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Campbell Ca

• Find innovative and comprehensive avenues in operation and manufacturing to reduce product cost. Manage Procurement staff Evaluate company usage of JDE ERP system as it relates to purchasing and planning and make.
• Instrumental in identifying and implementing major changes to the ERP system,
• Developed a printing procedure for small run in house printing resulting in decrease in lead time and cost
• Brought up a new CM in China to produce product
• Sourced new suppliers for key components including test and packaging of wafers into ASICs
• Worked with suppliers to reduce overall cost of components and labor costs

Cupertino

• Working with Engineering Program Managers (EPM), Product Designers (PD), and Electronic Engineers (EE) Hardware Accessories team. Manage Agile for entire team (part numbers, BOMs, ECO RCO etc). Verify documents and.
• Spearheaded discussion with PD on commonality between programs
• Manage over 40 NPI SKUs at one time
• Initiated change to expand segments of internal user groups visibility
• Support 5 EPMs and 11 PDs for 8 Projects.

Mt. View, CA

• Work with Engineering Coordinator, Project manager and Engineering for Google’s Android@Home Division. Responsible for all aspects of Agile components and BOM bring-up including documentation Purchase all components.
• Verified and uploaded all components and BOMs into Agile in shorter than allotted time.
• Trained the engineers on SOP for document control
• Assisted another group in defining several aspects of Agile database requirements and procedures.
• Found another source for part that would have delayed NPI build by 3 weeks.

Working with SCPMs to support NPI Ethernet Switching Technology programs. Extensive interaction with Program Management, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Test engineers and Global Supply Managers. Direct and manage Contact Manufactures in the US and China. Resolve delivery issues, research and present possible alternative sources to engineering.

Directed NPI projects in Fremont office, obtaining, reviewing, and approving quotes. Worked directly with engineering, program/project managers, sales, marketing, and quality. Delivered ROI studies for projects. Presented status of projects to senior management. Contributed to conference calls with contract manufacturers (CMs) in Malaysia. Partnered with.

Managed the schedule and materials for NPI until released to production to our Asian offices. Purchased components, PCBs, FPC's, COB services and rework as well as supplying new components to the Asian offices. Worked directly with Project Managers to meet very tight schedules, often turning completed multiple projects from Fab to finished products in 24.

Brocade-Engaged in coordinating materials-related aspects of the January 2007 merger with Silverback, which includes overseeing CMs productions of NPI PCBAs and ongoing projects, as well as confirming RoHs compliance in parts and at CM.Found what could have been costly errors on converted BOMsImproved CM deliveriesRan Planning meeting for Silverback.

Carried out production and engineering purchasing for semiconductor wafer equipment and furnace manufacturer. Used Oracle, Agile, Excel, and planning expertise to purchase mechanical, sheet metal, electronic, as well as sub-contract assemblies according to MRP. Partnered with engineering regarding legacy products, obsolete parts/assemblies, prototypes, and.

Led purchasing of materials for NPI projects, as well as ongoing builds for specific customers. Used SAP to run delivery and inventory levels, as well as BOMs, ECOs, PPVs, MRP, and documentation in accordance with ISO requirements. Held responsibility for over ten projects for three different customers at one time.Contributed to better pricing.

Guided product introductions for systems engineering, developing reference, emulation, and test PCBAs as well as systems. Used Agile to create and maintain part numbers, AMLs, and BOMs. Interacted with engineers to provide product-related information and managed contract manufacturing relationships to advise builds. Formulated master approved vendor list.

Performed buyer and project coordinator responsibilities for a CM. Purchased components for quick-turn NPI projects and production. Prepared status reports. Interacted closely with other departments, including account managers and designers to verify accuracy of BOMs and ECOs to ensure assemblies were properly planned Acted as liaison and problem-solver.

Led purchasing of parts and sheet-metal, as well as production planning and materials coordination. Developed and implemented procedures to instill order, including documentation control for BOMs/ECOs/usage studies, specification tracking, vendor outsource monitoring, BOM preparation, as well as shortage reports. Initiated strict accountability for vendors.