Michael V.

Michael V.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director of Hardware Engineering | UC Davis MBA Candidate

  • Education

    • University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management

      2023 - 2025
      Master of Business Administration - MBA Business Administration and Management
    • Sonoma State University

      2012 - 2018
      Electrical Engineering, Mathematics Mathematics
  • Experience

    • Pocket Radar, Inc.

      Feb 2017 - now

      Oversee Production:In this role I handle product documentation, BOM management, production analysis and approval. I developed and manage the Engineering Change Request/Order (ECR/ECO) process to document and maintain traceability with engineering changes, understand tradeoffs and ensure quick and decisive action. This includes component obsolescence (EOL) and replacement, correcting design flaws, enhancement requests, etc. I coordinate with other departments to determine the implementation timeline for smooth transitions.Oversee HW Team:Ensure projects are on schedule and aligned with business objectives. Organize weekly meetings with the HW team to track progress and identify risk with projects to communicate roadblocks to other teams/management asap. Show less

      • Director Of Hardware Engineering

        Aug 2022 - now
      • HW Engineering Manager

        Apr 2022 - Aug 2022
      • Design Engineer

        May 2018 - Apr 2022
      • Engineering Intern

        Feb 2017 - May 2018
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

      University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management
      Mar 2024
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Michael V.
      Koret Scholarship Sonoma State University May 2017 Awarded Koret Scholarship from SSU due to the research in Fiber Optics I'm involved in. Based off the research I gave a poster presentation at the annual Science Symposium hosted by SSU.
    • Awarded to Michael V.
      Speaker: Northern California Mathematics Conference - Mar 2017 Accepted as a guest speaker at the Northern California Mathematics Conference. My presentation was on understanding light propagation though fiber optics and the math/theory behind it as well as a brief summary of the research I have been involved in on fiber optic's.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Industry Advisor

      Issued by SSU Engineering on May 2019
      SSU EngineeringAssociated with Michael V.
    • STEM Shadow Day

      Issued by Santa Rosa Junior College on May 2020
      Santa Rosa Junior CollegeAssociated with Michael V.