To whom it may concern:
I am an ‘outside of the box’ creative, individual with exceptional communication skills who can apply engineering principles to solve problems and create solutions. Following is an expanded version of my resume. I am available for an interview at your convenience. Thank you for your consideration.

CESAR A. PLATA
1516 McGinness Ave, San Jose, CA 95127
(408) 272-4772, 239-9006 cell, cplata@pacbell.net

Professional Objective:     A position in Product Management / Product Marketing Engineering
A technical liaison position utilizing my engineering, communication, and leadership skills.


PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
14+ years combined experience in project management, product marketing engineering, sales, sales support, manufacturing engineering, mechanical design, and promotional marketing.
• 6+ years of technical marketing, manufacturing and mechanical engineering experience
• 8+ years of internet business development, marketing, public relations, and sales
• Industry experience: defense, internet, medical, semiconductor, and entertainment. Security Clearance: Secret
• Pre and post-sale international client relationship experience: Latin America, Asia (Japan, China and Korea)
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and creative skills, fluent in Spanish, willing to travel / relocate
• Excelled as the point of contact/liaison for clients, management, manufacturing, R&D, and sales
• Proficient in manufacturing fundamentals and ISO 9000 requirements


EDUCATION
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis
Engineer In Training Certificate License No. XEO94272


EXPERIENCE

1998 - present

infoBayArea.com     muybueno.net
Director - Product Management & Business Development

San Jose, CA
Online business to inform and network professionals with business owners.
• Created marketing and business plans that netted 15,000+ subscribers in less than 5 years.
• Master Networker - developed referrals for business owners, executives, and community leaders.
• Launched a public relations campaign and organized numerous business mixers, charitable and community events.
• Developed, marketed, and sold a series of event sponsorships, online advertising, business services.
• Received extensive local and national media coverage, and was featured in 2 books for developing and running the internet business: Top 10 Traits of Silicon Valley Dynamos and Perfil de los Nuestros

1998 AG Associates
Tactical Marketing Engineer
San Jose, CA
Manufacturer of Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) semiconductor equipment used to cure semiconductor wafers. Equipment range in price from $600K to $1.5M.
• Interfaced with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and field service. Responded to customer specifications.
• Technical support to customers and sales representatives. Compiled marketing and research data.
• Coordinated customer source inspections. Learned details of semiconductor fabrication.
• Developed sales presentations and product notes for new and current products.

1997 Disco Hi-Tec America
Product Marketing Engineer
Santa Clara, CA
Manufacturer of semiconductor dicing and grinding equipment and blades used to cut semiconductor components. Equipment range in price from $60K to $100K.
• Recommended machine design improvements for dicers and grinders.
• Developed procedures to improve the efficiency and quality of customer support.
• Created sales tools (forms, spreadsheets, flow charts) for ordering custom-built semiconductor equipment.
• Supported applications engineers with data management, managed machine orders, analyzed sales forecasts and customer surveys, and assisted customers with process issues.

1996 - 1997 Acuson
Process Engineer
Mountain View, CA
Manufacturer of medical devices and ultrasound imaging equipment used by doctors to diagnose pre-natal, chiropractic, hematology and other internal medicine issues. Equipment price $85K+.
• Managed the Dicing Area of transducers for medical ultrasound equipment.
• Performed continuous improvement of process efficiency and yield.
• Developed test and manufacturing procedures. Made equipment and fixture design recommendations.
• Interacted with other manufacturing areas, vendors, and engineering review boards.
• Proficient in manufacturing fundamentals, ISO 9000 requirements, and documentation.

1993 - 1996 U.D.L.P. (Formerly FMC Corp.)
Mechanical Engineer
San Jose, CA
Manufacturer of military armored vehicles (tanks). Worked on company's complete product line.
• Designed and tested integrated environmental HVAC control systems (Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning).
• Conceptualized potential products, integrated systems, and conducted market research for military vehicles.
• Prepared trade studies, budget and feasibility reports.
• Conducted NBCCS (Nuclear Biological Chemical Contamination Survivability) vulnerability analyses and trained engineers on design process. Security Clearance: Secret


INTERNSHIPS
1992 & 1993 Walt Disney Imagineering
Mechanical Engineer Co-op
Glendale, CA
• Received award for conceptual design of park attraction for Imaginations National Design Competition.
• Liaison between creative development and engineering groups.
• Performed technical scopes of park attractions for estimating purposes.
• Generated concepts and designs for a new park ride attraction at Disneyland.

1990 Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Field Engineer Technician Intern
San Jose, CA
1989 FMC Corporation
Mechanical Engineer Co-op
San Jose, CA
1988 Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service
Civil Engineer Technician Intern
Davis, CA
1987 Pacific Bell
Project Coordinator INROADS intern
San Ramon, CA