Creative and collaborative leader with extensive management experience with progressively higher responsibility in Global Supply Chain Management, Supplier Quality Engineering, Operations, Project & Program Management, and high volume manufacturing within high tech and aerospace corporations. Selected achievements:Supply chain:• Managed large global supply chains (U.S., Europe, and Asia) and 3PLs for mechanical & ceramic components, optics & coatings, CCAs, software, chemicals and gases, capital equipment, logistic services.• ERP/MRP experience in a traditional SAP and S/4HANA-Cloud environments• Established a global Kanban supply-chain (>$15M/year) for infrared camera modules• Strong negotiator with demonstrated ability to simultaneously drive quality improvement and cost reduction• Effective in creating new cost saving opportunities by developing and executing strategic and innovative technical solutions with suppliers• Developed and implemented excel based models from scratch to calculate production capacity, material consumption & cost vs. yield, and manufacturing scenario planning• Led a cultural change toward “building for quality instead of inspecting for it” within both Raytheon and Corning.Project & Program management and Operations :• Played a key role in the establishment of a PPAP certified automated line to package (>60K units/year) infrared detectors for BMW and AUDI • Managed cross-functional manufacturing and development teams of more than 20 specialists plus oversea contract manufacturers (China and India) • Project & Program manager for complex hi-tech products over their life cycle, from design to post sale • Managed multi-million dollars development budgets and the relationship with strategic customersPeople skills:• Strong leader with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence teams across reporting lines• Skilled at building and developing cohesive teams and mentoring new leadersTechnical:• Versed in modern manufacturing tools including PPAP, FMEA, SCAR, Kepner Tregoe, Six-Sigma, Lean principles, SCRUM, Statistical Process Control, AS-9145, AS9100, ISO and others• Experienced with ITAR, FAR/DFARS, Gidep, roHS, counterfeit materials, EHS• Nominated by corporate to lead the implementation of AS-9145/PPAP across Raytheon and nominated Raytheon’s representative at the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) CouncilEducation: • Solid technical and financial background: Ph.D. in engineering, MBA, and other business/financial training from UCSB, Stanford and Babson College