Paul Gabhi

* Managing 30+ Sensor & Camera Suppliers worldwide. Develop, align Sensor strategy and roadmap. * Responsible for all commercial contracts (NDAs, GSA / MSA, Branding, Exclusivity). * Ensure Key metrics (on-time delivery, cost, quality DPPM) are met every quarter on Supplier Scorecard. * Started 2nd sourcing strategy on key single sourced supplier. On boarding of new suppliers. * Working closely with COE (Center of Excellence) and Technologist team for new technology. * Involved in Ops process improvement. * On Corporate compliance team representing CBM community per request from Compliance team. * Total Direct and Indirect annual spend with my suppliers is approx in US$200-250M. 0

Manage Contracts, Award letters, RFQs ( Request for Quote ), Cost negotiation, best in class pricing, QMRs ( Quarterly Metrics Review ), Supplier Scorecard, Road maps, Sourcing. * Manage all activities with Supplier - inventory, lot disposition, invoices, logistics, Tooling & Manufacturing process. * Manage Tooling and Tester sub suppliers – improved equipment down time by 20% by performing timely Preventive Maintenance and positioning spare parts in the factory. * Cross functional liaison with NPI Engineering, Sustaining, Operations and upper management. * Manage all Supplier relationship, development, strategic alignment & Risk mitigation w/supply and material. * Ensure smooth transition from NPI to Sustaining – enhanced transition check list which resulted in 100% Satisfaction by Sustaining team. * Ensure Key metrics (Availability, Cost, Quality & Strategic & Technical Deliverables) are met – gauged by Quarterly Scorecard process.

Ensure all NPI activities are executed on time per NPI schedule from NPI Pilot builds to smooth transition to Sustaining. Supporting Servers, Storage, Switches, NIC cards & OVCA - Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance ( Cloud ) product groups. * Managed 6 Buyer / Planners in 3 different time zone to provide continuous support. * Managed supply execution at Celestica, Flextronics, Mitac, Synnex & FoxConn ( external manufacturers "EM" / Contract Manufacturer “CM” of Sun / Oracle products) - achieved 100% on time delivery. * Management of material risk, escalation, customer backlog, lead time and predictability of delivery of goods. * Managed material, BOM & supply chain readiness for NPI & ensure smooth transition to sustaining. Improved clear to build from 75% to 100% unless there was a last minute design or component change. * Managed Inventory levels, Excess & Obsolete (E&O), Supply demand planning & forecasting worldwide, ECO's (Eng. Change Orders), Pricing & RFQ's (Request for Quote). * Ensured enough material on hand for Production ramp up and Zero dollar E&O when product transition from NPI to Sustaining. * Managed OEM / Commodities suppliers ( Memory - Samsung, Hynix, LG_Micron; CPU - Intel; Power Supply – Delta, Emerson; Enclosures - FoxConn; Mother boards & PCBA's, Cables - Tyco, Molex, Volex ). * Perform Supplier Scorecard for Availability & On time delivery - Improved score from low 80's to mid 90's. * Perform Supplier audit from supply chain point of view, best practices, materials mgmt & qualify new suppliers. * Extensive communication with Engineering, upper mgmt., Product group & EM/CM. * Provide weekly NPI status report to Directors and SVP.

* Managed a team of 6 Buyers & Planners (both direct employees and at external manufacturer). * Managed supply execution at Celestica, Flextronics, Mitac, Synnex & Soectron ( external manufacturers "EM" / Contract Manufacturer “CM” of Sun / Oracle products). * Management of material escalation, customer backlog, lead time and predictability of delivery of goods. * Managed material, BOM & supply chain readiness for NPI & sustaining platforms for world wide Operations. * Managed Inventory levels, Excess & Obsolescence (E&O), Supply demand planning & forecasting worldwide, ECO's (Eng. Change Orders), Pricing & RFQ's (Request for Quote). * Perform Supplier Scorecard for Availability & On time delivery. * Perform Supplier audit from supply chain point of view, best practices, materials & qualify new suppliers. * Extensive communication with Engineering, upper mgmt., Product group & EM/CM.

