Mel Cruz

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Contact Number: 512-***-****

email: acosns@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY:

Seventeen years experience in the manufacturing industry with demonstrated success in manufacturing

operations management including new operation startup, multi-site operation, lean manufacturing, contract

vendor management, production control, new product introduction, automated testing, customer order

management, process optimization, supply chain, warehouse management, logistics, materials management,

system integration and general business management.

Result driven operations professional, hands-on leader proficient in organizational transformation, driving

excellence employing lean and continuous improvement techniques with proven results in manufacturing cost

reduction thru waste reduction, process streamlining, quality improvement, cycle time reduction, enhanced

productivity, increased output and improved efficiency.

Held leadership roles in Maxim Integrated Products (expat) as Director of Manufacturing Operations (600

headcount) in charge of Production, Supply Chain/ Demand Planning, Equipment Engineering and

Refurbishment, Product Engineering Line Support, Lean Manufacturing/ 5S, Purchasing and Information

Technology;

Held leadership roles in Dallas Semiconductor (expat) as Director of Manufacturing, Information Technology,

Industrial Engineering and Quality. Instrumental in establishing the Dallas Semiconductor Asian Operation in

the Philippines, formed the Manufacturing, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering and Quality

departments;

Graduate, Master of Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Transphorm Incorporated (Goleta, CA) October 2012 – April 2014

Manufacturer of energy efficient semiconductors chips and electro-mechanical module power conversion

assemblies for power conversion application using cutting edge materials.

Senior Manager, Supply Chain/ Demand Planning

Responsible for customer order and fulfillment, material/ subcontractor management, warehouse

management, supply chain demand planning including manufacturing line loading of wafer fab to multiple

subcontract manufacturing/ testing facilities located in Asia (Pac Tech, Team Pacific, Fastech and Tong

Hsing) and contract vendor management according to manufacturing goals.

• Successfully ramped the Philippines operation to 80% of the manufacturing volume plan on the

first quarter of product qualification;

• Improved cycle time by streamlining manufacturing process flows and improvement in metrics;

• Improved labor productivity by 15% by reducing non-value added activities by automating the

creation of new streamlined flows, standardization of travelers and manufacturing reports.

• Successful ISO certification of production facility.

Semtech Corporation July 2010 – October 2012

A leading manufacturer/ supplier of high-quality analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products and electro-

mechanical assemblies in Irvine, California

Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations

Responsible for Manufacturing Operation composed of various groups: Receiving, Probe Production,

Lean Manufacturing/ 5S, Final Test Production and Warehouse management/ Logistics. Develop and

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implement manufacturing strategies to achieve objectives. Identify best business practices to maximize

operational effectiveness. Provide measurement and improvement of key performance indicators.

• Developed and implemented an organizational structure achieving manufacturing goals: 95% of

the build plan and doubling revenue;

• Achieved increases in labor productivity: by 25% by reducing non-value added activities and

utilized 5S methodologies to organize workplace to support lean environment;

• Developed and implemented the test operation specifications by standardizing the procedures

(Lot Traveler, Lot Processing, Testing, Training/ Certification, 5S and ESD). Successful ISO

certification of production facility.

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc April 2001 – July 2010

An Analog Mixed Signal Integrated Circuit and Electro-mechanical Assemblies Manufacturer in Sunnyvale,

California. Maxim acquired Dallas Semiconductor in 2001.

Director of Manufacturing Operation- 600 headcount (Production, Supply Chain/ Demand

Planning, Equipment Engineering and Refurbishment, Test System Engineering and Automated

Testing and Product Line Support Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering,

Purchasing and Information Technology - (expat in the Philippines)

Responsible for Manufacturing Operation composed of various groups: Production, Supply Chain/

Demand Planning and Engineering Support including Information Technology. Develop and implement

manufacturing strategies to achieve objectives. Coordinate and manage information management

solutions. Identify best business practices to maximize operational effectiveness. Provide measurement

and improvement of key performance indicators.

