Simon Ho Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

Simon joined the transformative Mosaic Manufacturing team to lead the company's Manufacturing discipline in the new advance of enterprise 3D printing technology. He cultivates technical leadership and mentorship across multiple engineering teams

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Manage Manufacturing/process engineering of the state-of-the-art Display Assembly of the Smartglasses, leading the technical manufacturing development lifecycle from concept to realization• Realize the World-Class Display Assembly processes successfully in Google, including measurement methodology and precision active alignment processes• Performed people management of direct/indirect reports including recruitment, workflow management, coaching, performance management • Manage FATP manufacturing/process engineering, executing the technical NPI development & deliverables • Lead the design improvements, utilizing the nuanced DFM experience to achieve a full-scale development from design concepts to scalable engineering builds• Collaborate with the manufacturer to drive engineering bring-up and manufacturing verification processes including specification definitions, DFx analysis, Fixture DFM, and site validation• Define, established, and maintained reporting requirements for relevant performance metrics; presented status to executive management for strategic decision makingKEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS• Brought up an advanced engineering lab from the ground up into a state-of-the-art/world-class capability, with niche and high-precision active alignment cells, clean environment protocols and measurement equipment • Developed the first-of-its-kind Display Assembly, including manufacturing processes with quality built within the system and enabled by automated manufacturing capability• Assumed authority for DFx Product Design review, partnering with cross-functional design teams to improve Design for Manufacturability• Expanded niche manufacturing capability at the manufacturer site to deliver advanced manufacturing/FATP processes for the Smartglasses• Manage NPI and Product Development workstreams to achieve key deliverables and results through processes bring-ups and validations to support Leadership’s decision making

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Simon joined the unique and talented Grobo Team as Mechanical Lead shortly after the company was founded. He was responsible for the mechanical design for the earlier revisions of the product for Grobo Inc. PROMOTED to Supply Chain & Mfg Leader to oversee Supply Chain Management/Operations and Manufacturing.KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES• Led the mechanical design of the IoT product, leading the technical product development lifecycle and manufacturing operations from concept to realization• Managed the design improvements, utilizing the nuanced DFM experience to simplify assembly to achieve affordable manufacturability of the design• Led the Manufacturing and Supply Chain, establishing the company’s supply chain management and logistical network and footprint globally•Performed people management of direct/indirect reports including resource leveling, training, mentorship, coaching, and performance management• Applied continuous process improvement using Six Sigma tools & methodology to achieve the budget, cost-control and productivity goals • Managed the day-to-day Manufacturing and Supply Chain operations to achieve business operations and Just-In-Time (JIT) Management• Performed budgeting, financial analysis/reporting, operational strategy, quoting and estimation, global supply chain management, supplier/vendor strategy, forecasting & capacity planning, quality management, project management, • Planned and documented standardization across all processes to drive efficiency and lean manufacturing & production initiatives to drive gains in quality, consistency, and outputKEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS• Joined a Canadian start-up and played an important role to roll out an advanced smart growing system to market• Won the most advanced new product in LIFT Cannabis Toronto 2016• Achieved product pre-order milestone within 9 months of joining the start-up• Showcased product globally, starting in Asia (China) followed by San Francisco in May 2016

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Simon joined this intriguing and exciting North - Manufacturing Engineering Team to work on the next generation consumer tech product. He was responsible for the Design for Manufacturability and Manufacturing Engineering processes for Focal 2.0.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS• Instituted the Design for Manufacturability (DFx) program and deliverable for North, including DFx assessment and Score metrics• Execute the duties for Manufacturing Engineering Management and Operations• Leads Manufacturing Engineering processes for the Integrated Lens, Frame, Loop and Case

Waterloo, Ontario

Simon was recruited by this world-class smartphone manufacturer to design the latest in New Product Introduction (NPI) BlackBerry devices representing $10B in new revenue. PROMOTED to DFx platform lead to oversee DFM analysis and continuous process improvement for all NPI devices. KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS• Facilitated the introduction and launch of the inaugural Slide Style BlackBerry, and BB10 Q10, Z30, Classic, Passport, and Porsche devices • Utilized DFM analysis to roll out a suite of devices totalling $73B in new revenue• Reduced design costs by $122 per device resulting in $72.8M in overall savings• Delivered a scrap rate of 0.42% against a traditional rate of 1% for the BB 10 Passport• Lowered failure costs by 0.58% totalling $962K in annual savings• Rolled out plant-wide fixture design standardization for $860K in spending decreases• Product engineered and managed the launch of the first-ever BB slide-form models • Worked with manufacturing and mechanical engineering teams to optimize processes• Consistently delivered open-to-close NPI processes under 1% of OPEX budget• Reduced work hours and slashed operational costs by streamlining DFM work processes by reducing 10.82% work hours per fiscal quarter with a current projected savings of $117k• Innovated screw torque analysis methodology yielded $990k savings for current BlackBerry product development

Singapore | Osaka, Japan

In 2001, Simon joined this worldwide electronics manufacturer to facilitate the design and development of next-generation surface acoustic wave (SAW) models. PROMOTED to conduct quality control and assurance initiatives and again to oversee cross-departmental Six Sigma and LEAN initiatives. KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS• Resolved unacceptably high failure rates in the production of high end filters• Cut failure costs by 40% and generated $84K in monthly savings• Sourced secured world-class supplier relationships to bolster innovation• Delivered $3.2M in annual savings by improving production yields for SAW duplexers• Introduced an electrostatic discharge (ESD) prevention program to reduce defect costs by $650K • Optimized SAW resonators and duplexers to meet precision performance specifications

Singapore

Additional experience includes four years’ military service in the Singapore Army culminating in the rank of Company Quartermaster Sergeant for Combat and Logistics.

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sports Coordinator, Student Guild, International Student Association (ISS) 1998

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (Asq), Six Sigma Black Belt Training

Activities and Societies: Six Sigma Black Belt Training and Project Completion/Implementation in Panasonic Electronic Devices