Curt Haynes
Campbell,USA
Summary
A talented professional with 20+ years of experience in global program and project management at some of the world’s leading technology companies as well as extensive experience in manufacturing/supply chain operations earlier in my career. Expertise includes a wide range of business processes, hardware technologies and project/program management methodologies. Technology acumen is extremely well balanced with leadership and team building skills. A self-starter who comes up to speed and makes a positive impact quickly.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Supply Chain Manager (Contract)
Waymo
05.2025 - 08.2025
- Managed material supply issues for local and offshore contract manufacturers including short and long-range LiDAR systems for self-driving vehicles.
- Addressed cost variances with CMs resulting in $30k cost reduction
- Ensured BOM data accuracy, particularly related to cost.
- Coached CMs on procurement best practices and worked with Waymo leadership to update agreements to include same.
Senior Project Manager (Contract)
Apple
12.2022 - 08.2024
- As a member of the Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) group for AppleCare, managed multiple company-wide projects as Global or Regional PM delivering projects on time and within budget
- Portfolio included projects dedicated to transition from SAP ECC to S/4Hanna, Apple’s core infrastructure system.
- Projects included a wide range of cross-functional stakeholders including IT, business, UAT leads, security and program teams, external manufacturing, repair and support partners and direct customer facing processes.
Program Manager (Contract)
Meta
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Managed multiple internal business & vendor relationships to drive enhancements and fixes for Procore, used to manage data center builds.
- Revised Procore issue intake and tracking process making it more effective.
- Reduced backlog of issues by 70%.
- Supported Project Atlas, replacing multiple cost management tools with a single integrated solution, through requirements and vendor/tool selection.
Program Manager (Contract)
PayPal
04.2020 - 10.2021
- Managed upgrade of Clarizen project/portfolio management tool to current version enabling additional features and functions.
- Worked with leadership to develop revised portfolio management process fitting new Clarizen instance resulting in more intuitive and streamlined process.
- Managed SharePoint site and developed/delivered user guides & live training for Clarizen as well as Jira.
- Managed content and organization of Panorama Team Confluence site.
Sr. Project/Program Manager
NIO US
06.2017 - 06.2019
- In an autonomous automotive start-up environment and at portfolio level, managed budget, resources, timing, issues and risks for projects across multiple technologies and vehicle systems.
- Responsible for Product Life Cycle Management (PLM), including requirements for New Product Introduction (NPI) as well as BOM and Configuration Management.
- Collaborated with Design Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Test teams to support build plan and Hardware in Loop (HIL) testing.
- Projects included battery, drive train, advanced materials, exterior lighting, closures and audio.
Project Manager (Contract)
Cisco
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Using a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) within the Service Supply Chain organization, managed portions of infrastructure transition from Oracle 11i to R12.
- Leveraging new functionality, re-engineered overall business process for more streamlined and effective performance of field inventory and reverse logistics systems.
- Managed retirement of boundary applications, ensuring seamless transition.
Sr. Project Manager (Contract)
Apple
06.2016 - 07.2016
- As a member of the World-Wide Business Process Re-engineering group (WW BPR) for Reseller Ops, managed:
- Enhancement releases for MySupply, Apple’s partner-facing supply information portal, delivering significant improvements in security and overall usability.
- Enhancement releases for Lens, Apple’s internal facing tool for monitoring Apple-to-partner supply related communications.
- Project to redirect capacity planning and allocations for B2B/EDI onboarding.
Program Manager (Contract)
Adobe
07.2014 - 05.2015
- Responsible for incident management process improvement effort reducing incident occurrence by 90% and response time by 85% for critical incidents in Adobe’s cloud-based SaaS.
- Managed development and implementation of workflow & end-point monitoring and KPI measurement & monitoring, greatly improving overall performance.
- Lead effort to identify, review and select new Project/Portfolio management system (AtTask/Workfront).
