VP/GM MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING and SUPPLY CHAIN
* Technology Executive - Led a multisite R&D and specialty production foundry business to profitability
* Turnaround Agent - Improved gross margin from 30% to 50% in a mature operation
* Startup Leader - Built and qualified a state-of-the-art semiconductor factory on time and under budget
* Manufacturing - Ramped a manufacturing operation from $300 to $600 revenue million per year
* Supply Chain - Launched a fabless fingerprint sensor startup with a turnkey global supply chain
Professional Experience
Ultrasound Company - early stage, biotechnology company, 2013-present
VICE PRESIDENT of MANUFACTURING
Recruited to lead the expansion of manufacturing capacity and capability in this ultrasound technology firm
Solar Company: early stage, solar thermal electricity generation company, 2012-present
DIRECTOR of SUPPLY CHAIN & CONTRACT MANUFACTURING
Consulted in 2010 and then recruited after the company partnered with GE
* Sourced and developed a localizable, global supply chain for this utility-scale solar power company
Semiconductor Foundry Co: $60M multisite R&D and specialty production foundry business, 2010-2012
VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS and ENGINEERING SERVICES
Led multisite operations: two ISO-13485 (medical device) certified wafer fabs with an ITAR registered site. Responsible for 175 people in engineering development, integration and process; manufacturing, EHS, equipment maintenance, facilities, IT, quality systems, and supply chain. Commercialized technology applications and products for Aerospace & Defense, life sciences, MEMS and semiconductor clients.
* Grew revenue from consultative engineering services from $2 to $3 million per quarter
* Turned around troubled key accounts while serving as the client-facing executive sponsor
* Improved a lagging operation from negative $1M to positive $1.6M operating income per quarter
Consulting Company, LP: boutique management consulting partnership, 2008-2010
GENERAL PARTNER
Supply Chain Strategy Consultant, Solar Company - concentrated solar power, 2010
* Improved cash flow and bankability with a customized Tier 1 EMS business model and partnership
COO (contract), Startup Semiconductor - niche wafer fab foundry startup, 2008-2009
* Created a business plan, actively engaged in fundraising and partnered with three private equity firms
Semiconductor & Solar Co - $1B semiconductor and solar energy firm, 2006-2008
MANAGING DIRECTOR, Subsidiary
Recruited to guide this subsidiary through spin-out or asset sale. With 300 people and an annual budget of $45 million, this TS-16949 (automotive) certified wafer fab and test facility produced BiCMOS devices, mixed signal PSoC devices, optical MEMS for Silicon Light Machines, and custom PV sensors for SunPower.
* Launched a semi-custom foundry business that improved spin-out valuation by $10 million
* Loaded a sales pipeline and positioned the subsidiary for sale to a private equity backed buyer
Biometric Company - privately held, fabless biometric company, 2004-2006
VICE PRESIDENT of OPERATIONS
Responsible for biometric test engineering, quality systems and contract manufacturing. Co-developed wear testing standards and a custom coloring process for COF (chip-on-flex) that enabled commercialization.
* Launched the first volume production of fingerprint sensors to the first customer, a Japanese company
* Developed a world-class supply chain including TSMC and 3M and slashed cost by 54%
My Consulting Company - independent consultancy, 2003-2004
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
Marketing Consultant, Applied Materials - top tier semiconductor equipment manufacturer, 2003-2004
* Presented the clients advanced process control program, eDiagnostics, at Semicon03.
* Contributed to a new services model, a strategic initiative cited in the clients 10k report.
Manufacturing Consultant, Clarisay - SAW (surface acoustic wave) filter technology firm, 2003
* Drafted a factory startup pro forma for a Series C funding round.
Flash Memory & ASIC Co. - $350 million to $2.3 billion semiconductor manufacturer, 1994-2003
GENERAL MANAGER / SITE DIRECTOR (2000-2003)
Led the brown field construction and startup of a SMIF automated, state-of-the-art, 200 mm wafer fab. Qualified this 620,000 ft² plant for production and staffed it to 350 people on time and under budget.
* Achieved first pass yield ten months after the site was acquired
* Negotiated a tax reduction from $5.4 to $3.0 million with local and state government officials
* Qualified and transferred the latest technologies as the company retrenched
DIRECTOR of FAB OPERATIONS (1994-2000)
Deployed six sigma and lean manufacturing in a 150mm wafer fab and probe operation with an annual budget of $120 million. Restructured the engineering team to support ASIC business development and customer engagement. Led the transition from commodity memory to custom ASIC products.
* Ramped this mature fab operation from $300 to $600 million annual revenue generation
* Expanded the fab and reengineered technical capability from 0.60 um to 0.35 um photolithography
* Cut wafer cost from $500 to $300 while complexity increased from 16 to 21 mask layers
* Improved gross margin from 30% to 50%.This fab continues to operate profitably in 2013.
Niche Company - $100M EEPROM manufacturer for military, automotive and OEM markets, 1988-1994
SUBCONTRACT OPERATIONS MANAGER (1991-1994)
Managed assembly engineering and multisite manufacturing operations internal (USA), captive line assembly and test (Taiwan) and contract A&T (Korea, Thailand).
* Led a global outsourcing initiative and cut backend cost by 50%
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING MANAGER (1988-1991)
Responsible for fab, probe and final test. Deployed Toyota Production System methodology.
* Ramped fab capacity from 2,000 to 4,000 wafers/week and reduced final test cycle time by 60%
Prior Professional Experience
PRODUCTION MANAGER: wafer fab
SECTION MANAGER: engineering and manufacturing
PROCESS ENGINEER: photolithography
Education
MBA, Technology Management, 1997
M.ENG degree candidate, 12 of 30 credit hours, 1998-2000
BA, Economics and Mathematics |
