Larry Hawkins II

Electrical Engineer, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Hi, I'm Larry Hawkins II, current Personal Branding Motivational Speaker and ELP Core Team Manager at National Instruments

Larry Hawkins II's Bio:

Larry Hawkins II's Experience:

• ELP Team Manager for Leadership Development at National Instruments

  May 2013 - August 2013

  A first of its kind role focusing on the personal, interpersonal, and organizational leadership development of Application Engineers. Specializes in driving cross-organizational alignment, streamlining processes, and standardizing on development-focused best practices. Strategizes and develops sustainable DDI competency-focused programs to prepare engineers for future leadership roles. Design systematic processes around role opening, candidate identification, and requisition fulfillment in line with budget management.

• ELP Core Team Manager at National Instruments

  April 2012 - June 2013

  Directly managed 94 newly hired Application Engineers and 37 Mentors. Responsible for on-boarding, training, developing, and preparing the new hires for future success. Implemented innovative changes to the three month on-boarding process that resulted in 300%, 400%, and 500% improvement in key support areas.

• ELP Reconfigurable Controls Standard Team Leader at National Instruments

  November 2011 - April 2012

  Led and coached a team of 18 Application Engineers on technical, career, and personal development. Coached team to lead department in all key support metrics. Introduced self-branding development to the team and entire department. Personally developed and mentored 5 future department team leaders.

• ELP Engineer at National Instruments

  June 2011 - November 2011

  Provided technical support for premier accounts, global branches, and field sales. Assisted in customer success for National Instruments products, including LabVIEW, CompactRIO, LabVIEW FPGA, CAN, Datalogging & Supervisory Control Module, and Modbus. Also, taught customers, and employees, courses on National Instrument products.

• Co-Op Ambassador at Mississippi State University

  August 2010 - April 2011

  Evangelized importance of the Co-Op program and work experience to current college students. Critiqued student resumes, coordinated interview schedules for employers, and helped counsel students on potential career decisions.

• Electrical Engineering Co-Op at Ultralife Corporation

  May 2010 - July 2010

  Designed embedded systems using VHDL for Xilinx Spartan-3A DSP 1800 FPGA chip. Developed fuel-cell testing systems using National Instruments LabVIEW 2009. Constructed thermocouples for device testing using Hot Spot Welder II. Monitored I2C communication with Tektronix MSO 4034 Oscilloscope. Verified fuel cell commands using Keil MCB2300 Development Board using C and SMBus programming languages.

• Electrical Engineering Co-Op at VT Miltope

  August 2009 - December 2009

  Developed a sustainable motherboard root-cause-analysis test system to be used by future co-ops. Designed flex cable schematics for LCD screens. Designed and performed environmental testing on computer keyboards. Prepared board design flow charts for key executive meetings. Researched and analyzed potential internal wireless cards for next generation products. Performed actuation force testing on laptop prototype keyboards. Utlized an Ersascope to analyze ball grid arrays on newly designed motherboards.

• Electrical Engineering Co-Op at VT Miltope

  January 2009 - May 2009

  Reviewed and edited technical constraints documents for key products. Created formal proposals for company contracts. Performed competitive analysis testing on Computer RAM sticks and LCD screens from prospective clients. Performed competitive analysis testing on battery life and wireless card functionality from competing companies. Researched potential compatibility issues between various PC Cards and Windows Vista. Performed and logged temperature testing on computer motherboards using DaisyLab 9.0.

• Electrical Engineering Co-Op at VT Miltope

  May 2008 - July 2008

  Developed Linux scripts to optimize performance of testing lines. Performed root-cause-analysis on motherboard failures. Performed troubleshooting techniques on TSC module computers. Revamped hard drive testing system by redesigning hard drive and power supply cable system. Resulted in 400% improvement in testing process.

• Project Lead for New Sales Development at National Instruments

  August 2013

  Responsible for identifying, improving, and developing National Instruments' Global Sales Force. Oversee the structure, innovation, and execution of a quarterly, six-week training program for Sales Engineers from American, Asian, Emerging Market, and European regions. Lead the strategy, collaboration, and execution of the bi-annual global Sales eConference with the Product Marketing department. Design the complete development experience for Application Engineers from interest in Sales to field deployment. Coach, mentor, and develop new engineers into high-performing, result-oriented Sales Engineers.

• Partner & Co-Founder at Hawkins Development Group, LLC

  December 2011

  We exist to guide others on their path to self-fulfillment through personal, interpersonal, and organizational development. We do this through our infectious enthusiasm for continuous improvement via teaching, coaching, and consulting. Our skills and abilities are devoted to the enhancement of our customers. We have reached over 800 people to date, and impacted countless others, with participants ranging from high school students to career professionals with 25+ years of experience. Clients include: National Instruments Mississippi State University Entrepreneurship College Chungaboo, LLC Central Texas Nursing College Creator of all content found on: www.HawkDG.com

Larry Hawkins II's Education:

• Mississippi State University

  2005 – 2011
  Bachelor's
  Concentration: Electrical Engineering
  Activities: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. President, Vice-President, and Treasurer November 2005 – April 2011

• Mississippi School for Math and Science

  2003 – 2005
  High School Diploma

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