Lawton Hom

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San Jose, CA **133-1284

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SUMMARY: Experienced Program management professional in Operations, Global Supply Chain Management, and Engineering functions from various industries. Seeking an exciting opportunity that can utilize my cross-functional strategy and skills in new product introductions or program management.

EXPERIENCE:

Enclosure Program Manager (Global Supply Management)

Apple Inc. Aug. 2008 – Present

Cupertino, CA

• Commercial interface with contract manufacturers (CM) in China to insure prototype and ramp builds are on schedule and within budget. Negotiated a 20% savings including twice the service warranties on a $20 million machinery order that was delivered and running in time for production builds at multiple sites.

• Lead major new product launches by selecting vendors and managing the supply chain strategy. Budgeting while negotiating /coordinating with them to meet high volume supply plans and costs.

• Program manage DOE processes to help the technical teams resolve issues and optimize processes from prototype stages leading up to production ramp.

• Manage the Multi-Million dollar equipment budget during product release by negotiating prices and delivery schedules with all approved vendors.

• Oversee Engineering Change Orders (ECO) via Agile for the GSM team.

• Coordinate new supplier implementation on buy/sell processes.

Senior Hardware Engineering Program Manager

SonicWall, Inc. Aug. 2004 – Aug. 2008

Sunnyvale, CA

• Developed strategic plans, processes, and release criteria for new product releases based on engineering team resources.

• Managed cross-functional teams in US and Taiwan to ensure new hardware products and software releases meet schedules aligned with the corporate marketing roadmap.

• Interfaced with contract manufacturers (CM) in Taiwan to insure NPI builds were on schedule.

• Initiated Hardware and Software Engineering Plans of Records (POR) per marketing requirements and coordinated all teams to execute towards product release.

• Lead Document Control department, Bill of Material (BOM) releases, and Engineering Change Orders (ECO) from prototype to end-of-life stages.

• Developed Product Life Cycle (PLC) process related to NPI releases though the Hardware and Software Engineering department.

• Coordinated the implementation of China RoHS and WEEE certification for sustaining and new products.

Global Supply Chain Manager (I/O Product Group)

Asyst Technologies, Inc./Solectron-Shinei USA

Fremont, California Oct. 1999 – Aug. 2004

Jul. 2000 – Aug. 2004

• Lead supply base negotiations/rationalization that averaged 30% program cost reduction from concept to beta/production through source selection, re-engineering design, contract negotiation (Manufacturing and Purchasing Agreements), outsourcing, Cost Targeting, Supplier Managed Inventories (SMI), and value engineering (DFx) initiatives.

• Lead the transition of parts and sub-assemblies to overseas CM facilities (Solectron and others) in Singapore to ensure seamless flow of parts to Offshore Manufacturing that meets quality and on-time delivery standards.

• Developed and implemented cost-reduction programs. Achieved a 10% cost reduction in COG’s FY’01 (15%, FY02). Re-defined the Supplier Qualification Process. Developed the Supplier Scorecard and Supplier Performance Data Collection System.

• Managed all commodity types including PCBA, Machined parts, Sheet metal, Cables, and OEM parts.

• Served as technical liaison between Engineering and Materials groups to analyze and recommend key product families and sub-assemblies to be outsourced.

Operations Program Manager, NPI (I/O Product Group)

Oct. 1999 – June 2000

• Lead and mentored a team of 30 Manufacturing Engineers, Technicians, and Production Assemblers for both Versaport and LPO lines.

• Tracked and maintained product shipments to customers according to quarterly build plan schedules (Operations Management).

• Drove outsourcing programs to create efficiencies of scale for sub-assembly rework, labor costs, and product lead times resulting in improved daily production output and quality.

• Team Leader of the Strategic Imperative Kanban Team (a cross-functional team designed to create/execute processes to support our Lean Manufacturing Initiative).

Senior Manufacturing Engineer (E-Beam Division)

KLA-Tencor Corporation

San Jose, California Feb. 1998 – Oct. 1999

• Managed, planned, and coordinated the New Product Introduction (NPI) of 300 mm (Model 8300), XPT, and XPR Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) products.

• Supervised the assembly and integration process NPI teams of 5 Technicians and E/M Assemblers

• Developed Operation Method Sheets (OMS) and design fixtures/tooling for the mechanical assemblies.

• Authorized applicable Engineering Change Orders (ECO) to improve design and reliability of the products.

Design Engineer II/III

ALZA Corporation (Subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson)

Palo Alto, California Mar. 1995 – Feb. 1998

• Designed prototype injection-molded parts and mold dies used for human-implantable timed drug release systems (U.S. PATENT #6,113,938).

• Developed functionality and reliability testing for each part to evaluate the overall system compatibility.

• Conducted dimensional analysis using metrology equipment and Design of Experiments (DOE) to check part tolerances.

• Established written Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) for manufacturing and inspection to be qualified with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human use.

Manufacturing Engineer I/II

International Components Technology Corporation (I.C.T.C.)

San Jose, California Sept. 1992 – Feb. 1995

• Coordinated the transfer/setup of all molding machines, dies, and processes from Japan to San Jose facility.

• Supervised the injection molding facility for parts used for automotive air bags, fuse boxes, and connectors.

• Managed and trained a team of 20 Injection Molding Technicians on a daily production basis.

• Setup the manufacturing layout including KANBAN, Preventative Maintenance (PM), and JIT (Just in Time) processes.

• Coordinated and implemented continuous improvement methods (Kaizen) Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) in the mold-injection areas.

EDUCATION:

Mechanical Engineering, MS

San Jose State University 1992

RELATED SKILLS/TRAINING:

• U.S. PATENT #6,113,938: “Beneficial agent delivery system with membrane plug and method for controlling delivery of beneficial agents”

• Working knowledge of Overseas Asia CM, ISO 9000, Lean Manufacturing, FDA, GMP, SOP, and DOE procedures. KANBAN, Kaizen, and JIT process.

• New Product Introduction (NPI), Product Development Introduction Process (PDIP), DFx, B2B, Supplier Qualification & Selection, Supplier Contracts, Strategic Negotiations, Partnerships, Acquisitions, and Budgeting.

• Nissei Plastic Injection Molding School – Nagoya, Japan (1992)

• MAC OS, Keynote, MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, ERP Systems, Oracle, Agile, Oracle, SVT, and Visibility.

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