Dynamic Manufacturing Operations Manager with a proven track record at Intel Corporation, adept at implementing Lean tools to enhance process efficiency and drive operational excellence. Skilled in cross-functional team coordination and safety compliance, I excel in developing strategies that significantly improve productivity and quality control in fast-paced environments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS MANAGER
10.2024 - Current
Lead a team of technicians overseeing operations, equipment maintenance, and repair in manufacturing facilities.
Own safety, quality, scheduling, and conflict resolution among staff and stakeholders, assisting in resolving operational, safety, and security issues.
Oversee workflow through factories and streamline processes and operations between groups and divisions.
Establish tactical plans to ensure production schedules compliance within established quality and cost objectives.
Ensure optimum performance in terms of safety, quality, output, and cost through staffing, training, development, and retention.
Understand scheduled and unscheduled equipment maintenance, repair, recovery, troubleshooting, tool quality, and tool run rate.
Assume direct ownership and function as the first responder to all on-shift issues within the assigned toolset or area.
Collaborate with engineering teams to solve problems impacting factory operations and health.
Ensure effective employee staffing, including workstation assignment, shift rotations, and PTO requests.
Manage shift schedules, including workstation assignments/rotations, employee training, vacations, breaks, overtime assignments, backup for absent employees, and shift rotations.
Establish training plans for direct reports and monitor training performance against schedules to ensure the shift team has the skills needed to sustain production.
Regularly review staffing certification levels tied to wafer ramp levels and ensure the required number of certified individuals for each ramp threshold.
Develop long-term strategies for manufacturing operations capabilities to support future requirements.
Enable teams to execute through clear goal setting, facilitating work, maintaining accountability, applying differentiated performance management, and driving team results.
Drive results by inspiring people, role modeling Intel values, developing the capabilities of others, and ensuring a productive work environment.
MANUFACTURING FAB SUPERVISOR
Texas Instruments
01.2019 - 10.2024
Supervised a work group of over 20 specialists throughout the day.
Participated passionately in the performance improvement process and delivered improvement initiatives in line with the performance delivery plan.
Monitored, evaluated, and provided feedback on individual performance regularly, with integrity and openness.
Coordinated work activities with other groups to ensure timely and cost-effective job progress.
Solved work delivery problems as they arose and maintained a backlog of fallback jobs for specialists.
Delivered the agreed weekly schedule/look-ahead schedule as issued by the scheduler/customers.
Consulted with tool engineers and product engineers to ensure customer satisfaction.
Led efforts to develop and deploy standard work for each work area and completed timesheets daily.
Worked to improve processes, timeliness, and reduce costs by eliminating non-value-added activities.
Job performance measured by the Superintendent on criteria such as overall productivity and management of hourly employees.
Monitored scrap and re-work levels and collaborated with the team to identify root causes and determine corrective action plans.
MANUFACTURING FAB LEAD
Texas Instruments
01.2018 - 01.2020
Set up, operated, and coordinated workstation activities in a wafer manufacturing or test area devoted to both production and process development.
Performed production processes in accordance with documented specifications and production schedules, consistently surpassing output goals.
Participated in 5s meetings and recommended stretch times to avoid worker fatigue during shift hours, improving performance and enhancing sustained productivity gains.
Filled in supervisors’ roles in absentia, driving team members toward problem-solving and manufacturing objectives, and participated in natural work group teams for continuous improvement.
MANUFACTURING SPECIALIST
Texas Instruments Inc.
01.2013 - 01.2018
Operated complex equipment and analytical tools across multiple modules.
Multi-tasked in standardized processing and problem-solving procedures, as well as actual processing of state-of-the-art devices.
Enhanced skills through cross-training in multiprobe.
Maximized output using constraint management techniques while sustaining process, equipment issues, training, and cross-training cluster members, building a self-sustaining cluster team.
Followed documented procedures and checklists to ensure work was executed with the highest level of safety and quality.
