Robert M. Purnell, MBA

Hand selected to lead all production operations of a crucial newly acquired business segment. Owns P&L with a TAM of over $500MM in Annual Revenue. • Partner with VP Operations and VP of Global Supply Chain, developing & implementing strategy, formed capacity plans to grow business to 1000% (10X) in first year. Identified opportunities and controls tempo. • Acts as the heartbeat of operations driving a systematic shift in mindset from perennial startup to large scale-manufacturing. Examples include: ➢ Integrated Optimized MES System and Electronic Kanban Systems across 5 Manufacturing Lines, & Assembly & Test Centers to align all DL on priority: Slashed CT by 48% in aggregate over 1st Year. ➢ Owned P&L, directly partnering with global product/sales teams to deliver a record 138% increase in revenue & On Time Delivery. ➢ Collaborated with the VP of R&D to bring revolutionary process out of development and into HVM Operations; successfully delivering numerous First Articles to Tier 1 Customers ahead of schedule, securing several multi-million-dollar re-orders over competition. ➢ Transitioned Direct Labor of 140+ from Standard to Compressed Work Week Structures, maximizing efficiency & minimizing costs.

Partnered with Director of the company’s largest factory serving the frontend needs of five national plants. Additionally, coordinate all warranty and global service backlog in Taiwan, Singapore, China, Korea, and Germany. Optimize the performance of a skilled Front-End Manufacturing team, with eight direct managers and 350 reporting staff members across four manufacturing lines, delivering over 80% ($660MM+) of overall annual revenue. Partnered with C-Suite leaders to align weekly production goals with revenue targets and resolve key customer escalations. • Act as a thought leader guiding continuous improvement initiatives across all areas to maximize productivity and quality. Examples include: ➢ Formed & led Quality Improvement Team with Engineering & Assembly/Test leaders reaching and sustaining an all-time high 98.8% First Pass Yield in Fiscal Year 2021. ➢ Reduced average wafer line cycle time by 46%, increasing operational efficiency and bottom-line results. ➢ Decreased discretionary overtime spend by 18% for the Probes Business Unit over the initial 1-year period, while netting 38% Year Over Year (YOY) revenue increase. ➢ Collaborated with the VP of Global Supply Chain to integrate Oracle ERP and MRP systems into production. o The systems have enabled substantial reductions in cost, dramatically increasing on-time delivery rates. • Orchestrated a massive manufacturing ramp up during the Pandemic, boosting labor 43% to support record 40% Year over Year growth. ➢ Succeeded in maintaining a safe and incident-free workplace despite rapidly scaling operations. ➢ Kept gross margins at an exceptional 45%, well ahead of targets

•Manages multiple related teams, sets organizational priorities and allocates resources while identifying and resolving complex technical, operational and organizational challenges. •Serves as the primary interface and escalation path to Business Group Management (BGM), Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and NPI Engineering. •Partners with the Director of Process Engineering, Global Supply Chain Leadership, IT Operations, Planning and Inventory Management to solve complex Manufacturing Integration challenges associated with lifecycle stage transitions. •Oversees and ensures that all phases of NPI project, program and/or process developments are documented, and that information required in other functional areas is reported, disseminated, or transferred, as appropriate. •Ensures that the utilization of team capabilities is carried out in an effective manner to ensure maximum productivity across multiple product lines. •Consistently monitors and implements process improvements to increase first pass yield, maximize efficiency, drive down costs, and ensure safety. •Identifies and leverages all engineering capabilities, integrating early product designs to optimize the repeatability & manufacturability of new technology. •Defines manufacturing improvement goals and supporting programs to reduce setup times, improve productivity, quality, reduce manufacturing cycle time, lower conversion costs, minimize machine downtime and achieve maximum on time delivery. •Monitors multiple functional areas; prioritizing company strategies, customer commitments, and factory performance targets. •Collaborates with process and technology leaders to drive performance improvement programs, including product design for manufacturability, process module integration, process consolidation/standardization, and process/product performance variation reductions. •Leads all Kaizen activities via Lean methodologies and root cause analysis of Safety/Quality/Delivery/Cost abnormalities.

