Steven Cui
Auckland,AUK
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior EPM Manager
Teleray Group (Apple Supplier)
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Apple first genration spatial computing product Vision Pro dual loop band PM leader, manging the whole product development and mass production cycle
- People manager of 6 program managers who mange different part of the program, project milestones, cost control, tooling and equipment readiness, design of experiment, labor readiness, manufacturing execution system and logistics etc.
Senior Factory Manager
Amazon
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Single thread owner for unmanned store technology sustaining products demand, material, capacity, quality, cost, production and order fulfillment
- Leading the manufacturing yield, quality, reliability and other hot issues resolution with Amazon cross functional team and CM
- Overseeing the operation excellence included but not limited to RMA(Return Merchandise Authorization), supplier relationship, compliance and social responsibility management
- Focusing on the optical and biometric products, and manage factory day-to-day operation
- Value engineering, manufacturing cycle time/test time reduction, line layout optimization, material cost reductions etc
- Initiatives leader including but not limited to centralized production status tracking dashboard, material shelf life control method optimization and cycle time reduction across different sites of Amazon business.
Factory Operations Manager
Meta (Facebook)
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Managing Smart Watch NPI project planning and execution, including resources, headcount, line readiness, E&F readiness, labor training, logistic flow and production schedule etc
- Assess build operational risks, identify risks and create mitigation plans accordingly.
Senior Project Manager
Cosmo (Apple CM)
05.2013 - 06.2021
- Leading few teams covering technical, manufacturing, testing, quality team leaders, material planner&controller and production experts in NPI build and successfully hit the high Apple Intro volume 5 years in a row with tight deadline and challenging resouces
- Successfully managed 20+ programs from product concept build to mass production, including few first generation Apple products: first generation Iphone cases, Ipad folio and Ipad Keyboard etc
- Chair the proto, EV, DV, PV build status review with Apple senior and Cosmo leadership team
- Leading NPI/MP yield, quality, reliability, material shortage and other hot issues resolution by collabrating with both Apple team and internal stake holders
- Owning the engnieering NRE and MP Capex cost, including budgeting, invoice and assets management
- Risk assessment, identification and mitigation owner for the product development whole cycle.
Assistant Project Manager
MPC GmbH
06.2011 - 03.2012
- Coordinated the work from different contractors (electricity, compressed air and cooling system) to interact and progress seamlessly to make sure all deadlines are being met
- Bridge the gap between German team and China team for the detailed requirement of the project deliverable.
Education
Master of Management -
New Zealand ICL Graduate Business School
Aukland, NZ04.2024
Bachelor of Arts in English -
Lu Dong University
Yantai, China07.2007
Skills
- 11 years Apple, Amazon and Meta project management, extensive PCBA and NPI( New product intro) and factory operation management knowledge
- 20 Apple hands-on projects management experience, Optical product/camera, biometric product(hardware for palm recognition ) project management experience
- Change management subject matter expert-MCN/PRQ/PCN
- Large amount cost management experience-CAPEX, NRE,Product and BOM cost etc
- Top-tier CM factory management experience: Liteon, USI, Huaqin, Quanta and Foxconn
- Excellent communication skills, fluent oral and written English skills
- Toamstmaster International District Leader( Area director)
Language Competencies
- English, PTE Overall Score 77 (Equivalent to IELTS 7.5), fluent in speaking, reading, writing and listening
- Mandarin, native
Quote
You only have to do a few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.
Warren Buffett
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Work Preference
Work Type
Part TimeInternshipWork Location
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Career advancementFlexible work hoursAccomplishments
- Supervised team of 6 staff members who did not have solid experience in the industry and hit the product lunch target on time
- Collaborated with team of 45 in the development of Apple first generation spatial computing Vision Pro Dual Loop Band within the shortest development cycle of 6 months only.
- Achieved 200K delivery in 2 months through effectively leading with production, quality, reliability and technical challenges.
Timeline
Senior EPM Manager
Teleray Group (Apple Supplier)
08.2023 - 03.2024
Senior Factory Manager
Amazon
03.2022 - 04.2023
Factory Operations Manager
Meta (Facebook)
06.2021 - 12.2021
Senior Project Manager
Cosmo (Apple CM)
05.2013 - 06.2021
Assistant Project Manager
MPC GmbH
06.2011 - 03.2012
Master of Management -
New Zealand ICL Graduate Business School
Bachelor of Arts in English -
Lu Dong University
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