Project/Program Management in IT, Channels and Supply Chain
Cisco
05.2008 - 07.2014
- Program Manager (Contract)
- As a member of Cisco Services Partner Program, managed resolution of L3 program for Cisco’s tier-1 customers. Issues typically spanned across multiple IT and business organizations at Sr. Leadership levels.
- Lead effort to resolve multiple system issues, significantly reducing known bugs and resulting escalations.
- Managed multiple process improvement efforts increasing effectiveness of operations between L1/L2 service support organizations significantly decreasing L3 escalations.
- Program Manager (Contract)
- Managed portions of Supply Chain Systems Integration for the Service Provider Video Technology Group (SPVTG) as part of Cisco’s move from Oracle 11i infrastructure to Oracle R12, including:
- Implementation of build-to-stock model for SPVTG products.
- Moving 3rd Party Center of Excellence from internal fulfillment model to external CM.
- As part of change management, coordinated training for new tools and business systems for internal employees.
- IT Project Manager (Contract)
- Managed scope, schedule and resources for Guided Deal Registry, a global initiative to improve the deal registration approval process across Cisco sales organizations.
- Managed relationship between Business and IT teams through BRD development and Concept Commit.
Manager - Production Control
Corsair Memory
01.2007 - 06.2007
- Managed daily operations of Procurement and Planning teams, including two supervisors and staff of six.
- Supply chain included multiple supply and manufacturing partners, both local and offshore.
- Developed business intelligence reports, process documentation and user training, improving overall operations.
- Increased reporting accuracy and developed new targets for inventory levels and turns ratios, reducing inventory costs.
- Responsible for scope, schedule and budget for implementation of Oracle 11i supply chain modules.
Project Manager
NetApp
08.2005 - 08.2006
- Managed upgrade of Warehouse Management System, automating processes and significantly improving material throughput and storage.
- Responsible for quarterly release Conference Room Pilot during which Oracle 11i custom capabilities were configured, tested and released. Changes included NPI, Oracle updates and changes in manufacturing processes.
- Managed analysis and implementation of improved license key generation process as well as Oracle set-up process for New Product Introduction.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Management
San Jose State University
Project Management Professional (PMP) - undefined
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Certificate in Project and Program Management - undefined
University of California Santa Cruz
Skills
- Complex, global program & project management including waterfall, agile and SAFe models
- Business Analysis and process improvement including Six Sigma methodologies
- ERP implementation and improvement (Oracle & SAP)
- Full product line management from inception to sunset for wafers, military semiconductors, commercial products and autonomous EV automative systems
- New Product Introduction (NPI) and Bill of Material (BOM) management
- Internal and external vendor/partner management
- Matrix collaboration at any level with organizations including business, hardware and software engineering, manufacturing, quality and logistics supply chain operations
- Comprehensive and actionable reporting
- Team building and leadership
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
- Successful startup
- Productivity tools including Google and Microsoft Office standard suites, Microsoft Project, Visio, Clarizen, Jira, Quip, Confluence, SharePoint, Workfront, Procore and Box
Timeline
Global Supply Chain Manager (Contract)
Waymo
05.2025 - 08.2025
Senior Project Manager (Contract)
Apple
12.2022 - 08.2024
Program Manager (Contract)
Meta
10.2021 - 10.2022
Program Manager (Contract)
PayPal
04.2020 - 10.2021
Sr. Project/Program Manager
NIO US
06.2017 - 06.2019
Project Manager (Contract)
Cisco
08.2016 - 06.2017
Sr. Project Manager (Contract)
Apple
06.2016 - 07.2016
Program Manager (Contract)
Adobe
07.2014 - 05.2015
Project/Program Management in IT, Channels and Supply Chain
Cisco
05.2008 - 07.2014
Manager - Production Control
Corsair Memory
01.2007 - 06.2007
Project Manager
NetApp
08.2005 - 08.2006
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Management
San Jose State University
Project Management Professional (PMP) - undefined
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Certificate in Project and Program Management - undefined
University of California Santa Cruz
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