MAITRAYEE "Mytree" GANGULY

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OBJECTIVE

Seek a senior Executive level position to lead Enterprise Quality

excellence and drive improvement initiatives aligned with strategic

business goals and key performance indicators (KPIs), applying best

practices (Six Sigma / 8D/ TQM/Robust Design execution roadmaps ) in a

ISO9001-2008 compliant environment.

PROFILE

Results oriented Quality Executive with proven ability to implement

significant sustainable improvements in key areas - Customer Value of

ownership, Operational Excellence and Cost of Poor Quality, aligned with

strategic, business and financial goals. Strengths include providing

vision, strategic, tactical leadership, Objective deployment, Methodology

expertise (Robust design, Design for Reliability, Lean Six Sigma, and 8D

Problem solving approaches) and execution to attain operational, strategic

and customer satisfaction goals.

Key accomplishments:

- Reduced Cost of poor Quality (COPQ): i) from 300 M $ to 220 $M

at ASML over 2 years and ii) from $75M to $15 M at Universal

Instruments over 3 years at CBA Group. The COPQ reduction

directly added to bottom line.

- Improved Product Reliability ( MTBF and MTBI and equipment

Availability metrics) by 1.5 X that contributed to Revenue

increase for the Twinscan Platform by 15% ~ $100 M at ASML.

- Reduced Equipment Cost of Ownership during Product life cycle by

50% for Surface Mount Product line at CBA, which contributed

to 12 repeat new Customers over 3 years, generating additional

$50 M in Revenue..

- Improved Product performance in semiconductor lithography and

Pick and Place equipment by 2X (for Critical to Quality

Characteristics - overlay, CDU, Throughput. This was a key

contributor to Revenue enhancement by $150M for 2 Platforms at

ASML. The gross margin improved from 25% to 40%. (~ $1.5 M on

each equipment)

- Achieved Integral Cycle time reduction at ASML by 4 weeks across

the value chain which translated to ~ $30M savings.

- Reduced Cash Conversion cycle at CBA from 120 to 70 days with

multiple Projects improving Working capital efficiency ~30%.

- Customer satisfaction: i) improved from B- to A + at ASML,

making it Lithography leader in the semiconductor equipment

industry ii) Improved from C to A, at Universal Instruments in 3

years.

- Improved Supplier quality DPPM by 3 X over a period of 3 years

within CBA.

- Improved Business process quality level from 3 sigma to > 4

sigma level at ASML and Universal Instruments.

- Improved Factory First pass yld from 50 % to 85% at CBA,

improving build and integration Cycle time by 1 week for a Dual

Beam Lightning M/cs. The estimated savings is ~ $6 M

- Improved Productivity by 20% to reduce Capital investment needs

by ~$5M at Tata Steel. This further helped to increase market

share growth by 5% (resulting in additional $50M).

EDUCATION

University of Connecticut Beta Gamma Sigma (GPA: 4.0)

Storrs, Connecticut

MBA - Major in Corporate Finance, May 2004

Rochester Institute of Technology Outstanding Honors Student (GPA: 3.8)

Rochester, New York

Dept of Engineering - Center for Quality and Applied Statistics

Master of Science - Applied Statistics and Quality, Jan 1998

Master Black Belt, July 1997 (Six sigma Academy)

Black Belt (ASQ)

Benaras Hindu University, India

Bachelor of Science (Honors) First Class Distinction

Industrial Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nov 2007 to Present - CBA Group (within Patriarch Partners LLC)

Binghamton, NY

The CBA Group of companies (7 Global Manufacturing sites) includes

Universal Instruments Hover-Davis and Unovis Solutions (prior to sale, was

Dover Technology ~ $1.5 B and 11 sites). Universal Instruments is a global

supplier of high speed and flexible component placement systems used to

assemble components onto printed circuit boards ("PCBs") for automotive,

semiconductor, medical, Industrial, consumer, telecommunications

industries. The Advanced Process lab of Universal Instruments helps

manufacturers worldwide to enhance yield, achieve continuous process

improvements and optimize product reliability and lifecycle. Unovis

Solutions provides specialized process knowledge and turn-key automation,

odd form and semiconductor assembly solutions. Hover-Davis is a global

supplier of component feeding solutions to the electronics assembly

industry.