Advocated for color coding to eliminate lot swapping, a root cause of scraps.
Demonstrated an initiative-taking approach in identifying and resolving workplace organization issues.
CABIN LEAD SUPERVISOR
Airserv Corporation
01.2012 - 01.2015
Supervised assigned staff members while they performed security checks on aircraft.
Provided instructions to staff on proper work methods and equipment operation.
Guided in the operation of multiple power tools, equipment, automotive equipment, and facility maintenance and repair equipment.
Scheduled, assigned, and inspected work assignments to staff and coordinated activities of other maintenance agencies working at the airport under company surveillance.
Maintained records of employee performance and ensured submission of reports on maintenance activities.
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL, ADMINISTRATOR & HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
Globoville College a Constituent of Moi University Learning Institution-Kenya
01.2009 - 04.2012
Recruited and selected staff for the college & served as Attachment coordinator, administering students' on-the-job training sessions in different organizations.
Headed the disciplinary committee, handling both student and staff disputes within the institution.
Coordinated the Christian union group within the institution, arranging activities within and outside the institution.
Formulated and reviewed company human resource policies and ensured proper implementation, advising management on HR issues pertaining to workers.
Monitored and evaluated workers based on their assigned duties and responsibilities.
MANAGEMENT TRAINEE
Kenya Ports Authority (K.P.A)-Kenya
01.2007 - 01.2008
Exposed to general office upkeep and maintenance of records, adding knowledge in proper record keeping both hard and soft copy using various software, e.g., efileCabinet.
Assisted in handling and sorting out employees’ welfare issues related to complaints on delayed benefits and wages.
Gained knowledge of complaint handling procedures, such as mediation and collaboration.
Helped in preparing general correspondence memos to departmental heads, enhancing communication skills across different departments within the organization.
Gained knowledge on processing reports showing staffing levels of the organization.
Enlightened on the chain of command, which confers responsibilities to all employees with various ranks in the organization.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Information Technology
01.2022
Bachelor of Business Administration - H.R.M option
01.2012
Higher Diploma -
Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
01.2007
Diploma -
Human Resource & Industrial Relations Part II
01.2006
Diploma -
Human Resource & Industrial Relations Part I
01.2005
High School Education -
01.2002
Primary School Education -
01.1998
Skills
Microsoft Office Suite
Word
PowerPoint
Access
Excel
Windows XP
Internet
Communication skills
Research and development skills
Performance monitoring
Cross-functional collaboration
Root cause analysis
Inventory management
Continuous improvement
Time management
Workforce development
Cross-functional team coordination
Environmental compliance
Productivity improvement
Material requirements planning
Capacity planning
Scheduling and forecasting
Total productive maintenance
Cost reduction strategies
Operational excellence
Quality management
Facility management
Lean tools implementation
References
David Oleson, 214-450-2102
Ortiz Robert, 505-331-6035
Michael Omoisili, 216-269-4946
Special Skills And Strengths
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel
Windows XP application and internet
Communication skills (both verbal and written)
Research and development skills.
Timeline
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS MANAGER
10.2024 - Current
MANUFACTURING FAB SUPERVISOR
Texas Instruments
01.2019 - 10.2024
MANUFACTURING FAB LEAD
Texas Instruments
01.2018 - 01.2020
MANUFACTURING SPECIALIST
Texas Instruments Inc.
01.2013 - 01.2018
CABIN LEAD SUPERVISOR
Airserv Corporation
01.2012 - 01.2015
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL, ADMINISTRATOR & HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
Globoville College a Constituent of Moi University Learning Institution-Kenya
01.2009 - 04.2012
MANAGEMENT TRAINEE
Kenya Ports Authority (K.P.A)-Kenya
01.2007 - 01.2008
Master of Business Administration - Information Technology
Bachelor of Business Administration - H.R.M option
Higher Diploma -
Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations