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Matt R. Lovelace

Austin, TX ***** Area ac1p2n@r.postjobfree.com Mobile: 703-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/mattrlovelace Summary

• Proven track record of continuous process improvement in CM Management, COGS savings, Inventory Management, Supplier Management and negotiations.

• Hands-on experience in Operations – Procurement, Materials Management, CM Management, NPI Project Management and Manufacturing Engineering.

Professional Skills

• Supply Chain Management (SCM) - 3rd Party Suppliers, Warehousing, Logistics & Export Control.

• Contract Manufacturer Management & Transitions - US, Mexico, Malaysia and China.

• NPI & Quality Processes – ISO 9001:2008 (Concurrent Engineering) & TL9000 (Stage Gate).

• Product & Supplier Quality Management.

• PMP Certification.

• MS Office Proficient, including Project, PowerPoint and advanced EXCEL skills for data analysis. Employment History

Projects, Procurement & Manufacturing Trago Austin, TX Jan 2017 to Present Responsible for Procurement and Manufacturing Projects to launch an intelligent water bottle product.

• Reduce product cost, CM Management, Configuration Management and begin quoting to transition the product to a lower cost manufacturing region.

Manager, Procurement Feniex Industries Austin, TX 6/2015 to 11/2016 Reported to VP, Operations. Responsible for Procurement Projects to reduce cost and lead time from Contract Manufacturers and part suppliers/distributors for LED-based emergency lighting electro-mechanical products. Manufacturing assembly performed in-house.

• Reduced yearly COGS spend through competitive quoting and supplier negotiation in these areas:

- LED Part Cost 15% ($154,000); Non LED-based PCBA Cost 11% ($72,000); Cable Cost 40% ($85,000)

• Created PCBA Parts & PCB Standard Cost/COGS list that CMs are required to use for quoting.

- 350 parts quoted by 9 Distributors

Energy Consultant Ambit Energy Austin, TX 10/2014 to Present Independent Energy Consultant for a $1,200,000,000 retail energy provider. Providing customer options to save money by switching to Ambit Energy for their electricity and natural gas needs. Hardware Program Manager Roku Austin, TX 12/9/13 to 9/5/14 Reported to the VP, Hardware Engineering. Responsible for new product introduction of streaming video player products and the Sustaining Operations interface for two (2) China-based CMs. Position moved to California.

• Wrote Product Requirements for UHD/4K resolution streaming video set top box. Manager, MFG Operations GameStop/Spawn Labs Austin, TX 2011 to 2013 Reported to the VP, Cloud Gaming of Spawn Labs (subsidiary of GameStop). Responsible for Operations NPI, CM Management and Supply Chain Management to support Cloud Gaming hardware development.

• Reduced PCBA material COGS by 7% through supplier negotiations and alternate sourcing. Page 2

Matt R. Lovelace

Austin, TX 78759 Area ac1p2n@r.postjobfree.com Mobile: 703-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/mattrlovelace Director of Manufacturing Wireless Ventures McLean, VA 2010 - 2011 Reported to the CEO. Company developed products that deliver 1080p HD video via satellite. Responsible for Operations NPI, CM Management and Supply Chain Management.

• Reduced set top box COGS 35% in transfer to a Contract Manufacturer in Mexico. Director of Manufacturing iDirect Technologies Herndon, VA 2001 - 2010 Reported to the VP of Manufacturing Operations of an ISO TL9000 certified company that manufactures commercial, satellite-based telecommunication products. Responsible for leading Operations NPI Teams, CM Management, MFG Engineering, Risk Mitigation and Supply Chain Management.

• Directed five Manufacturing and Test Engineers providing Contract Manufacturer support.

• Reduced product 1st-year COGS by $7,500,000 in transfer to a Contract Manufacturer in Malaysia.

• Implemented ORACLE AGILE PLM system as part of 3 person management team. Manager, Product & Supplier Quality ACTERNA Germantown, MD 2000 - 2001 Reported to the Director of Quality of an ISO 9001:2008 certified company that manufactures network test equipment for telecommunications service providers. Responsible for internal and external Quality corrective actions and improvements for legacy products and NPI Process Quality.

• Directed five Quality Engineers supporting internal manufacturing and external CMs.

• Reduced Contract Manufacturer Incoming Inspection Defects from 26.7% to 1.5%.

• Increased Contract Manufacturer PCBA 1st-pass yield for legacy products from 92.4% to 96.8%. Manager, Operations NPI Hughes Network Systems Germantown, MD 1996 - 2000 Reported to the VP of Operations of an ISO 9001:2008 certified company that manufactures satellite-based telecommunications network products.

• Directed four NPI Project Managers responsible for Operations NPI readiness, Design Reviews, BOM Risk Assessment and Product Development Builds - prototype, pre-pilot, pilot and Product Launch.

• Reduced average GOGS by 15% for twenty-four (24) PES products (set top boxes and transmitters). Sr. Manufacturing Engineer Hughes Network Systems Germantown, MD 1992 - 1996 Reported to the Manager of Manufacturing Engineering. Responsible for new process introduction and qualification, sustaining process improvements and DFM inputs for new products in the Operations NPI process.

• Implemented 3D Solder Joint X-ray Inspection system for SMT process control.

• Reduced product average SMT solder defects from 560 to 103 DPMO per work order.

• Increased 1st-pass yield from 32% to 98% through DOE, DFM and process improvements. Education

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - University of Arkansas. Certifications, Awards and Associations

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification #1668998.

• Inducted into Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineering (AAEE).

• Member, ETA KAPPA NU Electrical Engineering Honor Fraternity. Software Skills

• Microsoft Office (Excel, Project, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Access and VBA).

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