Alcatel Submarine Networks

1. Richard STEVENS Relevant Experience / Work History Alcatel Submarine Networks Alcatel Submarine Networks 36 Rue Sibuet 75012 PARIS +33608482836 Project Manager, Manager Physical Design Executive summary • Over 7 years of experience in Project Management for turnkey implementation of international Submarine Telecoms links. • Over 15 years of experience in leading and management of teams in CAD physical design on PCB and Full Custom Integrated Circuits. • Industry expertise • Electronics, Computers and Telecommunications Industries Education • G.C.E. ‘O’ level, vocational training certificate in Electronic Mounting, Cabling, Soldering. • Chartered Engineer in Electronics by Société Nationale des Ingénieurs Professionels de France in 1989. • (Member of the Union of Professional • Engineers (B.Sc.) in France) • POLYFORM : Management Technique– 1986 • SYNAXE : Management of projects – 1992 • Gary Oakley Associates : Project Management - 1998 Situation • A global Telecom Company to implement worlwide international submarine fibre optic networks (DWDM). • Action • Provided the technical interface to the Customers, coordinate and manage the supply, shipping, installation, training and commisssioning of Power Plant, Transmission & management equipment, Network Operating Center. • Developed a strategy to rescue & recover projects in stress. • Profit & Loss follow-up, Product Life Cycle follow-up. • Research, anticipation, analyse & resolution of the specifics problems linked to the Project or the Country. • Results achieved • Bonus payd by Customers for early delivery. • Adaptation, evolution, improvement of the standard B.O.Q. • Training & sponsorchip of the new employees, trainees, contractors. Author of the internal glossary (over 1400 terms) • Situation • Remodeling of all different activities splitted in many sites & departments. Creation of the Physical Design Group. • Action • Set up & motivate Group. Application of Alcatel Product & Design Life Cycle to multiple projects. Produce Quality charts. • Responsible for producing prototypes, validation & choice of the Sub-Contractors. • Responsible for technology transfer to English design centre for common mechanical design with Alcatel S9 practice. • Successfull data and documents transfer to English office after management decision of restructuring following buy-out. • Results achieved • Unrepeatered 2.5 Gbits Transmission Terminal prototype realised without error in 7 months. • Purchasers development adaptations on existing products in very short delays (6 to 8 weeks) Alcatel Telspace Philips Components, Philips Data Systems • Situation • Develop a Strategy to reinstate layout design, reduce costs & delays in the microwave & satellite earth stations department. • Actions • Rationalise methods & tasks. Multi projects organisation, GANTT planning. • Formulation of the internal design rules document, cleanup of the Data Base management, training & support. • Setup of the methodology interface for hyper frequencies with PCBs, for methods & document set harmonization. • Results achieved • Gain of 50 % on design cycle & quality improvement on iterations reduced from 7 to 2. • Reduction of working budget of 20 % in 1 year, of which 50% in sub-contracting. • Film suppression, gain of 0,2 M€ per year & reduction of 8 days on manufacturing. • Situation • European based global electronic manufacturer sought to implement VLSI design in Europe for new products. • Action • Creation of the CAE/CAD laboratories. Ergonomics conform ahead of time with French decree (1991). • Staff hiring, training in topology and software implementation. • Methodology, Quality (Crosby) & task organisation. • Formulation of the internal design rules document in French & in English. GANTT planning. • Micro-Controllers Floor Plan, Chip Finishing. • Results achieved • Introduction by Philips on the 16/32 bits microprocessors & microcontrollers market (SCC68070, PCB93C100/C110, • PCB97C100) for mini computer applications, CDI, video games, GSM phones.