Supply Chain Manager

RESUME OF KENNETH P. SHURKO

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & EXPERTISE

SENIOR PROJECT & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL WITH MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS OF DIVERSE, GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

EXPERIENCE IN:

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Program/Project Management New Product Implementations M anagement

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Supply Chain Management Strategic Planning & Execution

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Mergers & Acquisitions Business Process Improvement M anagement

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Global Strategic Sourcing & P rocurement Supply Chain Optimization

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Supplier Negotiation Manufacturing Engineering (Aerospace &

• Defense)

Contract Negotiation & M anagement

• Quality Engineering (Electronics, Aerospace &

• Global Outsourcing Management

• Defense)

Global Operations & M anufacturing

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Arris International Inc. San Diego, CA March 1996 – June 2013

(formerly Motorola Mobility Home & Networks Business a Google Company, formerly Motorola Inc., formerly General Instrument Corp.)

Sr. Manager Global Supply Chain Management Operations & Logistics 4/13 – 7/13

Sr. Manager Global Supply Chain Management Operations & Procurement 1/09 – 4/13

Sr. Consultant Supply Chain Business Solutions, M&A Sr. Program Manager 4/07 - 1/09

EMS/ODM Outsourcing Manager, M&A Supply Chain Business Integration Manager 5/05 – 4/07

Contracts Manager, ODM Partner Management 1/03 – 5/05

Commodity Manager, Outsourcing, EMS/ODM Procurement 11/99 – 1/03

Staff Engineer, Supplier Quality Engineering 2/97 – 11/99

Staff Engineer Quality Assurance 3/96 – 2/97

Responsibilities & Accomplishments:

• Managed teams of Project Managers managing global supply chain strategy and operational optimization projects.

• Performed comprehensive analysis of current state global manufacturing operations, logistics & fulfillment processes,

costs and systems in preparation for acquisition of Motorola Mobility Home & Networks Business by Arris International Inc.

• Managed a cross functional team of 13 Operations Project Managers in the strategic planning and execution of a $10M

annual cost reduction project for global manufacturing operations, test, materials management, repair, logistics & fulfillment.

• Analyzed complex global operational supply chain strategies, defined and managed a global cross functional team of

10 Project Managers in the execution of a global outsource manufacturing optimization project to consolidate global outsource

manufacturing sites by > 50% over a 24 mos. time period.

• Managed key projects and initiatives for the optimization of IT solutions for supply chain operations & logistics with

cross functional representation from Operations, IT, Finance and the Business Units on system requirements definition,

development and deployment prioritization.

• Managed outsource partner selection utilizing strategic sourcing principles including a competitive bidding process by

preparing, issuing and objectively evaluating RFP’s/RFQ’s for outsource design and/or manufacture of Motorola Mobility

products.

• Managed strategic business relationships with global design and manufacturing outsource supply partners including

monthly/quarterly operational reviews utilizing Score Cards with KPI’s aligned with Quality/Cost/Cash/Delivery.

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• Developed cost reduction strategies with EMS/ODM partners in alignment with company’s cost reduction goals and

executed to plan achieving or exceeding the cost reduction targets.

• Led project status reviews with the Supply Chain Executive Leadership.

• Mentored staff in Program/Project Management skills & techniques.

• Managed Global outsource manufacturing supplier sites with a combined annual spend > $100M.

• Worked with business development and strategy teams to develop supply chain solutions and business cases for new

business and emerging market opportunities with localized manufacturing requirements in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and

Latin America.

Responsibilities & Accomplishments Continued:

• Working closely with Corporate, drafted, negotiated, executed and managed commercial aspects of over twenty design,

development and manufacturing services agreements, software development agreements and intellectual property license

agreements for diverse global suppliers.

• In collaboration with Corporate Counsel, developed baseline templates of design services, manufacturing services and

ODM contracts.

• Partnered with the Corporate Office of M&A Integration and Divesture Management to project manage the integration of

acquired companies supply chain organizations, processes, and systems into the appropriate Motorola businesses while achieving

post acquisition cost savings targets defined in the acquisition business cases.

• Led and executed M&A due diligence for supply chain management on acquisition target companies. Prepared and

reviewed M&A due diligence summary reports with the executive staff, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and

threats associated with the acquisition targets supply chain organization and business model.

• Planned and executed post acquisition supply chain integration strategies for multiple acquisitions, prepared integration

project plans and managed multiple cross functional project teams in the execution of the integration projects, on schedule and on

budget.

• Established and led commodity management team for Power Supplies which achieved net savings of $1.5M in 2000 by

reducing supplier base by 50% through elimination of small niche suppliers and spend alignment with strategic suppliers.

• Led manufacturing site surveys/audits of potential suppliers of strategic commodities, in North America and Asia.

• Established and led manufacturing and quality continuous process improvement teams in internal and third party

manufacturing sites resulting in measurable improvements in production yield rates and product throughput and reductions in scrap

and rework.

• Managed all failure analysis, corrective action tracking and implementation for strategic commodities.

• Responsible for Quality Engineering leadership and support for Contract Assembly of SMT, Through Hole, Mixed

Technology Printed Wiring Assemblies and Mechanical Assemblies.

• Responsible for Quality Engineering leadership and support for new product development and introduction, including the

development of quality plans, supplier qualification, development of product reliability test plans, production startup factory

support and sustaining production support of new product lines

EARLY CAREER

Electronics/High Tech:

Production Engineer Consultant, Sony Corporation – 1/96 -3/96

Quality Manager, Micro-Probe, Inc. – 6/94 - 6/95

Aerospace & Defense:

Production Engineer Consultant, Allied Signal – 9/95 – 1/96

Senior Project Manufacturing Engineer Project Office, ROHR, Inc. – 10/87 – 6/94

Manufacturing Engineer, Project Office General Dynamics Convair Division – 6/85 -10/87

Education

B.S. - Industrial Technology & Operations Management

Central Connecticut State University, College of Engineering & Technology, New Britain, CT

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A.A.S. - Electronic Engineering Technology, University of Hartford, Ward Technical College, West Hartford, CT

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