Gilles (Gil) Aouizerat Email & Phone Number

As CEO of PCX, Inc. Gilles has provided the vision and leadership to survive and thrive through 4 recessions while growing the organization to over 100 million dollars in sales in that time period in the distribution of electronic components and semiconductors.Gilles has also led the organization and provided the tools and resources to create the Star Quality Program (http://www.pcxco.com/star-quality-program.html); a 67-step inspection process that has re-defined quality control in the independent electronic distribution market for electronic components and semiconductors. Under his leadership PCX Inc. has also achieved several key certifications including ESD ANSI S20.20, ISO 9001-2008, AS9120-2007, HUBZone certification, and DSCC certification.He also serves on the IDEA board (www.idofea.org) as a member of the executive board, a leading independent electronic distribution non-profit trade organization in the electronic components and semiconductor space.Goals include the continued growth of the organization's capabilities to better respond to OEM/CEM client needs and requirements to support the supply of electronic components and semiconductors with long-lead-time, hard-to-find, and/or obsolete challenges. Other goals include continuing to be a thought leader and innovator in combating the flow of counterfeit electronic components and semiconductors in the global supply chain with such programs as the continued refinement of the Star-Quality-Program (67 inspection steps); and the industry's first Commercial Quarantine Program established and maintained since January of 2006.Specialties: Over 18 years’ component sourcing/engineering/qualification experience filling gaps in the supply chain*Counterfeit Electronic Component and Semiconductor avoidance*Counterfeit Electronic Components and Semiconductor detection/identification*Counterfeit Electronic Components and Semiconductor Quarantine Program*Second sources recommendation*ECO and EOL management*BOM cost reduction and AVL optimization

Listed skills include Negotiation, Supply Chain, Management, Purchasing, and 46 others.