Bob Willis Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

Responsible for technology support for Corporate Commodity and Product Strategy. Own corporate process for assessing technology, and developing supplier/product from initial qualification to full manufacturing production.

Responsible for Business Operations Profit and Loss (P&L) for a Product Line. Emphasis on P&L, Process Controls, Alignment of Projects, Priorities, and Commitments. Actively Manage Research Development & Engineering Operating Expenditure as well as Revenue, Gross Margin and Manufacturing sizing to meet Revenue commitments

Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Apr 2007 – May 2008 - Recognized Expert in Product Software Applications as well as Enterprise Software (Oracle & SAP). Hand Picked to Head up Corporate wide Enterprise Master Data Domains for company’s recent internal transition from Oracle to SAP. Responsible for all aspects of Customer, Vendor (Supply Chain), and.

Global Product Senior Manager (Semiconductor Equipment) - Responsible for Etch Division’s 200mm and 300mm Centura Platforms, Productivity Portfolio, Factory Automation (HW and SW) and Data Collection products. Plan and manage the transition of new products from research and development to market release. This process included definition of market.

Plan, manage, analyze, and coordinate the regional sales and marketing revenue forecasts. Reconcile dual forecasting into coherent revenue Annual Operating Plan. Coordinate Manufacturing Build Plan to achieve desired revenue plan. Track and manage; Accounts Receivable, Finished Goods, Deferred Revenue, and Evaluation/New Product Penetration plans..

Plan and managed the transition of new gas delivery products from pilot to volume release. Developed Company Wide Manufacturing ISO procedures, Best Known Methods (BKM’s), and Continuous Improvement (CIP) plans. Saved $887K per year in variable costs and saved $27M in Test Fixture capital expenditure. Established base Gas Panel Design Competencies.

Plan and manage the transition of new products from research and development to market release. This process includes definition of market requirements, engineering specifications, product design, product positioning, pricing, strategy, customer support, sales training, and marketing release.

Responsible for Etch Division’s 200mm and 300mm Centura Platforms. Plan and manage the design of products, from research and development to release. Co-Inventor of Gas Panel Valve Lockout Device that became the Industry wide standard

US Navy: Numerous positions of Increasing responsibility culminating in being the Vice Commander of the Submarine force, responsible for manning, training and equipping 59 Reserve Units with over 1600 personnel assigned to the submarine force. Held numerous operational and staff positions in the fleet and special warfare areas. Five command tours in the.

Responsible for Woodward’s Western Region industrial control systems. (Industrial Controls Yearly Revenue Run rate was a $52M/yr) Provided customer consultation and technical assistance, training, troubleshooting and repair. Provided Technical Marketing and Tradeshow support to Sales Account Teams. Systems included fault-tolerant industrial computer.

Mba, Business

Pe, Mechanical Engineering

Ms Equivalent, Nuclear Engineering

Bs, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

Bs, Nuclear Engineering