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Tariq Packer

Tariq Packer

San Jose,CA

Summary

Versatile program management professional targeting Technical Program Management roles. Versed in assessing challenges, resolving problems and implementing plans to mitigate risk and technical obstacles. Meticulously organized with 7 years successfully uniting internal and external requirements to achieve peak efficiency and/or product delivery. Practiced at maintaining harmonious operations while meeting needs of core team members and stakeholders.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager, Machine Learning

Google
09.2021 - 12.2023
  • Collaborated with product managers, engineers, and executives to define project scope, requirements, and timelines to support the mass production of Google's datacenter products with a focus on Machine Learning expansion
  • Increased execution efficiencies by conceiving and creating new processes between demand planning and manufacturing, resulting in a 80% decrease in unused/excess inventory YoY
  • Managed and collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale programs for increased customer satisfaction (Created service levels dependent on Customer needs/requirements)
  • Delivered projects on time and on budget resulting in a 98% customer satisfaction rate.

Technical Program Manager

Amazon Lab 126
01.2017 - 08.2021
  • Managed 12 New Product Introductions (NPI) with an average rating of 4.6 (out of 5) stars from concept through production by planning and overseeing design, manufacturing, test and cost issues which may impact delivery and tenets of product
  • Established and led core teams of 5-30 members and coordinated actions to address product quality and critical alerts, resulting in efficient issue resolution and consistently meeting launch timelines
  • Formalized and executed sustainability projects to help decrease overall CO2 emissions and increase customers' energy cost savings
  • Managed multiple internal TPM tools (Agile, Confluence Jama, and Jira) to facilitate communication through white papers and Milestone event meetings, between project teams and upper management

Process Manager

Amazon Fulfillment
06.2015 - 01.2017
  • Responded rapidly to market shifts to make real time changes to production processes
  • Motivated department to successfully deliver over 100K units daily
  • Managed direct staff of up to 140 associates while creating and maintaining positive work environment
  • Successfully implemented process improvements which led to a productivity increase of 20% based on output production metrics

Research and Development Lab Technician

Monell Chemical Senses Center
09.2013 - 12.2014
  • Developed GUIs for testing and recording odor intensity, similarity, and pleasantness.
  • Designed layout and fabricated circuit boards for valve flow control of an olfactometer
  • Developed mobile application for remote operation of an olfactometer
  • Optimized and further developed an olfactometer using DAQ systems (cDAQ)

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
06.2015

Skills

  • Methodologies: Agile (Scrum)
  • Programming and Simulation: Matlab, R, LabVIEW
  • Design: Autodesk (Autocad, Autocad ME, Maya), Pro E
  • Reporting: Jama, Jira Confluence
  • Work Process Optimization
  • System Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Resource Planning
  • Continuous Process Improvements

Timeline

Program Manager, Machine Learning

Google
09.2021 - 12.2023

Technical Program Manager

Amazon Lab 126
01.2017 - 08.2021

Process Manager

Amazon Fulfillment
06.2015 - 01.2017

Research and Development Lab Technician

Monell Chemical Senses Center
09.2013 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Drexel University

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