Steve Trasatto

About Steve Trasatto

Senior EDA process and tool support professional with people and budget management experience along with a proven track record of delivering results. Demonstrated success as an individual contributor and in leading technical teams in the delivery of engineering software tool support. Excels in planning, developing and implementing strategies that respond to customer demands and solving difficult customer issues while providing the best solution for the company. A committed leader who empowers individuals to make decisions that result in high productivity, morale and customer satisfaction. • Ten years of experience managing a staff of up to 14 people and a budget of up to $8 million including strategic direction, budget preparation and vendor relationships. Over twenty years experience with high technology industries in both large and small companies. • Creative and effective problem solver, who is able to identify problems, set priorities, solve problems, and handle diverse workload without supervision. Experienced in working with cross-functional groups. • A strong leader and team player, adept at supporting team members to achieve personal and professional goals. Specialties: EDA, application support, budgeting, CAD, CAD libraries, consulting, customer relations, PCB design, layout design, leadership, management, Mentor Graphics, Cadence, Altium, PADS, Agile PLM, mentoring, Microsoft Office, organizational skills, unix,

Experience

1. Electronic Cad Administrator

   Plexus Corp.

   Aug 2010 — Present · Raleigh-Durham, NC, US

   Owner of multiple EDA toolsets globally, including setup, support, productivity enhancements, development and dissemination of best practices, road mapping, and management of licenses for PCB and FPGA design. Main EDA flows supported are Cadence Design Authoring/Allegro, Cadence CIS/Allegro, Mentor DxDesigner/Expedition, Mentor PADS, and Altium Designer. Coordinate the complete electronic design process from libraries to layout and pushing into PLM. Drive continuous improvement of EDA processes at all development sites. Support of applications and scripts as tools, processes, and customer data requests change. Lead evaluation of new tools and/or associated training activities. Educate and enforce the use of standards in the EDA environment.

Education

• IPC

  Advanced Certified Interconnect Designer (CID+)

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  Sony Ericsson Managers Program, Sony Ericsson Leading and Influencing Program

Skills

• Cad
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Hardware Architecture
• Radio Frequency (Rf)
• Product Development
• Electronics
• Fpga
• Rf
• Strategy
• Pcb Design
• R&D
• Testing
• Integration
• Engineering Management
• Embedded Software
• Continuous Improvement
• Electrical Engineering
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Mobile Devices
• Manufacturing
• Software Documentation
• Management
• Unix
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Software Development
• Design for Manufacturing
• Automation
• Leadership
• Simulations