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San Francisco Bay Area

Mountain View, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Ownership of manufacturing operations for two business units including off-shore contract manufacturing, global third-party logistics, ERP management, supply planning, sourcing, and various assorted processes and tools. Responded quickly to reassess the manufacturing strategy in light of changing global dynamics and pivoted manufacturing strategy to.

Worked with domestic and off-shore vendors to support a very steep new product introduction ramp, working to address shortages within lead-times and eliminate previously regular stock-outs. Supported in-house manufacturing activities; establishing material replenishment, warehouse management, and supply planning tools. Developed strategy around outsourcing.

San Francisco Bay Area

I work with companies to help them realize their product goals; from sourcing of custom components, to selecting a manufacturing partner, to being an ongoing virtual Operations team.Responsibilities include sales, business development, marketing, and public relations.

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Utilizing my strong background in operations and manufacturing, I work with companies that need help in getting started and/or growing. I work with companies to select, develop, and manage domestic and international manufacturing partners and supply chains as well as establishing operating indicators, managing budgets, and developing long-term.

San Jose, CA

As part of Riverwood Solutions, I worked on the selection of an off-shore manufacturing partner, development of SIOP, program management of product development, vendor management, and hands-on product development.

Establishment, growth, and operation of facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area for the manufacturing of Tesla's powertrain components (battery packs, motors, gearboxes, charging systems). Established hiring and management processes, key operating indicators, material handling processes, and built a highly responsive management team.

Benicia, California

Responsible for a variety of roles as is typical in a small company, including purchasing, planning, forecasting, management of off-shore contract manufacturing, international logistics, and warehousing.

Santa Clara, CA

Managed EMS relationship in China; established and maintained delivery plans. Worked closely with Design Engineering on new product introduction. Managed relationship with with ODM equipment suppliers. Business Manager for OEM accounts purchasing proprietary equipment.

Program/Project Management: Management of multiple projects simultaneously and facilitation of various cross-functional teams internally and externally. Successful in a very dynamic, frequently ambiguous, complex and evolving environment. Identification of risks, development of contingency plans, driving influence of process enhancements and improvements..

San Jose, CA

Responsible for managing and growing 'box build' capability for very large OEM customer. Worked on establishing capabilities including equipment selection, layouts, process flow, and staff training in new facility. Worked transfer of product lines to several facilities and well and managing several new product introductions.

Redwood City, California

Daily technical assistance to processing technicians. Designs of tooling and processes to increase quality, reduce cost, and minimize loss. Project manager on a long-term account with a large manufacturer of laboratory systems.Job planning and routing per process and customer requirements as well as special considerations including maximization of.

Dryden Flight Research Center

Team member on both the Optical Air Data System (OADS) and F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV). Development of new mathematical models applied to existing flight simulation software and data analysis programs as well as extensive computer programming and modeling.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Fluid And Thermodynamics

Completed first year of MSME coursework while working at NASA-Dryden.