Gregory Kaster Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn

Leader of supply chain, systems engineering, procurement and global manufacturing operations for Altowav, a Computer Networking Products company.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Head of Supply Chain Management Business Operations Led supply chain management business operations on a global level for the former Motorola Networks division for Nokia Networks. Coordinated, addressed and resolved delivery, manufacturing and shipment issues by interfacing with internal and external factories located in Asia, Europe and North America as well as global sales, product management, and R&D teams.• Led a global cross-functional supply chain team… Show more Head of Supply Chain Management Business Operations Led supply chain management business operations on a global level for the former Motorola Networks division for Nokia Networks. Coordinated, addressed and resolved delivery, manufacturing and shipment issues by interfacing with internal and external factories located in Asia, Europe and North America as well as global sales, product management, and R&D teams.• Led a global cross-functional supply chain team managing a wide range of high technology products through all phases of the product life cycle to ensure supply availability, effective inventory management, and efficient demand and supply planning to meet high volume, low and high product mix requirements. • Provided supply chain leadership to work with internal global sales teams to generate sales and operations planning information which ensured successful implementation with internal and external factories and suppliers.• Demonstrated an optimal balance between delivery performance, cycle time and inventory in order to meet company business objectives. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Director Supply Chain Global Business Operations 2010-2011Led supply chain global business operations for all Motorola Networks products, $3 billion in annual sales including LTE, CDMA, GSM and WiMAX technologies. • Led a global team that was the focal point into the supply chain for sales teams, product management and engineering teams, as well as interfacing with all supply chain functions to meet overall company business objectives… Show more Director Supply Chain Global Business Operations 2010-2011Led supply chain global business operations for all Motorola Networks products, $3 billion in annual sales including LTE, CDMA, GSM and WiMAX technologies. • Led a global team that was the focal point into the supply chain for sales teams, product management and engineering teams, as well as interfacing with all supply chain functions to meet overall company business objectives. • Partnered effectively with our internal and external factories and suppliers in Asia, Europe and North America to ensure resolution of prioritized issues impacting our customer shipments and deliveries. • Demonstrated expertise and success in supply chain management working with domestic and international manufacturing facilities, both internal and external to the company. Director Supply Chain Business Operations- 4G Products 2006-2010Led supply chain global business operations for all Motorola Networks 4G product lines including WiMAX and Expedience technologies. • Led a global team that was the focal point into the supply chain for sales teams, product management and engineering teams, as well as interfacing with all supply chain functions to meet overall company business objectives for 4G product lines. • Partnered effectively with sales, product management and engineering to resolve supply chain and logistics issues associated with new product launches and successfully preparing our internal and external factories and suppliers on a global level to ensure on time delivery of multiple new 4G product introductions. • Received the Motorola Extraordinary Sales Support award in 2009. Show less

Burnsville, Mn

Strategically planned and successfully implemented all operational activities in order to grow a small startup wireless communications company from zero revenue to over $100 million in annual revenue in five years. Operational functions included material and production control, manufacturing engineering, procurement, EMS selection and management, systems deployment, customer service and support, and product training.• Assembled a cross-functional operations team that successfully… Show more Strategically planned and successfully implemented all operational activities in order to grow a small startup wireless communications company from zero revenue to over $100 million in annual revenue in five years. Operational functions included material and production control, manufacturing engineering, procurement, EMS selection and management, systems deployment, customer service and support, and product training.• Assembled a cross-functional operations team that successfully deployed and installed high technology wireless systems worldwide, as well as the customer support and training services to effectively support this global customer base. • Directed the evaluation, selection, interface and negotiations with EMS companies in the successful manufacture of over one million wireless modems utilizing leading edge wireless technology and manufacturing techniques.• NextNet Wireless was acquired by Motorola in 2006. Show less

Waseca, Mn

• Director, Systems Integration, Quality & Customer Service • Director, Manufacturing• Manager, Design Engineering