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Louis Le

Plano,TX

Summary

Dynamic Product Stewardship Director with a proven track record at Texas Instruments, excelling in regulatory compliance and strategic planning. Spearheaded initiatives that reduced certification time by over 66%, while fostering cross-functional collaboration. Expertise in environmental governance and project management, driving sustainable practices and ensuring product safety throughout the lifecycle.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Stewardship Director

Texas Instruments Incorporated
03.2014 - 09.2025
  • Developed regulatory compliance processes to support the consumer electronic business product life cycles [responsible supply chain manufacturing, environmental, restricted materials [RoHS], energy efficiencies, product safety, extender producer responsibility, conflict minerals, EMC and wireless regulations, Corporate Social Responsibilities, Green House Gas emissions reductions].
  • Review and assessed pending and new regulations impact on the business and work with industry trade associations to allow for a managed transition and controlled cost such as USA Reese's Law UL4200A, World-wide IEC 62368-1.
  • Managed multiple team members from Product design, Supply Chain Management, Product Marketing, Sales Support, post-sale customer support, and Contract Manufacturers.
  • As a committee member of TI Corporate Citizenship, Supply Chain Responsibility, and Conflict Minerals team work to ensure Business Initiatives are aligned with stakeholders values.
  • Lead auditor for ISO 17025 – EMC/EMI Lab accreditation
  • Lead auditor for RBA Code of Conduct - Labor, Environment, Health & Safety, Ethics, Management

Hardware Quality Engineer

Texas Instruments Incorporated
08.2011 - 03.2014
  • Develop, establish and ensure execution of hardware verification plans used to assess product quality and meeting of regulatory requirements. (FCC PART 15, EN 301.489, EN 55022, UL 60950, IEC 61000-4-2, 4-3, 802.11 b/g/n/a, and other Country Specific Certifications)
  • Interface with Engineering (HW/SW), Supply Chain, suppliers, manufacturing and customers to analyze and propose resolution of any quality problems
  • Provide estimates, plans and project tracking metrics to Program Management
  • Coordinate with third party suppliers the execution and reporting of Verification plans
  • Design and create tools to facilitate the execution and failure analysis of products under development and in the field
  • Closely monitor the quality plans and reports provided by suppliers and manufacturing partners

Compliance Team Lead

Overhead Door Corporation
08.2009 - 08.2011
  • Responsible for Test Planning, Design Review and Agency Approval of Residential and Commercial Door Operators, Industrial Control Panels, Rolling Steel Fire Doors/Shutters, and Fail-Safe Release Devices according to UL, FM, CSA, IEC, FCC, IC and NFPA standards.
  • Developed and trained up to 8 team members on mechanical and electrical testing equipment EMC, input current, thermal, impact, cycling, dielectric withstand.
  • Obtained UL CTDP (Client Test Data Program) with successful training program that allowed for self-approval of test data and cost savings from UL witness testing not required.
  • Worked on standards committee team to create and review changes.


Type Approval Staff Engineer

Sony Ericsson
08.2007 - 12.2008
  • Analyzed and troubleshot radiated EMC, Layer 1, and Layer 3 test data for PC cards, embedded modules, and other mobile computing hardware products at development stage against all applicable standards. Failure rate yield for all projects was decreased from 15% to 7% on average.
  • Coordinated and organized all type approval testing plans according to regulatory standards for HWV team, enabled test coverage of 90-95% and provided confidence in product maturity during official testing at external test laboratories.
  • Investigated and examined HW and SW changes of GSM/WCDMA mobile computing product life cycle that strengthen the integrity of the product by generating non-bias delta testing requirements that are tested internally until conformance is reached.
  • Assessment saved up to $1.2 Million per project and protects SEMC products during any audits by national certification bodies

Product Certifications Manager

Nokia Mobile Phones
06.2002 - 11.2006
  • Created and executed on testing/certifications plans for GSM / CDMA / WCDMA projects based on product features and hardware components helped maintain schedules according to market launch dates of customers. Average certification time reduced from 12 weeks to 4 weeks when these plans were implemented from 2002-2006 on responsible projects.
  • Maintained and reviewed all necessary documentation such as bill of materials (BOM), user guides, block diagrams in schematics, labeling, technical submission forms and official test reports required for Federal Commissions Committee (FCC), Industry Canada(IC), PCS Type Certification Board (PTCRB), Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) certifications for North America enabled Nokia to meet customer strict requirements and protection from multimillion dollars litigation from consumers, manufacturers, and distributors.
  • Scheduled and planned EMC, Specific Absorption Rate(SAR), CTIA, FCC, Bluetooth(BT), Low Voltage Directive(LVD) for Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment(R&TTE) testing at early stage of phone life cycle contributed to strategizing feasibility and budget accurately according to updated bill of materials which saved components costs (up to $2 to $3 per component for 1 to 3 million production units), reusability of test results that reduced testing costs (up to $100k testing fees for radiated/conducted emissions/immunity/HAC/CTIA) per variants, and type approval requirement date of customer tiers (setting priority for 1 million vs. 100k unit sales

Protocol Test Engineer

Nokia Mobile Phones
06.2000 - 06.2002
  • Installed, troubleshot, maintained, and tested Rhode & Schwartz (R&S) CRTU-G test system protocol test cases include General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) lead to the approval of TCC Dallas as Accredited GSM Test Laboratory under A2LA in 1 year.
  • Worked and supported several GSM R&S test systems (CRTU-G, TS8916B, TS8950G), Anite UTRA Stand-Alone Tester (U-SAT), and ORGA SIM simulator increased total work capacity for test laboratory and saved over $25k per project in testing since contracted and projects from other test sites were reallocated to TCC Dallas site.
  • Assisted and trained colleagues on test procedures, interpretation of operation manuals and system software/hardware upgrades to satisfy ISO17025 standards and accomplished requirements for obtaining accredited GSM Test Laboratory status under A2LA.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Engineering

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
12-2000

Skills

  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Environmental, Health and Safety
  • Corporate Social Governance
  • Strategic planning
  • Project Management
  • Global Market Access
  • Product Life Cycle
  • Auditing
  • Green House Gas

Timeline

Product Stewardship Director

Texas Instruments Incorporated
03.2014 - 09.2025

Hardware Quality Engineer

Texas Instruments Incorporated
08.2011 - 03.2014

Compliance Team Lead

Overhead Door Corporation
08.2009 - 08.2011

Type Approval Staff Engineer

Sony Ericsson
08.2007 - 12.2008

Product Certifications Manager

Nokia Mobile Phones
06.2002 - 11.2006

Protocol Test Engineer

Nokia Mobile Phones
06.2000 - 06.2002

Bachelor of Science - Engineering

Southern Methodist University

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