Tom Leng

Background

About Tom Leng

Experienced engineering professional with 25+ years experience in high volume consumer electronics industry, seeking new and challenging opportunities in a commercial/strategic position. Achievements include working as an Engineering Director building high performance multi site teams, as a hands-on Project Manager leading multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams to deliver great product designs and experiences to market, and as a Mechanical Design Manager helping team to set guidelines and standards with in depth design reviews to ensure robust designs that are optimized for volume production. Enjoys working on organizational design, and on fast paced complex projects, involving close collaboration with worldwide teams.SKILLS- 15+ years of leading multi-disciplinary teams in product development- Engineering background with extensive Industrial Design knowledge- Confident working alone or in a diverse team- Effective communicator through a variety of media- Execution focus, decisive, self-motivated and results driven- Excellent problem solving skills with the ability to consider wider business needs- Practical experience of design, manufacture, and assembly of high volume products- Strong track record in people development- Strong project management skills – project planning, budget tracking, resource management, stakeholder management, risk management, and supplier management- International exposure (UK, Ireland, Taiwan, China, US).SPECIALTIES:User Experience Design, Industrial Design, Innovation and Technology, Team Development, Product Development, Program Management, Working with Global Teams