Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
OPERATIONS/STRATEGIC SOURCING/ENGINEERING LEADER
Meta
01.2021 - Current
Lead/manage foundry, OSAT and ATE sourcing partnerships
Developing and build strategic partnership relationships, supplier selection, master development agreement, contract negotiation, capacity assurance, outsourcing model and logistic flow
Develop, plan, and manage budget/spend with engineering and finance.
Reduced costs through continuous process improvement initiatives and standardizing equipments
Improved project efficiency by streamlining communication channels
Collaborated with stakeholders to define project requirements, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
Collaborate with Design, Test, product, operation and TPM to drive sourcing roadmap, technology alignment for NTI/NPI with key partners
Spearheaded research initiatives to identify emerging technologies, keeping the organization at the forefront of innovation.
Mentored junior engineers, fostering a culture of professional development and continuous learning within the team.
Senior Director, Strategic Foundry Sourcing
Skyworks Inc
06.2019 - 01.2021
Lead/manage foundry sourcing team to enable IC/module shipments/annual revenue of $3B
Responsible for supplier selection, contract negotiation, capacity assurance, outsourcing model and logistic flow
Streamlined operations for increased efficiency with process improvements and automation
Led cross-functional teams to successfully launch new products, meeting deadlines and budgets.
Developed strong relationships with key industry partners, fostering collaboration and mutual growth opportunities.
Collaborate with Foundry engineering, BU and engineering to develop sourcing roadmap to enable optimal sourcing flexibility, technology alignment and cost-effective solutions
Suppliers include: Global Foundry, TSMC, Tower Semi, Vanguard, ST Micro, AWSC, WIN, Soitec, Photonics, Toppan
Director, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing
Viasat
02.2018 - 06.2019
Lead/manage foundry, backend and IC design sourcing strategies
Negotiated favorable contracts with vendors for reduced costs and improved service quality.
Facilitated cross-functional collaboration for improved decision-making processes within the organization.
Responsible for supplier selection, contract negotiation, cost modeling, capacity assurance, outsourcing model and logistic flow
Collaborate with BU and cross functional team to align on sourcing strategies to enable the most cost effective end to end solution
Manage/support negotiations for IC components, PWB and Contract Manufacturing pricing and capacity for commercial and Gov't projects
Lead IT in development of ATE test data transfer/storage and analytics.
Managed concurrent roles, responsible for strategic sourcing, test capacity and Qualcomm Technologies Shanghai Ltd Co. (QTS). Solid track record of increasing responsibilities in managing internal teams, business and suppliers.
Qualcomm, Incorporated
01.2015 - 01.2018
Lead 20 cross-functional tracks to establish Qualcomm Technologies Shanghai (QTS), Qualcomm’s 1st test production facility
Developed entity strategy, managed entire business startup from concept, cost modeling to production go live on 10/18/2016
QTS shipped over 50M units within 3 month of operation
Responsible for QTS P&L, operations metrics, cost modeling, process improvement, and expansion plans
Managed foundry/wafer flow to QTS to ensure high asset utilization to hit target revenue/margin.
Director, Sourcing
Qualcomm, Incorporated
01.2014 - 01.2018
Lead team to drive/manage foundry/backend supplier relationship to ensure capacity is in place ahead of demand to support annual chipset shipment/revenue of >$20B and test spends of >$600M
Managed 20+ suppliers including, Foundries, ATE, OSATs, handler/prober and test hardware suppliers
Develop cost model, test roadmap strategy with Product & Test Engineering (PTE) to support cost of test targets across multiple business units
Collaborate with PTE in tooling selection to ensure best cost of test for Qualcomm’s digital, RF, Power Management, Automotive, and connectivity devices
Established new System Level Test platform with PTE which reduced SLT cost of test by >10X
Negotiate annual test savings of >$30M per year.
Senior Mgr, Sourcing
Qualcomm, Incorporated
01.2010 - 01.2014
Managing test and foundry bump capacity to enable annual chip set shipment revenue of >$15B and > $500M in test spends and >$25M in test savings annually
Worked with Engineering, IT, supply chain and QA in defining System Level Test strategy
Developed sourcing, and deployment plans to successfully established capacity at SATs to meet QCT’s premium tier devices shipment targets
Negotiated savings of >$5M savings for test engineering spends.
