Andrew Milburn

Senior Product Manager at Aria Technology

Charlotte Metro

About

Product management | Leadership | Team building Over 5 years in Product Management and fiber optics, as a Senior Product Line Specialist in Corning’s Optical Communications Headquarters. Over 14 years leadership and project management experience. Creative and resourceful in generating new ideas and solving complex problem. Comfortable in fast-paced, high-stress environments requiring attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines within changing priorities. Possess a comprehensive background in setting and meeting goals with direct reports and cross-functional team leadership. Career supported by a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and military experience.

Experience

  • Senior Product Manager at ARIA Technologies, Inc.
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    Product management for complete portfolio of passive optical components. Responsibilities include P&L management for current products, new product development, and project/program management of new products.

  • Senior Product Line Specialist at Corning Incorporated
    Jul 2019 - Jan 2025 · 5 yrs 7 mos

    - Responsible for P&L of two product lines. - Manages and coordinates information flow between the product line team which includes representatives from manufacturing, technology, supply chain, product engineering, and marketing.

  • US Navy (7 yrs 9 mos)
    • Branch Chief: Consulting, Program/Project Manager, and Customer Success Manager
      Feb 2016 - Jul 2019 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      - Established and lead 11 member advisory services team - Organize customer success through the assessment, planning, and implementation of training programs - Manage $2.5 million worth of equipment and manage $600k annual budget - Developed 5 new training programs, creating new capabilities for the organization and increasing annual engagements from 5 to 32 - Designed travel and personnel tracking system; used data to decrease required lead time by 50%; increased morale through ensuring balanced travel schedules - Served as Training expert on Sales team; established 8 persistent programs in 4 foreign business partners through cross-functional coordination, created new capabilities to solve customer problems - Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Company Grade Officer of the Year for 2017

    • Platoon Commander at Expeditionary Exploitation Unit 1: Operations Manager, Buisness Development
      Aug 2014 - Jan 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

      - Led 10 person forensic and explosive exploitation operations during a 6-month assignment. - Supervised the logistics of 23 air movements to transport $1.2 million of equipment and evidence across 11 countries. - Restructured operation layout through establishing 2 new sites in strategic locations, utilized key data from existing cases and forecasted the potential for future collaboration to select best sites; increased high-quality throughput by 200% - Educated leadership and supported clients, gained support and expanded forensic operation over 6-months; established persistent customer requirements

    • Midshipmen Cruise Coordinator with EODGRU 2: Recruitment, Development, Project Manager
      Feb 2014 - Aug 2014 · 7 mos

      - Scheduled, organized, and supervised summer training/selection event for college seniors applying to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer Community. - Supervised 18 high risk evolutions with 5 different departments of peers and senior managers; mitigated risk by 50% and with ZERO incidents

  • US Navy (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Navy School Explosive Ordnance Disposal Class leader
      Jul 2010 - Jul 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Dive School Honor Graduate
      Apr 2010 - Jun 2010 · 3 mos

    • Division Officer on the USS CROMMELIN: Operations and Project Management
      Dec 2007 - Apr 2010 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      - Led 11 employees in the daily operation of $5.6M of propulsion systems, fuel oil and lubricating oil equipment, and fire control system. - Managed the maintenance, upkeep, ordering, and storage of equipment and supplies.