Myra M.

About Myra M.

Technical Project Management: 20+ years of technical and manufacturing project management expertise. Contributed to success of hundreds of technical/manufacturing projects throughout career. Well versed in proven PM methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, and Waterfall. Highly capable of leading projects through various phases including initiation, planning, execution, controlling, and closing. New Product Development: 20 years of engineering experience in new product development.Engineering Management: Effectively balancing organizational priorities and needs, successfully justifying resource additions, resource forecasting, providing vision and direction, and creating procedures for onboarding new team members. Team Management | Coaching | Development | Personnel Management: Engineering supervisor/manager with proven skills that result in creating energetic, collaborative, committed, and passionate teams that take pride in their work and have a proven track record of completing projects with high-quality outputs (on schedule and within budget). 10+ years of cumulative mentoring and coaching experience. Manufacturing Engineering: 6 years of experience in new process development in automotive manufacturing environments. Recognized for excellence in manufacturing engineering by both supervisors and colleagues.

Experience

1. Program & Project Management Associate Manager

   Accenture

   Mar 2020 — Present · Kirkland, WA, US

   Smart Soda Dispenser & Management System (Pepsi): Led multi-disciplinary team to develop a multi spout smart soda dispenser and a mobile & cloud dispenser management system. Device knew which flavor is installed in each spout and when notifies the site manager when a specific flavor needs to be refilled. It also recognizes when a user is approaching and what their preferred soda flavor is. Mobile design to include QR codes and end user payment. Cloud interface for equipment diagnostics, data analytics for end user consumptions, and operation management.Smart Load Controller for Solar Panel (Lunar Energy): Led multi-disciplinary team to develop a prototype for load controller that would fit in a standard circuit breaker panel to control the best use of Solar Power bank.HW & SW Upgrade for Energy System (Exelon):Leading a multi-disciplinary team to update aging IT infrastructure and software which manages an Energy System for one of the largest utility company in the US.IoT Solutions: Led multi-disciplinary team to develop a system to collect and aggregate data which were used to locate users, keyless entry, cardless payment and targeted advertisement.

Education

• University of Washington

  Bachelor or Science (BS) Mechanical Engineering, Engineering

Skills

• Design for Manufacturing
• Cost Management
• Requirements Traceability
• Priority Management
• Engineering Change Control
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Kaizen
• Automotive Electronics
• Prioritize Workload
• Electrical Engineering
• Functional Design
• Labor Cost Management
• Multi-Task & Handle High-Volume Workloads
• Value Stream Mapping
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Scope Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Engineering
• Automotive
• Product Design
• Six Sigma
• Analytical Skills
• Cost Reduction
• Validation Master Plans
• Budget Management
• Risk Assessment
• Cross-Functional Alignment
• Risk Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Complexity Reduction
• Planning & Scheduling
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Leadership
• Multitasking
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Sales & Marketing Alignment
• Purchasing Processes
• Supplier Quality Engineering
• Quality Management
• Product Development