Decisive, analytical, and results-oriented manager with expertise in attaining excellent performance, revenues and profitability goals. Specialize in driving process solutions across product chain to improve costs, velocity and margins. Managed product introductions to maximize new opportunities. Breadth of experience in production planning/control, manufacturing and quality operations using Six Sigma and lean methodologies. Leadership philosophy promotes employee participation in creative problem solving to contribute to organizational success. Seasoned project leader with talent for building motivated teams that meets and exceeds business objectives.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
Fairchild Imaging, Inc.	(Confidential)	3/1996 - 4/2007

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
San Jose State University	Chemical Engineering	1969	Bachelor Degree

Highlights:

• Extensive experience in managing semiconductor wafer fab for start-up, routine and end of life manufacturing operations. • Reduced cycle time by 50% from 26 weeks to 13 weeks, reduced perpetual work in process (WIP) by 60%, beating operating costs for 3 quarters. • Implemented models for efficient production planning and control for multiple product line projecting activity for short and long term based on capacity and WIP positions. Very proficient in equipment capacity planning. • Improved productivity of the manufacturing operations by reducing from a 5 shift operation to 3 shift operation while increasing the daily activity by 27%. This reduced the headcount by 18% and increased the gross margin by 2.5%. • Implemented fast cycle system to speed up new product introduction to market. The goal to attain one masking layer per day with 97% to target was maintained, which significantly increased new products introduction to market. • Implemented in-house planned preventive maintenance for critical tools. Equipment repair cost reduced by 22%, a savings of $760K over three years. • Planned and managed Fab consolidation project from three modules (32K square feet) to a single module (22K square feet), upgraded areas to class 10 environment. ? Increased productivity by 40% with a headcount reduction of 50% while maintaining production demands to meet divisional sales plan with a 3 shift operation.

Companies I like:

Maxim, Spansion, National Semiconductor

P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership

• Manufacturing operations manager

Directing wafer Fab operations in a Semiconductor Industry.Budgeting and planning to improve costs. Line maintenace to improve utilization and uptime of very expensive capital equpment.