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San Francisco, California, US

Management responsibility for all aspects of Gantri’s manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, quality, testing, and logistics functions.

Los Angles, CA, US

• Management of operations for Manufacturing, the R&D Division, Corporate Sales Support & Field Application Engineering, across all company lighting brands, with emphasis on Domestic and International Manufacturing.
• Handpicked to transition acquisition of SORAA.
• Negotiated sale terms and transferred physical assets, technology, and 130 cross-functional personnel.
• Directed the strategic planning and delivery of the SORAA relocation to a new facility post-acquisition.
• Sourced and selected the new 20K SF facility, ensuring required permits and documentation.
• Outfitted the facility services, such as electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and all clean room processing.

Fremont, California, US

• In this role, I was a dynamic overseer of global operations at the world's leader Solid-State Lighting (SSL) technology development using pure gallium nitride substrates. I was entrusted with Contract Manufacturing.
• Directed, motivated, and mentored the 25-member Semiconductor Wafer Fab process engineering team and 60-member process technician team.
• Devised yield improvement plans that produced a 65%+ cost reduction, while propelling line yields by 4X.
• Transitioned the EPI and Water Fab facilities from low volume R&D to high volume operations.
• Spearheaded equipment capacity expansion, equipment installation, facility/line maintenance, and regulatory permitting, including management of over 11 technicians (building facilities, equipment maintenance).

Fremont, CA, US

• In this position, I was a proactive leader of operations and marketing for a global leader in Solid State Lighting (SSL) system and performance.
• Supervised, developed, and coached 45+ cross-functional employees.
• Rolled out the new startup of Epitaxial and Wafer Fab facilities.
• Established daily operations including equipment selection and placement, facility processes, and production scheduling for 15+ Manufacturing and R&D product line family builds.
• Hired 100+ production fab staff and installed all quality systems.
• Designated Director of Product Marketing for the $35M LED Chip Sales business that comprised a third of the company's total revenue. Helmed direction for all marketing collateral, distribution setup, and data management.

Malvern, Pennsylvania, US

Responsible for all Portfolio Management of Vishay Intertechnology LED products including discretes and displays. Management of all marketing activities with Distribution and Catalog Channel Partners and Sales Representatives. Responsible for all product pricing and quoting activities. Sole Americas reasource for Business Development activities with select.

Responsible for Portfolio Management of an industry leading Light Emitting Diode (LED) company. This included responsibility of product lifecycle, product roadmap, product development prioritization, customer training and customer change notifications. Inventory and Channel management, Customer Driven Product Evolution, Product Positioning, and Cost of.

Houston, Texas, US

Managed a diverse manufacturing organization of 200+ people, 3 fabs, 24 hour / 7 day production. Developed manufacturing strategy, managed budgets, introduced and maintained unique manufacturing processes and coordinated partnership relationships with equipment suppliers. Direct Manager of Line Production, Engineering, Production Planning and Control.