Vice President, Quality & Reliability (Reporting to Group CEO, responsible

for Global Quality across all companies and facilities within CBA, and

corporate level support to Patriarch Partners Portfolio companies- Dura

Automotive, MD Helicopter Corporation, Scan Optics)

Lead worldwide quality organization for CBA group of companies with

accountability for all aspects of Quality related to Product development,

New Product Introduction, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Metrology and

calibration, Customer focus, business process, Customer satisfaction and

ISO compliant Quality Mgmt System (QMS).

. Provide direction, management and oversight to all Quality functions

globally. Establish Quality policies, compliance standards and Product

Reliability roadmaps.

. Provide leadership and direction for the company's Design Quality

Assurance, Production Quality Control, Supply Chain Quality, Customer

satisfaction strategy, Compliance and Regulatory functions including

Product Safety and ISO 9001-2008.

. Drive the management of strategic quality and business improvement

initiatives for the different businesses aligned with the Balanced

Scorecard model of KPI deployment, with a focus on Customer Value of

ownership, operational excellence and Reduction in Cost of Poor

Quality.

. Formulate the quality excellence goals, Project deployment and manage

the execution of improvement programs using Mfg (Lean, Process Control

and Optimization Methods) and Quality best practices - DFSS, DMAIC

(Six Sigma Methodology), Design for Reliability (DFR), Lean and 8D

Problem solving methodologies for Root cause solutions and corrective

actions.

. Responsible for Training, Coaching and mentoring cross functional

multi-site teams on continuous Improvement and Problem Solving

Methodologies.

. Responsible for reporting, monitoring and Continuous Improvement of i)

Quality dashboard (that includes Factory, customer, supply chain and

Product development) ii) Cost of Poor Quality and iii) customer

satisfaction

. Enhance probability of Revenue forecast success through Focus on

Customer requirements and discipline to product development Phase gate

criterion and methods

. Interact with all levels of management within the company, company

consultants, regulatory agents, customers, suppliers, external testing

labs and lab equipment.

April 2006 to Oct 2007, Universal Instruments, Dover Corporation

Binghamton, NY

Director Quality, Universal Instruments (Reporting to President)

. Develop the Corporate Quality organization from scratch with core

functions and administer the organization's Quality and Reliability

program.

. Formulate the Quality excellence framework and the Company Scorecard

by Business, to drive the Continuous Improvement initiatives aligned

with Business Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

. Manage Product, Process and Service related Quality activities

including Supply Chain Quality, Receiving Inspection, Mfg Quality

assurance, robust design & Product Reliability within Product

development, Product / Process optimization, metrology, Quality Mgmt

and Customer focus functions.

. Direct all activities of the Quality Assurance, Compliance and

Regulatory groups including Recertification of ISO9001

. Develop and implement the Pick and place Accuracy Improvement Roadmap

to attain leadership Position in Industry for Pick and Place Equipment

. Develop and implement Design for Reliability Program to meet the

Industry RAM goals

. Deploy Proactive and reactive Methodologies for Problem solving and

Improvement initiatives.

. Provided monthly quality status reports to the President/CEO including

work units, product failures, and costs.

. Track the outcome and follow-up of all investigations, Material Review

Boards, Specification, Quality Council and other committees.

. Direct the material and product sampling program, documentation

function and the disposition function.

. Direct the Vendor/Contractor Audit/Certification Program.

. Coordinate/participate in regulatory agency inspections/interfaces and

provided documentation of same.

. Prepare and control the operation and capital budgets for the Quality

department.

Sep 1997 to March 2006, ASML Wilton, CT

(Reporting to Chief Operations Officer, ASML with $6B in Revenue)

ASML designs, develops, integrates, markets and services advanced systems

used by major global semiconductor manufacturers to create chips that power

a wide array of electronic, communications and information technology

products.

Sr. Manager, Corporate Quality (Oct 2004 to March 2006)

. Manage strategic performance improvement project portfolio (Six Sigma

Lean projects) tied to corporate initiatives

. Partner with sector heads and sector champions in Six Sigma deployment

aligned with the Balanced Scorecard and identification of high impact

projects based on opportunity valuation

. Process owner of improvement methodologies for waste elimination,

supply chain, customer focus and operations improvement initiatives

. Responsible for a) methods consolidation for proactive and reactive

Improvements in different problem clusters b) scorecards c)

benchmarking and d) performance improvement best practices

. Responsible for competency management for structured performance

improvement needs across core business processes - new product

development, order acquisition, Order fulfillment and post delivery

(including transactional, manufacturing and design excellence)

. Manage and coach the Black Belt group within Corporate Quality and

mentor sector BBs and GBs on DMAIC and DFSS projects.

