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San Francisco Bay Area

Ultra Clean Technology (UCT) is a global, vertically integrated outsource manufacturing provider of broad-based manufacturing capabilities – from precision components to large scale systems for semiconductors, medical equipment, high-precision medical robotics, solar panel hardware, gaming, music recording, etc.I am responsible for developing, aligning and implementing commodity management strategies for OEM products, more specifically:•Use commodity strategies as the basis for cost reduction, margin improvement and overall supply chain management.•Develop and present high level cost reduction opportunities to all UCT sites.•Negotiate and manage the maintenance of agreements and relationships with global suppliers (Singapore, China, Japan) that provide the structure for all business relationships between UCT. and the supply base.•Drive resolution to systemic supply chain issues affecting quality, cost, delivery or lead-time.

Sunnyvale, Ca

Trimble is a leading provider of advanced location-based solutions. The Company integrates its positioning expertise in GPS, laser, optical and inertial technologies with application software, wireless communications, and services to provide complete commercial solutions for Land Survey, Construction, Agriculture, Transportation, Telecommunications, Utilities, Government. Achieved:* Established and implemented commodity strategies for Memory, ASIC, Custom Battery Assembly, Cable Assembly, Connectors, Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), accessories and cases.* Obtained lowest cost of ownership for strategic commodities through negotiations and implementation of commodities to meet corporate goals. * Developed and managed “Directed Distribution Model” for electronics components procured by Trimble Contract Manufacturers. Aggressively negotiated lower prices and buffer stock at no cost. Resulted savings 4% with combined savings $2.5 million and provided flexibility to meet 33% in unforeseen upsides.* Supported development team and NPI team across Business Units and geographies, and developed BOM cost. This resulted in 7% BOM cost avoidance ensuring on time launches and performance requirements for Klaatu, Eclipse, ECHO and Fina products.* Developed and manage strategic component suppliers’ partnerships at executive level. * Hosted strategic supplier summits and business/technical seminars. Resulted in benefit our technical community to understand the road maps of these companies and design better products.* Conducted business reviews to drive continuous improvement with suppliers on supply, capacity, technology, quality, responsiveness, delivery and cost.* Supported contract manufacturers’ to production ramp through EOL.* Tracked market conditions and assess any impact to current and future business.

Palo Alto, Ca

* Developed procurement infrastructure for a start-up company specializing in a wireless product spun off by Xerox.* Prepared manufacturing strategy and unit machine cost reports for CEO presentation which resulted in funding for the startup venture and technology acquired by a leading European electronics conglomerate.

San Jose, Ca

* Managed and negotiated 6 OEM contracts ($30M in total) with all printer and solution product vendors including Olympus and Encad. Saved 20% on equipment and 30% on software with a combined savings of $1M.* Acquired direct experience in the development of High Voltage Devices (HX32, HV507PG) with Xerox Microelectronics scientists from El Segundo and the design team of Supertex (Sunnyvale).* Managed new product introduction activities with engineering, manufacturing, marketing, materials and vendors from prototype through final production.* Developed and implemented Contract Manufacturer Procurement procedures and guidelines for ISO 9002 certification and promoted to our vendors.

Santa Clara, Ca

* Developed stellar vendor relationships to effectively support all engineering requirements from design concept phase through production. Materials purchased for were: power supplies, disk drives, transformers, filters, crystals, control panel assemblies, and Hardware. Saved 150K annual through strong negations skills.

Hayward, Ca

* Developed, monitored and implemented target costs of plastic parts, power supplies, printed wire board assemblies, cables and harnesses of new products and design changes of existing products. Saved $750K annually.* Led contract negotiation with procurement personnel and vendors to ensure achievement of product cost targets.* Created competitive equipment benchmark analyses.* Developed strategies to manufacture 630 and 620 daisywheel printers in Brazil and India. Received commendation from the OEM Marketing manager.* Released 3 products with zero impact on the manufacturing line and achieved line balance rate 25% ahead of schedule. * Responsible for resolving technical problems between manufacturing and engineering. Reduced failure rate of Paper Feed Systems from 20% to 3%. * Led cross-functional team “The $ Savers“which won Information Products Division, Leadership Through Quality 1st prize (1987).* Directed product build in the Prototype environment through product start up. * Approved DMR’s, ECO’s, First Articles and provided input for design enhancements.