Executive Director of Operations 

Have full responsibility of all Operations for JAE’s Tualatin, Oregon and Tijuana, Mexico operations. Established processes for the implementation of new products, and programs. Implemented new Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Materials organizations reporting directly to me. Accomplished the expansion of operations and facilities into new buildings. Grew Mexico operation from 100 employees to 500 employees, and increased revenue contribution from 20%, to over 50% of the company’s total revenue. Implemented Lean Manufacturing, and Kaizen programs. Saved over $2.5M in manufacturing cost during 2005-2008. Also implemented direct shipment programs for product to customers from Mexico. In 2004 was promoted to the Senior Staff for overseeing the Oregon, and Mexico Operations.

TENSOLITE RF CONNECTION DEVICES

Senior Director of Operations

Reporting to the VP of Operations, I had responsibility for the Long Beach manufacturing RF Device facility, including all of the operating groups. Was hired on to establish a new management team, including materials, manufacturing, and quality personnel. Put systems, and processes in place to grow the business over 50%. Participated in multi plant (Florida, Washington, and California) continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing, and Kaizen events. Re-organized staffs to include a 2-shift assembly and RF test operation. Defined MRP requirements, and reporting. Worked with corporate IS&T to implement new system in the Long Beach plant.

COMTEL ELECTRONICS

  Vice President of Operations & General Manager

Reporting to the CEO, I had full P&L responsibility for the Tustin contract manufacturing facility. I was hired to turn around the operation from a revenue loss situation.  I had to the adjust the customer base from a 27 customer, high mix, low revenue profile, to less than 15 customers at a lower mix, and higher revenue profile.

All Manufacturing operations, as well as the Engineering, Quality, Materials, and Logistics organizations directly report to me. Product lines include RF, Medical, Industrial, and Network products.  Set up processes and controls for production scheduling, and customer commits, as well as material planning and routing. Completed re-layout of 65,000-sq. ft. facility to improve efficiency and growth potential. Built new functional teams and management staff for Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program Management departments.

Successfully transferred $15M per year customer, including 2 surface mount lines and test equipment, from Boston contract manufacturer to Tustin California in less than 30 days.

GSS/ARRAY TECHNOLOGY

Vice President of Operations & General Manager

Reporting to the President, I had full P&L responsibility for the San Jose contract manufacturing facility. Revenues were  $60M per year. Direct reports to me include all of the Manufacturing Operations, as well as the Engineering, Quality, Materials, and Logistics groups. Have the responsibility for the Manufacture (Prototype through Production), and repair, of 25 customer product lines in the electronics, and communications industry. Products included several RF, Micro Cell radios, and Wireless Network products.  Set up processes for production scheduling, and customer commits, as well as material planning, and routing. Set up NPI process for the coordination of all product, process, and technology transfers to the Thailand facility.

Was assigned in Thailand for 2 years to set up a 250,000-sq. ft. Manufacturing Plant, from the ground up. Designed production flows, manufacturing processes, and factory layout. After completion, and the set up of this facility and systems, I remained as the Senior Operations Director for the Bangkok Plant. Coordinated activities with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality departments daily to meet manufacturing schedules for the $250 million yearly revenue plan.

SURPLUS SOLUTIONS/WS ELECTRONICS INC.  

Vice President of Operations / C.O.O.

As one of the three principal owners, had the responsibility for all Operations, including Finance, Materials, Logistics, Facilities, and Technical Service and Support. Products included a variety of Computer and electronic equipment, both new, and used for Retail, and Wholesale markets. Yearly revenue was $5M per year.

ALLIED TELESIS INC.

Senior Director of Operations

Had responsibility for Manufacturing, Logistics, Material Planning, Manufacturing Engineering, Test/Process Engineering, Document Control, New Product transfers, Production Control, and the Worldwide Service Center operations.

Directly responsible for all Manufacturing processes locally, and offshore at the sub-contract locations. 

Located 80% of time in Singapore setting up the offshore operations. This operation grew to 100 people managing the sub-contract manufacturing operations in Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Put together Transfer plans, and procedures to move 10 different Ethernet hardware product lines to the offshore sub-contractors. These were all successfully accomplished from December 1992 to Sept. 1993. Surveyed, and selected, the sub-contract manufacturers in Asia for all sheet metal, PCB, and plastic components. Set up box build manufacturing, and Test processes for Contract Manufacturing in Singapore, and Thailand.

Defined, and was part of a core team to install, a new corporate computer system. This included all aspects of the system, from Sales Order Entry and Distribution, to MRP and Inventory Control. The software was MFG/PRO, by QAD, and installed on HP hardware.

MAXTOR CORPORATION

 Senior Director of International Operations/Corporate Logistics

 Managed the International Operations group, which supported all Offshore Organizations.

Installed Manufacturing and Test lines in the Singapore, and Penang factories, including Capacity Planning for all test equipment, tooling, and resource requirements for the Singapore and Penang facilities to meet Manufacturing targets.

Interface with Offshore and Domestic Production Control organizations to attain schedules. Had the Worldwide responsibility for the Order Management, Product Scheduling, Customer Support, and Corporate Traffic organizations.

Prime interface for OEM and Distributors worldwide for new orders & repair coordination. Key interface with the Business Management and Marketing/Sales organizations in forecasting corporate production build plans.

Managed the consolidation project for Order Management and Field Service operations into a Consolidated corporate system. This included a Worldwide Order Entry and Shipping system.

As a Senior Engineering Manager, I was responsible for planning and implementing 5.25 and  3.5-inch disk drive product transfers to Singapore.

ALTOS COMPUTER SYSTEMS

New Products Manager

Responsibility was to provide technical support for the full line of 16/32 bit Multi-user computer Systems, which were Intel and Motorola based, using the XENIX/Unix Operating System.

SUMMIT PERIPHERALS

Advisory Engineer

Had the responsibility for the design, layout, and manufacture of a fully Surface Mount PCB for a low power 3.5-inch floppy disk drive. Was responsible for writing and implementing the product test plan, as well as the complete service and OEM manual for the product.

SHUGART CORPORATION

 Manufacturing Manager, Development Engineer

Manufacturing Manager for the Shugart 3.5 inch program. Had extensive interface with Overseas, and Domestic R/W magnetic recording head vendors. Worked closely with Engineering to implement processes into manufacturing.  Responsible for setting up production lines in Nogales, Mexico and coordinated the Test Equipment, and tooling transfers.

While an engineer in the Development Engineering group I gained extensive experience in the design and test of several Floppy Disk Drive projects with the Electrical Engineering Department. Worked on the layout, design, and manufacture of PCB's with automated PANASERT equipment.

Aso experienced one year in Product Marketing as a Program Manager for the 3.5 inch Microfloppy project. Gave  product demonstrations, and presentations throughout the United States and Canada.  

Participated in the writing of OEM and Service manuals for several products.