. Responsible for conducting multi-tier tollgate, financial audit,

developing communication and recognition plans

. Facilitate development and offering of Green Belt, Black Belt training

customized for different sectors

Manager Quality Engineering and Statistical Methods (reporting to Director

Quality) (Jan 2001 to Sep 2004)

. Lead the statistical methods and continuous Improvement group by

providing direction to a team of quality engineers and statisticians

1. Provide quality engineering, statistical and process Improvement

support to operations, engineering, planning and marketing functions

of the organization in development of robust products using DMAIC and

DFSS strategies

2. Program leader for meeting cycle time, defects reduction and cost

reduction goals in operations by optimizing processes

3. Program leader for Risk mitigation in technology transfer and new

product introductions

4. Support Quality Systems function in Quality Planning and ISO 9001

Quality Audits

5. Develop customized training on Problem solving, Root cause analysis

and Process Improvement methodologies (Lean Six Sigma)

Principal Systems Engineer ( reporting to Director Engineering ) (Sep

1997 to Dec 2000)

. Drive statistical and quality engineering applications for product

performance and customer satisfaction needs in the entire value chain

. Facilitate task force teams on continuous improvement, predictive

performance implementation, supplier quality development, product and

process optimization initiatives aligned with Six Sigma concepts

. Develop and provide training on TQM and Improvement methodologies

1990 to 1997 the Tata Group ($150 Billion Revenue) India

The Tata Group comprises of 91 operating companies in seven business

sectors: information systems and communications; engineering; materials;

services; energy; consumer products; and chemicals.

Consultant, Market Research (May 1995 to

Jul 1997)

(Reporting to Vice president Marketing)

. Responsible for Quality Function Deployment (QFD) for new product

development

6. Formulate Econometric Models for demand forecast of steel in various

End-Use sectors

7. Coordinate with the Center for Policy Research and the Steel Ministry

for arriving at a macro-view on domestic consumption and exports

TQM Program Manager, Tata Steel ($25 Billion Revenue) (1990

to 1995)

(Reporting to Vice President, Operations, responsible for Continuous

Improvement Program Mgmt across 25 facilities with different Products)

. Lead the Operations Quality function by providing direction to a team

of Quality, Statistical and Metallurgical engineers

8. Facilitate the formulation of strategies and development of action

plan of the Quality Council for Operations in achieving quality

objectives through specific improvements and total employee

involvement

9. Develop the Cost of Quality (COQ) Model, compute the COQ for our major

product families and accordingly identify quality improvement projects

in Operations

10. Set bench-marks for key process parameters and product characteristics

and highlight areas of investment

11. Support Corporate Quality group in Quality systems and ISO 9001 Audits

12. Manage entire Continuous Improvement effort in Operations, including

imparting of in-house training in Quality Function Deployment, Total

Quality Management, process improvements using Six Sigma philosophy

and variance reduction framework. Served as the key faculty member of

the Tata Management Development Center and the Technical Training

Institute

13. Develop core group of Quality trainers / facilitators to meet the TQM

program needs

14. Outline recommendations for improving the procurement strategy of Tata

Steel based on a comparative study of Japanese firms for the effective

management of the supply chain

AWARDS/ HONORS

15. Freund Award and Graduate Scholarship at CQAS, RIT

16. Quality Award for Quality Improvement Projects, Tata Steel, India

17. Citation awarded by University of Tokyo, 1994, for talk on 'Benefits

of Statistical Engineering in process Optimization'

PUBLICATIONS *

. Presented 8 technical papers related to Process and Product

improvements in international conferences organized by American

Society for Quality, American Statistical Association, SEMATECH and

SPIE

AFFILIATIONS

. American Society for Quality (ASQ), served as ASQ Program chair (

Southern Connecticut Chapter)

. American Statistical Association (ASA)

* Can be submitted on request.

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