EDWARD CABALLERO
San Jose,California
Summary
I am a hands-on Team Professional with real experience from small to large companies in Production Planning, Procurement, PLM, Spares Planner, NPI Project Management, PCBA Manufacturing, Sales Order Management, Contract Manufacturing Services, R&D Parts Procurement, Medical Device Planner, RMA/MRB Product Support, Semiconductor Planning, and Supply Vendor Management.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Guest Services Specialist
Live Nation Entertainment
05.2024 - 11.2024
- Provided Shoreline fans with high levels of personal services, and a positive music venue experience.
NPI Planning Specialist – (Independent Contractor)
Marvell Technology Inc
10.2021 - 10.2023
- Managed release of custom Marvell ASICs to OEM customers and Sales for samples to confirm qualification and validation. Drive test meetings to ensure that Agilent test systems are supporting the highest customer priority sales orders and strong recovery schedules. I updated the weekly Sales data for the quarterly Semiconductor business supply plan in Kinaxis Repaid Response Software system.
NPI Project Manager – (Independent Contractor)
Advantest America Incorporated
05.2017 - 03.2021
- Hands-on device development and release of Advantest Test systems to customers, Toshiba, WD, SanDisk, Micron, and more. Supported field services and Sales team. Drive all procurement materials while providing CTB for the NPI team build with CM (Jabil Inc.) to transfer to production assemblies. I provided all RFQ, and delivery turnaround dates. Ensure all engineering drawings are approved. Additionally, locating new suppliers for second sourcing of materials for expanded R/D engineering first build support. Meet with all engineers as a group and individually to drive open issues to stop material roadblocks. Reducing lead-times for custom made parts and their packaging requirements for shipment.
Sr. NPI Planner – (Independent Contractor)
CELESTICA, CORP
07.2015 - 04.2017
- Managed release of new IBM Cloud systems and features for large key customer accounts. SAP used for all E&O inventory levels and provided management with action plans for disposition and inventory support. Experience and skills that demonstrate strong ability for cross-functional alignment for strong overall success of the business unit. Working closely with Sales Marketing Mangers to address all new products.
Sr. Production Planner
SMTC CORP
01.2008 - 01.2014
- Responsible for PCBA product release to manufacturing for weekly and monthly sales demand requirements for support. Scheduled and released box-build systems for multiple OEM customers within the US. Interfaced with senior program management, product engineering, and QA manufacturing product teams for daily build schedule verifications. Review and process RMA/MRB materials.
Sr. Production Planner
THORATEC, CORP
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Production planned new VAD (ventricular assist devices), for bridge-to-transplant heart patients. Interfaced with Purchasing, QA, and production personnel to evaluate material shortages and shop order movements to final inventory location for distribution services and return of defective devices. Ensured all supply chain and BOM critical issues were resolved prior to production release Class 3.
Wafer Fab Production Planner
GE INFRASTRUCTURE SENSING
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Planned and tracked wafer fabrication production activities and inventory levels through Oracle ERP system. Worked with product engineering, manufacturing team within a cleanroom environment to release, and manage daily shipments to customers both domestic and international locations. Provided MRO buyer support to all R/D engineering staff for current and future NPI projects.
Sr. Production Planner
ADAPTEC INC
01.1997 - 01.2003
- I planned SCSI and Networking product lines for two business units providing forecast demand solutions. Monitored MRP levels through SAP and instructed business units of E&O materials exposure and disposition on monthly basis. I provided critical forecast information for revenue updates and possible CTB inventory risk across multiple product families and features. And weekly production call with Singapore.
Sr. Production Planner
FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS INC
01.1996 - 01.1997
- Responsible for improved scheduling and expediting purchase orders from FMI factory in Japan. Managed inventories in terms of dollars and units through SAP, according to levels and limits appropriate for projected outlook by the business units. And supported the weekly production call with Japan team.
Field Spares Planner/Buyer
HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS INC
01.1990 - 01.1995
- Managed and procured third party spares inventory for Hitachi products from numerous hardware supply vendors. Provided service repair on the type of technical call-out of spares requirements and documented all RMA activities. I negotiated all spares contracts that resulted in 22% cost savings in overall product level support throughout the U.S. And set up auto replenishment for customer owned systems by field services team.
- Product Enhancement Processes and Support Types:
- Lean Manufacturing for Preproduction optimization
- Process improvement from NPI to final Production
- Improving Spares coordination to key ship locations
- Developing additional new parts procurement sources
- Drive ECO changes for Product Life Management
- Driving custom packaging process for engineering
- Support Engineering Project staff with all quick turns
- Build and maintain organized trackers for all projects
- Supported NPI engineer staff in various time zones
- Warehouse inventory management and staging steps
- Strong detail to attention with cross-functional teams
- Negotiated supplier costing for short and long term
- Analyzing, Prepping, and Repairing product returned
- Confirming with Logistics teams for a clean shipment
- Supporting RMA/MRB root cause analysis reports
Timeline
Guest Services Specialist
Live Nation Entertainment
05.2024 - 11.2024
NPI Planning Specialist – (Independent Contractor)
Marvell Technology Inc
10.2021 - 10.2023
NPI Project Manager – (Independent Contractor)
Advantest America Incorporated
05.2017 - 03.2021
Sr. NPI Planner – (Independent Contractor)
CELESTICA, CORP
07.2015 - 04.2017
Sr. Production Planner
SMTC CORP
01.2008 - 01.2014
Sr. Production Planner
THORATEC, CORP
01.2006 - 01.2008
Wafer Fab Production Planner
GE INFRASTRUCTURE SENSING
01.2004 - 01.2006
Sr. Production Planner
ADAPTEC INC
01.1997 - 01.2003
Sr. Production Planner
FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS INC
01.1996 - 01.1997
Field Spares Planner/Buyer
HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS INC
01.1990 - 01.1995
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