San Francisco Bay Area
I am an accomplished Senior Technical Program Manager, Quality, Innovation and Business Development Executive with extensive global experience leading complex engineering programs across advanced manufacturing and mobility technologies. I have proven success directing large-scale, cross-functional organizations, strengthening quality governance, and driving operational performance. I am highly skilled in advancing program execution and steering NPI‑to‑launch readiness within sophisticated, high-reliability environments. I am recognized for cultivating high-performance cultures, standardizing enterprise processes, and driving transformation across diverse international operations.
• Directed Technical Program Managers across 3 vehicle platforms (serial, ramp-up and launch) and an L4 robotaxi program, stabilizing engineering, industrialization, and validation delivery. • Oversaw lighting, ADAS sensor suites (lidar, camera, radar, ultrasonic), vision systems, and low‑voltage harness development, strengthening cross‑system integration. • Delivered executive‑level program reporting and escalation, heightening visibility into risks, milestones, and decision requirements. • Planned technology development roadmaps with senior leadership, aligning platform evolution and engineering priorities. • Supported cost‑breakdown reviews and supplier engagement, tightening technical‑commercial alignment and sourcing discipline. • Defined, implemented, and refined program processes while cultivating cross‑functional networks, accelerating risk resolution, and maintaining schedule adherence. • Drove product maturation from A‑sample through C‑sample within 2 months by compressing optical integration timelines, neutralizing risk exposure, and establishing an industrialization path into serial manufacturing. • Cleared roughly 60 quality issues across ADAS, lighting, vision, and low‑voltage harness domains within 5 months by correcting design controls, revising DFMEAs, updating design rules, and tightening DV/PV coverage. • Secured BOM integration across ADAS, lighting, and vision launch builds by defining requirement splits, locking component sets, and forming a stable configuration for production release.
MISSION: Intel's Logic Technology Development group develops and ensures the effective use of integrated silicon logic technologies. The Intel Mask Operations strategic business group delivers world class masks and tape out support enabling Intel to be One Generation Ahead on Technology with Industry Leading Time-to-Market
MISSION: establish a presence, develop connections and a long term relationship with New Mobility Players creating revenue. RESULTS: • Generated $150M order intake and potential business opportunities for $1.9B from completely new customers. • As the main customer liaison to new mobility players and automotive OEMs in the US West Coast, mapped the ecosystem and connected with the main stakeholders creating and consolidating a relevant presence. • Co-managed engineer leads and coordinated technical meetings with new customers. • Defined and implemented business development objectives and strategies, and defined market trends related to new mobility and autonomous driving. • Created a matrix matching new EV players, autonomous trucks, robotaxis, robo deliveries and micromobility needs to company portfolio and defined existing OTS and new products needs as well as the need for R&D development hours. • Established collaborative projects with new mobility players, startups, OEMs advanced development centers. • Developed R&D teams and Technological Plan Footprint
MISSION: Deploy the company's Quality Culture and tools to achieve the operational excellency in a multicultural Regional Organization responsible for EUR 800M turnover and 6,000+ employees with plants in Europe, Africa and supporting operations in South America RESULTS: • Reduced the Total Cost of non Quality by 17%, customer claims by 55% and achieved the first place in the Group's Production System Program in the Total Quality axis. • Launched and validated (according customer and automotive regulation standards) a surface mount technology electronics product line and validated production plants to be able to work for premium automakers. • As the Chairman of the Project Validation Committee, secured the introduction of new technologies (laser welding, electronic manufacturing, UV curing, etc).
• Achieved a reduction of 90 % in the 6-month cumulative ppm value in 6 months implementing a quick response policy for customer non conformities, systematic root cause analysis of defects, introduction of visual management at shop floor level, etc. • Reduction of internal scrap over sales ratio in 37 % in 6 months. • Eliminated the need of special controls, reduced customer returns, etc. leading to an overall 90 % reduction of non quality cost.
• Managing the quality team (Customer Quality, Laboratory, Process Quality, Warranty Engineers, Technical Customer Service, SQM Intercompany, Analysis Group, Internal Auditors and Quality Inspectors). • Implemented a “zero tolerance for defects” policy achieving an 80% ppm reduction in 6 months and a global FPY (First Pass Yield) increase of 5 percentage units which implied both before delivery costs and customer claims reduction. • Achieved a Benchmark status within the group regarding Quality policy. • Developed a Warranty Cost reduction systematic that reported savings for 0.84 MiO EUR in 2007. • Responsible for maintaining quality certifications (ISO-TS)