Dr. Dimitri Leo Project Management & Systems Engineering

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During his professional career Dimitri has been working for various Hi-Tech companies in Australia, Asia and Europe, starting his career as a Communication Engineer and moving up to the positions of Principal Engineer, Project Manager and Head of PD in various heavily regulated industries such as credit card technologies, medical devices, mining electronics, radio communication devices and fire protection systems:
Lester Information Technologies Ltd.

IT solutions and business process modelling for railway transportation companies.
Three-tier Client-Server architecture ERP system comprising Financial module, CRM, Shipping management, Freight forwarding records management, Monitoring and rolling stock dispatching system, Document management and OLAP based Business Intelligence. Design to interface with SAP ERP via WS, scalable to distributed applications via HTTP protocol and WEB portal interface.
2010-Current, IT Project Manager
•Manage projects development from initiation to closure.
•Analyze customer requirements, translate project expectations to technical requirements and mediate between stakeholders and team members.
•Define, establish and maintain the Projects Documentation matrix.
•WBS for initial task estimation and resource planning.
•Generate Project plans, define deliverables, manage their development and delivery within time and budget constraints.
•Define and manage Project scope, closely control the Change Request process.
•Leading technical reviews of SDLC phase transition milestones.
•Assess Risk Matrix and define risks mitigation strategy.
•Manage and plan the assignment of engineering resources to projects.
•Manage team development and training programs.
•Provide technical input and assistance in creating proposals for new business development.
•Define and implement KPI for process management.

Empower EDM Pty. Ltd.

Design, Construction and Maintenance for Energy and Telecom industries.
2009-2010, Senior Process Manager
•Establish operational objectives and strategic goals for IT Projects Department.
•Define propose and implement KPI system built upon Balanced Scorecard framework.
•Select and implement business specific SDLC as core PD methodology.
•Participate in business study of developed IT systems in respect of utilizing Function Points Analysis for efforts estimating, project management and sales department needs.
•Create and execute operational procedures and internal audits in compliance with company regulations.
•Introduce S/W development guidelines and technical review procedures to project teams.
•Supervise project managers to ensure timely and cost-effective development of IT systems within established PD methodology.

Suntal Technologies Ltd.

Radiocommunication and Navigation systems design and manufacturer
2005-2009, Senior Project Manager R&D

•Introduce and establish “Six Sigma” and ISO compliant QMS.
•Supervise employees’ performance directly and through project and team managers.
•Identifying and evaluating general areas of risk.
•Define the risk mitigation strategy.
•Development of PD partnership network.
•Provide technical input and assistance in creating proposals for new business development.
•Manage, directly and via delegation, recruitment of new members to engineering team.
•Set up and administer company’s internal training center, define employees training matrix.
•Managing cross-functional teams to develop solutions for various project related issues.
•Review and approve systems design architecture as top level document for S/W and H/W development process initialization.
•Leading technical reviews of phase transition milestones.
•Manage and plan the assignment of engineering resources to projects.
•Manage team development and training programs.

ResMed Ltd.

A leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of products for the screening, treatment and long-term management of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and other respiratory disorders. ResMed operates in over 65 countries via 16 direct offices and a network of distributors with extensive knowledge and experience of local markets.
2000-2005, Senior S/W and H/W Systems Engineer,PM

•Designing and development of Production Functional Test (PFT) systems for respiratory medical devices with full QA compliance.
•Providing a Cross-Functional-Team coordination and liaison.
•Requirements analysis, development systems specification and S/W design architecture documentation.
•Coordination and supervision of S/W and H/W development process.
•Development of Verification and Validation (V&&V) procedures at modular and system level.
•S/W Release process management and supervision.
•Training materials development.
•Generating and reviewing the full spectre of required technical documentation during the project development process.

KeyCorp Ltd.

A leading provider of complete secure electronic transaction solutions from multipurpose smartcards and payment solutions.
1999-2000, Senior Systems Engineer,Team Leader
•Life cycle design and management of the developing projects.
•Development of HIB BIOS for HS8300 – based EFTPOS hardware, magnetic card readers, smart card readers, comports, keyboards, etc.
•Development of PC-based software tools and embedded target emulators using Win32 SDK and MS Visual C++ MFC.
•Development of production test software for electronic payment terminals using Visual C++ MFC and COM/DCOM programming.

AMT Pty/Ltd.

Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT)an Australian company specialising in the design, manufacture and marketing of electronic measurement, monitoring and safety equipment for the civil engineering, transport and mining industries.
1998-1999, Senior Systems Engineer,Team Leader
•Embedded programming for PIC microcontrollers.
•Digital and Analogue circuits design. RF design.
•Providing trainings for the production and service staff.
•Selection and purchasing of R&D components.
•Technical documentation development: system specifications, designing circuit diagrams and bill of materials, test and service procedures for validation and service staff.

Brooks Australia Pty/Ltd.

Australian owned, medium sized, engineering oriented organization, specializing in the design, manufacture and supply of fire, warning & electrical systems throughout Australia and the Pacific Regions.
1996-1998, Senior Systems Engineer,Team Leader
•Designing and testing of new products to meet specific requirements of commercial projects including:
* Design (smoke detectors, fire panels, etc.)
* Making and full testing of prototypes.
* Participating to R&D projects.
* Modifications of the existing products to meet customer requirements.

International Airport, Tbilisi, Georgia


1985-1995, ATC (Air Traffic Control) Communication Engineer
•Shift Engineer responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the Air Traffic Control facility including all radio and electronic equipment functions at the International Airport.
•On 24 hour call to deal with engineering breakdowns.
•Investigation and analysis of technical problems.
•Supervision of four technicians.
•Planning and implementing a maintenance programs for all equipment including:
* Multichannel UHF-relay stations with FDM and TDM.
* VHF radio transmitters.
* VHF Receiver Centre of the Airport.

R&D laboratory of Telecommunication Systems, UT Georgia


1983-1985, Research assistant
•Participation in computer modulation and analysis of developing systems.
•Projects included such topics as:
> A/D Conversion, DPCM of analogue signal,
> Propagation of digitised TV signal SEKAM and PAL TV systems,
> Noise reduction systems
> Design of electronic modules and circuits, (RF, digital and analogue) for developing projects.

 
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