Michael Stone Email & Phone Number

Santa Ana, California

Currently managing a global team of more than 75 individuals located in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, India, Brazil and the US supporting an annual revenue of more than $500M. The team includes Application Engineers, Project/Program Managers and procurement and manufacturing resources. As a large portion of the team is based in China, fluency in Mandarin.

Cypress, CA

• Led the formation and integration of a China-based project management team into the existing Project Management organization
• Created a new structure for Project Management leveraging the proximity of the Asian, European and US-based Project Management teams
• Instrumental in the organization-wide adoption of an online PPM system (Daptiv)
• Created a Project Management Handbook to clarify and formalize processes throughout the organization

Hong Kong

• Expanded Asian Operations presence based on foundations laid while in Quality Assurance.
• Worked closely with the Sr. VP of Operations to support a significant increase in total units produced
• Created and staffed Planning and Procurement Departments in Hong Kong which are now central to the organization
• Played a key role in the globalization of the Operations functions to include the European, Asian and US-based Operations Departments
• Transferred quote management, consigned parts procurement, and key account planning from the US to the Hong Kong office
• Streamlined the Project Management/Operations handoff process to ensure a smooth transition from Product Development to Ongoing Production.

Hong Kong

• Led the establishment of operations in Asia to expand development capabilities and serve a growing customer base. Initiated efforts to hire across multiple disciplines including Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
• Established UEI Hong Kong Private Limited office in Hong Kong.
• Laid groundwork for future office in southern China (Shenzhen)
• Tripled staff in China to support growing business
• Led successful Sony Green Partner (environmental) certification program.
• Led cross-functional team to put stalled Denon program back on track with minimal customer impact. Highly complex product with numerous design/manufacturing challenges.

Cypress, CA

• Took an ailing department with limited authority and effectiveness and turned it around increasing its scope, authority and visibility within the organization. Led effort to shift reporting structure from that of the.
• Tripled the staff to accommodate the increasingly complex business model and to provide proper full departmental coverage enabling the number of programs handled by the organization to increase by more than 50%.
• Defined test protocols to accommodate increasingly complex technologies with unique test challenges.
• Implemented cross-functional solution teams to involve all key departments in troubleshooting problematic developments and design-related quality issues. Fostered true feeling of cooperation within the organization.

Cypress Office Of Menlo Park, CA-based Company

• Despite the simplicity of the title, this position was much broader in scope than Procurement. Managed all aspects of setting up an overseas supply chain for a company that had done all of its manufacturing.
• Led the effort to transfer Metcal production to southern China (Dongguan). Worked entirely in Mandarin with top management there due to limited English capability. Reduced manufacturing costs by more than 50%.
• Sourced Fluid Dispensing capability in Shanghai with supply chain extending to Wenzhou. Found a key manufacturing partner who is the primary source to this day.
• Worked closely with local Engineering and Manufacturing to redefine and enhance production steps for a product with over 1,500 assembly steps (Advanced Package Rework System)
• Redefined the interaction between Engineering, Purchasing and Quality Assurance during the product development cycle to eliminate silos and take advantage of the strengths of each at the earliest possible point.
• Worked closely with the Operations/Procurement Department to enable overseas price negotiation, purchasing and logistics management. Prior to my involvement, overseas purchasing was almost nonexistent.

Seoul, Korea

• Hired directly from Universal Electronics to completely overhaul the systems and recapture business in addition to expanding the product scope and customer base.
• Completely overhauled engineering and production departments with TQM methodologies as the core
• Led the effort to upgrade staff to include members with extensive experience with large corporations like Samsung and LG
• Successfully recaptured Universal Electronics as a customer and quadrupled the business between the two companies
• Engaged legal representation to win settlement against a delinquent Arizona-based customer that attempted to swindle the company out of $750,000 in owed payment for product delivered per their requirements
• Expanded product line to add audio line including microphone and speaker assemblies

Twinsburg, OH

• Managed more than 30 programs simultaneously to support rapidly expanding business and manufacturing base. One of two Project Managers handling all of the development for the company at that time. Worked closely with.
• Developed and introduced new retail product line in 1996 and then again in 1997 – Each product line involved more than six models with varying features introduced concurrently. This was in addition to other models in.
• Worked closely with Engineering to shorten product development time and minimize mistakes
• Managed an average load of 30 projects concurrently
• Key player in expansion of manufacturing partner base from two to seven contract manufacturers maximizing flexibility and minimizing risk.

Seoul, Korea (2 years), Then Hong Kong (2 years)

• Hired to insert myself into the operations at a key contract manufacturer in Korea and upgrade systems through direct feedback and pressure. Served as main outgoing inspection agent at that time to ensure minimal risk.
• Facilitated the development of over 30 projects simultaneously covering multiple business segments
• Led effort to reengineer systems through supply chain management (supplier visits, scoring) and enhancements to the production line.
• Main interface during shift from Korea as a base to work with partners in southern China/Hong Kong to significantly reduce cost.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing

Worked as a paralegal assistant in a maritime law firm in Cleveland while pursuing Master's degree.

Bachelor'S Degree, East Asian Studies

Activities and Societies: Chinese Gu Zheng (zither) and Tai Chi Chuan in addition to language studiesStudied and gained proficiency in.