Richard Ainza

Background

About Richard Ainza

o Well-rounded Operations Executive with solid Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain Management experience in a high-volume (HVM) and high-tech manufacturing environment. o Visionary and strategic leader who can translate business strategy, organizational goals into actionable operational plans. Lead changes and innovation while demonstrating high degree of integrity and influence. o >10 years senior leadership experience in Operations Management handling upto people. Created and successfully lead dynamic cross-functional teams which provided superior results while maintaining very high NPS (Net Promoter Score-an employee satisfaction rating) o 24+ years extensive Operations, Technical and Sourcing experience in fast-paced semicon and electronics industry. From Waferfab, Integrated Circuits assembly and test to cellular phone remanufacturing with established track record of results as leader of people. o >5 yrs Quality and Reliability experience: Change Management, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, 8D, APQP, 7QC tools, Failure Analysis, Reliability, Process Audits, Process Control o >13 years extensive exposure to Asia Supply Chain Operations, from China, Taiwan, HK, Phil, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia handling Sourcing, Supplier development, Inventory, Scrap Management, New Product Project Management, Engineering, Global Commodities, Refurb Operations, Product Ownership o Broad hands-on experience on cross-cultural, cross-functional, global leadership, coordination and project management. o Excellent background in Project Management: from process and product development, to implementation of system solution projects for support services like planning, procurement. o Superior Quality Management Systems (QMS) and standards know-how. ISO, Medical, Aerospace, Defense, Automotive. o Experienced in problem solving and process improvement activities and tools such as: Lean Six Sigma, VSM (Value Stream Mapping), DOE(Design of Experiments), DMAIC, PDCA approach. o Excellent working knowledge of material science and failures (metals, plastics o Innovative thinker and problem solver: submitted various ideas for patent (1 currently ongoing deliberation at USPO) o Regularly sharpens-the-saw by continuous learning of new skills and enhancing old ones: Completed courses on Project Management, Franklin-Covey Leadership, Mini-MBA and advanced MBA (Certified Professional Manager), Finance and Accounting, Data Science. o First-rate educational background on Metallurgical Engineering in University of the Philippines; Ranked 1st in the Nationwide Licensure Board exams.