A bi-lingual, award-winning innovative technical operations leader, with over 20 years of executive level experience in managing transition programs for new product & technology development & introduction (HDW & SW); orchestrated customer focused ISO 9000 QA programs, global supply chains and offshore operations, while promoting technology advancements in quality, manufacturing practices. Includes NPD to scalability of NPI in product quality while reducing time-to-market & costs. Experience split between Fortune 100 companies & startups. Known for innovative approaches to creation of high quality, cost effective, technical prog mgt and operations infrastructure in new and emerging companies. Dedicated to driving continuous improvement in all technical and business operations.Experienced in strategic planning for NPI of software, mfg equipment & process engineering, material handling automation, & global supply chain management for high & low volume manufacturing. Includes new product introduction to commercialization, new factory layout/design and expansions for low and high volum, (10 factory new product start-ups). Succesfully integrated IT with business/factory (6 MRP or ERP). Developed advanced mfg process, equipment & technology, including automated material handling, to support yields & and cost reductions. Focused, results oriented cross-functional team leader.SPECIALTIES: new high tech products prototype to volume production; NPD & NPI with high quality & reliability, fast time to market by leveraging technical prg mgt supply chain expertise; reduced cycles of learning. Implemented a quality improvement programs/process & cost effective variable capacity to adjust to market changes. Industry tools & processes used: QMS, FMEA, DOE, VOC, SPC; Strategic Planning; Mfg Process Design (DFx); Team Building; Change Mgt; Matrix Mgt.; Mgt By Objectives; Network & Mfg Systems Architectures; Systems Analysis & Planning; factory automation, Simulation Modeling.