• Developed and implemented the Line Management organizational structure and associated

operations including planning, product/ process engineering, achieving manufacturing goals:

equipment utilization of 80% (reduced equipment downtime from 34% to 20%), handler parts per

jam (Maxim- 1500 to 4300 and Dallas– 1100 to 7500), 300 ppm missing units and test volumes;

• Developed and implemented equipment refurbishment program using diagnostic tools and parts

replacement system. Introduced equipment predictive replacement of parts thru life cycle and

enhanced technician training/ certification improving equipment reliability to 97% and reducing

equipment preventive maintenance cycle time by 20%;

• Increased productivity through application development and deployment of parts inventory, Test

Volume Report Console and Shop Floor Chronicle MES systems;

• Reduce the test operation specifications by merging and standardizing the procedures (Lot

Processing, Testing, Test Equipment, Control Plan/ FMEA, Training/ Certification, 5S and ESD).

Successfully obtained ISO certification of manufacturing facility.

Information Technology

Develop and implement information management strategies. Coordinate and manage information

management solutions. Oversee management of database systems and telecommunications

infrastructure as highly available, high- performing business systems. Provide measurement and

improvement of key performance indicators in application development and support.

• Increased productivity through web-based application development and deployment (Lighthouse

Manufacturing Metric Dashboard Reporting- OEE/ Cycle Time/ Quality/ Delivery, Issue Resolution

and Correction Action System and EDAS Document Imaging)

• Led the SAP deployment in Maxim Asian Factories (Philippines and Thailand), formulated and

successfully implemented the training roadmap including setup of dedicated SAP training center

in the Philippines before “Go Live”.

Lean Manufacturing

Develop and execute lean improvement strategies including 5S, create and implement cost-savings

initiatives and business practices aligned with business objectives.

• Achieved tremendous increases in labor productivity: by 25% at Final Test from 1.13 to 0.84

hours per k, by 24% at Sort from 0.25 to 0.19 hours per k, by 25% at CSP Sort from 0.51 to 0.38

hours per k, by 24% at Tape/Reel from 0.33 to 0.25 hours per k by reducing non-value added

activities;

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Introduced lean manufacturing concepts, improved lot factory cycle time by 22% from 21.4 days

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to 16.7 days;

Utilized 5S methodologies to organize workplace to support lean environment, improved overall

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discrepant material DMR from 299 to 43;

Developed work flow enhancements such as work cells and value steam mapping;

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Increased employee awareness to Lean approaches by developing and delivering lean

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manufacturing training classes (yellow and green belt) to over 100 employees;

Industrial Engineering

Provide leadership to the Industrial Engineering group, supporting manufacturing, logistics and

engineering. Implement key enablers for the supply chain, including management of ongoing initiatives,

development and reporting of metrics for performance monitoring, and coordination of business support

activities. Direct capacity analysis and optimization, layouts, productivity, standards and efficiency

studies, and operational improvement projects.

• Developed standardized procedures for determining time standards, auditing standards and plant

layouts;

• Completed machine capacity time standards of Final Test handlers and WLP/Die Sales,

standardized equipment index times across plants;

• Established labor work elements and time standards; developed headcount analysis using labor

hours per k of output, completed man machine ratio for various areas such as final test, tape/

reel, shipping, WLP/ Die Sales, Module Assembly;

• Completed plant layouts of testers and work cell clustering of MicroFlex, LTX, SZ and CSP;

offices and support areas including shipping; generated five year plant expansion layout plans

Purchasing

Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans, worked with the leadership to create and implement cost-

savings initiatives and purchasing practices aligned with business objectives.

• Reduced procurement operating costs over 20% ($1.1M) by second sourcing and price

negotiations;

• Improved purchase requisition cycle time by 62% from a high of 12.9 days to 4.9 days.

Dallas Semiconductor Corporation February 1996 – April 2001

Semiconductor chips and Electro-mechanical assemblies manufacturer in Dallas, Texas. Maxim acquired

Dallas Semiconductor in 2001.

