MICHAEL B. WAITHE
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BUSINESS, MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE
CAREER PROFILE
20+ Years Experience
Develops Innovative Solutions
Team Player
Hands-On Manager
International Management experience
Global Supply Chain Planning
Inventory Management
Customer Service Improvement
Operations Management
Business & Supply Chain Strategy
Demand Planning/Forecasting
Process Improvement
Supply Chain Modeling/Analytics
International Logistics
Cost Analysis & Savings
Management Development
Employee Mentoring
Warehouse Engineering & Operations
Factory and Systems Engineering
Production Control
EDUCATION
Masters of Science in International Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy
Georgia Institute of Technology
Masters in Business Administration Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering (Honors)
University of the West Indies
Graduate: Leadership Development Forum (LDF)
Intel Leadership Training Program
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Supply Chain Council – Supply Chain World Europe, Amsterdam
Supply Chain Executive Conference –Georgia Institute of Technology
IMTech – Information Technology Conference, Danish Hydrological Institute
IMEC – Intel Manufacturing Excellence Conference
CSCMP – Emerging Markets Supply Chain with Dr. E. Blanco from MIT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Intel Corporation 1987 to Present
Programs Manager – Supply Chain Strategy
2010 to Present
Responsible for:
Converting breakthrough Supply Chain research into operational best practices and proliferate them across business groups and supply chain organizations to drive polices and contract terms.
Developing model-based, quantitative valuation methods and processes to maximize the value from Supply Chain investments.
Key Accomplishments:
Managed a group of Intel Business Managers, Engineers and a GT University research team to solve complex supply chain and business strategy problems. The results will drive changes to operating policies, contracts and decision making processes.
Led the development of an end-to-end Supply Chain simulation model and processes to proactively evaluate and prioritize Supply Chain and Business projects based on Net Value delivered.
Manager – Global Supply Chain Modeling & Solutions
2001 to 2009
Key Accomplishments:
Drove the development of inventory target setting tools for Raw Materials and Finished Goods, resulting in 5-year ROI of $61M for first implementation in 20009.
Lead the development of the Intel VMI Hub strategy and Roadmap for global product distribution.
Developed a $50M, 5-year ROI, Ocean/Air Transportation and Inventory Planning solver to enable efficient planning, production and shipping of server parts from Asia to the US and Europe.
Used Simulation modeling to develop quantitative solutions to inventory planning and management problems to achieve $145M in savings for OEM customers and $80M savings for Intel.
Engineering Manager – Planning & Logistics Group
1997 to 2001
Key Accomplishments:
Chartered with developing a Logistics Engineering organization to implement Logistics planning systems and warehouse capacity to enable a 500%+ increase in Finished Goods shipments to Worldwide Customers within a 2-year period.
Transformed the process for product introduction. Teamed up with the Assembly Technology to synchronized product (Celeron) and shipping package design to save 6 months and >$200K.
Automation Manager – Components Automation Systems
1992 – 1997
Systematically improved the performance of the station controller hardware to achieve an overall uptime rate of above 99.98%.
Project Manager – Factory Automation
1987 – 1992
Implemented the first fully automated system (Storage, Monorail and Robots) in a USA. Class 1 High Volume Wafer Fab.