Kristian Rasmussen

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VP, Supply Chain and Logistics at Cradlewise @ Cradlewise
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Supply Chain Management:- Led effort that resulted in a reduction of Crestron’s finished goods inventory by 15% through implementation of an S&OP process on high volume products, forecasting tools and a quote process to better forecast large commercial orders- Drove significant savings (50% reduction) in Sysorex’s supply chain through renegotiation of pricing and selection of new vendors- Set-up supply chain for Apisphere’s consumer GPS product; brought product cost in 10% under target and drove cost reduction program as product matured- Reduced raw and semi-finished goods inventory levels at Crestron by rightsizing safety stocks, implementing programs to sell off excess and obsolete inventory and developing a dashboard to monitor procurement team effectiveness- Set up a warehouse in Greenville Texas moving all fulfillment operations in-house from a 3PL for littleBits/SpheroOperations Management:- Drove improvements at Crestron’s Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) factory in productivity (30% reduction in headcount) and elimination of backlog (originally 3 weeks behind schedule) through introduction of lean manufacturing philosophies (reduction in set-up times, implementation of work cells and introduction of single piece flow)- Spearheaded efforts to align production schedules between Crestron facilities and contract manufacturers to minimize WIP, raw material inventory and semi-finished goods inventory- Developed a robust new product introduction (NPI) process for PCBA products to ensure that Crestron’s aggressive NPI schedule is achievedProduct Engineering:- Developed team of project engineers at SMART Technologies improving NPI process execution- Worked extensively with tier 1 Asian Contract Manufacturers (Flextronics, Celestica, Foxconn) while supporting PCBA products for Nortel and SMART Technologies

