Ron M. Burson
5025 Rosewood Lake Drive
Cumming, Georgia 30040
Home:678 – 947 - 5886
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Summary and Objective
An established program and operations manager of high technology industries including video, voice, data, avionics and information technology. Over twenty years experience in military, commercial and private sectors. Effective leadership for all phases of a product’s life cycle including product strategies, proposals, negotiations, hardware, software, network design, detailed design, prototypes, pre-production, quality assurance, high-volume production, help desks and worldwide field support. Management of high-dollar, multi-level programs with cost and schedule responsibilities with both direct and indirect reports. Successful career achieved by focused and balanced attention to people, product and profit. Outstanding people management skills across diverse cultures and disciplines.
Seeking positions in new product development, program management, operations, release management and production management. Will travel and can relocate.
Education, Languages and Platforms
* BSBA, Business Management, 1988, SUNY (StateUniversity of New York). Awards received for teaching management development programs.
* Advanced Excel skills including Visual Basic. Web site management for software deployment. Familiar with Microsoft Project, SAP and Oracle based systems. Use of WebEx conferencing, SQA Suite, REMEDY, PVCS Version Manager, InstallShield and NetInstall.
Program Manager for New Product Development for Cable TV Products
Cisco (formally Scientific-Atlanta, Lawrenceville), GA - 07/99 to 09/99
Wide range of project management for complex digital subscriber systems: product definition, hardware, software, networks, documentation, introduction to manufacturing, production support, training staff for new processes and resolution of field issues. International travel to production facility.
* Cross functional leadership of teams associated with new product development of cable settops, digital headends, software and components.
* Project management of new product development teams: software/hardware designs, BOM structures, MRP requirements, vendor evaluations, factory pilot runs and methods, installation procedures and training documentation.
* High volume production support: international travel to factory for new pilot introduction, resolving line issues and ramp up for volume production, finding sources for obsolete components, upkeep of BOMs and MRP.
* Go To Market: configuration of newly created part numbers for SAP system.
* Planning and implementation for special field related projects: direct contact with senior customer management, on-site technicians and contractors, recall programs.
Technical Project Leader - Contractor
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, GA - 8/98 to 5/99
Technical ProjectLeader for all aspects of Y2K - Year 2000 Readiness. Installation of severs, replacement and bringing on-line 27,000 PC’s and new applications at 500 commercial bank sites across 3 states. Extensive travel.
* Project Manager over Server Design Teams, Applications Specialist Teams, Database Conversion Teams, local cabling vendors and Production Controllers.
* Site studies: Team leader at client sites to establish Y2K compliancy for network design, infrastructure, servers, routers, hubs, desktops, laptops, operating systems and specialized banking applications.
* Managed the details of defining, ordering and expediting software and equipment to the appropriate sites.
* Managed large teams at installations. Extensive travel to various sites.
* Communicated with executive management about the project status, challenges and solutions.
* Designed and implemented various internal controls and procedures of PC Replacement Project.
Release Manager – Permanent and Contractor
MCI Corp, Atlanta, Georgia - 10/97 to 8/98
* Responsible for the development, qualification, test and deployment of production software for nationwide distribution. New product development and final release for custom software applications.
* Full life cycle support: customer requirements, development, integration, acceptance test, sign-off, production release, field support and help desk.
* Rollout of over 5,000 Compaq 7350 laptops, which included the creation of custom software images for corporate use.
* Creation and upkeep of numerous web sites for downloads of production software and flash updates.
* Development of specifications, documents and test plans for a wide range of custom software applications for IBM ThinkPad laptops and Compaq 7350 laptops.
* Technical leadership and day-to-day supervision of software developers, web site developers, network administrators, testers and quality controllers.
Project Manager for Cable-Telephony Projects - Contractor
Contractor to Scientific-Atlanta, Duluth, Georgia - 10/96 to 9/97
* Established controls and procedures for software and electronic designs, engineering change notices, configurations audits and producibility reviews.
* Diplomatic skills and diverse technical backgrounds used to coordinate software design, engineering and manufacturing teams for new product design.
* Transitioned prototypes into released production status.
Independent Consulting and Contracting
Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Georgia - 3/90 to 10/96
* Independent consultant with prestigious clients such as AT&T, NCR,BellSouth, GE, GTE, Northern Telecomm, Sprint, etc. Involved travel.
* Various projects including set-up of new help desks set-up of customer services operations, training and designing cost control systems.
Manager of Microwave Integrated Circuits Production
Electromagnetic Sciences, Norcross, GA - 4/88 to 2/90
* Full profit/loss responsibilities for million dollar contracts. Direct management of department comprised of microwave engineers, technicians, production line supervisors, quality controllers, assemblers and production controllers.
* Restored customer relations on several contracts that were in default under previous management. Reorganized teams and completed contracts.
* Effective interfacing with all departments to achieve program objectives within cost and schedule constraints.
Manager of Operations Strategies
Avionics Program Manager – Secret Clearance
ITT Avionics, Nutley, New Jersey - 12/82 to 4/88
* Strategic planning and executive staff functions. Planned the division's transition from an R&D mode to a price competitive manufacturing operation. Planned and implemented division's 5-year strategic plan. Major projects included facilities expansion, organizational structure, quick reaction manufacturing, MRP II and manpower forecasting planning.
* Program Manager for the microelectronics’ portion of multi-million dollar avionics program for the Department of Defense (U.S. Navy).
Operations Project Leader for Avionics Programs – Secret Clearance
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Vice Chairman of Management Development Committee
Loral Electronic Systems, Yonkers, New York - 4/81 to 12/82
* Schedule and budget responsibilities for the Operations’ portion of 20 million dollar secret avionics production program for the Department of Defense (U.S. Army).
* Developed and taught courses on first line supervision and other management development topics.
Supervisor of Microelectronics Production Department
LeCroy Research Systems, Spring Valley, New York - 11/73 to 3/81
* Schedule and budget responsibilities for the full-scale production of microelectronic hybrid circuits.
* Hire/fire responsibilities for staff of 24 micro assemblers and quality controllers. Transitioned department from R&D to production mode.
* Department produced $100,000 of hybrid microcircuits per week.
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