Scott Hudson - Quality and Operations Executive, Celestica

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Work Background

CelesticaVice President, Global Quality

Apr. 2022Promoted to drive the next stage of Total Quality @ Celestica and centralize continuous quality improvement across 6 distinct markets (25+ sites) and the global supply chain via a diverse staff of Segment Quality Directors and Global Supplier Quality Directors. • Established a framework that saw the team develop a strategy and roadmap that resulted in an 85% improvement in Delivered Product Quality (PPM) levels and supporting record breaking financial performance year-over-year from 2022-2024 - Improved customer scorecard performance – 100% of customers ranked Celestica as their 1 or 2 supplier. - Zero significant quality excursions 2022-2024. • Provided the strategic direction to establish a System Level Reliability Organization to ensure proper end-to-end quality and reliability of design, materials, and manufacturing/test processes for lifecycle solutions products. • Responsible for Total Quality @ Celestica, driving a customer first culture that provides flawless execution through continuous improvement. - Effective protocols. - Audit ready sites that inspire confidence. - Talented teams at the site, regional and global levels driving Quality Performance and Mindset. • Revamped the Global Supplier Quality Organization driving a 25% improvement from 2022 through 2023 - Established more granular global metrics to ensure proper counter measures. - Drove the creation of a more effective Supplier Development/Improvement framework to ensure our supplier partners met or exceeded our expectations. - Created the framework to drive cost recovery efforts resulting in an 80% recovery rate in the first year of the program. • Executive oversite for the Global Flawless Launch New Product Introduction process and End-to-End product Lifecyle management process - 75+ new products ramped to mass production annually, on-time, on-budget, at or above target yields - Driving strategic oversite across Desing Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Supplier Quality, and Customer Quality

CelesticaSenior Director of Quality, Asia

Feb. 2021 - Apr. 2022AsiaQuality strategy oversight for Connectivity and Cloud Solutions business to include Quality System establishment for Lifecyle Solutions business. • Established the end-to-end Quality strategy and structure for the Celestica Hardware Platform Solutions business, including Design, Supply Chain, Manufacturing/Test, Reliability and Customer Quality. • Oversaw the Operational Quality reorganization and recovery plan for a $2B site following the exit of Celestica’s largest customer resulting in little to no operational or financial impact. With the knock-on effect of increased new business (growth to $3.8B) and record-breaking Organizational performance year over year. • Finetuned the global New Product Introduction process to ensure proper end-to-end discipline resulting in commercial demand, design, supply chain and manufacturing alignment and smoother/faster time to market.

CelesticaRegional Director of Quality, Asia

May. 2019 - Feb. 2021

Microsemi CorporationDirector, Asia Quality and Operations

Jan. 2011 - Apr. 2019Bangkok, ThailandHand-picked by the Executive Leadership Team to fundamentally change business activity by centralizing test activities in a Thai corporate test hub before natural disaster led to a role refocus providing business support to Asia operations. * Influenced the leadership of 19 business units to centralize supplier management strategy, recruiting a team that consolidated the supply base 10%, lowered costs, and developed close relationships with Key Supply Partners based on respect and trust. * Expanded quality standards and reduced quality resolution times, earning multiple Supplier Quality and Delivery Awards. * Addressed challenges relating to talent retention, budget constraints, and alignment to global supply chain and business operating models. * Created a client recovery plan that was implemented to meet the needs of a top-10 client on the brink of departure, consequently winning a Supplier Quality Award two years in a row. * Cascaded a quality product and customer relationship program globally, supporting real-time client needs and enabling predictions of future requirements.

Microsemi CorporationDirector, Commercial Products

Mar. 2006 - Jan. 2011Phoenix, Arizona AreaI was a member of a key leadership team addressing internal challenges impacting transition of the US$15M commercial discrete components product line from the USA to SE Asia. * Coordinated operations, quality, engineering and sustainability programs enabling commercial electronic product line transition to the Philippines in only 10-months, realizing a huge reduction in assembly/test and key input expenses. * Led a turnaround of a flagship product line by resolving delivery and quality concerns with process/material/supplier improvements and a SE Asia-base production line that led to a 5-fold increase in capacity and 20% rise in gross profit.

Microsemi CorporationDirector, Quality Assurance

Jan. 2004 - Mar. 2006Phoenix, Arizona AreaI offered ISO and MIL-SPEC Quality leadership for a US$100M Division undergoing a product line consolidation program. * Expanded internal systems and process audits to deliver market-leading quality standards. Asserting a 25% boost in customer scorecards, a significant increase in lot acceptance and a large reduction in returns. Reduced corrective action times 75%. * Took ownership of supplier development forming specialist teams for critical products and coordinating site audits and inspections.