Director of Manufacturing, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering and Quality – (expat in

the Philippines) March 1999 – April 2001

Managed multiple subcontract manufacturing/ testing facilities located in Asia (Amkor, Orient

Semiconductor, Fastech and Carsem) according to manufacturing goals. Oversee management of

database systems and platforms as highly available, high- performing business systems.

• Launched startup of manufacturing, IT including installation of LAN/WAN and Quality

organization, developed a comprehensive strategy to support business plan;

• Successfully ramped the Philippines operation to 40% of the volume plan on the first quarter of

operation and 100% on the second quarter;

• Improved cycle time by streamlining Dallas test process flows thru the integration of assembly,

test and tape/ reel flows;

• Improved labor productivity by automating the creation of new streamlined Dallas flows and

standardization of setup sheets;

• Led the Dallas Philippine Manufacturing team, participated in the configuration and deployment of

the I2 Supply Chain Planning System in Dallas, Texas.

Senior Manager of Manufacturing Operation and Industrial Engineering - (Dallas, Texas) January

1998 – March 1999

Managed a group of production operators, planners, engineers and supervisors of the test operations.

Work with cross-function teams to ensure product delivery and quality.

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Implemented organization re-structuring, raised the hiring standards and acquired better

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production personnel resulting to productivity improvement;

Established operational procedures, comprehensive training plan and curriculum to support

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business plan;

Developed time standards and work simplification at the burn-in area increasing productivity by

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50%;

Eliminated top contributors to product mixing reducing PPM from 1700 to 170 and lot rejection

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rate by 50%;

Generated metrics to show material availability, operational efficiencies and costs;

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Production Planning Analyst - (Dallas, Texas, February 1996 – December 1997)

Stone Bennett Corporation February 1992 – January 1996

Manufacturer of engine test equipment and electronic data acquisition system based in Carrollton, Texas.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Responsible for mechanical design of engine test equipment and electronic data acquisition system

including mechanical actuators and enclosures.

Successfully designed mechanical pneumatic transmission shifter for locomotive application and

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released as new product;

Successfully designed electro mechanical transmission shifter for Allison engines and released

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as new product;

Successfully designed enclosure for data acquisition system including instrumentation console to

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house input channels for thermocouples, pressure transducers, throttle position, control valve

position.

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WORK EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Transphorm Incorporated October 2012 – April 2014

• Senior Manager, Supply Chain

Semtech Corporation July 2010 – October 2012

• Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc April 2001 – July 2010

• Director of Manufacturing Operation (Production, Planning, Equipment Engineering, Test

System Engineering,Product Line Support Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Industrial

Engineering, Purchasing and Information Technology - (expat in the Philippines)

Dallas Semiconductor Corporation (acquired by Maxim February 1996 – April 2001

Integrated Products)

• Director of Manufacturing, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering and Quality –

(expat in the Philippines, March 1999 – April 2001)

• Senior Manager of Final Test Operation and Industrial Engineering - (Dallas, Texas

December 1997 – March 1999)

• Production Planning Analyst - (Dallas, Texas, February 1996 – December 1997)

Stone Benett Corporation February 1992 – January 1996

• Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Graduate Studies:

University of the Philippines, Philippines

Master of Engineering

University Studies:

De La Salle University, Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

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Continuing Studies:

George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Instrumentation, Standards and Calibration

PROJECTS:

ISO140001, ISO90001, TS16949 certifications of Maxim Integrated Products 2005 – 2008

SAP Implementation at Maxim Integrated Products 2008 – 2010

I2 Supply Chain Planning System Implementation at Dallas Semiconductor 1998 – 1999

CERTIFICATIONS:

Green Belt Lean Manufacturing, Maxim Integrated

SAP Material Management, SAP

I2 Supply Chain Management, I2 Technologies, Dallas, Texas

First Line Management Program, Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business, Dallas,

Texas

Behavioral Interviewing, Dallas Semiconductor Corp., Dallas, Texas

Establishing Goals and Objectives, Dallas Semiconductor Corp., Dallas, Texas

Establishing Employee Performance and Standards, Dallas Semiconductor Corp., Dallas, Texas

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