Greg Torline
Arvada,CO
Summary
Dynamic operations executive with extensive global experience in manufacturing, product development, and supply chain management. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to achieve targeted outcomes on complex projects, consistently delivering results that exceed expectations. Comprehensive understanding of the product life cycle from diverse business perspectives, with a strong ability to formulate and execute innovative strategies that drive success across various business environments. Committed to fostering collaboration and continuous improvement to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Operations
High Precision Devices
04.2022 - Current
- Oversee FormFactor's Boulder Operations team in manufacturing cryogenic test platforms. Responsibilities include operations engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain management, and facilities management.
- Championed the business unit's strategy in simplifying the portfolio and driving towards a base system plus options sales and operations business model.
- Business process owner for the operations ERP/MRP system. Defined and implemented key initiatives to improve utilization to improve overall operational efficiency.
Senior Director, Supply Chain Operations
Oracle
08.2020 - 03.2022
- Led supply chain operations for Oracle's legacy hardware products, supervising an organization of 35 professionals responsible for order fulfillment, engineering, and supply chain management.
- Managed 4 global contract manufacturing sites in successfully shipping $350M in annual product revenue.
- Collaborated with product management, product engineering, product service to define and implement end-of-life strategies for the portfolio that ensured customer needs were supported through service life.
- Coordinated with corporate tax, trade compliance, and finance teams to define and simplify global business processes for transactions with contracted ITAD suppliers that enabled new sites to be on-boarded quickly when needed. A critical need to scale with forecasted Cloud datacenter growth.
Director, Supply Chain Operations
Oracle
07.2016 - 07.2020
- Held roles in managing supply chain teams supporting Oracle's Archive product portfolio and hardware take back and recycling. Responsibilities included order fulfillment, engineering, logistics, manufacturing, and supplier management.
- Defined and implemented inventory strategies targeted at sustaining production of legacy products while minimizing risk to material liabilities across the supply chain.
- Collaborated with contract manufacturers to maintain predictable cost, quality, and delivery performance in a high complexity, low volume business environment.
Director, Business Operations
Oracle
01.2011 - 07.2016
- Led a vertically integrated operation of up to 130 engineers, scientists, manufacturing and supply chain professionals in the development and manufacture of tape storage technology.
- Managed new product development initiatives with internal internal and external customers to support product release schedules.
- Directed internal and external manufacturing operations in supporting a 98% on time delivery record over 5 years.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
05.1992
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Internal & External Manufacturing
- Supplier Management
- Process Optimization
- Project Management
- Team Development
- ERP/MRP Systems
- New Business Development
- New Product Introduction
- Circular Economy
Timeline
Director of Operations - High Precision Devices
04.2022 - Current
Senior Director, Supply Chain Operations - Oracle
08.2020 - 03.2022
Director, Supply Chain Operations - Oracle
07.2016 - 07.2020
Director, Business Operations - Oracle
01.2011 - 07.2016
University of Colorado At Boulder - Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Selected Achievements
- Instrumental in building an OEM business from the ground up that shipped over 2.5M units and generated ∼$350M in revenue over a 15-year period. Held key leadership roles in building customer relations, in developing new technologies/products, and in implementing cost efficient supply chain solutions.
- Led development and manufacturing engineering teams in releasing 20 products over a 10-year period.
- Expanded corporate re-manufacturing capabilities by 5X to facilitate a major Cloud Datacenter asset repurposing project. Defined and implemented new business processes to support the unique requirements of the project. Successfully shipped over 8,000 reconfigured servers and racks, mitigating tens of millions of dollars in asset loss.
- Delivered on a 2-year business exit plan to cease internal and external manufacturing operations. Negotiated exit agreements with all customers and suppliers. Shipped $23M in product last time builds on schedule with no product yield or quality issues. Reached all key plan milestones on time, leading to a $13M reduction in annual operating expenses.