vp/ cto

ALI FAMI

McAllen, Texas

956-***-**** ********@*****.***

Linkedin.com/in/alifami

GLOBAL OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE

Multilingual executive and strategic leader who possesses substantial supply chain management, operations, technical and multi-site general management experience, including successful P&L execution. Results based leadership style skill set with strong impact and influencing. Dedicated to building high-performance teams, accomplished relationship builder from factory floor to C-level with exceptional ability to facilitate and implement change. Expertise includes business transformation, turnarounds, startups, Toyota Production Systems, lean enterprise, continuous improvements, automation, digital transformation, strategic planning, supply chain including S&OP process management, mergers and acquisitions, and client relationship management. Tenacity and energy in leading change towards an effective work environment.

Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma Expert. Possess leadership and technical skills to improve manufacturing efficiency and lower costs significantly. Prior training by Dr. Kawaguchi in Japan as Lean Sensi mentor part of developing lean expertise. Full command of Lean tools such as Hoshin Kanri, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, Standard work, SMED, TPM, Kanban, Poke yoka, Heijunka, one piece flow, Jidoka, and Lean daily management/Leadership work. Certified Lean and Six Sigma Black Belt.

Quality Excellence Expert. Recipient of supplier of the year awards for best-in-class quality from Honda, Whirlpool, Research in Motion, General Motors, Sub Zero Wolf, J.D. Powers. Multiple president awards for most improvements in quality and Lean. Reduced Cost of poor quality by eliminating chronic quality issues by quantum improvements resulting in annual savings of $12 million at Parker.

Supply Chain Leader. Through effective supply chain strategies, continuously reduced costs, and improved efficiencies. At CommScope successfully problem solve process gaps from customer order entry to factory floor production release to optimize processes resulting in improving OTD from 82% to 96% and reducing $700 Million back-log in 9 months while reducing $50 million inventory by setting up VMI and JIT processes with suppliers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Optech Enterprise Solutions (OES) 6/2022 - Present

A Provider of Aftermarket, reverse logistics, contract manufacturing, and Supply chain management solutions servicing Telecommunications, Medical, and Automotive industries. Assigned by CEO to improve strategy alignment of organization. Complete enterprise maturity assessment and facilitate Hoshin Kanri deployment. Create a three-year transformation plan. Accountable for operations, supply chain, quality, and Lean transformation of corporation. $600M P&L responsibility.

V.P./Chief Transformation Officer Mexico/USA

Rationalization, vertical integrations, technologies, shop floor operating systems, and ERP.

Develop road map standardizing supply chain processes, consolidation opportunities, and S&OP.

Develop strategy for digital transformation, automation, and profit improvement plan.

Completed assessment, identified opportunities of consolidation of three sites into one mega site.

Developed plan and executed relocation of sites from USA and Brazil into one site in Mexico resulting in $8 million cost reduction.

Streamlined supply chain processes resulting in reduced transportation costs and improved cycle time with cost reduction impact of $6 million.

Developed and implemented micro injection molding and assembly using robotics and automation for small connectors, resulting in $5.2 million annual savings.

Implemented Automation/Robotics resulting in cost reduction and improved quality.

Consolidated factories to stream line processes and create product lines centers of expertise.

CommScope Corporation 1/2021 – 5/2022

A $9B global leader Telecommunication products, serving AT&T, Verizon, T Mobile, and Spectrum.

Oversaw nine operations and distributions sites with 17,200 employees, and full P&L responsible for $2.0 billion Revenue. Vertical integrations include SMT, Welding, Stamping, fabrication, Painting, and Injection molding. Multiple projects of consolidation, supply chain process optimization, and creating centers of expertise. Had responsibility for strategic purchasing and raw material planning supporting $680 million in spend.

Vice President of Operations Mexico and Latin America

Identified $40 million improvement project (SIRT), completing $14 Million first year to improve EBIDTA.

The region won multiple corporate awards for innovation and improvements.

Multiple projects of Make vs. Buy resulting in $17Million savings per year.

Lead the steering committee to develop and implement OEE/TEEP Globally to improve performance.

Developed and implement plan for new factory in Mexico, was ramped in six months to 2800 employees.

Developed and launched CommScope Academy for development of future plant managers and operational leaders for robust succession planning and providing bench strength for organization.

Eliminating quality defects, implementing mistake proofing and Automations in processes reduced the need for inspection and testing resulting in 632 headcount position elimination in six plants, improving operational cost by $7.7 million.

Standardized supply chain processes for S&OP for all factories while upgrading professional staff for planning organization in the region.

