Charena Grantham

About Charena Grantham

Enabling multiple source strategies and technologies within a worldwide manufacturing operation- Lead team as Product Engineering Manager to help maintain a continuous flow of material to customers while ensuring high standards of quality- Hardware engineering leader with over 5 years of progressive experience delivering analytic and strategic problem solving to promote Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Motor Driver IC and telecommunications technologies- Maintained and released a quality, mixed-signal test solution into production as a lead test engineer as well as debugged high profile customer issues- Lead the Storage Products Group Operations team in digital testing and design for test (DFT) development.

Experience

1. Program Manager

   Texas Instruments

   Jul 2017 — Present

   Managing site enablement offloads to increase sourcing capabilities, fluency, and sustainability with internal and external manufacturing locations- Working with multiple businesses to ensure quality standards are maintained in all projects, across site transfers- Leading cross functional teams in executing successful qualifications, through various manufacturing steps, to project completion- Key orchestrator in engagement model designed to promote communication and more effective execution between the Business Units and the Worldwide Manufacturing Organization- Establish precise project plans, schedules, and budgets for each project and maintain necessary documentation throughout the project lifespan.

Education

• Texas Tech University

  MS, Electrical Engineering

  2009 — 2011

• Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2002 — 2008