Chris Van Buhler Email & Phone Number

Sunnyvale

► Support engineering NPI development by documenting prototype build requirements► Lead build requirement meetings with cross functional teams and contract manufacturing► Create and release Bills Of Materials (BOMs) in Agile. Generate Eng Change Orders (ECOs)► Travel overseas to support product builds► Track shipments for prototype device allocation and manage distribution

Responsible for strategic planning and coordinating the activities on a cross functional bassis for hardware and software programs delivering the total product offerings. Key successes include:►Program managment for M7 enterprise-level server system boards and electro-mechanical sub assemblies. ►Contributed directly to the successful and timely completion of NPI board designs and engineering integrity by meticulously documenting schedules, engineering change orders, overseeing board fabrication, manufacturing board assembly and final delivery.►Sustaining engineering program manager for Oracle server racks.►Product program management for three sustaining rack servers and blade server. ►Supported CPU organization documenting build and manufacturing requirements for chip development test boards.►Procured and managed prototype allocation matrix, NRE cost analysis and budgeting.►Chaired internal and external engineering and product team meetings for project goals and deliverables. ► Interfaced with vendors on build requirements, schedules, manufacturing issues, Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), material availability, purchase orders and cost analysis. ►Monthly executive management reviews. Here is a list and links of some of the projects I was involved with:►Sun Blade 150, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 workstationshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Blade_(workstation) ► T4-1, T4-1B, T4-2, T4-4, T5-1B, T5-2, M7 serverhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARC_T-Series

Menlo Park, California

Responsible for planning and coordinating the tactical activities for system development towards delivery of the system product. ►NPI development management for PCIe flash boards, solid state drive, USB, and system mechanical sub-assemblies►Led sustaining product and functional teams composed of talented professionals from all engineering functions, operations, and field service, introducing product enhancements, resolving quality issues and providing documentation updates to consumers. ►Served as liaison to service representatives and engineers during field escalations, uncovering root cause failure analysis with vendors, documenting corrective action and supply plan material recovery.

Menlo Park, California

Hardware Project Coordinator 3 (PLM Analyst)Oversaw tracking, prioritizing, and reporting of engineering change documentation for both NPI and sustaining projects simultaneously with competing deadlines. Sourced, procured and maintained material for engineering builds. Key contributions included:► Liaised with vendors, external manufacturing partners, and internal product teams, providing clean and concise bill of materials (BOMs) written engineering change orders (ECOs) and approved vendor lists (AVLs) for systems meeting NPI engineering build schedules and on-going sustaining customer improvements.►Contributed as a technical team member and super user for CCB enhancements, driving on-going ERP system improvements. ► Trained and mentored new hires on PLM processes.