*Managed Solectron, Synnex, Mitac, Sanmina & Flextronic (all EM's for SUN products) for HDD commodity. Manage 3 bracket & Enclosure Supplier (FoxConn) & liaison between (3) HDD OEM suppliers (Seagate, Hitachi and Fujitsu) and EM's. *Performed Supplier / EM audits to make sure that the HDD handling and ESD's controls are in conformance. Review FAI's (First Article Inspection), BOM's & Process. Process monitor - SPC, DPPM. Reduced handling related failures from 30% to less then 5%. *Managed escalation's, CLCA's, RMA's, ORT, DPPM & resolve conflicts within HDD commodity. *Support SE in managing one of the major OEM HDD supplier. *HDD Bracket SE, Supplier Qualification, Cost negotiation, Review & approve engineering documentations and procedures. reduced Bracket cost by 17%.

*Improved Non-Function defects in process by over 70 % and improved overall KDPM. * Improved Scorecard reporting system and data collection. * Enhanced & bridged the communication gap between Manufacturing and Engineering. * Led a team of QE's to enhance the QMS system, Purge / Stop Ship system and also led a team in calculating the cost of Purge / Stop Ship. * Enhanced communication between Customer Quality, Internal Quality and Supplier Quality that helped reduce defects and improved quality. * Performed Customer factory tours that generated millions of dollar worth of revenue.

Managed Lot Acceptance Testing (LAT) to ensure the product meets customer specifications. Supported R&D with documentation & created Test methodology to meet customer requirements. *Enhanced LAT system and data reporting, which led to 30% faster turn around of data on sample shipment. * Managed and revised scorecard system and improved response time to customers, which led to an increase in score from 60's to upper 80's. * Generated Process Management Plan (PMP), revised and created procedures to enhance the document system. * Led internal, supplier & Customer audits, in US & Asia, which resulted in improved product quality and communication among team members. Led ISO 9001 site certification Audits. * Managed / Organized Corporate factory tours for US & Asia based customers. As Sr. CQE - Managed all customer interface with drive manufacturing sites in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and China. * Designed Corrective Action Request (CAR) format / system on Lotus Notes Database. * Managed CAR activities which resulted in 50% improvement in CAR response & closure. * Designed and led a team of engineers in weekly conference calls with Far East customers which resulted in improved problem solving and a reduction in DPPM. * Represented Media Division to resolve product quality issues with Far East customers.

* Performed Failure Analysis at media (Disk) level and at Drive level. * Reorganized a team of technicians to identify, trouble shoot & determine the root cause of defects which led to a higher yield and throughput. * Trained our Drive factory FA staff in China, Singapore, Thailand & Malaysia which saved the company extensive travel expenses. * Evaluated Optical Defect Analyzer from IBM and Phase Metrics and enhanced our FA turnaround.

Manage Contracts, Award letters, RFQs ( Request for Quote ), Cost negotiation, best in class pricing, QMRs ( Quarterly Metrics Review ), Supplier Scorecard, Road maps, Sourcing. * Manage all activities with Supplier - inventory, lot disposition, invoices, logistics, Tooling & Manufacturing process. * Manage Tooling and Tester sub suppliers – improved equipment down time by 20% by performing timely Preventive Maintenance and positioning spare parts in the factory. * Cross functional liaison with NPI Engineering, Sustaining, Operations and upper management. * Manage all Supplier relationship, development, strategic alignment & Risk mitigation w/supply and material. * Ensure smooth transition from NPI to Sustaining – enhanced transition check list which resulted in 100% Satisfaction by Sustaining team. * Ensure Key metrics (Availability, Cost, Quality & Strategic & Technical Deliverables) are met – gauged by Quarterly Scorecard process.