Operations Manager Supply Chain

Daniel Messick

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PROFILE

Highly accomplished and entrepreneurial Engineering and Operations Director with 30+ years of progressive leadership experience in a variety of manufacturing and operations industries. Demonstrated success in driving operational excellence, leading cross-functional teams, and managing complex engineering programs. I am known for improving productivity, enhancing quality, and reducing costs through strategic leadership, lean methodologies, and collaborative team development.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cubic Corporation – Sugar Land, TX

New Product Introduction Manager 2024–2025

Global provider of integrated systems and services for government defense, delivering assured multi-domain data access, digital intelligence, and live-virtual-constructive training solutions.

Collaborate with sales teams to align customer expectations with technical capabilities and delivery timelines.

Lead engineering and product development efforts to ensure timely and cost-effective solution delivery.

Develop supply chain strategies to support long-term contract performance.

Manage SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) to support current and forecasted training programs.

Criteria Labs – Austin, TX

Director of Operations 2021–2023

Fabless designer and manufacturer specializing in post-wafer processing and packaging of RF high-reliability space products.

Oversaw manufacturing operations, production scheduling, supply chain management, and outsourcing relationships.

Built and mentored high-performing teams in manufacturing, engineering, and logistics.

Ensured products met customer expectations through cross-functional collaboration.

Delivered cost-effective manufacturing strategies with a focus on quality and scalability.

Wolfspeed – Durham, NC

Senior Operations Manager – Post Wafer Fab 2016–2020

$1.5B compound semiconductor manufacturer of GaN and SiC devices for defense, telecom, and industrial markets.

Managed cross-functional engineering teams in a high-mix, medium-volume environment supporting $6.5M in quarterly product output.

Led lean manufacturing initiatives that cut direct labor by 35%, doubled throughput, and avoided $2.5M in CAPEX.

Built supply chain systems achieving 10% quarterly material cost reductions.

Managed $4M CAPEX and $1.5M expense budgets while scaling product revenue by 2.5x.

Maintained KPIs: less than 90% OTD, less than 3% CARs, less than 2% defect rate per line item.

Successfully executed 3 Dx-rated defense programs requiring close customer collaboration.

Trimble – Houston, TX

Global Engineering Manager 2012–2016

$2.4B global leader in advanced GPS and positioning technologies for agriculture, construction, and communications.

Directed engineering centers across Houston, Quebec, and Adelaide.

Managed a $2.5M annual R&D budget.

Delivered 3 open-platform hardware solutions aligned with strategic marketing initiatives.

Oversaw development of 25+ custom hardware/software solutions with greater than 50% gross margins.

Evaluated ISM band radio ASICs and leveraged emerging technologies for vertical solutions.

Mimix Broadband – Houston, TX

Director of Operations 2002–2012

Fabless designer and supplier of high-performance GaAs semiconductors for wireless communications.

Led all operational functions: supply chain, logistics, materials, and IT.

Managed offshore manufacturing and testing processes for GaAs wafer-based devices.

Introduced RF wafer probe testing for advanced RF parameter measurement and die mapping.

Oversaw post-wafer processing, including die sorting and pick/pack based on yield data.

Managed a 35-person operations staff across technical and logistics functions.

Radisys Corporation – Houston, TX

Director of Operations 1998–2002

Provider of embedded systems for communications, industrial, and medical sectors.

Full P&L responsibility for in-house and contracted PCA manufacturing operations.

Controlled a $6M expense budget while increasing revenue from $41M to $56M.

Deployed engineering and test teams to support NPI and process development.

Led site compliance with ISO 9001, audits, and corrective action plans.

Directed documentation systems integration including BOMs, drawings, and standards.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Passed Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Exam

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Implementing the Deming Approach for Quality Improvement & Productivity

Managing Production and Operations

Fundamentals of Finance & Accounting for Non-Financial Executives

PCB Technology, Evaluation of PCB Shops, Micro-Sectioning Techniques

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