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WAYNE SEVIGNY

TYNGSBORO,MA

Summary

Delivering customer centric solutions. Leading cross functional engineering teams. Change agent. Leading organizations through change.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
3
3

Certifications

Work History

Member, Technical Staff

Dell-EMC
08.2018 - 09.2024
  • Requirements decomposition for hyper-converged infrastructure datacenter appliances covering order path, factory configuration (Day 0), deployment (Day 1) and post deployment (Day 2) operations.
  • Primary focus on Hardware north bound to Software interfaces (BIOS, Dell iDRAC) for firmware Life Cycle Management, cluster node expansion, serviceability, physical view and other hardware related processes.
  • Interfaces included 100/25/10/1 Gbps network, USB, BT, console, monitor (VGA), serial, AC/DC power (US, EMEA & ROW)
  • Establish systems engineering team to bring an enterprise class rack level product to the software defined datacenter market. Over $200M in sales five quarters post release in partnership with Dell, VMWare and Cisco.
  • Rack level power, mechanical, thermal, network design
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

Director Software Engineering

Dell EMC
01.2017 - 08.2018
  • Establish systems engineering team to bring to market an enterprise class product for the software defined datacenter.
  • Over $200M in sales five quarters post release. Completed two product architectures to align to the business strategy.
  • Leveraged a broad array of skills in supply chain management, Agile development, Program Management and personnel management.
  • Developed high-performing team by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.

Director, Test Engineering

EMC Corporation
01.2009 - 01.2017
  • Scaled Operations software organization to support globalization while expanding product line.
  • Gained operational efficiency of >30%, resource availability on a follow the sun basis.
  • Redirected 15% of the resource pool to establish a Business Process Management organization to drive further efficiencies with tools and processes.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.

Group Manager

EMC Corporation
02.2001 - 01.2009
  • Transformed struggling test development department of ~80 design and technical support personnel (indirect & direct labor) developing DOD style test systems inclusive of thermal, power and vibration stressors.
  • Initiated process improvements transforming organization into a skill-based project management matrix with rigorous development processes maximizing reuse and transitioning capital project processes to leverage corporate wide Oracle based ERP.
  • Resulted in 70% inventory reduction and 30% operational efficiency improvement through process and tool introduction and targeted outsourcing.
  • Reduced introduction cost of next generation product introduction from $36M to $25M. Successfully established supply line in Asia, addressing import/export and logistics needs, resulting in $40M savings.

Senior Manager

Raytheon Company
08.1987 - 02.2001
  • Led organization of ~200 engineers and technicians. Direct and indirect labor, including some union staff.
  • Successfully proposed, won and negotiated contracts to feed annual budget in excess of $50M.
  • Product contained various software languages and hardware technologies (digital, analog, power, RF and microwave).
  • Led corporate initiative to realize capital savings from corporate acquisition and merger consolidation, saving >$10M.
  • Led New England operations for corporate level Y2K readiness, efficiently addressing over 2000 solutions and identifying national savings of >$5M.
  • Led test operations effort to return appliance subdivision to profitability resulting in successful sale of subdivision.

Education

Master of Science - Software Engineering

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
06.2009

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of Lowell
Lowell, MA
06.1981

Skills

  • Verbal and written communication
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Process Improvements
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependable and Responsible
  • Critical Thinking
  • Decision-Making

Certification

Six Sigma Specialist (Green Belt)

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Scrum Product Owner

Timeline

Member, Technical Staff

Dell-EMC
08.2018 - 09.2024

Director Software Engineering

Dell EMC
01.2017 - 08.2018

Director, Test Engineering

EMC Corporation
01.2009 - 01.2017

Group Manager

EMC Corporation
02.2001 - 01.2009

Senior Manager

Raytheon Company
08.1987 - 02.2001

Master of Science - Software Engineering

Brandeis University

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of Lowell
WAYNE SEVIGNY