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• Managing a 5-person team to provide instructional consulting and advisory services, while strategically allocating responsibilities based on individual expertise and strengths.

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

• Formulated team project standards, SOPs, and work processes, enhanced stakeholders’ recognition and cooperative relationships.• Coordinated with engineering, suppliers, and purchasing team to source new technologies for fulfilling new product design.• Conducted weekly process development progress and schedule reviews with Apple, while facilitating the exchange of ideas on process design and gathering insights on competitors’ development technologies.• Led the Anodizing project… Show more • Formulated team project standards, SOPs, and work processes, enhanced stakeholders’ recognition and cooperative relationships.• Coordinated with engineering, suppliers, and purchasing team to source new technologies for fulfilling new product design.• Conducted weekly process development progress and schedule reviews with Apple, while facilitating the exchange of ideas on process design and gathering insights on competitors’ development technologies.• Led the Anodizing project, collaborating with Apple and engineering teams on process design, optimization, and implementation of new technologies for validating new enclosure material.• Led the Dent and Scratch project by driving quality, engineering and operation teams for process improvement. Conducted waterfall studies, FACA and daily yield improvement reviews. Improved defect rate by 20% to reach OK2Ramp yield target.• Joined as a surface finishing NPI technical project management team leader and managed a 3-person team. Show less

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

• Partnered with Apple for project objectives, deliverables, specifications, process development and competitive intelligence, etc. • Ensured project successful delivery through project timeline monitoring, risk mitigation, quality assurance, and resource allocation.• Conducted Quarterly Build Review presentations and weekly meetings with Apple US team to review project progress and key findings.• Drove engineering teams in innovative technology, process optimization, continual… Show more • Partnered with Apple for project objectives, deliverables, specifications, process development and competitive intelligence, etc. • Ensured project successful delivery through project timeline monitoring, risk mitigation, quality assurance, and resource allocation.• Conducted Quarterly Build Review presentations and weekly meetings with Apple US team to review project progress and key findings.• Drove engineering teams in innovative technology, process optimization, continual yield improvement, and cost management, etc.• Compiled DOE, build data analysis and managed trackers to output key messages for process design improvement.• Led lesson learned reviews, suggested and successfully implemented work process and communication efficiency enhancements, ensuring seamless communication between NPI and MP sites.• Vertically integrated the supply chain, considering costs while meeting quality standards, adopted a business-oriented approach to process development and design.• Led the initiation of the Anodizing 4.0-line upgrade project, swiftly detected risks, implemented mitigation strategies, accelerated schedule by 1 week, improved CPK by 70%, and achieved 99.5% target color yield.• Drove the 1st implementation of new waterproof process, promptly provided solutions while unexpected issues arose to fulfill shipment, successfully transitioned the process to mass production within schedule, and raised ALT yield by 30%.• Awarded thank-you letters from Apple for leading the team to project successes, along with 10+ company-level honors.• Demonstrated strong leadership in team development both on individual competence and cross-function collaboration, earning A+ evaluations from counterparts.• Promoted as a surface finishing NPI technical project management team leader and managed a 5-people team. Show less

• Initiated the introduction of RFID smart tracing into Apple's supply chain to enhance finished goods traceability precision and inventory management. Led project planning and collaborated with vendor and engineering for RFID design, testing, and implementation.• Led the Track & Trace system project and defined with Apple about the objectives, functions and milestones to track and mitigate enclosures’ leakage risks. Collaborated with the software team on system development, testing and… Show more • Initiated the introduction of RFID smart tracing into Apple's supply chain to enhance finished goods traceability precision and inventory management. Led project planning and collaborated with vendor and engineering for RFID design, testing, and implementation.• Led the Track & Trace system project and defined with Apple about the objectives, functions and milestones to track and mitigate enclosures’ leakage risks. Collaborated with the software team on system development, testing and deployment, etc.• Delivered annual project closure presentation and annual plans to Apple’s top management levels. Show less