Jim Bean

Director @ Keytronic

About

Accomplished Board Member, Advisor, Executive and Corporate Strategist Operating experience includes National Semiconductor, Apple Computer and Sun Microsystems, pre and post IPO including their respective $100M to multi billion dollar growth periods. Joined Apple immediately post IPO and provided the vision and leadership for Apple’s manufacturing strategy; recruited by Sun pre IPO to architect their global manufacturing and distribution strategy culminating in Sun’s well-documented public offering. Substantial domestic and international experience spanning private and publicly traded corporations as well as government entities ranging in size from Fortune 500 players to entities with less than $100M in revenue. Background includes growing early-stage technology businesses, transforming and revitalizing mature companies, installing expert management teams, building consensus, and steering companies in rapid-change environments in order to deliver record revenue, ROI and stockholder value. Expertise spans P&L management, engineering, sales and marketing, strategic planning, manufacturing, operations, finance, global logistics, M&A and IPO.

Country

United States

City

Boise

Industry

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Skill

Leadership, Management, Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing, Networking, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Start-ups, Product Development, Executive Management, Six Sigma, Program Management, Strategic Planning, Quality Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Process Improvement, Negotiation, New Business Development, Team Building

Experience

Director

Keytronic

2006 - Present · 20 yrs

Spokane, Washington Area

Audit and Governance Committee Chair Recognized Financial Expert

Radar Business Unit Manager

Sensata Technologies

2020-7 - 2021-2 · 8 mos

Boise, Idaho, United States

Radar Business Unit - Acquired Preco Electronics July 2020

President and CEO

Preco Electronics, Inc

1997-5 - 2020-7 · 23 yrs 3 mos

Privately owned, diversified company with sales ranging to $75M designing, developing and producing radar based object detection systems for the heavy equipment space. In addition to object detection, portfolio includes: patented industry standard back-up alarms; contract manufacturing expertise and proprietary product development for waste, mining, construction, and utility markets; as well as the design and manufacture of wireless asset-tracking systems.

Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

2008 - 2013 · 5 yrs

Hollingsworth Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Advisory Board Chairman

TechHelp - Idaho Manufacturing Specialists

1997 - 2007 · 10 yrs

Director

Extended Systems

2003 - 2005 · 2 yrs

Audit Committee Member

Director

SCP Global Technologies

1997 - 2003 · 6 yrs

Leading provider of Surface Preparation Capital Equipment to the Semiconductor Industry for over 25 years

VP Distribution and Manufacturing

Sun Microsystems

1985 - 1992 · 7 yrs

Key member of executive team that delivered exponential growth, the fastest ever in the country for a company with a direct sales force, plus transformed company from privately held entity into public corporation. Established global sourcing; directed construction of Milpitas California campus, start-up of European operation in Scotland and US East Coast manufacturing facilities. Oversaw 1,000 employees.

Director of Manufacturing Operations

Apple

1980 - 1985 · 5 yrs

Led worldwide manufacturing with operations in California, Texas, Ireland and Singapore. Oversaw 1,500 employees. Established flagship production facility in Texas, the first PC plant in the world to produce over one million computers.