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San Diego

QUALCOMM INC., San Diego, CA 2011 – 2018Entrusted with planning new products from start to finish, successfully meeting time to market deadlines. Improved Product Cycle time by eliminating execution errors while managing assembly production planning. Met challenges and improved deliveries by analyzing, prioritizing, and resolving critical issues before production runs. Managed upgrades for all products, conforming to engineering specs. Acted as liaison between engineering and Proto labs. • Organized and executed build plans milestones, achieving 98% success rate and satisfying quarterly customer demand.• Eliminated 100% expedite build charges by proactively evaluating future demand schedules and forecast.• Reduced cost and shortages 95% by developing report with IT that listed critical items based on lead-time and price.• Directed production rework to meet latest engineering specs, achieving 100% production accuracy and dead-lines.

Planned, scheduled, and executed job orders (Die), or purchase orders to meet company demand based on Forecast and Backlog. Served as point of contact with off shore manufactures local test floor, shipping and receiving, QA to prioritized and solved issues to meet customer requirements. Processed purchase requisitions, and purchase orders to inventory.• Managed variety of IC products with total volume of 16M units per quarter, achieving 99% on time delivery. • Developed process that captured incoming WIP, facilitating assessment of capacity constraints and bottle necks areas.• Placed purchase orders and was involved in implementation Oracle Production, increasing efficiency 20%.

Product Planner / Planner Test Hardware Load BoardsDeveloped, and communicated to offshore assembly houses build plans based on component, assembly, and test availability. Identified, prioritized and resolved critical issues to meet customer delivery commitments. Planned, scheduled and released requirements for new engineering Load boards. Managed material requirements.• Managed various IC products with total volume of 61M units per quarter, with multiple assembly locations.• Developed safety stock model for critical components (NPI), reducing partial builds 90% and increasing efficiency.• Managed purchase inventory risk by creating new Discoverer report in IT Oracle that tracked component consumption.• Improved internal processes by leading cross-functional team in creation of multi-purpose Load board label.

Planned and Schedule assembly production with multiple build strategies in SAP. Developed demand builds plans to meet company revenue plans. Established and manage product priority schedules to meet customer deadlines. Lead Company Projects for End of Life, Last Time Buy and subcontractor relocation.Managed purchase orders to buy finished goods.

Business, Management

Graduated with Honors from San Diego State University. (CUM LAUDE) Major in Business Management.

Certificate, Materials Resource Management