Manager Engineering

Rhea Koch

Success Oriented Technical Operations, Manufacturing Management and New

Products/Foundry Manager

***** ****** **. **** * - Dana Point, CA 92629

************@***.*** - 602-***-****

Successful Product Engineering, New Products/Foundry Manager and Manufacturing Management career in the

Semiconductor Industry with emphasis in discrete wafer fabrication operations and small signal products.

Experienced in leading technical and manufacturing teams to improve P&L results, lower product costs, improve quality

and delivery, and reducing manufacturing lead-times. Held a variety of increasing responsibility positions in engineering

and manufacturing management that required knowledge of all operations creating annual and 5-yr plans. Have

managed new product and capacity expansion programs (with direct reports and cross functional teams) to meet the

growing needs of the business.

I seek an operational support or management position that will benefit from my technical experience and allow me to

inspire a more productive and profitable manufacturing area. I would love to be engaged in the semiconductor business

again.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Realtor Arizona

Jan 2011 to present

HomeSmart / Bud Crawley - Phoenix, AZ - Residential Realtor.

Operation Support Manager & Assistant to CEO, Soitec Phoenix Labs

Oct 2006 to Jan 2011

Self Employed as consultant -- Rhea Welborn, LLC - Phoenix, AZ

Performed broad duties in operations support & purchasing functions, and designated as personal assistant to the

Vice President and CEO. This R&D lab grew from a start-up effort as GaNotec to a Soitec Corporate R&D center for

LED and Solar applications in advanced material III-V film development.

Responsible to CEO for financial performance of a $10M annual operating budget. Created an excel-based costing

& purchasing tracking system with process and manufacturing intelligence to provide detailed operational analysis

discernable at various levels in the organization. Coordinated monthly and quarterly reconciliation efforts with the USA

Controller for all expense reporting and held budget reviews with operation team.

Responsible for reporting to finance on all capital programs (approved and pending approval). Responsible for

reviewing all engineering program updates to feed the financial system

Led efforts to convert local purchasing system into Oracle with costing conversion integrity. Coordinated efforts with

multiple senior design teams to ensure manufacturing readiness of procurement efforts to support experimental and

pre-production purchasing readiness for consumables.

Manufacturing Manager, Product Engineering Manager, New Product Program Manager,

Foundry Manager

Motorola Semiconductor / On Semi - Phoenix, AZ - May 1979 to February 2006

Manufacturing Manager - managed engineering, production and maintenance for photo and etch operation

for discrete semiconductor processing. Responsible for continuous improvements in quality, yield, cost, cycle

time, inventory control, on-time delivery and team development and safety. Responsible for exceptional results

to automotive and industrial customer audits. Created annual goals and budgets, monitored and reported

performance to goals, program managed capacity and facility expansions. operational costs.

>New Products Program Manager - Led cross functional teams to implement new surface mount products for

Automotive Industry. Coordinated design and qualifications efforts with key customers in parallel with internal

development efforts to reduce introduction time by >50%.

>Foundry Manager - responsible for contracts, procurement, & technology exchange from domestic and

international suppliers.

Industrial Engineering & - Modeled Complex Manufacturing Environment and Led Process Consolidation

efforts and derived scheduling rules to expand capacity without spending capital. and directions to production

operations.

Product & Engineering Manager - Responsible for technical and P&L improvement. Customer Manager to

Delco, GM, Ford & major telecom companies. Project managed capital acquisitions for factory expansions in

Malaysia and Hong Kong.

EDUCATION

B.S. in Electronic Engineering Technology

Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ

1975 to 1979

SKILLS

Data Analysis (familiar with multiple ERP and financial systems) for identifying and tracking opportunities.

Program Management Expertise to enthuse high dynamics in Cross Functional Teams

Identify and implement new processes and procedures for system improvements

Highly skilled in MS Software, Proficient at Oracle for purchasing and receiving operations.

Providing technical guidance for inventory management and cycle time reduction practices.

Clear communicator and team builder

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