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Hire AngelAngel Soto Camacho
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Location
Menlo Park, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
October 8, 2020
Angel is a technical program manager and scrum master with more than 15 years in the electronics automotive industry. He has successfully led technology initiatives at innovative companies with startup origins such as Tesla and Byton, as well as at established international companies such as Continental and Siemens. Angel's management style is dynamic, engaging, and thorough. He uses Agile and Waterfall methodologies to lead cross-functional teams to achieve their goals.
Project Highlights
Website Development Project for Senior care services company
Led software development lifecycle for their website's MVP.
Expertise
Work Experience
Staff Senior Technical Program Manager
2019 - 2020
Byton
- Joined the team as program manager for connectivity but also performed the role of scrum master for the firmware development team.
- Re-structured Jira projects according to the master features list.
- Created dashboards for firmware development progress.
- Created synergies with other departments to create a scrum of scrums effort. The achieved improvement was described by external teams as 10 times better communication before the initiatives I executed.
- Supported the cloud development process by reviewing cloud design requirements and providing software solutions.
Senior Technical Program Manager
2017 - 2019
Tesla
- Led the development of testers for new automotive electronic products, enabling vehicle manufacturing goals on time. The target was considered extremely difficult to achieve prior to my involvement.
- Implemented Agile methodology practices for the HW/SW development of new advanced tester platforms. This novel platforms were the key to allow our group to achieve goals by decreasing 50% lead time and at 1/3 of the cost of the previous platform.
- Coordinated end to end tester development projects for a large group of ECUs and different vehicle models.
Program Manager
2016 - 2017
Continental Automotive
- Led a multidisciplinary engineering team for the powertrain unit in North America Region and supported Europe Region special requests. The developed electronic components were automotive transmission controllers for Ford, Chrysler, and BWM clients.
- Spearheaded a successful introduction of component changes for ECUs in production. Redesigns included hardware and software changes.
- Collaborated with the sales department on creating quotes to win new business with OEMs. Implemented Agile methodology for understanding requirements and defining feasible solution concepts level by elaborating real prototypes.
Program Manager
2010 - 2015
Continental Automotive
- Led project management of supplied parts for all projects for the infotainment unit, North America Region. The interdisciplinary team comprised of development engineers, operations, commodity purchasers, and supplier quality managers.
- Decreased the lead time in the sourcing phase by 50% through strategic supplier selection and negotiation.
- Managed on-time delivery of subcomponents used on complex projects with reduced development cycles for multiple customers (GM, Toyota, Subaru, Ford, Chrysler, and Hyundai).
- Reduced the development lead time by 30% on supplied components like printed circuit boards (PCBs), memories, and complex integrated circuits (ICs), among others.
Project History
Website Development Project for Senior care services company
Led software development lifecycle for their website's MVP.
As a freelance project manager, I managed the project from conception to the launch of the MVP. Started the discovery phase and requirements gathering that were the design base for website developers to refine the design and to code the website. Also monitored the debugging phase and ended with the launch of the website.
Education
2000 - 2001
Master of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering
Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN
1996 - 2000
Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering
ITESM - Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
Certifications
FEBRUARY 2019 - FEBRUARY 2023
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
OCTOBER 2015 - OCTOBER 2021
Project Management Professional
PMP
MARCH 2009 - PRESENT
Six Sigma - Green belt
BMG
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