Reporting to the CEO, responsible for worldwide Manufacturing Operations including production, order fulfillment, repair, forecasting, procurement, quality, logistics, and new product introduction.Designed and developed new appliance solutions.Responsible for developing new processes to manufacture "Cloud Solutions" infrastructure.

Reporting to the CEO, responsible for worldwide Manufacturing Operations including production, order fulfillment, repair, forecasting, procurement, quality, logistics, and new product introduction.Successful IPO Transition.Developed purchasing strategy (zero stock outs, maximum inventory turns, positive PPV) using a variety of local/Asian suppliers, custom/off the shelf assemblies, as well as ODM suppliers.Worldwide export compliance.

• Implemented “Lean” style manufacturing that increased production output by 20% while reducing head count by 10%• Developed and implemented mix model production that has allowed daily model build to grow product portfolio 10X with no impact to efficiency• Developed and implemented plan for Barracuda repair operations in Europe• Mentored engineering team on “Best-in-Class” new product introduction techniques

Responsible for improving the overall effectiveness of the Operations Quality System for a FDA regulated medical group. Key area of focus is on the reduction of open Corrective Actions, Product Incidents Reports (complaints), Deviations, Change Reports, and other similar quality system reports.

Reporting to the CFO, responsible for managing a large cross-functional group including Supply Chain Management (Direct, Indirect, and Master Scheduling); Order Fulfillment and Delivery; Quality; Document Control; Logistics (spares); Repair; and Manufacturing Engineering (including Manufacturing Program Management, Test Engineering, and Hardware Development) • Led initiative to increase product forecast accuracy which resulted in a 40% improvement (or 93% accuracy based on dollars consumed)• Developed spending controls that led to a 25% reduction in direct spending and a 35% reduction in period expenses • Reduced manufacturing inventory levels by 45%; logistics inventory by 30%• Developed “action” driven dashboard to measure quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness• Initiated various projects with Development and Marketing to reduce product costs (reduced software packaging by 70%) and enhance product brand• As part of margin improvement team, generated new pricing strategy that led to a 10% increase in hardware margins• Led the Corporate initiative for RoHS and WEEE compliance to the European Directive