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Allen Clark

Cedar Park,Texas

Summary

Results-oriented Design Program Director with expertise in program management and cross-functional collaboration. Led the launch of an 800G switch product, strengthening customer relations and achieving cost avoidances. Skilled in solution implementation and communication, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.

Work History

Design Program Director

Celestica Corporation
Remote Employee, USA
10.2021 - Current
  • Drove internal design teams to deliver portfolio and JDM products to market on time, on budget and within schedule.
  • Significantly improved relations with a hyperscale and enterprise customers.
  • Chaired LPR (leadership program review) board including pre-reviews to ensure projects were ready for management approval.
  • Provided status reports to internal management and cross-functional teams to maintain project visibility.
  • Provided customer updates directly.
  • Developed scope management process.
  • Contributed as a key member of Celestica, a provider of network and storage products, design, and electronics manufacturing services.
  • Supported implementation of Keyedin and Salesforce software solutions to enhance project management and Sales capabilities.

Customer Design Program Director

Celestica Corporation
Remote Employee, USA
06.2011 - 10.2021
  • Led teams to develop and launch enterprise level storage products on-time and to budget.
  • Managed team of program managers, quoting and executing design projects for customers and internal proof of concept and reference designs.
  • Defined products according to customer RFQ, aligning with requirements, cost, and schedule targets.
  • Coordinated with Celestica design sites to execute design services for large enterprise solutions.
  • Facilitated onboarding process for new design customers to ensure seamless integration.
  • Supported extended manufacturing site support to ensure smooth transition to manufacturing.
  • Described Celestica's role as a provider of design and electronics manufacturing services to clients.
  • Heavily involved with key process development, including winning an internal award for our learning website.

Customer Design Program Manager

Celestica Corporation
Remote Employee, USA
09.2004 - 06.2011
  • Formulated design service solutions for enterprise customers in response to RFQs, enhancing customer design capabilities.
  • Created and executed proposal for Celestica’s largest design services quote, securing significant business.
  • Create proposal for Celestica’s for Celestica’s first turnkey design win.
  • Managed programs and staff on-site to ensure effective project execution.
  • Executed multiple programs on time and within budget, successfully managing recoveries for customer out-of-scope requests.
  • Coordinate with Celestica design sites to execute design services for large enterprise solutions.
  • Developed Celestica PLM process.
  • Celestica is a provider of design & electronics manufacturing services (EMS).

Director Early Supplier Involvement Engineering

Celestica Corporation
Austin, USA
09.2001 - 09.2004
  • Lead corporate team of engineers to update the Celestica design guidelines.
  • Defined team strategy and tactics to optimise customer designs for production, guiding projects from concept to RTS.
  • Coordinated program management and engineering activities between customer's design team and global Celestica manufacturing sites to ensure alignment and effective execution.
  • Manage a team of a program manager & 8 engineers covering manufacturing, test and component engineering.
  • Manage a team of test engineers developing ICT tests, and supporting the development of functional tests.
  • Developed a team on manufacturing and component engineers from scratch to deliver best in class customer performance.
  • Led launch of 12 product families into manufacture at Celestica sites globally, ensuring successful integration and production readiness.
  • Provided technical leadership for the customer support team.
  • Achieved $5 million in cost avoidances during 2001 - 2003.

Education

Masters Degree - Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Hons.)

Loughborough University of Technology
UK
01.1992

Skills

  • Program management
  • Product development
  • Scope management
  • Solution implementation
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Customer relationship management
  • International team leadership
  • Budget management
  • Change management
  • Prototyping and technical design management
  • Microsoft Excel, Word, and Project
  • Enovia, Jira, Azure, Keyedin and Salesforce
  • Problem solving
  • Team leadership
  • Effective communication

Other Experience

  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Test Engineer
  • Quality Engineer
  • Electronic Design Engineer

Timeline

Design Program Director

Celestica Corporation
10.2021 - Current

Customer Design Program Director

Celestica Corporation
06.2011 - 10.2021

Customer Design Program Manager

Celestica Corporation
09.2004 - 06.2011

Director Early Supplier Involvement Engineering

Celestica Corporation
09.2001 - 09.2004

Masters Degree - Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Hons.)

Loughborough University of Technology

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