Played the role of director of engineering at a manufacturing start-up of PHC GCM, an Applied Materials' captive machine shop and a subsidiary of PHC group. Built up the company from scratch to become a global top-tier level semiconductor equipment component manufacturer. - Lead of Engineering . Team up, lead, and coach the engineering team to develop analytical and insightful engineering expertise. . Create a company-wide workflow from product development to process control. - PMO . Team up, lead, and coach project managers. . Lead NPI projects.

Successfully built up two essential suppliers from scratch that Applied Materials funded, and several vendors that provided vital ceramic and plastic components to Applied Materials.- Supplier Assessment and Approval . Assess and develop suppliers' technical and operational capabilities, and help them to onboard.- Lead NPI Projects . Help suppliers to understand product requirements and build up manufacturing processes. . Assess the initial fabrication process that the suppliers built up and confirm the documented process control procedures and the first article.- Quality Management . Lead multiple problem-solving activities with problem-identification tools. . Help suppliers lead COPQ meetings to trend down the failure costs.- Operational Development . Develop suppliers from low-level to global top-tier manufacturers with factory operations and process control capabilities. . Create a company-wide process flow that incorporates each department's actions, tasks, and KPIs, from ordering raw materials to delivery. . Perform numerous lean initiatives to optimize manufacturing processes, reduce production cost and lead time, and improve quality.

- NPI Project Management . Set up quality goals for new products to drive improvement actions. . Assess productivity by pilot production and lock and confirm the production process.- Manufacturing Quality Control Management . Manage and control mass production processes of multiple suppliers. . Analyze field failures and problem-solving with 6 sigma methodology. . Run quality improvement projects to improve warranty service costs. . Process audit to assure suppliers' and sub-tier suppliers' manufacturing quality control.

- NPI Project Management . Build up test plans and conduct tests of developing products to verify washing performance and energy/water savings as well as safety requirements. . Develop new test criteria and evaluate the new products for quality improvement based on customer feedback and satisfaction.- Product Quality Management . Randomly select and test mass-production products and pass or fail the lot by test results analyzed by Six Sigma methodologies.- Authorized Testing Lab Management . Lead lab certifying programs certified by the authorities in the US, Germany, and Australia and maintain test conditions. . Design and invest in new testing equipment and facilities, and train technicians meeting international requirements.

Started my career as a mechanical design engineer.- NPI . Developed a brand new dishwasher for Europe and US markets. . Design and test critical components of water circulation and protecting water leaks. . Verify component reliability and analyze and improve failures of thermal deformation and leakage. . Run pilot production to assess and improve productivity. . Gain strong product design capability.