kobi berkman

program manager

About

Hands-on, results-oriented professional with 20 years of experience working in challenging environments with demanding objectives and limited resources. Capable of managing several projects at the same time while effectively utilizing technology in alignment with corporate goals to increase efficiency, reduce cost, improve service levels, reduce inventory, cycle time, and improve on-time delivery. Knowledge and experience in business systems and processes such as Forecast to Plan, Demand to Build, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Business to Business, Sales and Marketing. Proven areas of expertise include: * ERP, MES, CRM, and PLM systems and processes * Data warehouse and Oracle BI * Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions * Product Life Cycle Management * Manufacturing, logistics, supply chain * IT Project Management * Software Development Life Cycle * Infrastructure systems and processes * SOX, compliance, security, risk * SharePoint, Website, EDI

Country

united states

City

san francisco

Industry

semiconductors

Skill

semiconductors, process improvement, cross functional team leadership, manufacturing, integration, erp, supply chain, testing, semiconductor industry, business process, oracle, product management, management, electronics, product development, mixed signal, strategic planning, ic, project management, mrp, start ups, data center, project planning, enterprise software, sarbanes oxley act, crm, mes, plm, pdm, edi

Experience

director of it and planning

catalyst semiconductor

2004-1 - 2009-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

production manager

k&s corporation limited

2003-1 - 2004-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Managed capacity, cycle time, product quality, assembly, planning, and test operations to meet customers demand and on time delivery requirements. Led a successful upgrade of Oracle 10.8 to 11i in manufacturing. Developed and implemented automated capacity planning engine and reporting systems.

it and manufacturing manager

tsunami optics

2000-1 - 2002-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Evaluated, purchased, and led successful implementation of Intuitive ERP (SQL database) * Held diverse scope of responsibilities that included materials, inventory, quality, manufacturing, shipping, receiving, IT, and facilities.

director of it and fab operations

chip express

1992-1 - 2000-1 · 8 yrs 1 mo

Full responsibility for 36,000 sq. ft. of semiconductor manufacturing facility with 7,000 sq. ft. of photolithography, plasma etch, wet etch, and CVD processes. Directed and developed 25 employees working in six departments with revenues of $10+ million. (e.g., assembly, production, equipment engineering, facilities, safety, and IT departments. Developed, implemented, and managed successful ISO 9001 certification program. Managed capacity, cycle time, product quality, assembly, and test operations to meet customer volume and on-time delivery requirements. Developed and managed relationships with foundries, assembly, and test subcons including Chartered, Yamaha, Tower, STATS, IPAC, and ASE among others.

program manager

on semiconductor

2009-1 - Present · 17 yrs 9 mos

Utilized project management methodology and best practices to support the integration of Catalyst Semiconductor acquisition into ON s Semiconductor systems and processes. Supported the integration of five additional acquisitions leading the Product Data Management track and working with Manufacturing, Product Engineers, Finance, Planning, Procurement, Logistics, PDM, IT, and PMO to design, develop, and deploy PDM architecture that complies with regulations, rules, systems, and processes. Designed and developed reporting engine using Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) to manage business processes and deliver consolidated reports with holistic view of the business. Supported the global and detailed designs initiative to replace the corporate legacy systems with Oracle EBS working with Deloitte to define the requirements, specifications, configurations, implementation phases, and support related to Agile PLM and Oracle OSFM.