• Lead all procurement and supply chain functions for a top valley electronicsmanufacturing services (EMS) provider, serving a diverse mix of customers inaerospace, industrial, communications, medical and other sectors.• Oversee an AVL of 1,200+ global suppliers, in addition to managing strictFAR/DFAR requirements required to support military/defense customers.• Monitor inventory levels and drive continual improvement efforts that includedepartment growth roadmaps and CRM system optimization.• Manage marketing and business development projects, including rebrandingthe company and developing a new website, presentation folder, and logo.• Recruited new 10+ member regional outside sales force to expand company’scustomer base, performing all related training/onboarding steps.• Achieved 24+ month streak of landing new customers, adding over $10M innew business into the company’s sales pipeline.

• Took on critical multi-faceted management role leading a team of sales, serviceand procurement staff, providing employees with ongoing training/mentoring incustomer service, satisfaction and account relations skills.• Developed new cost reduction and reporting systems/processes, includingautomated workflow controls, improving quoting efficiency by 30%.• Led multiple process improvement projects focused on improving efficiencywithin individual departments, as well as the enterprise as a whole.• Engaged in extensive data analytics and dashboard creation to bettermeasure/manage corporate performance; efforts included defining KPIs inpartnership with the President/CEO to establish clear performance targets.• Gained deep channel production expertise, including the preparation of accurate, profitable RFQ responses and sales quotes for customer orders.• Carefully managed the quote cycle and procurement/reorder processes tooptimize resources and maximize gross profit margins.• Created, analyzed, and continually improved inventory values through creationof a systematic feedback loop process.

• Transitioned into customer-facing role, augmenting production expertise withadditional strengths in sales, quote generation and customer service.• Served as the primary point of contact for top accounts, partnering with them toensure satisfaction and foster high levels of account growth/retention.

• Promoted to hands-on engineering role focused on the programming ofsurface mount technology (SMT) including screen printers, pick-and-placemachinery, and automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment.• Developed new internal processes, as needed, in addition to revampingexisting processes for greater efficiency — drawing upon process mapping androot cause analysis techniques to identify areas of improvement.• Maintained high levels of shop floor safety, product quality and productionthroughput, in addition to ensuring ISO 9001:2000 compliance and high-quality,traceable production processes.• Collaborated directly with customers to resolve product quality issues viadesign for manufacturability (DFM) assistance.

• Promoted to management role responsible for maintaining safety, productquality, and manufacturing effectiveness for the company — engaging incomplex daily troubleshooting and the resolution of process difficulties.• Optimized manufacturing processes, applying new capital equipmentpurchases, statistical analysis methods, designed experiments and proceduralchanges to generate sustainable bottom-line gains.• Led the startup of several new products related to SMT and thru-hole PCBassembly, including supervising the installation/configuration of new equipment.• Ensured adherence to intense production schedules and deadlines, schedulingproduction shifts and manpower to align with variable demand.• Managed team of up to 20 employees, teamed up with HR staff on hiring,training, performance management and discipline/promotion decisions.

• Led a 6-member crew in the programming and operations of Surface MountTechnology product lines.