Sr. Operations Manager
Qualcomm is a Fortune 100 wireless telecommunications research and development company, as well as the largest fabless chip supplier in the world. QCT is the chip division and also produces engineering tools to speed the time to market for cell phone manufacturers. Globalstar is the division that produced LEO Satellite based phones and base stations.Sr. Operations Manager -QCT- SuRF/FFA - Managed a staff of 24, Manufacturing, Material Planning, Purchasing, Shipping and Receiving and the Warehouse to produce rapid development tools. These tools are used by Telecom HW/SW Engineers to quickly and efficiently integrate our latest Chipset into their own Cell phone design. - Manage the Planning, Buying and Materials functions to achieve division objectives- Direct Manufacturing Engineering and Business Process Analyst to achieve a high degree of efficiency- Close coordination with HW & SW Engineers to produce very early lifecycle (NPI) development tools- Balanced NPI Engineering support requirements of agile change, dynamic design, immature SW/HW with Production volume efficiency needs.- Achieved 25% year over year growth in a dynamic fast paced environment- Responsible for Department P&L, Capital and Expense Budgets as well as Forecasting future needs.- Create and implement EOL (End Of Life) and RMA (Return Material Authorization) processesSr. Materials Manager Globalstar - Managed a staff of Materials Manager, Supervisor, Master Scheduler, and their respective staffs of Planners, Schedulers and Material Coordinators.- Responsible for the Development and timely execution of the Gateway and User Terminal build plans- Develop demand and supply strategies to meet the specific product and business requirements- Facilitate New Products into Production- Established RMA Process for UT product lines, including significant system enhancements- Key contributor in all business processes for Materials, Manufacturing and Shipping/Receiving