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DAVID LAPIERRE
2 Alcorn Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Accomplished Engineering Manager and Program Manager with extensive
multi-industry experience developing high technology products in
aerospace, storage, telecommunications, broadcast and healthcare
markets. Progressive career record of significant achievement with
extensive qualifications in all facets of product development based
on a strong hardware and software engineering background.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PHILIPS 2005 – Present
Senior Manager, Product Development Project Management, 2/2008 –
Present
Philips Healthcare, Andover, MA
Manage System Lab SIR Team to maintain, monitor, and track product
line schedules based on Product Line Directors.
Introduce and drive implementation of a Requirements Management
system and supporting processes.
Developed and created project plan to reach CMMI Level 2.
Responsible to ensure Patient Monitoring is prepared for and
represented in Philips Healthcare process initiatives driven through
PCP Council.
Product Development Program Manager, Philips Healthcare, Andover, MA
10/2007 – 2/2008
Organized and led a cross functional core team focused on the
telemetry products for the Patient Monitoring Product Line for the
coordination of product development activities within the
organization.
Senior Project Manager, Philips - Lifeline Systems, Framingham, MA
1/2005 – 10/2007
Initiated, organized and lead a cross functional core team for the
Senior Living Product Line to coordinate the product development
activities within the organization.
Led the consolidation of three product lines attained through
acquisitions into a best of breed single product line reducing
inventory, training, support and service needs.
Recruited and managed two offsite engineering design teams to
speed up product development.
Initiated several process improvements in the engineering group
such as a formal bug tracking system, centralized software build
process and a documented product development policy.
Performed numerous technical presentations and product demos to
key customers and national accounts on new products as well as
provided training for Sales, Marketing and Technical Services staff.
Mentored junior engineers and served as systems engineer/architect
on key design and system architecture issues.
MICROWAVE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, BILLERICA, MA 2003 – 2005
Engineering Manager
Managed team of eleven hardware and software engineers through
several development cycles creating microwave transmitters and
receivers for the broadcast markets and public safety markets.
Led cross functional New Product Introduction (NPI) team
streamlining product development process resulting in the
elimination of schedule overruns.
Launched initiatives through two management teams improving
internal customer satisfaction metrics.
TEKTRONIX, CHELMSFORD, MA 1998 – 2003
Engineering Manager 2001 – 2003
Managed team of thirteen hardware and software engineers, QA, tech
writers, and support personnel in developing Windows based optical
transmission test products through several successful product
development projects – on time and under budget.
Developed and maintained department budgets and forecasts. Created
short and long-term department goals, objectives, and priorities in
accordance with product line and company goals.
Worked with senior staff to develop and implement New Hire
University to rapidly bring engineers up-to-speed and fully
productive within 2 months of hire. Tripled staff size over 18-month
period.
Led engineering product development partnership between Genrad/Teradyne
and Tektronix.
Successfully represented engineering organization during annual
ISO audits.
Senior Software Engineer/Project Lead 1998 – 2001
Lead the development of a next generation Test and Measurement
Platform Architecture and the Measurement Interface Architecture.
This architecture was used to develop and deploy distributed test
and measurement systems for monitoring and testing optical telecom
switch networks.
Successfully promoted the TAMPA and MIAMI architectures internally
within Tektronix across multiple product lines and business units.
Created an internal development community of platform developers to
facilitate code reuse and the sharing of resources.
HIGH GROUND SYSTEMS, BOXBOROUGH, MA 1996 – 1998
Senior Software Engineer
Defined, designed, developed API, command line interface and
database lock manager in C++ for the Removable Storage Manager (RSM)
incorporated into Microsoft Windows operating system.
Designed and developed custom installation programs in C++ for the HighGround Media Mirror and Storage Resource Manager applications
including installations for follow-on product releases to handle
product upgrades and reinstallations.
MICROWAVE LOGIC, CHELMSFORD, MA 1994 – 1996
Software Engineer
Developed and maintained embedded operating system and application
code for Intel x86 based architecture using C/C++ and Pharlap TNT
DOS extender to control broadband transmission test instruments for
ATM and SONET transmission protocols.
Maintained software tools, compilers and development systems and
determined upgrade strategies. Evaluated and tested new products and
participated in several vendor beta test programs.
Developed graphical DOS based software in C for use in
manufacturing test software.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Executive MBA, Boston University 2004
Over 30 credits of Computer Science and Programming related
coursework 1994-2001
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, UMass-Lowell 1993
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, UMass-Lowell 1987
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Project Management Institute - Member, Mass Bay Chapter,
Healthcare Specific Interest Group
Software Engineering Institute - Member
Toastmasters International
VP of Education - Philips Toastmasters,
VP of Education - Chelmsford Toastmasters
Achieved Competent Communicator, Competent Leader
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