Developed and implemented micro injection molding and assembly using robotics and automation for small connectors, resulting in $5.2 million annual savings.

Optech Enterprise Solutions (OES) 2/2019 - 1/2021

A Provider of Aftermarket, reverse logistics, contract manufacturing, and Supply chain management solutions servicing multiple industries. Was recruited by the CEO to improve quality and implement lean manufacturing in the corporation.

Vice President of Operations/acting Chief Operating Officer San Antonio, TX

Managed multi-sites and staff of eight. Leading the changes to a performance culture, improving financial performance and profitability.

Robustly navigated through the supply chain challenges of Covid and Crisis management.

Saved an additional $500k by eliminating redundant inspections and implementing countermeasures.

Improved Safety from seventeen to one recordable accident, resulting in 92 days with no recordable accidents.

Improved on-time delivery from 71% to 91% in 95 days and improved productivity resulting in $700k savings per year.

Parker Hannifin 4/2017 - 8/2018

A division of $12B company, with clients in Electronics, Aerospace, Aftermarket, and Automotive customers.

Oversaw four plants in Mexico and a distribution center in Texas. Total staff of sixteen, including plant managers, and Directors of functional areas. Total employees of 3100

Leading the change for improvements in plant's customer service and financial performance/profitability

V.P./Business Unit Manager Mexico/USA

Improved quality reducing scrap cost by $200,000, and third-party sorting by $100,000 per month.

Improved Safety from twelve to three recordable accidents, reducing 70% year over year, and two hundred days with no recordable accidents, for 2.9 million safe production hours. Recipient of president’s award for most improvements in Safety and employee engagement.

Reduced premium freight cost by improving delivery for $110,000 per month savings.

Implemented cost improvement plan resulting in $12 million per year savings.

Recipient of Lockheed Martin and caterpillar supplier of the year.

Robertshaw 7/2012 - 4/2017

A $650 million division of Sun Capital, $40B private equity, serving automotive, appliances, commercial, electronics, and medical industries.

Senior Director of Operations Mexico/USA 1/2015 - 4/2017

Oversaw five plants in Mexico and Brazil. Operations were comprised of Electromechanical, EMS, Fabrication, Welding, Stamping, Molding. The staff of twelve, including plant managers, directors of quality, engineering, finance, human resources, and lean manufacturing. Was recruited to improve customer quality and delivery. Developed an insourcing strategy to enhance profitability and consolidate operations.

Recipient of Robertshaw Bravo award for best practices in Lean Manufacturing.

Implemented automated assembly line for Tesla pumps resulting in $2.8 million saving per year.

Recipient of Subzero wolf, and Whirlpool supplier of the year for best-in-class quality.

Reduced Cost of poor quality by $1.3 million per year

Developed and implemented strategic capacity plans to improve operating margin.

oCompleted analysis of “make vs. buy” for plastic molded parts. Developed and implemented an insourcing plan resulting in an improved bottom line by $1.5 million per year.

oConsolidated distribution centers to reduce operation costs by $10 million per year.

oThree years plan to consolidate factories from multi locations to Mexico, eliminating redundancy and overhead, resulting in improving the profit of $3.5 million annually.

Four million hours of operations with no lost time accident by implementing “Zero Access” program.

Saved $18 million capital budget by standardizing and optimizing SMT production lines.

Implemented automated inspection machines processing one part per 1.5 seconds resulting in $1.4 million savings per year.

Director of operations Mexico/USA 1/2014-12/2014

Plant Manager Mexico 6/2013-12/2013

Consultant Mexico/USA 7/2012-6/2013

Supporting Robertshaw and other private equity businesses with Supply chain and operations management challenges. Developed and implemented pre-production, new product introduction processes (APQP).

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) 6/2004 - 6/2012

Operations and supply chain executive for major EMS/contract manufacturers of Celestica, Benchmark, Plexus serving customers in Medical, Aerospace, Automotive, Telecommunications, Electronics industries.

Multiple Leadership assignments in Supply Chain, Operations, Lean Enterprise, Quality, Project/Program Management, and Six Sigma in three continents of Asia, Europe, and Americas.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Kennedy Western University El Paso, TX

Master of Science (MS) Quality Engineering

American Society for Quality Certifications: (ASQ)

CQM, CQA, CQE, CQT, Six-Sigma Black Belt

University of Texas El Paso, TX

Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical Engineering

MIT Sloan School of Management

Supply Chain/Operation Management Certification

University of Michigan

Manufacturing Executive Plant Manager Certificate

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