Mechanical & Electro-Mechanical Commodity Management

• Managed a small procurement team responsible for all critical supplier relationships, managing pipeline during worldwide Silicon capacity crunch. • Implemented Ravacan’s Supplier Collaboration tool to efficiently manage quarterly pricing reviews, Cost down plans, supplier forecasts & metrics• Led implementation of Silicon Expert’s Life Cycle management tool & cross functional efforts to qualify alternate component sources• Led CM contractual changes to right-size procurement horizons and improve planning tools

• Managed Mechanical Sourcing, Commodity Strategy & Supplier Management of Injection Molding, Extrusions & Fans, accounting for 60% of Bom cost • Reduced Injection Molding costs by 18% with dual source strategy & by negotiating global pricing for polycarbonate resins; moved tooling & production without interruption to product supply.• Negotiated 12% reduction on CM Manufacturing Value-Add costs and 15% cost reduction on fans. • Led Mechanical Commodity Team, implementing strategy to align with Development roadmap & to optimize Total Cost of Ownership.• Led specification effort & implementation of Ravacan's Supplier collaboration tool, reducing cycle time for Product Cost updates by 50% and lowering CBOM costs by 4% in the first two quarters.

• Managed program management team providing cross-functional leadership for Materials Ramp, Supplier PORs, Tooling Spend, and Bring-up for all products in Development• Acting PM for three successful Supply Chain ramps, exceeded ramp-to-volume targets on Fitbit’s highest volume product by 90%, enabling higher launch sales volume. • Managed offshore EMS supplier for Fitbit’s clip-on health trackers. Expanded CM & supplier capacity and resolved materials constraints to meet a 300% demand increase inside of 6 months.

• Responsible for program management of Operations & Materials deliverables. Co-developed Phase gate reviews. • Managed JDM, Contract Manufacturing and all strategic Supplier relationships in US and Asia, and responsible for overall assurance of supply. • Managed Product Acquisition Costs with JDM supplier and with Strategic component suppliers. Led Cost Reduction programs during design phases. Reduced production costs by 10% without the benefit of increased volumes. • Responsible for negotiation & management of Excess Inventory at JDM’s and strategic suppliers. Created and implemented cost avoidance plans that resulted in savings of over $750K.

• NPI Core team member responsible for Supply Chain readiness. • Managed Tier 1 EMS, PCB, Optical & Mechanical suppliers throughout entire life cycle. • Led executive level Supply Demand reviews to approve Build plan spending. • Led ISO re-certification effort for Purchasing.• Instituted CM Supplier Scorecard & continuous improvement processes.

• Responsible for EMS Management & Mechanical Supply Chain for OQO’s Windows handheld personal computer.

• Managed Product acquisition cost and Materials readiness for PDAs and smartphones.

Manager of Demand & Production Planning, Order Fulfillment, & CM Factory Management teams.