Ken Lopresti Email & Phone Number

As a highly accomplished, dynamic executive-level professional with extensive experience working within engineering, operations, manufacturing, product development, and supply chain departments to optimize company sales I pride myself on being extremely adept at implementing state-of-the-art strategies to enhance inventory controls, reduce quality errors, and improve overall client satisfaction. I also possess experience managing entire product lifecycle, including bid and proposals, engineering development, new product introduction, and customer support in fast-paced manufacturing businesses. Furthermore, I’m skilled at acquiring, training, and managing large teams to achieve projected business goals. Below are some examples I accomplished in the past:• Effectively consolidated 4 companies and re-negotiated service rates with multiple freight partners to decrease freight costs by 12%.• Successfully transitioned radio and VSAT products from legacy Philippine factory to contract manufacture partners in the Philippines and Thailand to enhance delivery and quality performance in less than 6 months.• Introduced custom tooling for environmental testing to reduce touch labor by 50%. Thank you for reviewing my profile and I look forward to connecting with you!

Listed skills include Rf, Microwave, Electronics, Test Equipment, and 43 others.

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  Operations Program Manager

  Viasat Inc.

  Mar 2021 - Present - Carlsbad, California, United States

  As an Ops Program Manager, I interfaces with Design Engineering, New Product Introduction, Test Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Planning, & Quality while working with cross functional teams to ensure products can be manufactured and all critical processes and suppliers including Contract Manufactures are production ready and all key risk mitigation factors are identified and addressed. I also lead and direct regular core team meetings, attend and report status at program reviews while ensuring product line forecasts are translated into build plans. I also oversee change management, and plan/manage manufacturing labor forecasting. I interface with both internal and external customers.