Ron Keith Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Providing organizational, product strategy, manufacturing, supply chain and operations consulting for companies in the US & Europe

Alameda, Ca, Us

Leading operations at an innovative medical device company with a globally patent approach to nucleic acid amplification. Established ISO-13485 certified outsourced supply chain and drove significant product cost reductions through alternative sourcing, manufacturing process improvements and strategic supply agreements. Originally hired as EVP or Manufacturing & Supply Chain. Promoted to COO and also served as CFO from August '21 Through October '22

Alameda, Ca, Us

Responsible for developing, implementing and managing an outsourced manufacturing supply chain for regulated medical device(s).

Allen, Tx, Us

As of January of 2022, SCRG has more than 300 billable supply chain professionals in 6 countries serving some of the world's most innovative tech companies. Since I founded the company in 2008 as Riverwood Solutions (renamed Supply Chain Resources Group in 2019), I have personally consulted for more than 70 companies, providing a broad range of advice, analysis, and execution support in more than 20 countries as well as serving in several interim executive roles for our clients. Supply Chain Resources Group (SCRG) has provided professional supply chain management services, product and process quality assurance, offshore teams of manufacturing & supply chain professionals, and operational & supply chain consulting to more than 250 of the world's largest tech companies and most promising start-ups. SCRG currently employs about 325 highly skilled supply chain and quality engineering professionals in 6 countries.

Allen, Tx, Us

Senior consulting working on strategic projects and interim operating roles with various clients.(Supply Chain Resource Group was previously named Riverwood Solutions.)Major Consulting Projects for:- Philip Morris International (E-cigarettes)- Micron Technologies/Aptina (Image Sensors)- Garmin (GPS)- EMC (Data Storage)- Nike (Tech Wearables)- Alcatel/Lucent (Networking Gear)- Printronix (Industrial Printers- Lighting Sciences (LED lighting)- CloudBlue (Electronics recycling)- Neato Robotics (Robotic vacuums)- Future Electronics (Strategic analysis/Due diligence)- PowerOne (Inverters)- Electronic Arts (EA) - (Gaming hardware)- dLight (3rd world task lighting and battery storage)- Sol Republic (Headphones)- Asteel Flash Group (EMS)- Whistle (smart dog collars)- Better Energy Systems (Battery charging)- Westinghouse Solar (AC solar panels)- Cadence Design Systems (CAD workstations)- Virtual Instruments (Network simulation gear)- Peak6 (PE Due Diligence)- Keirton (Ag tech)- Lorillard (Raw materials)- MyoScience (Med device)- PowerFile (Network storage)- Oak Hill Capital - (PE Due diligence)- Moelis Capital - (IB Due diligence)- Sandisk - (USB thumb drives)- Ixia - (Networking)- Pallet Shelter - (Natural disaster response shelters) OthersOperating Roles for:- UltraCell: Fuel Cells - Katerra: Factory built MF Housing- Juul Labs: A global leader in e-cigarette technology- Pano AI: Incident detection and response

Allen, Tx, Us

Provide oversight and support developing the companies strategic direction and global expansion initiatives. Work closely with the executive team on long term planning around shareholder value creation. Drive the companies M & A strategy and targeting.

Allen, Tx, Us

Providing manufacturing & supply chain support services, offshore staff augmentation, and consulting services on 3 continents to a broad range of OEM clients such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Nike, Micron, EMC, Power One, Philip Morris International, Neato Robotics, and dozens more.Headquartered in Menlo Park, CA, Riverwood Solutions helps OEMs optimize their operations and maximize their supply chain relationships. The company's managed services business specializes in helping small to mid-sized OEMs level the manufacturing playing field versus their larger competitors through its proprietary HOST model.The company has offices in San Francisco, Dallas, Austin, Guadalajara, Zurich, Taipei, Shanghai and Shenzhen

Austin, Texas, Us

Started and ran numerous different divisions including a $1.4B EMS division, a $40M Photonics division, and a $160M ODM products division. Delivered the highest Return on Working Capital (ROWC) of any division in the company for 14 straight quarters. At various times had operating responsibility for manufacturing and/or design operations in the US, Mexico, China, Poland and Singapore. When I joined the company global revenue was $236M - when I left the company revenue was $16B. It was quite a ride

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Oversaw all aspects of operations engineering and technical support for a telecom equipment manufacturing operation producing approximately $2B worth of digital cross-connect, optical transport, and microwave radio equipment primarily for the North American market. Managed a team of more than 50 engineers and a handful of unionized maintenance personnel supporting process development, NPI, production operations, test, sustaining product engineering, and maintenance.

Phd Studies In Organization, Strategy And International Management

Mba, Operations

Ma, International Management

Bs, Automated Manufacturing