Laura Murphy-Wilkens

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location of Laura Murphy-WilkensLos Gatos, California, United States
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  • Timeline

    Jul 1988 - Dec 1989

    Development Engineer

    IBM Systems Technology Division
    Dec 1989 - Feb 1997

    Manufacturing Engineer

    IBM Storage Systems Division
    San Jose, Calfiornia
    Feb 1997 - Oct 2001

    Marketing Research and Sales Operations Manager, Senior Engineer

    IBM OEM MR Head Business Unit
    Oct 2001 - Jun 2003

    Division Strategy and Business Development, Senior Engineer

    IBM Storage Systems Division
    Jan 2005 - now

    Community Volunteer

    Self-employed
    Current Company
    Feb 2018 - now

    Program Coordinator

    Santa Clara County Democratic Party
  • About me

    Project Manager

  • Education

    • Ibm corporate learning center, thornwood, ny

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      Ibm basic blue management training
    • Ibm ssd education, san jose

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      Strategic marketing
    • Syracuse university

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      Bachelor of science - bs mechanical engineering
    • Santa clara university leavey school of business

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      Master of business administration - mba
  • Experience

    • Ibm systems technology division

      Jul 1988 - Dec 1989
      Development engineer

      Designed memory cards for OEM midrange computer and IBM mainframe computer Coordinated inter-division analysis of competitor’s memory cardManaged design effort and performed wirability study to choose technology for logic planar

    • Ibm storage systems division

      Dec 1989 - Feb 1997

      Led transfer to and startup of a multimillion-dollar automated production process in SingaporeLed implementation of chemical process to eliminate stiction field failure mode in disk drives which ended stop ship of all productImplemented production yield improvements and design changes needed to achieve yield and volume targets for Worldwide manufacturing of head stack assembly.Emphasis on epoxy applications and robotic assemblyProduction data analysis using SQLTrained manufacturing production team to operate process stations to achieve high quality and maximum efficiency Show less

      • Manufacturing Engineer

        Feb 1993 - Feb 1997
      • Facilities Engineer

        Dec 1989 - Feb 1993
    • Ibm oem mr head business unit

      Feb 1997 - Oct 2001
      Marketing research and sales operations manager, senior engineer

      Analyzed marketing research and head product and manufacturing expertise to recommend business unit strategyConducted MR head cost and pricing analysis and recommended unit pricing strategyManaged OEM Sales Operations team handling all OEM MR head orders

    • Ibm storage systems division

      Oct 2001 - Jun 2003
      Division strategy and business development, senior engineer

      Evaluated division business strategy decisions utilizing technical product and marketing expertiseAnalyzed and recommended ultimate Storage Systems Division strategy to maximize IBM revenue and fulfill mandate to exit the hardware business by leveraging leading-edge head and drive technology and industry-leading wafer manufacturing capability into HGST joint partnership

    • Self-employed

      Jan 2005 - now
      Community volunteer

      Led leadership committee roles for Youth Theater, Music programs, School Fundraising Auctions and Classroom Curriculum

    • Santa clara county democratic party

      Feb 2018 - now
      Program coordinator

      Coordinated virtual and in-person phone banks and canvasses for critical Presidential, Senate, House, and Governor Newsom’s Stop the Recall electionsTrained volunteers to use phone banking software including Scale to Win, ThruTalk, HubDialer, Open VPB, Call Hub, and othersCreated Volunteer Training modules Conducted 2024 Victory Special Projects circulator and line-by-line petition reviewsCoordinated with Senate and Congressional campaignsRecruited and reactivated volunteers Partnered with Bay Area Coalition canvassing and phone banking efforts Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Laura Murphy-Wilkens
      IBM Corporate Outstanding Technical Acheivement Award -
    • Awarded to Laura Murphy-Wilkens
      Storage Systems Division Team Champions Award -