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Kura TechnologiesVP/GM Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Feb. 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Compound PhotonicsSourcing, Supply Chain, Business Development
May. 2017 - Nov. 2019Portland, Oregon AreaStrategy and implementation of the external manufacturing supply chain for LCOS SIP component manufacturing in support of a projected volume ramp. Developed manufacturing performance agreements for Silicon fab through final assembly and test. Cost modeling, S&OP process development and tuning with supply chain partners and evolving toolsets. Supplier evaluation, relationship management, process development and integration of make steps across multiple suppliers.
MicrosoftDirector New Product Introduction, Technology Development, HoloLens
Mar. 2014 - May. 2017Redmond, WashingtonStrategic sourcing of manufacturing process equipment and supply chain partners in support of the product development team. Technical SOWs, DOE design and execution, qualification and factory characterization of critical to function manufacturing technologies and metrology, for HoloLens optical assembly. Nano-imprinting pathfinding, Laser ablation and scribing, optical metrology for MTF and surface topography of <100nm features. Equipment suppliers in Europe, CM suppliers in Asia.
MicrosoftDirector New Product Introduction, Surface
Nov. 2012 - Mar. 2014Redmond, Washington USANPI Director for Surface keyboards. ODM process and equipment planning, sourcing, rapid 9 months factory facilities and process retrofit, qualification and ramp Surface keyboard assembly. 14 lines, 3 product variations and over 100 SKUs launched in support of initial Surface Product's launch. Managed team of 5 NPI Managers. Over $100m CAPEX.
IntelDirector Product Development, Manufacturing and Engineering,
Aug. 2006 - Jun. 2012Portland, Taiwan, Malaysia and ChinaManaged and launched the largest and cleanest product portfolio in business unit history. (20+ products and 50+ SKUs per year) Instrumental in achieving BU profitability. Improved quality and lowered development costs by more than 15% each year. Directly managed manufacturing operations, new product introduction, technology development, validation and qualification. Direct responsibility for contracting, supply chain planning, and product sustaining. Coordination of manufacturing performance metrics. Management assessment: "A groundbreaking result in outsourcing", "Disciplined and continuously improving team performing at the highest level". Managed team of 60 across Taiwan, Malaysia, China and the US.
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