| Expertise –Twenty five years of comprehensive experience in all aspects of Information Systems, Manufacturing Operations, and Supply Chain Management. Develops vision and strategies and defines operational plans to implement technology solutions to enable growth, innovation and operational efficiency; designs world class supply chains and manages lean manufacturing operations.
Rafael’s extensive experience includes responsibilities over information systems & technology, manufacturing engineering, supply chain management, business development, customer support and facilities functions in emerging, mid-market and global organizations. As head of IS&T, he has established governance frameworks, portfolio and project management processes and led the selection and implementation of infrastructure, collaboration solutions and of enterprise applications such as ERP, CRM, SCM, HCM, PLM, BI, ECM and Portals.
Subject Areas–IT Governance, Business Alignment, Architecture and Roadmaps, Budgeting, Strategic Vendor Management& Contracts Negotiations, Cloud Strategy, Risk Management & Compliance, Program Office, Process Improvement, Team Development & Mentoring, M&A, Infrastructure Optimization, Change Management, Supply Chain Management, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Capital Planning.
Business Acumen – C-Level relationships and communications, Strategy and Planning, Financial & Operational Performance Improvement, Change Management, Team Building & Coaching,
Industry Verticals –High Tech:Electronics, Semiconductor, Software
Representative experience:
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IT Governance& Strategy–At Synaptics, Ikanos and Guidewire Software, drove business units and IS&T into alignment and established governance framework to prioritize and balance investments in business objectives and risks management initiatives, develop architecture and roadmaps, define budgets and resources, and set metrics and transparency in project management processesand service levels.
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Enterprise Application Integration and Development – Managed complete life cycle of enterprise and engineering COTS and custom applications following waterfall and Agile methodologies enabling companies to profitably scale, accelerate innovation and improve operational efficiency. Introduced Master Data Management and Service Oriented Architecture principles to minimize costs, reduce time to market and maximize reusability and flexibility. Designed Business Intelligence solutions transforming data assets into actionable information.
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Risks and Compliance Management – Led the implementation of processes and controls to successfully pass SOX compliance audits at four public companies with no major deficiencies. Defined strategies and developed policies, procedures and plans to manage information security and data privacy for on-premises and cloud based infrastructure. Initiated and oversaw disaster recovery plans to minimize exposure while meeting Recovery Point and Time Objectives as defined by business units, leveraging cloud based solutions.
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Supply Chain Management – At Flextronics, established world class supply chain in a custom semiconductor product fulfillment operations supporting marquee customers such asCisco, Ericsson, Motorola, Palm and Phillips, achieving 98%+ on-time-delivery. Developed strategic relationships with foundries and assembly subcontractors to align technology and optimize costs.
Past employers: Flextronics, National Semiconductor, Synaptics, Ikanos Communications, Guidewire Software.
Education –BSc & MSc – Technion, Israel Institute of Technology; MBA – San Jose State University.
Certified PMP® – Project Management Professional
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