Chris Chi

Program Manager @ AMD

About

Technical Program Manager at Advanced Micro Devices with 10+ years of experience driving semiconductor and hardware programs from NPI to mass production. I lead cross-functional teams across silicon, software, manufacturing, and supply chain to deliver high-performance products for global OEMs like Dell, Lenovo, and ASUS. Known for accelerating execution, resolving critical path risks, and scaling complex programs under pressure.

Country

Japan

City

Tokyo

Industry

Computer Hardware

Skill

Project Management, Communication, Operations Management, GIS, Illustrator, Public Relations, Photoshop, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, SAP ERP, Event Planning, Leadership, Microsoft Word, Research, PowerPoint, Social Media, Team Building, English, Time Management

Experience

Program Manager

AMD

2022-1 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

Taipei City, Taipei City, Taiwan

- Owned full NPI lifecycle for Ryzen platforms, managing cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and business to achieve on-time product launches - Accelerated time-to-market by ~15% by restructuring program workflows, clarifying milestone ownership, and removing execution bottlenecks - Led production ramp readiness through yield gap analysis, safe launch reviews, and close coordination with global manufacturing partners - Proactively managed program risks and critical path issues, enabling predictable execution in fast-paced, high-complexity environments - Acted as primary interface for global OEM customers (Dell, Lenovo, ASUS), ensuring alignment, clear communication, and successful delivery at scale

Project Manager

Compal

2016-10 - 2022-1 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Taipei City, Taiwan

- Responsible for managing the 2019 Dell BC leading platform on ODM side focusing on issues and schedule management. Mitigated risks on the impact on COVID-19 and have the NPI project successfully meet the customer's RTO date. - Won 2019 employee of the year by receiving excellent acknowledgment from customers and colleagues on work ethics and performance. - Assist team to request for an investigation (RFI) and understudy different designs to meet customer's specs. - Manage cost budgets and proto demands between sales and customers during the request for quotation (RFQ). - Design and manage the overall build duration of the project during its NPI phase. - Responsible for risk management and budget control during the overall duration of the project. -Manage future headcount and people relationship -Align upcoming customer’s spec with internal team to release one message to customer.

Project Engineer

Compal

2016-10 - 2018-4 · 1 yr 7 mos

Taipei City, Taiwan

- Supported & coordinated our internal engineering team with our client on project discussions and interlock meetings. - Lead a team of 4 in project management, material management and production manufacturing during the NPI (New Product Introduction) phase for Dell's commercial laptops. - Consulted with engineering teams and Dell on product's BOM (Bill of Material) structure and made a breakthrough to transform new deviation BOM structure to fulfill customer’s need. - Assisted with internal RD team to construct solutions to solve project issues, decrease the level of WIP (Work in Progress) by 10% with analyses on the build progress of each NPI phase.