Christi O'Connell Email & Phone Number

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Led a cross-functional global team driving strategy development and governance on regulatory compliance • Model all areas of compliance on a global basis in conjunction with Legal, Engineering, Global Services, Finance and Supply Chain Operations to increase compliance agility, speed & transparency to regulations• Delivered a streamlined governance model across Supply Chain Operations, Legal, Engineering, Services and Regulatory Compliance functions incorporating forward-looking regulatory and sustainability roadmaps to execute on a proactive strategy ahead of regulatory deadlines• Administer efficient data collection processes, tools and analytics for metrics development to report to stakeholders and key decision makers, removing pain points and streamlining processes for rapid execution• Socialization to all cross functional stakeholders to increase awareness and drive proactive action on compliance and sustainability strategies• Areas of compliance include environmental (RoHS, packaging, hazardous materials, etc), safety, product certification (BIS, EAC, etc), product labeling, conflict minerals, export/trade, customs & internal audit• Reducing costs associated with waste and environmental savings, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Team lead for one of Cisco’s Manufacturing Partners, driving End-to-End Material processes globally • Oversaw a global team of six individual global contributors fostering collaboration and leadership• Implemented a component Lead Time Governance Policy with Contract Manufacturers and Global Supplier Management (GSM) / Managed War Room for Component Shortage Production issues• Drove alignment with Component Escalation Process with Supply Ops & Global Contract Manufacturers• Slashed volume of shortage escalations, as a result showed improvement to overall material metrics

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Guaranteed business requirements were met related to component shortage escalations, quality and cost issues • Emphasis on sustaining portions of the Product Lifecycle from First Customer Ship to End of Life• Conducted Quarterly Supplier Forums with Contract Manufacturers, Component Suppliers, Manufacturing Operations /GSM to root causes of outstanding manufacturing issues• Liaison between Micro-Processor Data Communications and Global Supplier Management Team, and all Manufacturing Operations

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Collaborated with Engineering and Manufacturing to highlight risky technologies in new design activity • Focused on the NPI Product Life Cycle from Pre Concept Commitment to First Customer Shipment• Built strategic relationships with Global Supplier Management, Engineering and New Product Teams• Identified key cost drivers on Bill of Materials, flagged areas for cost avoidance in engineering designs • Influenced vision with Design Engineering in supplier and technology selection for new product designs• Discovered second sourced solutions by working cross-functionally with Commodity Teams and Engineering

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Managed tactical and strategic activities for Global Supplier Management for quarterly manufacturing goals• Gathered RFQ’s from all suppliers to create quarterly data analysis and spending reports• Coordinated supplier Roadmap/Technology Forums along with competitive Cost Benchmarking Research• Conducted Bill of Materials Risk Assessment, Supplier Negotiations, Supplier Business Reviews• Created strategy for Commodity Process Management and Supplier Relationship Management