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Technical Development Manager

Target Brands Inc. is a brand and retailer owned by Target Corporation. It owns and operates discount retail stores in United States and Canada.

Value driven technical team player/coach: Entrepreneur/business owner, system engineering and hardware design, operations management, software development and test, RF/Microwave component specialist, statistical process control , capital equipment sales, semiconductor assembly, sub-contract sales, ATE, DAS, analog, digital, RF/microwave and embedded systems. Extensive experience working directly with customers/product owners to define pilot evaluations of both software and hardware iterations, and facilitating a value focused feedback loop for next iterations. Responsible to identify potential new business ventures by developing strategic business relationships based on customer visions, then establish custom business models that depend upon fab, assembly, and test requirements. Leader of nine simultaneous customer teams, this includes providing guidance to achieve improved COGs, increased throughput, optimizing utilization, extensive training and practice managing teams, diagnosing teamwork through the story, the language processing method, the method for priority marking, “Market In” concept engineering, the seven and nine step methods. Hardware designs (RF/Microwave, analog and digital), complex system level integration. system specification creation based on customer and contractual requirements. Performed multiple design reviews of hardware designs. Managed team transition from engineering development to a manufacturing flow. Operations Management, set direction for production, QA, and service/repair departments, would encourage/motivate individuals to continuously improve all aspects of their performance. Develop guidelines for potential competitive procurement evaluations including specs, SOW, cost estimates, test plans, and competitive evaluation plans.