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Aurora, Colorado, Us

AdvancedPCB, a leader in printed circuit board (PCB) design and manufacturing, announces its launch, combining Advanced Printed Circuit Technology (APCT), Advanced Circuits, Inc. (ACI), and San Diego PCB Design (SDPCB), into a next-generation PCB manufacturer. AdvancedPCB operates six PCB manufacturing sites and four PCB design sites across the United States, employing nearly 1,000 people and already serving as the second largest PCB manufacturer in North America. With an expansive factory network and design capabilities, AdvancedPCB can manufacture a wide range of customized circuit boards, from simple prototypes to complex production, all while providing unmatched high-quality technology and turn times.About AdvancedPCBFounded in 1977, AdvancedPCB is a leading North American manufacturer of printed circuit board solutions—offering full-scale design, fabrication, and assembly in-house consistently faster than the industry standard. The company offers full-service solutions that meet the unique demands of global PCB customers while providing best-in-class customer service at every touchpoint. With certifications that support both commercial and military work, our technologies include Standard Through-Hole, Advanced HDI, and Flex & Rigid-Flex products. AdvancedPCB offers competitive products for applications both large and small, and every interaction is infused with the core belief that customer centricity is key.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

➤ Team: 15 Direct & 800+ Total | Global P&L Owner | Sales & EBITDA Growth➤ Global Expansion | Turnaround Leadership | Transformational Change Management➣ Rapidly promoted in highly visible executive leadership roles to lead global charters across manufacturing, product management, marketing, and training functions.➣ Led turnaround strategies and produced solid profits while maintaining a healthy balance sheet.➣ Led top-line growth with a double-digit percentage CAGR and a triple-digit basis point increase on the bottom line, driving global footprint expansion into new Global markets (Europe and Asia).➣ Transformed the finance department into a strategic business partner – hired a new CFO, built business reporting capabilities, established KPIs, and modernized technology.➣ Achieved double-digit percentage sales growth in 4 years via a complete overhaul of customer sales engagement function.➣ Set up a customer-centric business model, segregating 1 sales organization into 4 teams focused on customer needs.➣ Grew new customers and bottom-line profit by establishing and boosting online presence via building leadership consensus over deployment of a full digital sales platform.➣ Established a global center of excellence for each product line, thus improving order fulfilment rate and inventory turns, as well as lowering manufacturing costs.➣ Achieved efficiency and throughput quality gains via LEAN process automation and business process reengineering.➣ Created a career development team, providing growth and peak experiences to employees.

Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nl

➤ Team: 6 Direct & 15+ Total | Multibillion-Dollar Global P&L | Top-Line Sales Growth➤ Sales Force Productivity | Customer Success | Cost Savings | Technology Modernization➣ Combatted profitability challenges during a time of market decline – led customer engagement and transformation, assuming a consumer-facing role. Delivered an ROI-focused new product strategy for cutting-edge NXP technology.➣ Selected to lead sales and marketing aspects of the multibillion-dollar strategic acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor.➣ Strengthened customer loyalty with new voice of the customer (VOC) programs – deployed new analytics and expanded the customer experience assessment with quality and customer service.➣ Deployed a new revenue recognition and quoting platform (Model N) without any operational impact for day 1 go-live, within timelines, under budget, and as per specifications.➣ Used IOT to infuse customer-centricity, significantly expanding company revenues. Directed NXP’s investments in sales force effectiveness and improved sales force productivity.➣ Reduced selling expenses in 3 years – led GSM back-office cost reduction programs from start to success. Refined processes to improve reporting and distribution/EMS quoting.➣ Introduced a quarterly sales efficiency and effectiveness review with each region and segment. Reviewed KPI for revenue per HC and DWs per HC by region/segment.➣ Led all aspects of sales life cycle management, including planning, forecasting, goal setting, sales process optimization, sales tools and program implementation, sales compensation and incentive development and customer communications.

➤ Team: 5 Direct & 19+ Total | Multibillion-Dollar Annual Revenues | Value-Based Pricing➤ Price & Margin Optimization Strategies | Contract Management | Price Negotiation | Cost Savings➣ Served as a key member of the executive leadership team – fueled millions in product line revenues by devising price and margin optimization strategies.➣ Impacted bottom line with high basis points within 3 years by introducing value-based pricing, thus improving profitability and customer loyalty simultaneously.➣ Saved several million via persuasive and influential major contract and price negotiations with direct/strategic customers.➣ Drove adoption of price and customer segmentation strategies from inception to integration into organization’s daily quoting and price-setting activities.➣ Enhanced new product adoption while optimizing product line revenues and profits through differentiated portfolio management business models.➣ Improved national/global gross margins compared to industry benchmarks.

Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Ca

➤ Team: 6 Direct & 14+ Total | Multimillion-Dollar P&L Management | Business Turnaround Leadership➤ Marketing Strategies | Strategic Negotiations | Margin Growth | Business Operations Management➣ Garnered leadership recognition as a turnaround specialist for uplifting 4 underperforming divisions to top divisional performance in sales and gross profit.➣ Led product line and commodity management teams in planning and implementing global marketing plans, revenue goals, gross profit objectives, inventory control, and investments.➣ Consistently maintained double-digit percentage margins, which exceeded company target goals.➣ Attained faster inventory turns and more “available to sell” inventory than competitors via launching innovative inventory/catalogue marketing strategies to augment the “right” inventories.➣ Directed global introduction and expansion of major suppliers, as well as major supplier and customer negotiations.