Jacqueline Suaverdez
Nijmegen
Summary
A hands-on Program Manager with over 14+ years of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) products and components new product development (NPD) program management experience and over 9 years semiconductor product/manufacturing engineering experience. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance. A strong believer in quality systems and an advocate for customer well- being. Proven track record of successful delivery of new products to customers meeting budget, timeline, and performance criteria to a business unit.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr. Program Manager
Enphase Energy
11.2018 - 11.2020
- Launched platform programs including the first solar storage and second generation ATS (Automatic Transfer Switch) products which provided new revenue streams to the company.
- Planned and executed the company’s multiple NPI project releases to contract manufacturers (CMs) in Asia by scheduling and managing prototype builds, procuring tools and fixtures, and preparing the manufacturing and quality processes.
- Identified project needs and established mitigation plans to support business requirements.
- Collaborated with development teams, internal customers, and product line management to ensure delivery of desired product requirements to customers.
- Engaged with supply chain, CMs, and development teams to drive material readiness and clear-to-build (CTBs) for prototype builds.
- Championed DFx (design for manufacturing, design for test, design for quality) within the design hardware, firmware, and integration team while developing smart energy storage products and microinverters.
- Managed BOM changes by ensuring timely cutover and procurement of new components, reducing shortages and scrappage of obsolete parts.
- Tracked and reported weekly project metrics (schedule, budget, and resource variances) to stakeholders to facilitate change management activities.
- Upheld stage gate documentation and reviews with a hyper-focus on product quality and manufacturing readiness.
- Established a company-wide project management system (PMS) which includes status dashboards, metric tracking, resource loading and tracking, and project defect Pareto. Defined business requirements and collaborated with an external solution provider in delivering the PMS to Enphase.
Program Manager
Enterprise, Solid State Drive, III Western Digital Company
07.2016 - 11.2018
- Led and oversaw an Agile scrum team as a Product Owner, responsible in prioritizing the team’s backlog and defining stories to streamline development execution and promote quality work.
- Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development of one of the newest SSD by collaborating cross-functionally across departments from design, firmware, hardware, manufacturing, and engineering teams.
- Maintained tight time-to-market timetables and quality standards to provide the company with exceptional product feature offerings.
- Identified project needs and communicated program status, milestones completion, priorities, and barriers to the executive management team to support business requirements.
- Mitigated and managed program schedule and resource constraints risks
- Identifying options and trade-offs and ensuring decisions were made and implemented in a timely manner
- Managed a small team of NPI team responsible for providing engineering boards procurement and SSD drives logistic support for development teams.
Sr. New Product Introduction Project Manager
SunEdison, Inc
03.2012 - 06.2016
- Responsible for the timely introduction of two generations of new PV solar panel products from design to manufacturing, which resulted in SunEdison's transition from Multi- to Mono- cell modules, which allowed higher efficiency Mono modules to ramp in high-volume manufacturing (HVM).
- Lead CFT meetings to ensure new components, new cell, and module technology changes will seamlessly run in production
- Drove PV module manufacturing site joint-venture start-up in Juarez Mexico by collaborating with CM, internal engineering team, and other stakeholders in identifying, planning, and executing design, BOM specification, requirements, and process/design changes. Team efforts resulted in site HVM readiness two weeks ahead of schedule.
New Product Program Manager
Cypress Semiconductor Corp
03.2007 - 03.2012
- Demonstrated full responsibility and capability in managing the second top project of the company: platform microcontroller by ensuring on-time delivery of new solution to market through highly structured new product release methodology.
- Developed resource plans, analyzed critical path, established risk management plans and detailed project schedule.
- Performed project leadership through extensive use of MS Project and Program Management System which utilizes scorecard, run card and product release checklists.
- Managed and mentored direct reports for 2 years by hiring, training, managing priorities, and developing job descriptions and career ladders for new NPI engineers.
Section Manager
Division Cypress Manufacturing Limited, Phil
05.2004 - 02.2007
- Handled 3 small groups of product engineers (14 total) working on NPD (Specialty DRAM, Image Sensor, and Non-Volatile Memory). Assigned employees to ongoing and special projects to realize adequate staffing and meet production schedule parameters.
- Conducted quarterly and annual employee performance reviews to recognize achievements and identify areas needing improvement.
- Coordinated the integration effort for the sort and manufacturing process after the company acquisition of a Pseudo SRAM company
- Project Leader: Statistical Bin Limit Implementation Process and System
- Worked directly with customer Toshiba Teli to implement customer test requirements for Image Sensor products to resolve quality issues.
Staff Product Engineer
Cypress Manufacturing Limited- Philippine Branch
04.2003 - 05.2004
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions, and make decisions and managed small group of product engineers (5 engineers) in handling issues and cost reduction projects
- Member/driver of several improvement teams across mfg areas.
- Offered friendly and efficient cost-reduction initiatives to the production organization and handled challenging situations with ease.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Senior Test – Product Engineer
Cypress Manufacturing Limited Philippine Branch
03.2000 - 04.2003
- Drove continuous improvement culture in engineering to provide clear product design standards, improve manufacturability through enhanced documentation, and reduce process cycle time.
- Built and supported CFT within the manufacturing area for interim and permanent corrective actions.
- Supported functional teams on SPC institutionalization, Yield and 8D implementations.
Test-Product Engineer
Cypress Semiconductor Philippines, Inc
10.1997 - 03.2000
- Responsible for the overall product performance – yields, quality (AOQL), and reliability.
- Initiated cost reduction projects like test insert, burn in elimination/reduction and test time reduction.
Education
Doctorate in Business Administration - Business Administration And Management
Swiss School of Business And Management
Geneva, Switzerland10.2022
MBA - Business Administration And Management
California State University
Monterey Bay, California USA 06.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
Mapua Institute of Technology
Manila, Philippines10.1997
Skills
- Agile (Scrum Master Certified) and Traditional Project Methodology
- Project Coordination: Resource, Cost, Budget, and Risk Management
- Complex Problem-Solving: Pareto analysis, 8D, Why-why, Fishbone
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): Use of MS Project, Office Tiimeline, Atlassian JIRA/Confluence, Slack
- Statistical data mining and analysis using excel add-ins, SPSS, JMP and Tableau
Certification
Certified Scrum Master
Timeline
Sr. Program Manager
Enphase Energy
11.2018 - 11.2020
MBA - Business Administration And Management
California State University
06.2017 - 05.2019
Program Manager
Enterprise, Solid State Drive, III Western Digital Company
07.2016 - 11.2018
Sr. New Product Introduction Project Manager
SunEdison, Inc
03.2012 - 06.2016
New Product Program Manager
Cypress Semiconductor Corp
03.2007 - 03.2012
Section Manager
Division Cypress Manufacturing Limited, Phil
05.2004 - 02.2007
Staff Product Engineer
Cypress Manufacturing Limited- Philippine Branch
04.2003 - 05.2004
Senior Test – Product Engineer
Cypress Manufacturing Limited Philippine Branch
03.2000 - 04.2003
Test-Product Engineer
Cypress Semiconductor Philippines, Inc
10.1997 - 03.2000
Doctorate in Business Administration - Business Administration And Management
Swiss School of Business And Management
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
Mapua Institute of Technology
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