Sharon Read

Experience

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  FMC

  Jun 1985 - Jun 1986

  Associate Quality Engineer
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  Fender Musical Instruments

  Aug 1987 - Jan 1991

  Staff Industrial Engineer
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  Universal Electronics

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1996

  Project Manager
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  Unit Instruments Inc

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Project Manager
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  ITT Cannon

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Product Manager
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  Toshiba America Electronic Components

  May 1998 - Feb 2000

  Business Development Engineer

  Successfully managed the development activities of VLD and LED technologies within the Optoelectronics business group. Led a team of engineering professionals in the creation of cutting-edge products.Selected accomplishments:• Liaised between engineering and the customer in order to define requirements and functionality preferences. Increased communication transparency and frequency. • Forged relationships between new customers and the entire Toshiba organization. Increased the likelihood of sales from new accounts on-boarded recently. • Reviewed and scheduled production based on customer releases. Drastically increased the operational efficiency of manufacturing by accurately and efficiently scheduling production. Show less

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  VitalCom, Inc.

  Feb 2000 - Sept 2001

  Implementation Project Manager
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  GE Healthcare

  Sept 2001 - Jan 2014

  Project Manager - Healthcare Project Implementation

  Owned the project management and implementation process in the entire healthcare business unit. Collaboratively led a cross-functional team of designers, clinical applications specialists, field engineers and cable contractors.Selected accomplishments:• Successfully launched more than 150 projects that generated an astonishing $75 million+ within the territory. Celebrated many successes with the project teams.• Forged strong relationships with customers and external partners. Raised the Net Promoter Scores (NPS) to an average of 90%.• Complied with all work instruction and other requirements passed along by project stakeholders. Increased the efficiency of processes within the project by 30%. Show less

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  Prescription Solutions

  Jun 2005 - Feb 2006

  Project Manager
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  Nihon Kohden America

  Jan 2014 - Oct 2016

  Senior Project Manager - Enterprise Monitoring Solutions

  Define project scope and goals with senior management’s direction and approval. Manage over 75 projects that total over $15 million in gross revenue. Selected accomplishments:• Utilize project tracking databases in order to keep the project on track and schedule. Increase the efficiency of these systems by 60%.• Proactively deal with and implement changes in the project’s scope and requirements. Increase the efficiency of change management processes and meetings by 20%.• Regularly meet with the team to maintain focus and momentum on complex, highly visible projects. Mitigate and reduce risk to the client by 30%.• Review and analyze the process flow analysis of the organization. Optimize this process and realize gains of 40% in processing efficiency. Show less

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  TrustCommerce®

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  Senior Project Manager

  Under the direction of PMO Manager, Project Managers are responsible for establishing and leading enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives. The Project Managers lead a variety of different types of projects, including launching new products and services, large-scale application development, systems integration, implementations, operational efficiency improvements, process re-engineering, and infrastructure upgrades and deployments.