(Rick) Xiangrong Li

1. Developed and guided co’s long-term vision and strategic goals. Successfully run an efficient and profitable company with highly satisfied customers.

2. Led management team, made key decisions and ensured effective operation. Provided global souring and supply chain training to employees.

3. Strategically conducted global sourcing for industrial components, parts, materials and equipment from Taiwan, Korea, Japan, China and southeast Asia.

4. Specialized in supply chain management, including assessing needs, supplier market research, evaluation and selection, contract negotiation, implementation, supplier relationship management, performance review, inventory control, transportation, warehousing, storage, distribution, and data analysis.

5. Developed global souring strategy for NPI that aligns with customer’s goals, optimizes value and minimize risk.

6. Resolved supply chain disruptions and conflicts. Enhanced sourcing efficiency, supplier management and operational excellence.

7. Collaborated with customer’s Engineering, manufacturing and operations teams to align sourcing strategies with company objectives.

1. Built and led successful management team, set vision and strategy, and oversaw overall operation of company.

2. Successfully completed many projects for contract manufacturing from Taiwan, Korea, China and southeast Asia.

3. Proactively conducted supplier capability assessment, risk evaluation and audit. Monitored cost saving, supplier quality, on-time delivery, and lead time reduction.

4. Specialized in supply chain procedures including planning, sourcing, manufacturing, import, export, tariff, freight, packaging, logistics, warehousing and transportation.

5. Extensive experience in ERP, WMS, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Projects, ISO 9001 and TS 16949.

6. Drove continuous improvement with suppliers to enhance manufacturing efficiency, quality and delivery.

1. Led complete contract manufacturer selection processes, for NPI, from initial market research to supplier qualification and final purchasing order from Taiwan for electronic module used on first brushless motor in automotive industry.

2. Strategically negotiated contracts with Taiwan manufacturers for favorable commercial terms, low prices, on-time delivery, and protection of intellectual property.

3. Successfully built and maintained strong and strategic relationships with contract manufacturers to ensure they meet co requirements for cost, quality and on time delivery.

4. Collaborated with procurement, program manager, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, testing engineer and quality engineer.

5. Developed and modified manufacturing processes to lower cost and improve quality for electromechanical components including PCB with SMT process.

6. Continuously monitored supplier performance including cost reduction, quality improvement and innovation.

7. Well experienced in automotive standards QS9000, SAE, DIN, Ford spec and GM spec) for high volume production.

1. Successfully conducted contract manufacturer selection and qualification for global sourcing of complex electronic and mechanical components used on satellite communication systems (multiplexer, microwave filter, microwave switch, instruments, sensor, imager, plasma analyzer, satellite antenna, etc.)

2. Professionally performed materials and process selection for major international space programs and defense programs from NASA, ESA, Lockheed Martin, Motorola, JPL, Loral, etc.

3. Familiar with aerospace and defense standard and regulation (Mil spec, DOD, NASA, ESA, SAE, ASTM, AMS, FAR, DEFARS and ITAR).

4. Reviewed approved supplier list, completed BOM risk assessment and developed alternate component sourcing.

5. Innovatively conducted new process development, prepared the company's technical specifications, and performed failure analysis for defense and commercial satellite programs.

6. Collaboratively worked with procurement, design engineer, quality engineer, program managers and contract manufacturers to ensure products meet co’s standards for cost, quality, reliability and delivery.

Conducted comprehensive research on weldability of stainless steel using TIG welding technology.

2. Designed and modified welding equipment to improve weld quality.

3. Identified the hot cracking mechanism of stainless steel and developed a 3D model (hot cracking, welding parameters, and ferrite content) for controlling weldability.

4. Familiar with welding process selection and welding consumables.

5. Successfully completed Master thesis and earned my Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

1. Performed research about mechanical properties of superalloys used on jet engine blade.

2. Completed testing and identification of microstructure and creep-fatigue interaction of nickel alloys in aerospace application.

3. Conducted failure analysis and lifespan prediction for customers using scanning electron microscope (SEM), metallography, calculation and simulation.

4. Experienced in casting, heat treating, stamping, machining, deep drawing, cutting, bending, drilling, coating, x-ray diffraction, and non-destructive testing (NDT).