Provide leadership to the Supply Management team, with strategic focus on meeting customer demand and sales forecasts; increase capacity and on time shipment; increase and expand supply base capabilities; increase profitability through inventory and working capital management

• Develop supply management and inventory strategies that ensure alignment with corporate goals• Design and execute business plans to ensure continuation of business, including in adverse conditions• Member of a leadership group that manages continuous process improvement teams across all levels of organization• Define and execute new department culture to focus on driving solutions and delivering results• Design and implement a corporate wide key performance indicators (KPI) dashboard• Provide guidance and training for ERP implementation team in China• Added responsibilities for Procurement functions for multiple US sites, Europe, and Asia

• Business process owner for the sales & operations planning (S&OP) process• Guided improvements in planning processes for Europe operations• Drove continuous process improvement projects and presented KPIs to the executives• Set change management strategy, defined roles and responsibilities, and created processes and work instructions for staff mentorship, training, and development• Retained responsibilities for Supply Chain Planning functions

• Led the supply chain team consists of professionals in master scheduling and production planning functions• Principal architect of forecasting and capacity planning models for the S&OP process• Served on the ERP implementation team as a Business Process Expert to guide system design and setup• Project lead of new product introduction, lead time improvement, and cost reduction teams • Reduced work in process and late jobs by 64.5% and 78.7% respectively in the first year

• Member of the executive leadership team that manages the division• Primary responsible for leading the 3PS supply chain team, which includes purchasing, planning, scheduling, inventory control, shipping/receiving, and logistics• Implemented ERP conversion project in less than 9 months while improved data quality and business processes• Led Kaizen events to map and redefine S&OP process that resulted in increased on-time-delivery from 77% to 99% and reduced engineer-to-order lead time from 4 to 2 weeks• Drove material cost down 31% with strategic sourcing and optimized procurement processes• Managed annual spending of $6M in metal fabrication, PCBA, electronics, and cables/connectors commodities• Increased inventory accuracy from 86% to over 99%• Collaborated with cross functional teams on various lean and continuous improvement projects

• Responsible for developing & establishing global sourcing strategy; management of strategic supplier relationship• Coordinate tactical procurement activities with focus on process standardization, simplification & continuous improvement• Provide internal customers with status updates, impact analyses, and recommendations necessary to meet commitments• Provide analytical support regarding procurement strategies, requirements planning, and revenue generation• Develop and manage cross-functional and cross site business processes to support operational execution• Accountable for new product commercialization projects from beginning to completion, ensure cost, schedules, and program requirements are met

Assist clients with real-world strategy and execution plan.Most recent project included process improvements in:• Procurement• Inventory Control • Quality and Delivery• New Product Introduction

• Managed budget of $3.5M and a team of 40 professionals including supervisors, buyers, planners, master schedulers, shipping/receiving and warehouse personnel• Achieved and maintained high on time delivery, inventory accuracy, and supplier quality• Controlled annual spending of $61M and inventory of $25M• Responsible for sourcing and procuring all material required for a high mix / low volume manufacturing facility, including electronics, raw material/sheet metal, PCBA, cables/connectors, and electro-mechanical assemblies• Built healthy supply chain and grew strategic relationships through periodic business reviews and conferences• Performed supply chain risks assessment and developed plans to mitigate risks• Led projects to reduce total cost of ownership of inventory• Negotiated contracts and agreements on VMI, pricing, services, and outsource manufacturing• Ensured proper material flow to satisfy production schedule and capacity constraints• Coordinated and implemented new product introductions, product transfers, and design changes• Administered databases for Key Performance Indicators, data mining, and process improvements

This is a project based position before Thermo moved this division to Houston, TX.• Analyzed production requirements and manage the Master Production Schedule• Coordinated product transition from UK • Sourced new suppliers to ensure adequate materials and services for new product lines from UK• Interacted with engineering, marketing, and quality to update Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage obsolete parts

• Directed all U.S. non-capital purchasing activities, including MRO, IS&T, travel, services, chemical and gas• Developed and reviewed purchasing agreements and contracts• Managed corporate travel programs, AMEX Entertainment & Travel card, and Procurement card.• Negotiated pricing of annual purchases in excess of $24M• Led a cost reduction initiative resulted in over $2M of savings in a year• Maintained excellent relationship with vendors through effective supplier management• Reviewed and created process documents to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and ISO / QS audits• Established a strategic purchasing plan by reviewing part history usage, forecast, and production schedules for national and international sites• Coordinated purchasing activities in Asia and Europe to maintain corporate synergy

• Analyzed production load and engaged appropriate resources to keep on schedule • Increased Performance to Schedule by 290% and decreased cycle time by 48% during the first year • Scheduled product flow per contracted capacity allocation • Managed priorities from 4 partners of the joint venture: AMD, Dupont Photomasks, Micron, and Motorola• Balanced demands from engineering, accounting, management, and sales• Interacted with site management, engineering, quality, manufacturing • Designed and generated reports that accurately reflect the site status and performance• Managed site to site work transfers

A start-up company in the Austin Technology Incubator developing 3D imaging systems that harness the latest technology to increase the quality of manufactured products. We started this self-funded company while working full time. • Assessed technologies for commercial viability• Developed market strategy and business plan • Gained admission to the Austin Technology Incubator• Executed commercialization plan to bring idea to market

• Developed and implemented conversion to a buyer / planner system• Managed the supply chain to reduce average lead-time by 23% • Managed weekly MRP to meet production objectives• Managed work orders and released material to production• Eliminated spares backorders of more than $300K

• Assisted in development and implementation of lean manufacturing• Profiled and reduced over $2M of inventory, including Excess & Obsolete (E&O) material• Created procedures for material flow, Engineering Change Order (ECO) and E&O• Administered biweekly E&O analysis• Implemented ECOs affecting CVD Materials group• Managed new product transition from Santa Clara, CA• Participated in the start-up of chamber manufacturing