RICK STEEB

**** ***** ******* ***** 408-***-****

Danville, CA 94526 aceykf@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Manufacturing operational expertise – Career long success in building and managing technical

infrastructures and worldwide teams to enable new product launch, introducing leading edge

manufacturing methodologies and best practices in global supply chain management.

• Global leadership – Assemble and direct high-performance multi-functional teams in numerous

locations in China and North America, promoting positive change by introducing processes and

technologies that optimize operational efficiencies as well as quality, delivery time, and costs.

• Cross-functional collaboration – Cultivate relationships and lead collaboration with key global

stakeholders across departmental boundaries, including the highest level executives, to enable

strategic alignment with the organization's goals and to drive program scope.

• Strategic planning and tactical execution – Provide critical strategic and day-to-day management

support, developing long-range strategies to construct a healthy new-product pipeline and creating

and executing tactical plans to meet or exceed corporate objectives.

• Persuasive communications – Convey data and information clearly, concisely, and effectively;

present findings, implications, and recommendations; and successfully advocate and negotiate with

C-Suite executives.

• Acquisition integration – Experienced on both buy and sell sides, supporting due diligence and

managing post-acquisition activities in manufacturing operations integration and supply chain

optimization.

Exceptional at organizing and planning major projects, Rick was the key person in getting the China

factory ramped into production. His attention to details in planning and executing product line moves from

Pennsylvania, Taiwan, and Malaysia was the key reason. [General Manager, Simco-Ion Technology]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SIMCO-ION TECHNOLOGY GROUP, Alameda, CA

Formerly MKS Ion Systems, purchased by ITW’s Simco Division in 2010. Leading supplier of ionization

equipment for semiconductor, disk drive, flat panel display, and general electronics assembly industries.

Senior Director, Operations (2011-present)

Director, Operations (2008-2011)

Manage overall operational functions associated with production, global supply chain management,

inventory management, sales and operational planning, manufacturing engineering, planning, facilities,

shipping/receiving, warehousing, quality assurance, and safety and environmental compliance, leading a

team of up to 10 direct reports in addition to 35-40 indirectly in factories in Alameda and China producing

approximately $40M in revenue.

• Recruited by MKS to overhaul Alameda operations, drove Lean Manufacturing processes and in only

two years, boosted attainment of on-time delivery from 70% to 98%, reduced lead times, and doubled

inventory turns.

• Oversaw extensively outsourced production model in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia which generated

more than 20% of company’s revenue as well as in-house manufacturing activity in North America.

• After ITW purchase, managed pull-back of all production in-house from contract factories in Malaysia

and Taiwan; executed entire implementation of a new company-owned operation in Shenzhen,

China; and supervised orderly transitions from contract manufacturing sites.

• Directed site selection, lease negotiations, licensing, staffing, capital planning, factory layout, building

improvements, equipment specification and selection, supplier survey and selection, assembly

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RICK STEEB

1855 Saint Norbert Drive 408-***-****

Danville, CA 94526 aceykf@r.postjobfree.com

training, manufacturing process development, product transition, start-up, production ramp, and

follow-on expansion.

• To fine-tune US and China operations, implemented supply chain enhancements for critical

components and additional lean manufacturing principles that achieved quality, cost, lead time,

product availability, and inventory goals and further improved material flow through work centers.

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA

Senior Manager, New Product Manufacturing Engineering (2008)

Senior Manager, Operations Engineering (2005–2008)

Directed introduction and transition of complex new capital equipment products from design and

development engineering into pilot and volume production at internal and outsourced manufacturing

locations, leading diverse teams in China and other sites worldwide.

• As first in the company to lead both new product manufacturing engineering and manufacturing

operations, directly supervised engineers and oversaw outsourced manufacturing in the US and

Shanghai including administration of a labor budget of $2M for a new product selling at $1-5M with

projected sales of $2B in 2 years.

• Engaged and oversaw Flextronics as vendor partner to build and run volume outsourcing model;

created and implemented manufacturing and operations processes and traveled frequently to China.

• Developed pilot line capability at a US contract manufacturing supplier to support assembly,

integration, and test of new products. Provided overall guidance regarding delivery schedules,

forecasts, headcount and facility requirements, etc.

• Provided technical management of contract manufacturing suppliers in the US, China, and Europe of

major components, sub assemblies, and assemblies; assessed manufacturing capacity, readiness,

technical capabilities, and change control processes; and identified and corrected manufacturing and

testing deficiencies.

Senior Manager, New Product Manufacturing Engineering (2000–2005)

Supervisor, Manufacturing Engineering (1997–2000)

Managed Concurrent Manufacturing deliverables of product development programs including Design for

Manufacturability, Assembly, Ergonomics, and Transportation Assessments; designed product structuring

models, released engineering documentation, generated test strategies, coordinated tooling and test

fixture development, executed controlled and managed builds, and produced manufacturing cost models.

Engineer, New Product Manufacturing (1995–1997)

W orked with design engineering, supply chain management, suppliers, and manufacturing in the

development of complex and critical components and assemblies.

HEXCEL CORPORATION, Dublin, CA and Los Angeles, CA

Program Manager, Manufacturing (1994–1995)

Provided leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams in successful execution of manufacturing

programs for advanced composite materials and subassemblies for aerospace, defense, industrial, and

electronic markets, from specification through production release. Held DoD Security Clearance.

Manager, Division Engineering (1990–1991)

Engineer, Applications Development (1990)

EDUCATION

MBA, Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, CA

BSME, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Systems Engineering Coursework, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

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