Manager Engineering

RICHARD M. COOKE

***** ********* **** . ********* *****, CO . 80130 . 949-***-**** .

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An accomplished Program/Engineering Manager experienced in; directing

complex projects, developing strategies, successfully leading teams to

complete key engineering projects and initiatives. Especially adept at

adding new products while reducing costs and increasing profitability.

. Strategic Planning . System Architecture . Firmware

Design

. Program Management . . Manufacturing . Process

Improvement

. Product Development . Budgeting . Business

Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Product Development Manager

DigitalWavelength, LLC, Lake Forest, CA

2013 - Present

Developed 2-way wireless product utilizing nRF24L01 2.4GHz RF Transceiver

(ISM band) with USB connectivity and embedded controller

Developed unique IR trigger device with flexible cable attachment to allow

front or back facing reception

Optimized plastic case to reduce complexity and costs of injection molding

Worked with distributed engineering team to develop digitally controlled

optical photographic printer

Developed desktop imaging processing software

Wrote the printer real-time firmware (in C and C++) to read SD card data

and control the 8 LEDs and 2-axis motion control motors

GM/Senior Program Manager

MISSION POWER SOLUTIONS, INC. (a division of Vicor Corp.), Oceanside, CA

2010 - 2013

Managed project to convert EN60601-1 medical power supply to meet RoHS

standard

Managed project to add digital control to EN60601-1 medical power supplies

Within 6 months led a design effort to add digital control to analog power

supplies that resulted in a new MIL-SPEC product line that increased sales

by 25% while simultaneously managing a high performance design team for all

company activities.

Designed system architecture of new product line - Mil-Spec digitally

controlled power supplies

Wrote firmware in C (PIC32), developed test plan and integrated digital

subsystem with the analog hardware. Experience with NASA, Aerospace,

Medical, EN60601, Mil-Std, CE, UL and RoHS requirements

Significantly reduced labor costs by 15% by streamlining the design and

manufacturing processes.

Managed R&D project schedule, cost, risks, scope and quality

Seamlessly developed budgets from sales forecasts and calculated costs and

resources in determining profitability for each project.

Managed in-house software development using Mil-Std-498 and Agile

techniques

Director of Engineering

PETSCIENCE, LLC, Lake Forest, CA

2006 - 2010

Leveraged in-depth industry knowledge to design battery powered product,

including the micropower (less than 2 microamps average power)

microcontroller circuit, circuit board layout (23 components in 0.38 square

inches) and wrote the firmware.

Successfully validated product performance in beta test program by

utilizing NDAs and wrote, designed and developed final product

specifications for veterinary community.

Established and utilized formal New Product Development Stage-Gate Process

Followed cGMP and QSR to develop and produce Veterinary wound protection

products

Vice President - Engineering

RED MOUNTAIN ENGINEERING, INC., Lake Forest, CA

1992 - 2006

Strategically developed and managed a high performance engineering team to

achieve 90% U.S. fleet market share and 100% U.S. Government market share

with $6 Million in annual sales.

Continuously met with customers and potential customers to ensure customer

satisfaction and understand current and future unique product requirements

as well as to expand revenues while conducting domestic and international

customer training.

Tactically managed product development based on requirements, DFM,

engineering practices and target margins.

Led the engineering team (EE, Mechanical, Software and Firmware engineers)

in designing portable testing systems, COTS electronic hardware, and wrote

software, technical documentation and testing specifications. Experienced

with RS232, RS485, I2C, SPI, CanBus, PIC, ARM, STM.

Designed and Instituted "PAR" system (Pre/Post Action Report process of

performance evaluation and continuous improvement) to substantially reduce

production time from 7 days to 2.5 days.

Managed product and in-house software development using Agile techniques

Electronics Engineering Manager

TAYCO ENGINEERING, INC., Cypress, CA

1985 - 1992

Managed electrical engineers and assembly personnel

Ensured engineering and manufacturing conformed to MIL-Spec and NASA space

quality requirements

Responsible for all aspects of RFP/RFQ submissions

Prepared project status reports to update management and customer

representatives

Analyzed, designed, and developed a thermal control system for the U.S. Air

Force to maintain Titan Missile O-ring safety

Designed space quality level temperature controllers for NASA's Space

Shuttle and the International Space Station

EDUCATION Master Certificate in Applied Project Management

Villanova University

Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering

University of Virginia

TECHNICAL SKILLS Hardware Design, System Design, Embedded C/C++

development, Solidworks CAD, PCB layout, MS Project,

Javascript, Python, PHP, GitHub, Six Sigma, Agile Program Management,

Earned Value Management with formal Project Management training

AFFILIATIONS Project Management Institute, Member

CERTIFICATIONS Certified Scrum Master

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