Douglas (Doug) J. Martin
Rochester,MN
Summary
Enthusiastic, self-motivated, results-oriented quality assurance professional offering expertise in managing concurrent, large-scale, complex, and deeply technical portfolios. Effectively communicating with leaders at all levels, providing sound judgment with expanding responsibilities and achievements across multiple functions, and thriving in fast-paced environments. Analytical, innovative, strategic business partner, persuasive communicator, and problem-solving project manager with a solid blend of engineering and business experience, an aptitude for technology, and the ability to navigate through ambiguity and chaos who is known for cultivating and maintaining positive, productive relationships and Influencing stakeholders at multiple levels in the organization to interpret and concisely articulate business goals, collaborate to establish program requirements, manage expectations for stakeholders including clients. Highly adaptable, collaborative leader, resourceful team contributor, and US Military Veteran with a passion for succeeding with minimal direction and demonstrated success in directing, teaching, and mentoring worldwide, cross-functional, cross-organizational teams remotely in a matrix organization to embrace challenges, manage project and organizational change, and deliver complex products and services.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
QA Manager – Cloud / Hyperscale Team
WESTERN DIGITAL
08.2017 - Current
- Led a department of 14 engineers to qualify storage devices for purchase by the Cloud and Hyperscale Customers
- Directed a cross-functional team to get to know the customers better, resulting in first-time right qualifications
- Involved with organizational development and transformation, recruiting, and hiring
- Created and maintained weekly programing, KPIs and dashboards, presenting to the executive team
- Ran the team using Lencioni Principles and a focus on supporting Turn This Ship Around principles.
Principle Engineer - Program Manager
HGST
01.2013 - 08.2017
- Oversaw the System Integration Test Lab for Hard Disk Drive products
- Focused on new product development and testing within the SIT Lab, as well as sustaining products that were under customer qualification, product engineering change validation, and regression testing
- Championed the Master Test Plan and schedule to meet drive launch and announce plans
- Involved with establishing a PMO.
Project Manager
CDI – IBM
06.2011 - 01.2013
- Supported Altria and Express-Scripts as an Advisory Project Manager with P / L accountability
- Drove the projects to completion
- Managed scope, cost, schedule, and deliverables while applying project management methodologies for planning, tracking change control, and risk management.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Northeastern University
Skills
- Communication – Verbal / Written
- Best Practices
- Process Improvements
- Reporting
- Mentoring
- Research
- Documentation
- Negotiations
- Presentations
- Verticals - Aerospace
- Defense, Storage, Services
- Requirements Assessments
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Assurance
- Risk Identification
- Mitigation
- Compliance
- Analytics
- Metrics
- Legal / Regulatory Guidelines
Military Experience
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, HONORABLE DISCHARGE, Nuclear Weapons Specialist
- UNITED STATES NATIONAL GUARD, HONORABLE DISCHARGE, Satellite Communications Specialist
Volunteer Affiliations
- Rochester Youth Hockey Program
- Golf, Coach
- Mentor Middle School, Instructor
- Mentor
Professional Development
- Project Management Institute: PMI / PMP
- SAFe Agile
- Product Management
Timeline
QA Manager – Cloud / Hyperscale Team
WESTERN DIGITAL
08.2017 - Current
Principle Engineer - Program Manager
HGST
01.2013 - 08.2017
Project Manager
CDI – IBM
06.2011 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Northeastern University