Manager, Sourcing
Qualcomm, Incorporated
01.2006 - 01.2009
Manage STATS, ASE, Amkor, Teradyne and Verigy to provide sufficient test capacity to support QCT shipments of >$8B in Revenue, >$250M in test spends and >$20M in test cost savings
Strategic Pricing: Established ATE equipment pass through pricing model at Qualcomm
Negotiated and establish Qualcomm standard config pricing with Verigy and Teradyne
Agreed to pricing is then pass to the OSATs, resulted in test cost reduction of 20% ($30M) savings
Develop test cost and capacity modeling
Review STF and LTF to ensure QCT capacities are meet by developing strategic sourcing plans to resolve capacity issues before it becomes an issue.
Regional Manager Southern CA. Test Assistant Group (TAG)
Teradyne inc
01.2004 - 01.2006
Lead Test Applications Group (TAG) to enable market share gains at Qualcomm and Broadcomm
Manage a team of 25 engineer to successfully drove tester sales of >$134M/yr
Collaborated with executive leadership to establish long-term objectives, drive growth initiatives, and align regional efforts with corporate goals.
Enhanced team performance by providing regular coaching, training, and performance feedback to staff members.
Developed and executed successful business plans that resulted in improved market share and profitability within the region.
Increased customer satisfaction with timely resolution of escalated issues and proactive communication on product updates.
Responsible for regional TAG team P&L
San Diego TAG Manager
Teradyne inc
01.2001 - 01.2004
Lead a team of 10 engineers and successfully gain market share in the San Diego region
Managed budgets effectively, ensuring optimal financial performance while investing in necessary resources for business growth.
Revenue increased from $37M in ’02 to $61M in ’03 and $67M in ‘04
Communicate and integrate with customers to resolve issues locally as well as at OSATs.
Cultivated partnerships with external stakeholders to maximize business opportunities and extend network reach within the industry
Senior Test Engineer
Fairchild Semiconductor
01.1998 - 01.2001
Test lead - Develop test solutions for the FMS9884/9874
Worked with design to develop test plan and documents for manufacturing
Coordinate production ramp up and production transfer to OSATs
Work with design, foundry and applications team to resolve device application, reliability/quality issues.
Product/Test Engineer
Motorola Semiconductor Product sector
01.1993 - 01.1998
Project management for Paging/cellular products: Monitored development schedules to ensure parts are delivered on time to support Motorola cellular products such as the Start Tac
Develop test solutions to enable production testing of the IC chips at final test and at wafer level testing
Coordinate production test transfer from product groups, to offshore operations.
Education
Master of Business Administration - B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Skills
Semiconductor Operations
Strategic Sourcing Planning
Vendor Management
Project Management
Mentoring and Coaching
Timeline
OPERATIONS/STRATEGIC SOURCING/ENGINEERING LEADER
Meta
01.2021 - Current
Senior Director, Strategic Foundry Sourcing
Skyworks Inc
06.2019 - 01.2021
Director, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing
Viasat
02.2018 - 06.2019
Managed concurrent roles, responsible for strategic sourcing, test capacity and Qualcomm Technologies Shanghai Ltd Co. (QTS). Solid track record of increasing responsibilities in managing internal teams, business and suppliers.
Qualcomm, Incorporated
01.2015 - 01.2018
Director, Sourcing
Qualcomm, Incorporated
01.2014 - 01.2018
Senior Mgr, Sourcing
Qualcomm, Incorporated
01.2010 - 01.2014
Manager, Sourcing
Qualcomm, Incorporated
01.2006 - 01.2009
Regional Manager Southern CA. Test Assistant Group (TAG)
Teradyne inc
01.2004 - 01.2006
San Diego TAG Manager
Teradyne inc
01.2001 - 01.2004
Senior Test Engineer
Fairchild Semiconductor
01.1998 - 01.2001
Product/Test Engineer
Motorola Semiconductor Product sector
01.1993 - 01.1998
Master of Business Administration - B.S. in Electrical Engineering