Highly-qualified, hands-on professional with 17 years experience in Quality, Sup
ply Chain and Program Management. Creative, analytical thinker with proven abil ity to anticipate and troubleshoot problems, strategize resolutions and consiste ntly implement effective solutions. Extensive experience with contract manufact urer in China and Mexico. Extensive expertise in medical device, telecom and cap ital equipment industry. Strengths include: * Seasoned manager with experience of leading a team of up to 15 people. * Lead supply chain and quality team for total expenditure of $450M. Responsible for $150M negotiation globally. * Develop Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) roadmap and tools; Score Card, Supp lier Corrective Action & Response (SCARs), Quality Audit form, Non-Conformance M aterial Return (NCMRs), pilot run and implement them. * Audit strategic suppliers regularly for process improvement and to reinforce I SO standards. * $40M specifically in SE Asia with PCBA, Box build and electro-mechanical commo dity. * Analyze and improve suppliers' performance thorough knowledge of quality syste ms, Structured Problem Solving, Six Sigma, SPC,VSM, DOE, Process Control, TQM, S tatistics, etc. * Consolidated Brooks PCBA, Box build and cable supply base from 10 suppliers to 2 suppliers and reduced cost by 20% ($20M*$16M) by outsourcing to Mexico. * Negotiated Intel-based server cost reduction from $2.9K to $1.15K for total s avings of $17M. * Implemented outsourcing strategy for PWBs for cost saving $700K/year at Lucent * developing and preparing RFP/RFQ documents, scope of work statements, and prep aring contract orders with prime and subcontractors. Negotiating the agreements' final terms and conditions. * Negotiated $1.4B contract at Lucent and met cost saving target of 8% for all S emiconductor parts at Lucent. * Demonstrated expertise in planning, initiating, budgeting, scheduling, and man aging activities throughout project lifespan; establishing positive working rela tionships and communications with cross-functional teams in geographically diver se areas such as Europe, America and China. * Expert knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14000, FDA, cGMP, regulato ry, facility, statistics and analysis, SPC, clean room requirements. * Six Sigma Black Belt and IPC610 D certified. EXPERIENCE: BD Biosciences, MA Aug/2008 - to- da te Medical/Pharmaceutical, $7.0B global company. Plant Quality Manager Leading a team of 2 Quality Engineer, 2 buyer, 2 Quality assurance associates an d 2 Micro biologist in two biological plants for meeting & exceeding company qua lity program in accordance with VOC and regulatory requirements * Establish and implement quality metrics (CAPA, RTFT, SCAR, NCMR, MRB reports) * Perform plant quarterly internal audit to all departments based on ISO9001:200 8 and cGMP (FDA) requirements * Interact with customers and perform Failure analysis of all field/customer fai lures on timely basis. * Manage and release all material, incoming, finished goods based on quality req uirement in SAP * Manage document control and maintain all quality documentation * Perform IQ, OQ, PQ on all new equipment/processes * Analyze Cost of Quality (COQ) and implement CI projects * Manager Micro lab for EM and product sterility program * work closely with R&D, Operations, and other organizations for identification and resolution of all quality issues. * Drive overall quality activities for 6 locations to move to one Discover Labwa re quality standard. * Drive supplier Scorecard with strategic suppliers focusing on OTD, PPM, SCARs/ FA responsiveness * Drive successful SAP 6.0 implementation to migrate all quality requirements in to new system. * Upgraded Bedford facility to cGMP requirement and Woburn facility to successfu lly register for ISO 9001 Brooks Automation, MA May/2007 - to J ul/2008 Semiconductor Capital equipment, $1.0B global company. Sr. Supplier Quality Manager KAMRAN EHSAN ke50fb2e@westpost.net Page Two Leading a team of 5 SQE and 2 commodity managers, at 4 global locations for tota l spend of $150M and 40 strategic suppliers * Develop Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) roadmap and tools and implement the m at all 4 plants. * Establish and implement quality metrics (DR, SCAR, CARS, NMR, MRB reports) and lead the organization to improved quality levels * Manage Supplier Quality and capability by meeting component requirements & mat erial specifications, resolution of supplier quality issues and associated corre ctive actions and perform Supplier audits * Perform quarterly internal audit to all departments based on ISO9000 requireme nts * Perform Failure analysis of all field/customer failures on timely basis. * Manage and lead team of incoming inspection, labs and document control. * Analyze and improve suppliers' performance thorough knowledge of quality syste ms, Structured Problem Solving, Six Sigma, SPC,VSM, DOE, Process Control, TQM, S tatistics, etc. * Drive supplier quarterly business review (QBR) with strategic suppliers * Drive Monthly supplier Scorecard with strategic suppliers focusing on OTD, PP M, SCARs/FA responsiveness * work closely with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Process Development, and all associated support organizations for i dentification nd resolution of all quality issues. * Interact with NPI team to have a successful transition of new design to manufa cturing. * Drive overall quality activities for all 4 locations (Mexico, Ca, Co and MA) t o move to one Brooks' quality standard. * Drive successful Oracle implementation for the Brooks to migrate all quality r equirements into new system. NYPRO INC. Clinton, MA Feb/2004 - Apr/2007 A global custom injection molding company serving the electronics, telecommunica tion, automotive, medical, consumer, and packaging markets through 40 worldwide locations, $1.0B company. Senior Manager, Global Commodities & Program Management (Electro-mechanical and PWB/PCBA) Manage Lilly Insulin Pen product deployment and become liaison between customer, manufacturing and contract manufacturing (CM). Take