General Manager, Asia - Regulatory Compliance & Professional Development, Principal Ndt Level Iii
Shanghai, China & Snoqualmie Wa Usa
Essential Responsibilities and Duties - Developed business plans and established the company’s first operation center in Asia, building core business functions including product design, supplier sourcing and product manufacturing.Initiated and established relationships with all major clients in the region, provided trusted technical advisor support and helped sales team close deals in competitive markets.Oversight of Product Design activities -Worked with global product development team and suppliers in design and engineering of China market products.Researched and evaluated new suppliers and assembly factories to expand the outsourcing capacity and meet quality, delivery and cost objectives.Product Manufacturing -Created manufacturing capacity for all assigned products and supported production in US headquarters to reduce product delivery lead-time.Identify and implement actions to achieve efficiencies in product manufacturing and international transportation.Quality Assurance / Quality Control - Initiated global quality integration and built a quality system that complies with China and other int'l quality principles.Performed onsite manufacturing and quality audits of supplier factories.Worked with suppliers to identify root cause and corrective actions for issues identified during product development and manufacturing processes.As Principal NDT Level III, used expertise to ensure corporate staff maintained qualification, developed and provided oversight of technical training programs.