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• A USA based international consulting/contractor company focused on Semiconductor technology/Operations/Financial raise and business development supported by a team of 12 executives. Aurora International, LLC.
• Staff with USA Government Secret Clearance

Aurora Semiconductor is an American owned, US-based pure play foundry specializing in multichip module (MCM) manufacturing, 3D Plus and related specialty packaging and die preparation.Key accomplishments:1.) Acquired the company thru a debt and asset capital raise2.) Increased revenue by 35% in one year with no additional headcount while reducing cash cost.

Responsible for Global Solar Operations,Product/Process Engineering,Supply Chain/Purchasing/Planning, Quality/Reliability,Facilities, IT, Field Service Engineering,Plant operations, Software QRA

Aurora Semiconductor is a USA based Wafer Foundry serving a Volume based Niche market that also supports process customization and process development. Role: Principal with responsibilities for Site Acquisition, Equity and Debt Capital raise process,Business Development and Executive staffing.

San Jose, CA, US

• Architect of a proposal to:
• Consolidate the outsource operating supply base by 80% leading to a projected savings of over $20M while reducing cycle time by 75% with greater than 50% reduction in cost of quality and logistics.

Tempe, Arizona, US

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY (Chandler, AZ) 1999-2006Amkor Technology is a $2B+ sub-contract assembly and test supplier with corporate offices in the United States and thirteen manufacturing facilities located in Korea, The Philippines, Taiwan, China, Japan and Singapore.Senior Vice President North Asia Operations 1999-2004Responsibilities: Recruited to establish or.

Tempe, Arizona, US

• Senior Vice President of Corporate Quality, Facilities 2004-2006Responsibilities: Represented 6 countries and 13 factories on a world wide basis. Direct reports are Vice President of Corporate Quality, Vice President.
• Architect of Amkor’s “Top 21” customer quality focus program. Established visits to all 21 customers at the corporate level while implementing programs to make Amkor the #1 supplier.
• Reduced quality excursions from 14 in second half of 2004 to 1 in second half of 2005.
• Turnaround of the customer complaint rate from a 2004 increasing trend of 17% to a 2005 decreasing trend of 26%.
• Top strategic customer complaint rate reduction of 43% in 2005 compared to 2004.
• Improved overall customer ranking as the #1 supplier from 38% Q1 ’04 to 72% Q2 ’05.

Singapore, SG

• HYUNDAI/CHIPPAC (Shanghai, China) 1997-1999Managing Director and Vice President Responsibilities: Recruited to run a 443,000 square foot packaging and test foundry in Shanghai, China in October 1997. Held positions of:
• Vice President & Managing Director, ChipPAC Shanghai
• President & Managing Director, ChipPAC Assembly & Test Shanghai
• President, ChipPAC British Virgin Islands
• President, ChipPAC Barbados
• Chairman of the Board, ChipPAC ShanghaiAccomplishments:

Tempe, Arizona, US

• HANA SEMICONDUCTOR (Bangkok, Thailand) 1993-1997Hana Semiconductor was a $250 Million Sub-contract assembly and test supplier located in Bangkok, Thailand with plants in Hong Kong, Thailand and China.Accomplishments:
• Increased sales by 36% in the first year while costs of direct labor and materials were held at a 20% increase.
• Increased volume to 1,200,000 units per day and installed capacity for 1,600,000 per day.
• Reduced assembly cycle time to a mean of 3.5 days from 8 days.
• Implemented a TQM process with 62 cross-functional teams focused on continuous improvement.
• Secured first tier customer (Motorola).

• XICOR, INCORPORATED (Milpitas, CA) 1983-1993Xicor was a $120 million manufacturer of EEPROM semiconductors, with a line of approximately 60 different products generating thousands of part types.Vice President, Assembly.
• Decreased cycle times in all assembly operations by 40%, reducing cycle time to 5 days.
• Directed manufacturing transfer of 70% of local test operations offshore in 18 months. Implemented 50% reduction in manufacturing head count (130 people) in one year.
• Decreased electrical retest rate by 50% each in two consecutive years.

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR (San Jose, CA /So. Portland, ME) 1980-1983 and eairler at South Portland, MaineManufacturing ManagerResponsibilities: Recruited in 1981 to improve the productivity and yields of MOS.
• Increased direct labor productivity threefold in 8 months.
• Reduced wafer cost by 50% in 18 months.
• Decreased major equipment downtime from 65% to 12%.
• Implemented cost improvement program resulting in $225,000 savings over 4-month period.

Responsible for Hi Rel Test for DESC and Military applications

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