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California, United States

Palo Alto, California, Us

Improved drone supply chain resilience by diversifying manufacturing partners, conducting BOM risk mitigation, and initiating localization efforts, resulting in multi-source AVL and reduced dependency on Chinese supply chain.Spearheaded cost reduction initiatives by extending contract pricing to broader commodities, consolidating volumes, exploring alternate source options, implementing hard tool and negotiating MVA to meet cost reduction target.Directed the sourcing team in standardizing supplier selection through data-driven methodologies, and manage supplier relationships through quarterly performance evaluations in capability, quality, cost competitiveness and E&O management.Developed and negotiated SOW/MSA with vendors, ensuring contract execution by collaborating with multiple departments, including finance, legal, compliance, and executive teams

Santa Clara, California, Us

Implemented Arena PLM to centralize product lifecycle and BOMs management, to improve product and manufacturing operations for an autonomous trucking start-up.Developed a scalable sourcing strategy, securing contract pricing with key components manufacturers and distributors.Led cross-functional-team in collaborating with third party expert to define, design, test and launch the ERP (NetSuite), positioning the company for the upcoming phase of business expansion.

Milpitas, California, Us

Spearheaded the manufacturing team for Smart NICs and Smart Switch products, establishing end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain strategies, while fostering a dynamic team in a fast-paced startup setting.Collaborated with product, hardware and design engineering teams from NPI, incorporating best practices in manufacturing and supply chain through DFM/DFx, resulting in successful product launches with minimal design iterations.Established strategic partnership with critical component suppliers, achieving a 68% CBOM reduction through negotiation.Led the TAC team in managing supply chain disruptions due to unprecedented global supply shortages, implementing numerous measures to minimize shipment decommitments. Partnered with third-party SME to design and implement B2B between ERP (NetSuite) and CM’s (Baan), enabling remote inventory visibility (WIP & FGI) and full automation on EDI from Sales Order to ASN.Oversaw manufacturing and supply chain operations with suppliers and CM partners ensuring adherence to material pipeline forecast, clear to build, ECO/MCO updates, backlog commitments and on time shipment.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Managed supply chain operations team, focusing on strategic sourcing, commodity management, and cost reduction initiatives across various network security appliances and firewall product.Standardized the MVA cost model in collaboration with EMS partners (JDM & ODM), facilitating competitive analysis and quarterly negotiations, achieving a 9% annual reduction in hardware spent.Executed contract pricing negotiation with key components suppliers to secure competitive pricing and allocation.Consolidated EMS partners sourcing channel by establishing strategic partnerships with major component distributors, implementing a pre-negotiated buffer plan to reduce component lead times.Implemented component life-cycle traceability processes to monitor lead-times, PCN/EOL and last time buy analysis, ensuring uninterrupted supply chain continuity.Successfully negotiated quarterly quotations with freight forwarders and secured base rate discounts with major couriers (UPS, FedEx, and DHL), resulting in a 45% reduction in freight costs.Led and launched RMA services in Latin America with 3rd party provider resulted 70% cost reduction in support Brazil RMA.

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Collaborated with customers and R&D to develop and execute manufacturing strategies for Cisco Unified Computing System products, ensuring time to market and volume ramp.Directed department personnel in establishing NPI operations functions aligned with manufacturing innovation, achieving on-time product launch and volume ramp-up, meeting Pre-Pilot, FCS, and GAC targets.Spearheaded a cross-functional team to successfully launch and ramp multiple UCS server products, earning the Operation Excellence Award in FY2013 from Cisco Computing Systems Product Group.Oversaw the transition of Consumer Telepresence from NPI to volume production, utilizing a hybrid manufacturing supply chain that integrates enterprise-level process control while maintaining consumer product deliverables flexibility.

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Managed manufacturing engineering department, developing work plan and allocating resources to ensure all manufacturing infrastructures and processes are in placed to meet NPI product launch and ramp plan.Championed lean manufacturing initiatives, driving the elimination of non-value-added operations, integrating process automation, and applying Poka-Yoke techniques to enhance yield, reduce process cycle times, throughput improvement.

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Conducted DFM/DFX analysis and collaborating effectively with OEM partners to assess product design manufacturability. Analyzed ECN/MCN, ensuring timely implementation with accurate manufacturing process documentations.Designed and produced manufacturing fixtures/tooling for SMT, PTH, PCBA mechanical and electromechanical assemblies.

Aberdeen, Scotland, Gb

Responsible for a variety of engineering tasks associated with detailed process engineering for petroleum refineries include process flow, piping and instrument diagram analysis, line tables and equipment lists compilation, process equipment design, process hydraulic and line sizing, relief and control valves sizing based on API standard

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

American Degree Program, Chemical Engineering