ownership of the total Supp ly chain, contract management, supply continuity of material and timely delivery of product. * Lead team for Global Commodities for total expenditure of $450M.. Responsible for $150M negotiation globally, $40M specifically in SE Asia with PWB and electr o-mechanical commodity. * Improving efficiency of operations using JIT purchasing and JIT inventory mana gement. * Work with designers to recommend cost effective solutions and second sourcing for component, PWB and PCBA. * Global sourcing experience in the Far East with in depth knowledge of supplier qualification processes and supplier performance metrics using SCOREcard. * Promote cycle time reduction in all aspects of internal operations and the ext ernal supply chain * Development, maintenance, and improvement of supply chain performance. * Lead sourcing team to develop preferred supplier sourcing strategy for supplie r development, semiconductor, raw boards' suppliers and CM. Maintain preferred supplier list. * Analyze and improve suppliers' performance using Six Sigma methodology tools a nd practices. * Resolve all issues related to new product development and maintain supply cont inuity for current product, including component shortages, FMEA's, second sourci ng, and proto build. Avici System/Philips Medical Billerica,, MA (Contract by TAD) Jan/2003 - Jan/2004 Leading provider of medical instrumentation and telecom product companies. Sr. Supplier Sourcing Specialist, Cardiovascular Product Work as liaison between HW team and CM, took ownership of material procurement a nd supply continuity. * Material and service procurement across global supply base for complete BoM to support output plans and cost targets. * Assist supplier for process improvement and moving suppliers to dock-to-stock (DTS). * Supervised all in-coming inspection for medical spectrometer product and proce ssed all SCARS, MCMRS, CCARs. Achieved 208/300 suppliers from 100% inspection to DTS and established AQL for others. * Negotiate semiconductor and PCBA's commodities. * Led sourcing team to develop preferred supplier sourcing strategy for supplier development KAMRAN EHSAN ke50fb2e@westpost.net Page Three * Investigated alternate component technologies or suppliers, reducing cost and improving quality. * Analyzed and improved suppliers' performance using Six Sigma methodology tools and practices. LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, North Andover, MA / Wichita, KS Jun/1996 - Dec/2002 Bell Labs, Optical Networking Group, $16.0B company. Project Component Manager, SONET Based Product (2000 - 2002) Managed SONET based circuit pack assembly (PCBA) product team for sustaining eng ineering and redesign of legacy product DDM2000. Team responsibilities included program management, project management, business case analysis, contract negotia tion, supplier quality engineering, and liaison/facilitator for external manufac turer supplier (EMS). * Selected and negotiated price for optical circuit packs with second source ven dors, resulting in $2.1M/year saving * Presented business case analysis to management for redesign due to cost reduct ion, technology change, RoHS implementation and/or feature enhancement. * Implemented outsourcing strategy for PWBs for cost saving $700K/year. * Led project management for engineering resource allocation and driving schedul e and deadlines. * Fully supported AgileCM deployment and transferred complete project to new sys tem within time frame * Participated in annual contract negotiation ($1.4B/year) with vendors, resulti ng in significant cost reductions and letter of recognition from Lucent Global P rocurement Organization. * Supervised product engineer in preparing schematic and issuing BOM, creating n ew versions in event of revisions, and issuing manufacturing deviations to EMS f or manufacturing. * Communication liaison between contract manufacturer and design team for DDM200 0 from design to production. Supplier Quality Engineer, Reliability Engineering & Supply Chain Management Cen ter (1996 - 2000) Charged with strategy development, component (ICs) qualification, vendor evaluat ion and audit, including assembly sites and fabrication factories, technology ro admap update, and evaluation of rating quality and reliability of linear, memory , logic and discrete devices. * Developed supplier strategies and provided supplier and technology recommendat ions. * Dealt with all suppliers for technology roadmap, contract negotiation, PCN and end of life issues, failure mode and effect analysis, field issues and tracking of principal milestones for major chipsets development. * Reviewed PCN and MD notices and provided analysis/action to manufacturing/desi gn team. * Analyzed component reliability by performing qualification and risk assessment through industry standard techniques (JEDEC, Telcordia SR-332) and providing re commendation to design teams. * Hosted quarterly technology forums with focus on sharing information with Bell Labs Design Group and driving vendors and component strategies within design co mmodity. PAK ARAB FERTILIZERS, Multan, Pakistan 1992 - 1994 Electrical Engineer Prepared and submitted quarterly equipment procurement proposals. Maintained and upgraded all electrical equipment. * Six Sigma Projects: - DOE for root cause of VOIDs on Gold Plating suppliers for LEGA's - Missing segment study for Lilly Odyssey insulin pen for diabetic patients - Assembly process DOE for PLXS to find root cause of VOIDs - DOE for PWB at QCI EDUCATION: MBA, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS MS, Computer Engineering, Wi chita State University, Wichita, KS BS, Electrical Engineering, UET, Lahore, Pakistan COMPUTER SKILLS: * Operating Systems: UNIX, TCP/IP, MS office, MS Project2000 * Database Systems: Oracle 7.0, SAP, MS Manager 2000, MS Access, BPICS,. * SCM Tools: Agile, MfgPRO, Matrix, ASPECT, Data Warehouse, JDEdwards ,Avante E RP, MiniTab (Quality ) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: * Representative in JEDEC Pb-Free/RoHS Committee, APICS, member * VP, 4-A (Asian American Advancement Association), Lucent