downstream” flow of activities – syncing product life-cycle with supporting corporate specialties. Savvy in worldwide outsourcing, engineering, & management: OEM manufacturing, logistics, cultural challenges, related. Develops & manages supporting lean operations.

• Directed R&D, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and delivery of complex products to market: start-ups to Fortune 100. Resulted in up to 50% growth (to ~$1 Billion / year run rate) in a little over a year.

• Planned, built, and integrated corporate organizations (supporting product life cycle) through rollout and ongoing customer sales & service. This “dovetailing” resulted in up to $5 Million savings in 1st year.

• Executed Silicon-Valley start-up of engineering computer design/support & program mgmt: Hyundai.

• Reorganized 1) Product Development &, 2) Test Organization in successful turn-arounds. Team designed & launched 14 new products to market my 1st year (a record), from only 3 intros year before.

• Systematized and managed video engineering (HW / SW / FW / ASIC), including financial and resource plans, supporting ~$4B division revenues. Later responsible for outsourcing & managing these orgs.

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Thrives in multiple roles – in severely shifting growth environments:
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Hardware / SW / FW / Test Dev
PCs / Peripherals / Mechanicals
Embedded uP Systems & related
Product Line Mgmt & Life-Cycles
Systems Eng / Data Centers / IT
PCB / PCA Manufacturability
Mechanicals / Molds / Specs
Hands-on Compliance Eng
Customer and Field Service
All-Inclusive Supply Chain
Enclosure/Electromechanics
Start-ups and Early Funding
OEM Plant Design / Mgmt
Intn’l Engineering & Operations
Sales / Mrktg Eng & Sup
Lean / Just-In-Time MFG
Video (HW/ FW) Developmt
Factory & Sustaining Eng
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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APC-
Schneider Elect, NetBotz, Austin Development Prog Mgmt; Test / QA Mgr; Eng / Mfg Sup 2006 – pres
Developed multiple, concurrent, embedded / thin uP product intros for #1 rated Data Center/IT company.
• Developed / overhauled entire Access & Environmental and Physical-Threat-Management product line. Rack & Wall HW, FW, SW, mechanicals (metal/plastics/molds), Industrial Design, and IT tie-ins, for: 5 Freescale 8248 LINUX / WIN based devices, 3 smart peripheral pods, 6 smart sensors, & other related.
• Excellent success record shipping projects on time, under budget, as estimated and advised. Led multiple, concurrent, projects across multiple US and world-wide development sites.
• Authored, prevented scope-creep, reconciled, and released functional specs for entire product line.

Ten X, Austin Senior Test & Development Engineer; Project Manager 2005 – 2006
Embedded systems test & engineering; HW / SW / FW / enclosures. Systems test design/specs/procedures.
• Engineering design/support & redesign efforts. FS 8248 based environmental data transmission system (RF) for Fortune 100 customer. Manufacturing & test setups included fixtures, procedures, and training.

SCE/GlasRail Systems, Houston Development Director & Ops Eng; Proj Mgr; Principal 2002 – 2005
Joined young company to supply technology products & services to the energy & construction industries.
• Conceptualization & presentation of new product concepts for energy / graphics rendering.
• Personally closed $300K product and installation sale, for advanced railing materials.
• Led design analysis for new products and critical processes, ultimately resulting in extreme reduction of out-of-service costs for very large marine vessels (up to $50K per day).
• Designed IP tracking & status SW for construction, providing answers to clients, saving ½ of GCs time.

LPA, KS; IL; Hou Sr Engineer; Project Mgr; Operations & Construction Director 2001 – 2002
Concurrent technology, efficiency and building projects (700 locations) for #2 ranked Service Co.
• Designed tracking systems saving time & costs. Managed 1st new building construction in many years.

NetTV / Lumenati, SF, CA/Hou Development, Product Line, Project & Operations V.P. 1998 – 2001
Commercial Internet software, hardware and entertainment products for Audio / Video / Discovery Market.
• Transformed $20M company, decreasing expenditures by ½ while doubling people and quadrupling manufacturing capability. Also startup/M&A activities: ICDT-NetTV; Lumenati merger w/ FlipStream.
• Originally Operations V.P., took over all development, engineering management, and architecture when the team floundered. Rewrote SW for stability (WIN / DOS / Linux environment). Planned, defined and completely rebuilt – concept-to-launch – the SW & HW product development organizations.
• Drove ongoing corporate disciplines and infrastructure to integrate with product design process – and the overall product life cycle – resulting in faster design cycles and decreased infrastructure costs.

Compaq Computer, Hou R&D Mgr / Eng; Dept & Corp Project Mgr; Ops Mgr; Director 1993 – 1998
Led monitor, graphics, and ASIC designs (~$4B), worldwide operations (Houston, Scotland, Singapore, Australia, Brazil, and China), strategic initiatives, and 1st adaptive enterprise organization; all providing foundations for ~400% revenue growth in 5 years. Compaq became the #1 selling computer company.
• Responsible for design / development and up to 80 engineers. Later outsourced all embedded graphics design, silicon design, development, & manufacturing. Managed this new commercial enterprise. Compaq went from ~7 to ~40 $Billion during my tenure.
• Started and built the new Presario line of Consumer PC products. Many 1st in the industry designs. Took Displays and Monitors LOB from ½ to almost $1Billion in my 1st 14 months with the company.
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ADDITIONAL DESIGNS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND CERTIFICATIONS
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Firsts: 1) VISA / MasterCard Point-Of-Sale Terminal Data Stripe Readers, 2) Integrated Speakers, Asset Mgmt smarts, etc., for Monitors / Displays, 3) PC-TV (unreleased), 4) All-In-One Economy Desktop.

Additional Experience: On-site, worldwide, hands-on, concurrent --> projects, designs, re-designs, test, mfg, product mgmt. Also, reverse-engineering, startups, telecom, OEM mfg plant design & management, institutional, energy, advisor / consultant to sovereign nation, automotive industry, portfolio management.

B.S. - Electrical Engineering Tech ..................... B.B.A. - Business Management

Grad work toward M.A.S. .................... PMP [Project Mgmt Professional (PMI)]

Industrial Engineering Certification (CIT) .............. B-D: Design For Assembly
Functional / ICT Test, Programming and Quality .......... Licensed Private Pilot