• Leads the creation, development and management of a diverse multi-disciplined manufacturing team involved in a variety of production and operational functions e.g. Electro-Chemical Plating, Ceramic Bonding, Coat, Align, Photolithography, Inspection, Troubleshooting, Repair, Assembly/Test; which is related to the manufacturing of the Integrated Circuit Full Product Life Cycle e.g. systems, electronic, mechanical, integration, electro-mechanical, R&D components, subassemblies and subsystems. • Analyzes, measures and reports on production related process performance issues to innovate new methodologies and improve throughput by refining procedures and mitigating risks associated with manufacturing; drives process improvement, dramatically increases productivity across the value stream. • Responsible for progressive year over year growth in a variety of functional areas including First Pass Yield, Total Product Quality, Throughput, Cost, On Time Delivery and overall improvements in Unit Cost of Production and Gross Margin Attainment. •Ensures timely response to operations issues impacting customer satisfaction; acts as an interface in the establishment of plans ensuring conformance to customer requirements; prepares detailed analysis of cost of quality opportunity and initiates corrective action to improve overall yield. •Champions a culture of Incident and Injury Free Workplace; Oversees the prevention of workforce accidents and injuries. Responsible for ensuring and documenting that all department workforce (including temporaries) receive and follow appropriate department training including Environmental, Health and Safety training. •Develops personnel to include training and career progression; implement & oversee the performance evaluation process to include the individual employee selection, hiring, reward and progressive discipline processes. Collaborates with Human Resources on projects aligned with workforce development and talent acquisition/retention.

• Manages and integrates activities within the facilities occupation including facilities planning, analysis, project administration, property administration, facilities provisioning, engineering, construction, and plant equipment maintenance. • Develops and executes project and process plans to ensure the safe and efficient maintenance of manufacturing capital equipment to minimize machine downtime and reduce overall production cycle time in all concentrated Work in Process areas.. • Maintains responsibility for meeting a monthly and yearly budget target in accordance with the business unit’s Long Range Business Plan. • Implements policies and procedures and sets goals that ensure the highest safety standards and total quality of work is performed on a continual basis. • Acquires resources for projects and processes, provides technical management of suppliers and leads continuous process improvements. • Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, business partners and direct reports in order to enhance the success of the business unit. • Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes in order to ensure the highest quality of service is maintained in both Skin and Spar and Composite Manufacturing Centers. • Manages, develops, and motivates employees through various initiatives aimed at fostering a cohesive unit of engaged teammates committed to meeting their assigned goals while simultaneously increasing productivity and reducing overall labor costs. • Provides mentorship and guidance to employees through performance appraisals and 1:1 meetings that demonstrate employee progress towards meeting key deliverables throughout the performance evaluation cycle. • Collaborates with Human Resources in order to administer Employee Corrective Action in accordance with the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

•Personally leads a 50 person manufacturing team involved in a variety of production and operational functions e.g. Electro-Chemical Plating,Ceramic Bonding, Coat, Align, Photolithography, Inspection, Troubleshooting, Repair, Assembly/Test; which is related to the manufacturing of the company’s capital equipment and systems, electronic, mechanical, integration, electro-mechanical, R&D components, subassemblies and subsystems. • Analyzes, measures and reports on production related process performance issues to innovate new methodologies and improve throughput by refining procedures and mitigating risks associated with manufacturing operations. •Prioritizes production schedules based on customer commitments, available manpower, equipment efficiency, tool capacity and material requirements. •Ensures timely response to operations issues impacting customer satisfaction; acts as an interface in the establishment of plans ensuring conformance to customer requirements; prepares detailed analysis of cost of quality opportunity and initiates corrective action. •Oversees the prevention of workforce accidents and injuries. Responsible for ensuring and documenting that all department workforce (including temporaries) receive and follow appropriate department training including Environmental, Health and Safety training. Implements, (emphasizes importance of) and monitors compliance to appropriate safety policies and procedures. •Develop personnel to include training and career progression; implement & oversee the performance evaluation process to include the individual employee selection, hiring, reward and progressive discipline processes. •Integrates Lean techniques to identify inefficiencies, make recommendations and support/follow through on process improvements. •Develops, leads, and executes daily production plans. Implements strategies to reduce cycle time, drive variable cost productivity, reduce Work In Process inventory level, improve quality, service, and safety.

