Resume

1. William J. DeWilkins
(925) 829-5987 5229 Londonderry Drive Dublin, CA 94568 dewilkin@sbcglobal.net
DIRECTOR OF TEST ENGINEERING
Results-oriented Director with 10+ years experience managing Global Test Engineering teams. Background includes
developing and aligning global teams, creative problem solving and solutions delivery. A strategic thinker with a
record of achieving results. Very experienced in developing and controlling out source channels for cost reduction,
capacity expansion, and execution efficiency. Extremely effective creating business models that maximizes profits
with minimal resources.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Open-Silicon – Milpitas, CA – 2008 to 2009
Director of Test Engineering - Director of test engineering team for mixed-signal, RF, and SOC Fabless customers.
I defined and implemented support for 44 active customer test development projects, using internal test engineers and
external subcontractors deployed worldwide.
• Created and implemented business aggregation model that reduced test engineering project costs by 20%
for internally developed projects.
• Developed and negotiated new outsource costing model that reduced outsourced project costs by 10%
• Instituted department metrics for project tracking, costing, resource loading, and goal achievement that
maximized productivity of internal and external resources that executed more development projects per
Test engineering resource.
Manage My Test Consulting – Dublin, CA – 2006 to 2008
Management Consultant specializing in the semiconductor Test industry.
• Created complete marketing campaign for ATE software including competitive analysis, market snapshot and
several positioning plans.
• Researched and created software benchmarking plan of record that exceeds “Best in Class” for ATE industry.
• Developed and implemented licensing plan for ATE software product.
Agilent Technologies/Verigy – Santa Clara, CA - 2003 to 2006
Worldwide Director Test Engineering - Director of WW Fabless customer test engineering support team for mixed-
signal, RF, and SOC technologies. I defined and implemented support for the sales regions, and coordination of
upstream and downstream customer supply chain. I Managed group of 65 engineers and managers.
• Transformed department from a cost center to a P&L using a value based selling and marketing plan.
• Increased group productivity by 10% through the use of a multi-tiered portfolio resource management system.
• Created a flexible workforce that eliminated the need for workforce reductions due to the business cycles.
• Created a capital asset funding model that generated $1,000,000 per quarter.
National Semiconductor – Santa Clara, CA. - 2000 to 2003
Senior Manager-Strategic Test Engineering Development responsible for identifying and analyzing future
problems, defining corporate and group level strategies to close gaps and reduce costs.
• Created Test engineer curricula at a local university saving $1,200,000 in training costs of new hires.
• Created and implemented a companywide strategic test technology and DFT roadmap
• Reduced overall cycle time of outsourced projects by two months and increased revenue by $2,000,000/project.
Prior to 2000
Mixed Signal Test Engineering Manager - Amkor Test Services / Integra Technologies – Wichita, KS
Regional Test Engineering Applications Manager - Teradyne, Inc. – Richardson, TX
Staff Test Engineer - Harris Semiconductor – Melbourne, FL
Senior Test Engineer - Zenith Microcircuits – Elk Grove, IL
Test Engineer – Rockwell International – Downers Grove, IL
EDUCATION
Florida Institute of Technology – Melbourne, FL - MBA with specialization in Information Processing
DeVry Institute of Technology – Chicago, IL - Bachelor Degree in Electronics Engineering Technology