RUDY BECKSTROM

208-***-**** adujc9@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Manager

Facilities – Operations – Engineering – Production – Financial Management

A strategic, hands-on and tenacious Executive who builds manufacturing operations from the ground up (including greenfield start up), strengthens existing operations performance and teamwork and directs and coordinates manufacturing and engineering functional areas as a member of the senior management team. Recognized for operational excellence with a hands on continuous improvement approach.

Budgeting- Cost Control & Revenue Optimization Quality Control Standards Team Development

Logistics & Project Management

Key Accomplishments

●Managed the construction, start-up, ramp of a class 1 high end semiconductor facility.

●Spearheaded technology transfer across the U.S., Europe, and Asia with quality control measures, ensuring that customer requirements were met.

●Increased operational efficiency by improving the effectiveness and coordination of support services including HR, IT, facilities, procurement, finance, equipment support, and environmental health and safety.

●Mentored manufacturing and engineering teams, exceeding industry standard benchmarks for product performance while advancing product qualifications and achieving revenue growth.

●Instrumental in turning a factories performance around by breaking all previously set production records, reducing engineering tool restrictions and tool optimizations in less than a year’s time-frame.

Professional Experience

●Ensured efficient operations with increased productivity using Lean manufacturing and driving ISO9001, 14001, and 27001 certifications.

●Drove profitability by conducting complex cost analysis to determine the best pricing structure for products.

●Managed green-field start-ups, Fab retrofits and expansions to support emerging technology requirements.

●Coordinated and drove process transfers and Fab improvements between sites in North America, Europe and Asia

Independent Consultant, Mesa AZ

07/2022-Present

Consulting with semiconductor companies on operational improvements, tool selections and organizational improvements.

TE Connectivity Milpitas, CA

03/2022-06/2022

Site Director

Responsible for all aspects of the site performance. To include P&L, staffing, KPIs, production, engineering, maintenance and facilities.

Skywater Technology Bloomington, MN 12/2021-02/2022

Director of Operations

Short term assignment to help colleagues set up otganization structure and setting of targets/KPIs for the new venture.

Responsible for all aspects of the operations. To include: Team mentoring and building, leadership development, career path developments, budgets, cost reductions, staffing, setting operational targets, goals and optimization of the Fab processes. to align with the company's core values and targets.

ON SEMICONDUCTOR Pocatello, ID 8/2018-11/2021

Fab Operations Manager

●Fab operations manager, responsible for all aspects of production, engineering, maintenance, process transfers, cost reduction, logistics and lean manufacturing. I serve as acting GM in his absence.

ON SEMICONDUCTOR Pocatello, ID 4/2018-8/2018

Interim Site General Manager

●Stepped in as interim general manager when the current GM resigned. Responsible for all aspects of the site, to include P&L, staffing, business unit and customer liaison. Supporting this role while in parallel, managing Fab operations.

ON SEMICONDUCTOR Pocatello, ID 11/2017-8/2018

Fab Production Manager

●Manage all manufacturing activities (in accordance with Lean Manufacturing and 5S+ principles)

●Drive optimization of equipment to maximize capacity opportunities.

●Lead the Implant/Metals/Films, Cleans/Diffusion and Metrology Triads.

●Responsible for safety, productivity, cycle time, OEE, OTD, organizational development and cost.

●Develop schedules and resource requirements for assigned areas.

●Manage projects consistent with meeting overall organizational goals

●Utilize strategic planning to drive continuous improvement activities, and lead the organization using ON Semiconductor values (Initiative, Respect, and Integrity).

●Work with support groups to enhance Fab cleanroom protocol and standards

INTEL CORPORATION Hillsboro, OR 2014 - 2017

Senior Engineering Manager

Directed the Lithography area of the photomask division. Executed department plans and strategies to support and achieve manufacturing KPIs.

●Assisted with bringing up a new class 1 Mask Facility that was converted from a wafer Fab.

●Drove Yield enhancement and quality organizations to ensure technology met the customer qualification and reliability requirements.

●Brought up the lithography area to a production ready state in a new Fab.

●Shortened equipment downtime and improved equipment availability by reviewing and influencing the vendor’s maintenance processes.

APPLIED MATERIALS Santa Clara, CA 2013 - 2014

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Short term assignment leading cross functional support teams in design, layout, process readiness and tool selection for a class1 fabrication facility. Reported directly to Office of the CTO.

●Developed and implemented the project plan including strategies, processes, tool selection and resource allocation for the new Fab.

●Instituted a Semi Class 1 level throughout the organization via education, training, and procedure development.

●Drove selection of glass material to enable EUV blank production.

●Without direct report authority, led and directed the work of multiple teams including construction, engineering, manufacturing, IT, finance, Hiring, and facility design.

PHOTRONICS, INC. Boise, ID 2007 - 2013

Site Director / General Manager

Directed the company’s class 1 flagship and R&D/production factory to include construction, budgeting, engineering, production and factory support teams. This is a joint venture with Micron Technology.

●Developed long range, annual, quarterly, and monthly plans to align with and support of company KPI’s.

●Developed budgets and business plans, analyzed gross margin reports and managed P&L.

●Spearheaded site selection, groundbreaking, construction, start-up, ramp and continuous development for the photomask facility, including technological sustainability, advancement, and profitability while controlling cost.

MICRON TECHNOLOGY Boise, ID 2005-2007

General Manager

Appointed to increasing levels of responsibility for consistent and exceptional performance as demonstrated in each role.

●Collaborated with senior managers to form main start-up teams for multiple FABS.

●Chairman/Member, Technical Steering Committee, Photronics, Inc. and Micron Technology JV facility.

●Assigned to EXPAT project in Europe to transfer, ramp up and optimize production and technology transfers. Improved engineering maintenance support in key areas driving ~30% uptime improvements.

●Maximized efficiency within and between organizations by restructuring respective teams to allow for greater direct ownership.

MICRON TECHNOLOGY Boise, ID 1988-2005

Earlier roles included FAB Manager, Engineering Manager, Metrology Section Manager, Maintenance Manager, Project Manager and Fab Engineer.

Military Experience

Idaho Air National Guard-Reserves 1988-1991

NCO responsible for support and maintenance of communications and navigational systems.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 1980 - 1988

NCO and first line supervisor in charge of day to day operations, providing leadership, training, counseling, and mentoring to subordinates. A member of the R&D team working with civilian contractors for communications and navigational systems design and improvements. Awarded Air force Achievement Medal. Twice awarded NCO of the month and NCO of the quarter.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

●Associate of Science Equivalent, Electronics Engineering, USAF

●Certification of completion of 786hrs of electronics and systems training in design and repair of Avionics Controls systems, USAF. Speciality in optics.

●Hundreds of hours of progressive management training

●Six Sigma Champion Training Sigma Lean Training Supervisory and Project Management Training

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