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Cradlewise

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VP, Supply Chain and Logistics at Cradlewise
Kristian Rasmussen Work Experience Details
  • Cradlewise
    Vp, Supply Chain And Logistics
    Cradlewise Aug 2023 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
  • Cradlewise
    Senior Director Of Supply Chain
    Cradlewise Apr 2023 - Aug 2023
    San Francisco, California, Us
  • Eight Sleep
    Head Of Manufacturing & Supply Chain
    Eight Sleep Oct 2022 - Apr 2023
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Hero
    Director Of Supply Chain
    Hero Jul 2021 - Oct 2022
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Skybell
    Vp, Supply Chain
    Skybell Nov 2020 - Jul 2021
    Irvine, California, Us
  • Hero
    Director Of Planning And Logistics
    Hero Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Littlebits
    Director, Supply Chain
    Littlebits Jul 2017 - Apr 2020
    Boulder, Colorado, Us
  • Sysorex
    Senior Director, Lifecycle Management
    Sysorex Sep 2015 - Jul 2017
    Palo Alto, Ca, Us
    - Brought in to improve overall supply chain processes and efficiency for hardware products- Reduced product costs by 50% through a combination of negotiating better pricing with existing suppliers and finding new vendors- Developed a product data management system (Bills of Materials, Approved Vendor List, Engineering Change Notice) to gain control over product information- Drove supply chain operations efforts on rapid launch to production of 7 new hardware products
  • Crestron Electronics
    Director, Pcba Operations
    Crestron Electronics Jun 2014 - Sep 2015
    Rockleigh, Nj, Us
    - Took on overall leadership of PCBA factory operations including materials management, engineering and production- Worked with engineering and senior management teams on facility upgrades (improved material storage, ESD controls, selective solder, PCBA routing)- Drove global supply chain changes to modernize product scheduling between all Crestron factories to minimize inventory and WIP- Developed a robust NPI process for PCBA products to ensure that Crestron’s aggressive NPI schedule was achieved
  • Crestron Electronics
    Director, Demand Planning And Materials Management
    Crestron Electronics Dec 2012 - Jun 2014
    Rockleigh, Nj, Us
    - Responsible for all raw, semi-finished and finished goods inventory levels company-wide- Worked with sales, operations and planning teams on developing and implementing a robust forecasting and S&OP process- Drove projects to move key suppliers to kanban and VMI systems to reduce inventory levels- Worked with marketing, order administration, product-line management and operations on a project to reduce the overall SKU count and to better define the product life cycle process in order to minimize supply chain inefficiencies- Responsible for all product and component costing; work with finance to ensure that all products and parts are correctly costed, new product costing runs are completed without errors and cost reduction targets for raw, semi-finished and finished goods are met- Retained responsibility of PCBA operations at the Cresskill facility
  • Crestron Electronics
    Plant Manager - Pcba Factory
    Crestron Electronics Aug 2008 - Dec 2012
    Rockleigh, Nj, Us
    - Managed Crestron’s PCBA factory in Cresskill, NJ; operation consists of SMT lines, wave solder, pre-functional test (AOI, ICT, flying probe), functional test and hand assembly; total staffing 150 operators and supervisors- Developed workload and scheduling systems to better determine staffing requirements and to improve on-time delivery- Utilized lean manufacturing philosophies to improve operation including the use of work cells for post-SMT operations - Worked with supply chain team to determine outsourcing strategy for high volume products
  • Smart Technologies
    Manager, New Product Introduction
    Smart Technologies Jan 2008 - Aug 2008
    Calgary, Ab, Ca
    - Managed a team of project engineers and electrical test engineers responsible for the introduction of new products to external manufacturers and support of sustaining products- Responsible for setting department budget and headcount to support new product process and test development and sustaining product support- Acted as project management lead to drive production ramp plans for critical projects
  • Nortel
    Sr. Product/Quality Engineer
    Nortel Feb 2006 - Dec 2007
    Ca
    - Quality/Product engineering prime for a number of NPI base station programs, responsibilities included:~ developing manufacturing specifications and quality plans~ coordinating development of hard tooling for mechanical components and pre-functional test programs and fixture~ monitoring supplier quality~ working with project team to set project quality objectives- Worked extensively with design engineering on enhancing product design for manufacturability and developing manufacturing specifications for contract manufacturers- Assisted contract manufacturers and suppliers in Asia with developing and troubleshooting manufacturing processes- Aided supplier management team with review of build quotations from contract manufacturers
  • Apotex
    Project/Production Supervisor
    Apotex Feb 2005 - Jan 2006
    Toronto, Ontario, Ca
    - Member of a team tasked with commissioning a new liquid manufacturing facility before hand over to production- Responsible for coordinating commissioning and validation of two liquid compounding systems, a Clean-In-Place system and a Tempered Oil system - Gained valuable project management experience in many facets of plant construction including safety classifications, liquid process control systems and equipment commissioning- Became proficient in reading P&ID diagrams and gained familiarity with the equipment required in a liquid processing plant (i.e. valves, gauges, flowmeters) - Managed the production operation of a small volume non sterile filling line
  • Celestica
    Operations Engineering Leader
    Celestica Oct 2003 - Feb 2005
    Toronto, Ontario, Ca
    - Led a team of operations engineers and support staff supporting product lines for two customers- Worked as lead in project to roll out lean manufacturing principles to production areas and support teams - Responsible for product quality and coordination of new product introduction
  • Celestica
    Customer Program Management Specialist
    Celestica Sep 2001 - Oct 2003
    Toronto, Ontario, Ca
    - Co-ordinated customer's qualification and prototype activities with engineering, manufacturing and materials planning teams - Prepared prototype and production quotes for new business for Celestica sites- Assigned to Celestica – San Jose site for 6 months to develop new product introduction process for new customer- Developed prototype pricing model and gate review process adopted by Celestica and customer - Responsible for co-ordinating material and equipment transfers from customer and competitors to manufacturing facilities in Mexico and Thailand
  • Celestica
    Operations Engineering Associate
    Celestica Nov 1998 - Sep 2001
    Toronto, Ontario, Ca
    - Designed and maintained manufacturing process flows and documentation for a number of assemblies for various customers- Responsible for training manufacturing operators on new processes and procedures- Designed and implemented process and manufacturing floor layout for advanced systems assembly
  • Process Development Corporation
    Quality Audit Supervisor
    Process Development Corporation Nov 1996 - Nov 1998
    Canton, Michigan, Us
    - Managed a team of quality auditors reviewing outgoing quality levels at automotive assembly plants throughout Canada and the US- Prepared reports for customer and company management- Assisted customer with process improvements to enhance quality

Kristian Rasmussen Skills

Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma Product Development Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Supply Chain Continuous Improvement Materials Management Cross Functional Team Leadership Program Management Management Supply Chain Management Testing Product Management Process Engineering Electronics Design For Manufacturing Risk Management Project Management Operations Management Kanban Strategy Engineering Management Kaizen Root Cause Analysis Procurement Business Development Leadership Supplier Quality Strategic Planning Statistical Process Control

Kristian Rasmussen Education Details

  • Queen'S University
    Queen'S University
    Materials And Metallurgical Engineering
  • Blekinge Institute Of Technology
    Blekinge Institute Of Technology
    Mba

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