Experienced Engineering leader.• Have been in the Semiconductor / Flash Memory / Storage industry continuously since 1987, mostly in Product & Test Engineering with time spent in additional roles such as Country General Management, Customer Support, Development, Manufacturing, PMO, Customer Field Support and Physical Failure Analysis.• Have worked with a wide range of customers in Military, Automotive, Mobile, Industrial, Enterprise, Channel and Retail markets.• Responsible for $5B+ in shipments per year.• Have built and managed multiple worldwide cross functional teams, of up to 350 engineers.• Am used to regularly and directly interacting with customers, partners, and all functions within the company from the top executive to individual contributor levels• I understand engineering is a relentless focus on time to market, cost reduction and quality improvement and the ability to balance these items to meet the market needs and to maximize profitability.• I strongly believe in an environment of strong processes with a culture of empowerment and responsibility and believe that identifying and growing future leaders across all levels of the organization is a key attribute.