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Palo Alto, California, United States

Leads a team of financial analysts to support the Space Infrastructure Manufacturing segment of the company in the FP&A Department. Creates program and organization metrics to support decision making and presents the data monthly, quarterly and annually to Executive leadership team. Advices Executive leadership team and their staff on overall business and financial decision making. Generates cost models to support business development for various organization. Identifies financial, technical and schedule risks and opportunities, develops risk mitigation strategies and drive implementation.

California, United States

Led the production team and defined priorities and goals for team members in a multifaceted and fast-paced environment. Created plans for high-level logistics of all facets of manufacturing operations for new and existing products. Managed a total quality system within document control, training, purchasing, finance, supplier quality and process improvement. Communicated with suppliers and customers weekly to ensure that delivery targets are met.

San Francisco Bay Area

Directs strategic planning and regional project management; defines automated, streamlined, and standardized processes for operations supported by 300+ associates in multiple Amazon distribution centers running 24/7. Defines priorities, performance metrics, and goals for 4 Area Managers and 5 Training Coordinators; coached, trained, and mentored multiple personnel into promotions. Designs and implements solutions which make processes faster and more efficient, cost effective and productive. Redefines and adds control to workflows with new dashboards and productivity tools.

Palo Alto, Ca

Managed the end-to-end manufacturing process and continuous improvements for Xenon thruster and spacecraft subassemblies. Organized and analyzed program documents including customer, product, process and system requirements, work plans, schedules, and budgets to create an integrated program plan. Partnered with key managers to set expectations and ensure that overall objectives were understood. Assisted in developing and implementing best practices, templates, and tools. Builds relationships and works closely with international vendors from 1st article to production.

San Francisco Bay Area

Owned the lifecycle project management for manufacturing and logistics solutions to leading OEMs (Cisco, Brocade, Avaya) in diverse sectors (communications networks, computing and storage, medical, defense, and aerospace). Developed new manufacturing processes, system infrastructure, and fixtures to deliver low cycle time and high-quality output. Leveraged knowledge of product design, assembly, tooling, automation, and materials to make improvements. Standardized production processes to enable global teams in China and Mexico with the tools needed to replicate US manufacturing procedures.

San Francisco Bay Area

Led strategic planning, execution, and reporting for third party quality audits; analyzed vendor business processes and documentation to ensure alignment with processes; facilitated training presentations to small and large groups. Improved internal plant audit score 11% within 6 months by identifying and mitigating compliance risks.

Master Of Science - Ms, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Sloan Fellow

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Pangea Multicultural CommunityDean's Honor List