-Ensure safety of aircrew and aircraft by properly screening Aircraft Discrepancy Books (ADB) and being the last critical line of defense to ensure aircraft is Safe for Flight. -Coordinate and monitor the entire maintenance department workload, assign priorities, and plan requirements to accomplish tasks with maximum efficiency and productivity. -Provide maximum mission capable aircraft in order to support the daily flight schedule, monthly training requirements, combat operations, and flight hour goals. -Ensure timely discovery and correction of defects, and proper documentation of corrective actions are recorded in the respective aircraft logbooks. -Responsible for the training, administration, and mentoring of junior Marines in all skills essential to their technical proficiency and trades. -Advise Maintenance Officers of course of action changes and mission critical updates. -Project and effectively prepare short and long term plans for scheduled maintenance such as phase and special aircraft inspection, and replacement of high time components, monitor AV3M data and track Life Limited Repair Messaged and stress critical components. -Oversee Supply chain management components to minimize lag between identification of deficiencies and requisition of repairable components, serve as single source of communication and liaison to supply officer accountable for providing timely delivery of critical components. -Directs and monitors requisitioning, receipt, and allocations of materials, tools, aircraft components, and aviation support equipment, to include proper documentation in databases for tracking of the accumulation of maintenance man hours per flight hour and subsystem capability impact reporting (SCIR) documentation.

-Recognized as Recruiting Station Fort Worth Fiscal Year 2010 Recruiter of The Year. -Developed and lead a cohesive and capable Recruiting Sub-Station team that consistently achieved and exceeded all assigned missions -Effectively trained more than 30 production recruiters to enhance professional selling skills and ensuring individual success focusing on a time tested curriculum based upon Marine Corps staffing procedures and guidelines. -Personally Mentored and professionally developed the Recruiting Station Fort Worth Fiscal Year 2012 Recruiter of the Year. -Scheduled interviews, site visits, update recruiting calendars, coordinate brand enhancing and enhanced recruiting events in area high schools, colleges, trade schools and establish long term contacts within the local community to include the Arlington and Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce in order to enhance brand image and the relationship between the Marine Corps and the local community. -Initiate background checks and support pre-enlistment screenings to ensure quality standards were adhered to. -Assisted the recruiters in planning and implementation of systematic, efficient and effective recruitment plans, including advertising, career fairs, college recruiting, and national recruiting events. -Support Recruitment team as needed, i.e., sourcing, pre-screening, candidate follow ups, offer preparation, on-boarding, etc. -Physically and mentally-prepared enlisted recruits and officer candidates to ensure they were capable of completing the most arduous military entrance training and achieved a minimal total force attrition rate of under 6% for the 4 year period while contracting and shipping over 200 new recruits during the time period, which outperformed the preceding 3 year period in all statistical categories of quality, mental, and physical aptitude.

-Airframes Work Center Staff Non Commissioned Officer In Charge, Oversee daily operations of the Airframes Work center. -Supervised and trained subordinates in their respective Military Occupational Specialty skills and in the execution of their duties. Ensure that junior Marines maintain military discipline and adhere to the highest standards of the Marine Corps. -F/A-18 Airframes Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative, inspect, test and repair F/A-18 aircraft hydraulic and pneumatic systems, as well as structural, landing gear and flight control discrepancies. Responsible for troubleshooting and repairing flight controls and other aircraft discrepancies before and after flights. -Prevented and treat corrosion of aircraft metals and composites using established procedures and publications -Coordinated Phase Crew Work Center and performed major Aircraft Phase inspection requirements in accordance with applicable maintenance requirement cards and technical publications. -Perform, assign and coordinate Airframes Work center Collateral Duties -Trained and supervised 15 Active Duty and 17 Reserve Component Marines in Daily operations. - Ensured the overall safety of aircraft and aircrew supporting normal and contingency operations within the United States for outside the continental United States while the squadron accumulated over 5000 mishap-free flight hours and achieved an overall mission readiness rate of 76% for the time period.