TODD BIRCKELBAW, MBA, PMP

Experience

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  Lastar

  Jun 2008 - May 2013

  Product Manager & PLM

  Created first ever Product Life-Cycle Management (PLM) department at Lastar. The charter was to manage products from cradle-to-grave focusing on product strategy, relevance, profitability and quality.• Designed infrastructure, processes, and tools to be employed by the PLM team.• Led efforts to resolve quality issues, refresh products, second sourcing and value engineered products for significant cost savings or cost avoidance.• Managed development and growth of direct reports.• Twice Awarded Annual Leadership honors. Show less

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  Birckelbaw Solutions

  May 2013 - Jul 2015

  Owner & Project Manager

  On assignment with Lastar working with Dell Computers in Singapore on a special project to develop connectivity products designed to their specs and standards. • Launched eight new products in 2013, generating $2M+ in revenue in just three quarters; these products went on to break many sales records at Lastar. • Represented Legrand as the Project and Product Management at Dell to manage the products from concept to launch and sustaining stages of the product’s life-cycle – including quality issues and change requests.• Coordinated RFI / RFQ’s from Dell to Legrand.• Managed expansion of business into Asia Pacific and Latin American markets. Show less

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  Legrand

  Jul 2015 - Feb 2018

  Program Manager

  Managed portfolio of projects holistically to align corporate and department strategic objectives. Prioritized projects based on strategic importance, risk, and forecasted revenue - in an effort to balance the portfolio and manage the probability of success.• Developed first ever Stage Gate process for NPD projects and led the review meetings with Executives, which significantly improved development time and communication across the organization.• Governed NPI process, managed stakeholder expectations, and managed the POR / NPI Roadmaps.• First year as Program Manager we increased NPI revenue by 30% and generated on average $13M in revenues.• Managed, tracked, and reported portfolio performance, progress, risk, finance, escalations, and schedule. • Coached and mentored Product Managers and key stakeholders on project management techniques, analysis and process improvements.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams on continuous improvements, planning, process, and project roadmap reviews. • As Program Manager we successful launched 20-30 NPI’s every year.• Awarded the Pursuit of Excellence award for role in preparing and representing the NPD team in the ISO9001 certification. Show less

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  Quest Technology Management

  May 2018 - Aug 2021

  Sr. Technical Project Manager

  Managed over fifty IT related projects for Quest Technology Management. Range vastly from assessments, upgrades, migrations, and deployments of Networks (including wireless), VoIP systems, Security, UCS, VMWare, SAN, Power, DC migrations, and other system / process developments. These projects have crossed all sizes of business from SMB to large corporations in many industries like Healthcare, Education, Finance, Government, Hospitality, and many more. • Primary Point for the client throughout the project - Host kickoff and status meeting, reports, escalations, SOW/SOE contracts, addendums / change requests and other customer engagements • Responsible for project scope, timelines, cost, communications, plans, risk mitigation, and reports• Schedule engineering resources based on project plan and schedule• Track tasks, action items, issues, and deliverables to ensure successful completion of project Show less

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  Alameda Alliance for Health

  Aug 2021 - now

  • Sr. Manager of Project Management Office

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Sr. Technical Project Manager

    Aug 2021 - Mar 2023