Dayna L.

Founder

About

A visionary Supply Chain Executive with 18 years of robust experience in the U.S. semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, and material flow sectors. Over a distinguished 15-year tenure at Applied Materials, I achieved 4 consecutive promotions, scaling from an entry-level Supply Chain Analyst to Senior Director of Global Supply Chain, managing multi-million dollar budgets and cross-functional global teams. Driven by cross-disciplinary innovation, I transitioned into entrepreneurship 3 years ago, founding a boutique advisory firm dedicated to semiconductor and smart manufacturing sectors. Expertise in engineering resilient, high-velocity supply chains in highly volatile global environments, driving factory automation, streamlining material flows, and optimizing cost-efficiency to accelerate NPI (New Product Introduction) and corporate scaling

Country

City

United States

Industry

Human Resources

Skill

Business Planning, Supply Chain Automation Integration , Strategic Planning, Executive Financial Management & Scaling, ERP Systems (SAP/Oracle E-Business Suite), Six Sigma, Data Analytics & Demand Forecasting, Cost Accounting & Lean Procurement, Supplier Performance Management & QBR, Operational Planning, Industrial Automation & Robotics, Material Flow & Intra-logistics Optimization, NPI Supply Chain Planning, Global Sourcing & Strategic Sourcing, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Risk Mitigation Strategy & BCP , Industrial Engineering Methodologies, Production Planning, System Simulation & Modeling, Global Corporate Strategy

Experience

Founder

NexaFlow Supply Chain Advisory LLC

2023 - Present · 3 yrs

Founded a boutique supply chain consulting firm delivering global supply chain architecture, material flow automation, and NPI cost optimization for enterprise clients across semiconductor equipment, clean energy, and biopharma sectors. Successfully established end-to-end global supplier networks for 3 semiconductor startups and integrated automated inventory systems, reducing clients' operational warehousing costs by an average of 22%

Senior Director, Global Supply Chain

Applied Materials

2019 - 2023 · 4 yrs

Orchestrated the end-to-end global supply chain strategy, material sourcing, and supplier relationship management for core semiconductor equipment business lines. Led a cross-border team of 45, reporting directly to the VP. Navigated unprecedented global chip shortages by re-architecting a diversified sourcing network, securing a 100% On-Time Delivery (OTD) rate and generating $450M in cost optimization over 3 years

Director, Global Logistics & Material Flow

Applied Materials

2015 - 2019 · 4 yrs

Directed material flow layout design, smart warehousing, and logistics network optimization across global manufacturing sites, with a heavy focus on factory automation. Spearheaded the implementation of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and intelligent WMS at the California manufacturing hub, accelerating internal material flow velocity by 35% and reducing WIP inventory days by 2.4 days

Senior Supply Chain Manager

Applied Materials

2011 - 2015 · 4 yrs

Governed supplier performance for mission-critical sub-assemblies and facilitated the cross-functional Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process. Enhanced key suppliers' OTD from 82% to 96% and unlocked tens of millions in cash flow by deploying Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) frameworks

Supply Chain Analyst

Applied Materials

2008 - 2011 · 3 yrs

Executed inventory data analytics, demand forecasting modeling, and purchase order tracking. Independently developed an Excel-VBA automated tracking report that eliminated manual redundancies, reducing weekly data synthesis time from 12 hours to 2 hours