Boyun (Olivia) Cui
San Jose,CA
Summary
7+ years of program management experiences in consumer electronics industry and automotive industry, Seasoned program manager working with manufacturers in Asia. Consistent track record of managing products (NPI) through the product life cycle from concept to mass production.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Project Manager (Contractor)
Apple Inc
01.2023 - Current
- Lead projects from concept review to mass production, successfully executed one CS1 build, two post ramp qualification projects and one NPI
- Drive product concept and budget alignment through ambiguity
- Project schedule creation and execution: develop and drive through program schedules
- Prioritize issues, manage and track inter-project dependencies, proactively identify and analyze risks, develop convergence plan, drive team to implement mitigations, make trade-offs when needed
- Project financial management
- Build management: drive and finalize build plan, lead CTB (clear to build) discussion, ensure MIH (Materials in house)
- Drive Concept Review, Proto and EVT build readiness review
- Developing meetings and documenting action items and progress
- Reporting and presenting project status and escalations to senior management
Program Manager
Neato Robotics
03.2021 - 11.2022
- Successfully launched 9 (SKUs) accessories on time: one new product with great margin sold out online on first day which broke company record, and four new accessories make company FIRST in market
- Lead programs from project concept to mass production
- Develop and manage program schedules throughout product development process, ensure resources/time/budget within scope
- Drive project execution by tracking project status, milestones, risks
- Lead core team meetings to track deliverables, foreseen and mitigate risks, and promote cross-functional team information sharing, address dependencies/priorities, ensure deliverables are committed
- Manage Change Requests ECO: cost, timing, implementation
- Build management throughout development, lead CTB (clear to build) discussion with CM in Asia for each build: EVT/DVT/Mini DVT/PVT
- Manage project budget
- Present program status, risks to stakeholders/top management regularly
Project Engineer
Mercedes-Benz RD Center
04.2018 - 06.2018
- Successfully built the bridge between Vendors (Nvidia/Qualcom) and Mercedes-Benz for a new platform
- Advanced development for new Head Unit Hardware architecture
- Collaborate with several potential Vendors(Nvidia, Qualcom) for new project proposals
- Evaluate/Analyze each platform proposals (Pros vs Cons)
Project Manager
MB (Mercedes-Benz) SIM Technology Co., Ltd
11.2013 - 06.2015
- Successfully launched new product: touch screen infotainment system for Model V213 (first project completely managed by the team in China)
- Project management: co-development with tier-1 supplier (Alpine) for new display system (NPI)
- Create project plan, drive through both technical and operational issues in-timely manner
- Coordinate with tier-1 supplier to build prototype/EVT/DVT/PVT/mass production
- Manage change orders ECO/MCO throughout product development
- Work with Mercedes-Benz Quality team to perform supplier audit
- Present project status to stakeholders regularly
Project Coordinator
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
06.2010 - 11.2013
- Launched 4 new components (Mid Radio/Hands Free Module/Display/Connectivity port) to carline on time, and successfully built a bridge between Fiat headquarter in Italy and GAC-Fiat/Chrysler in China
- Project management, cooperate with Chrysler US/ Chrysler China/ Fiat China for NPI development
- Organize weekly meetings to track project status/issues, clear road blockers
- Collaborate with Suppliers to manage change requests from quotation to implementation
- Support QA team to release testing plan, track EVT/DVT/PVT
- Manage samples allocation and ensure timely delivery to internal stakeholders to conduct testing
- Be a bridge to Fiat Joint venture GAC-Fiat and Chrysler China to obtain a smooth communication and cooperation
Education
Master of Science - Computer And Communication Networks Engineering
Politecnico Di Torino
Italy11.2009
Bachelor of Science - Automation Controlling Engineering
Xi'an Jiao Tong University
China07.2007
Skills
- Engineering program management (PM) and vendor management across Europe, Asia and USA
- Extensive experiences on new product introduction (NPI), and product lifecycle development from inception, manufacturing and go to market
- Strong engineering background gained from both bachelor degree and master degree
- Strong leadership skills with cross functional multicultural teams
- Detail oriented, data driven, well organized, hard working and problem solver
- Expertise with: Incline, Agile, Pulse, Balance, Nimbus, Box, Keynote, Numbers, Oracle NetSuite, Arena, Atlassian SCM Suite (Confluence/JIRA), Microsoft Office Suite
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Engineering Project Manager (Contractor)
Apple Inc
01.2023 - Current
Program Manager
Neato Robotics
03.2021 - 11.2022
Project Engineer
Mercedes-Benz RD Center
04.2018 - 06.2018
Project Manager
MB (Mercedes-Benz) SIM Technology Co., Ltd
11.2013 - 06.2015
Project Coordinator
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
06.2010 - 11.2013
Master of Science - Computer And Communication Networks Engineering
Politecnico Di Torino
Bachelor of Science - Automation Controlling Engineering
Xi'an Jiao Tong University
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